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The front cover of Rachel Lessenden's debut cookbook 'Whole Food Plant-Based Weeknight Dinners. Pre-Order My New Cookbook! →
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Foodology 101

Learn the ingredient basics of a plant-based lifestyle one by one. Learn what they are, when to use them, best ways to prepare them, nutritional benefits, and more. Class is in session!

Various whole grains in bowls that are used as barley substitutes.

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Glass bowl full of homemade soyaki sauce with a spoon.

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Vegan tapioca pearls in a wooden bowl with a wooden spoon scooping some up.

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Wooden bowl of chickpea flour with a spoon scooping some up.

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Lemons stacked in a pile with one sliced in half next to a glass of lemon juice.

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Glass jar of tahini with a spoon.

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Spoon scooping nutritional yeast out of a glass jar

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Cubed crispy baked tofu on a plate

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chickpeas strained over a measuring cup to capture the liquid aka aquafaba.

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