Cook my roots
Plant-Based Japanese
Comforting Japanese flavors made whole-food, plant-based and oil free.
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I’ll help you cook satisfying, whole-food plant-based meals without oil and without giving up the flavors you love.
Start with what sounds delicious
Cookbooks, classes and more
Every class I have taught and every book I have written, all in one place. Some of these I made years ago and still get letters about.
Cook my roots
Comforting Japanese flavors made whole-food, plant-based and oil free.
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Most-loved classes
Thanksgiving, tofu, stir-fry, soups and the classes students return to again and again.
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Cook along with me
Practical guidance and satisfying recipes you can return to anytime.
Explore the collection →My story
Japanese mother, Southern father, culinary school at fifty. Then in 2020 I gave myself twenty-one days of whole food and no oil — and my cholesterol fell 41 points.
American Culinary Federation · Texas Chefs Association, Fort Worth Board · Fort Worth Japanese Society Board · Blue Zones Project Chef
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I go live in my kitchen, cook the dish start to finish, and send the full recipe out to my subscribers with a printable card. No guesswork, no missing steps — just the way I actually made it.
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Every full recipe with its printable PDF, the complete archive, and the live cook-alongs where you can ask me anything while I cook.
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