A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a vegan cooking class led by Jenny Goldberg of Spork Foods. I’ve never taken a cooking class before so this was a whole new exciting adventure for me. The theme of the class was food ideas for yummy stuff you could bring to a holiday potluck.

I’m not gonna divulge any recipes, but everything was really easy to prepare and the results were all delicious. Everything was pretty simple, yet Jenny’s recipes all had their own little special something that made each dish a winner. The menu consisted of:

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Herbed Biscuits with Agave Lime Butter
Roasted Seasonal Vegetables
Roasted Garlic Hummus
Asian Coleslaw
Maple Tamari Almonds

Here’s Jenny, our hostess with the mostest… isn’t she adorable?

Cookies and biscuits cooling on the rack.

Other than this cookie, I can’t think of a more exciting way to get peanut butter, chocolate and oatmeal in my mouth all at once.

Herby, biscuity goodness. The agave lime butter (not shown) was good enough to lick right out of the bowl. No, I didn’t… but had I, it would have been totally understandable.

Preparation of the roasted veggies.

The very tasty finished product.

Jenny in living motion! The garbanzo’s are on their way to becoming hummus.

Still life with (to die for ) hummus.

Jenny has her way with the purple cabbage. And the cabbage liked it.

The lovely salad plated in a cabbage leaf.

Maple Tamari Almonds. We enjoyed these sprinkled on top of our salads.

What a nice day learning to make good food with some groovy ladies. If you’re in the L.A. area you should check out Jenny and her sister’s Spork Foods, “a gourmet vegan food company which offers delicious, innovative cuisine emphasizing organic, local, and seasonal ingredients”. They offer cooking classes, meal delivery, and catering. They’ll also set up booths at art shows and parties.

And on that note, I just picked up my Thanksgiving meal from these ladies which I’ll be enjoying tomorrow while the rest of my family eats poor, dead birds. I’ll let you know how it was after the holiday. May all of yours be equally yummy!