Workshop: Build Your Own Recipe

Cooking instructor and recipe developer Lauren Chandler uses 20+ years of experience in this fun meal-planning workshop to help you get more comfortable in your kitchen. Get set for success with simple knife skills, guidelines for creating meals, and an understanding of how to pair different flavors.

Develop your own recipes, taking into consideration flavor, texture, color, season, and more. We’ll mix and match an assortment of plants to create a variety of satisfying, nourishing meals. Lauren's cooking emphasizes seasonal whole foods and demonstrates that you don't have to sacrifice flavor or fun to eat well.

Recipe and handout downloads can be found in the free Full Plate Living membership here. If you haven't signed up yet, join for free now. 

Lauren Chandler has taught plant-forward cooking through businesses, unions, and nonprofits, in public venues, and to private clients for more than two decades. She graduated from the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts but learned as much kitchen hopping around the globe and cooking in restaurants as she did in school. As an inaugural faculty in the graduate-level nutrition program at the National University of Natural Medicine, she developed and taught culinary classes for five years. Additionally, she is a recipe developer and volunteers for hunger relief organizations, including the Blanchet House, World Central Kitchen, and Providence Milwaukie Hospital Community Teaching Kitchen. Lauren's cooking emphasizes seasonal whole foods and demonstrates that you don't have to sacrifice flavor or fun to eat well. To learn more about Lauren and her business, visit www.laurenchandlercooks.com