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Lemon spring tonic

POSTED ON April 17, 2015

Posted in cleanse, drinks, Soup, Uncategorized

Lemon spring tonic

While rummaging recently in a box of old notebooks, I found a recipe for green spring tonic. It was something that my friend Gloria and I used to teach in our whole food cooking classes back in the day. I also had a client who would request it the moment wild dandelion appeared at [...] continue reading ->

Japanese broth with soba noodles and tempeh

POSTED ON January 18, 2015

Posted in Gluten free, Mains

Japanese broth with soba noodles and tempeh

Over the holidays I finally got the chance eat at Kajitsu, a vegan restaurant in Manhattan serving Shojin cuisine. Shojin cuisine is a type of Japanese cooking originating in Zen Buddhism. The best parts of the multi-course meal reminded me of Shizen –a Japanese macrobiotic restaurant where I worked in Amsterdam and wrote about [...] continue reading ->

Kohlrabi mustard green salad with aged sheep cheese

POSTED ON November 26, 2013

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Kohlrabi mustard green salad with aged sheep cheese

If you’re looking for a refreshing salad to add brightness to your Thanksgiving meal, this one will work perfectly. It has a lively, bitter bite from the mustard and watercress, lots of crisp, juicy texture from shaved kohlrabi and a touch of sweet from the apple.

I usually don’t go for fruit in savory salads, [...] continue reading ->

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Praise

"Amy Chaplin makes the most delicious, healthy, inventive vegetarian food I've eaten. She is also a lovely person and a great cooking teacher. I wish I could eat her food all the time."
Natalie Portman

"Everything Amy touches and creates turns to pure deliciousness! Her food is made with so much love and the freshest ingredients, you can taste and feel it's goodness in every bite."
Liv Tyler

“Amy Chaplin's food is scrumptious, beautiful and meticulous. It is nourishing to the eye, the body, the spirit.”
Anna Deavere Smith

“Amy Chaplin manifests rare culinary skills—food she prepares is beautifully balanced with flavor, color, healing and aromatic qualities, seasonal and regional aspects. The result is, her food art nourishes the entire person, serving to awaken and elevate the senses with remarkable therapeutic benefit.”
Paul Pitchford, author of Healing with Whole Foods

“Amy Chaplin is one of the world’s foremost vegan chefs and creative spirits. She contributed immeasurably to the success and international reputation of Angelica Kitchen for it’s innovative vegan cuisine.”
Leslie McEachern, owner of Angelica Kitchen

"Amy’s whole food cleanse was a transformative experience for me. Amy educated me about the many ingredients she used, so I could continue to integrate them into my life. I can’t imagine a better way to invest in my own health and well-being."
E. Andrews, private client

"Amy Chaplin is the most gifted, intuitive, and awesomely wonderful cook out there. She is a wholesome foods wizard, a chef extraordinaire, and one of the loveliest women you will ever meet"
Maggie Lyon Varadhan, private client

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