Chef James Nutrition: Whole Plant Food/Evidence-Based Cuisine

08/16/2026

Hi Facebook friends: I am hiring temporary workers at the Lincoln Park Tennis Cub to help cover shifts now that my students have gone back to school. If you or anyone you know needs a temporary job for the next 8 weeks, private message me for more details. These are court maintenance/customer service/jack-of-all-trades positions. You do not need to play tennis.

08/07/2026

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05/12/2026

How We Eat vs. How We THINK We Eat

The so-called optimism bias may get in the way of a healthy lifestyle.

04/16/2026

What's cooking today, Chef James?
Carrot Cake Bread Pudding

Bread pudding originated in England and was an inexpensive dessert option made from repurposed stale bread. Over the years, I've made many different kinds, even one that was surprisingly heady made with blueberries and truffle oil (the mushroom truffle, not the chocolate truffle). This one is made of cubes of carrot cake baked in a vanilla custard with pineapple bits and a coconut cream cheese icing. Yummy!

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04/14/2026

What's cooking today, Chef James?
Cardamom-Orange Sherbet

Cardamom is one of those spices that people either love or hate. Personally, I've never met a spice I don't like or at least one that I haven't found a way to use that makes me like it! This absolutely delightful sherbet could be considered a Dreamsicle™ for sophisticated adults! Although the child in you will like it too!

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04/11/2026

What's cooking today, Chef James?
Strawberry-Rhubarb Tarts

For me, rhubarb not only signals that Spring has arrived, but it brings back childhood memories of picking a stalk fresh from our family garden! Simpler times. These delicious tarts have a hazelnut crust filled with strawberry-rhubarb preserves and topped with fresh strawberries, a classic combo.

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04/10/2026

What's cooking today, Chef James?
Peppermint Pattie "Ice Cream"

Now you can have your York™ without all the junk! Sweetened with dates, this chocolaty, minty, plant-based "ice cream" is the perfect cooling agent on a hot summer day or any time of the year!

Get the sensation, Huuuuuun- Neeeeee!
(If you get that reference you're probably my age!)

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03/28/2026

Music is what feelings sound like.

03/11/2026

What's cooking today, Chef James?
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Feeling a little basic, so made some good old-fashioned chocolate chip cookies. Well, almost. You won't be able to tell that these are health-promoting, but they are! Shown here with some homemade Chai Almond-Walnut-Hemp milk (not included). Cheers!

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03/06/2026

What's cooking today, Chef James?
Ligurian Easter Pie with Sun-Dried Tomato/Roasted Garlic Purée

This savory pie is my take on the traditional Torta Pasquelina from the Genoa region of Italy. It was often eaten cold at picnics on Easter Monday, and was filled with greens, eggs, and various cheeses. My version eschews all the dairy and eggs, but includes tons of greens...collards, mustards, dinosaur kale... along with asparagus, mushrooms and crumbled tempeh that is seasoned like Italian sausage! The sun-dried tomato/roasted garlic purée makes this dish suitable for company, but go ahead and eat it anytime you like!

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