Cathy Katin-Grazzini is a plant-based chef and cookbook author of Love the Foods that Love You Back (Rizzoli, 2022). She manages her blog, www.cathyskitchenprescription.com, where she shares her latest recipes and guidance on sustainable, healthy, vegan cooking, nutrition, and lifestyle. From 2017-2022 Cathy has been Food Editor for VEGWORLD Magazine. Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell, she went on to complete professional culinary training at Rouxbe Cooking School. Katin-Grazzini is a member of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and trained as a PCRM Food for Life instructor. She and her husband Giordano Katin- Grazzini, who photographed the cookbook, live in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Cookbook Love the Foods that Love You Back: Clean, Healthy, Vegan Recipes, (Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2022).

Cauliflower Split Pea Soup
Cauliflower Split Pea Soup

Comfort in a bowl. You can serve it as a rustic soup with the veggies intact or a more refined blended soup with a creamier texture.


Decadent Chocolate Cranberry Energy Bars
Decadent Chocolate Cranberry Energy Bars

These tasty granola bars are chewy with a bit of a crunch, chocolatey, complex tasting, and not cloyingly sweet. With nutritious ingredients that replenish your energy without weighing you down with fat, they are terrific after a sports meet, a workout, or a run—and they also travel well, so take them with you to fuel your bike ride or hike.


Vegan Fudgy Chocolate Bites
Vegan Fudgy Chocolate Bites

These intense fudgy bites hit the mark when that yen for chocolate comes calling. They’re perfect for a light dessert or snack, with super nutritious cacao, roasted kabocha squash, black beans, oat flour, and sweet dates. To jazz things up, swap the vanilla for another extract or your favorite liqueur, or add a pinch of ground chipotle peppers.


Delicious Plant-Based Potato Gnocchi
Delicious Plant-Based Potato Gnocchi

These comforting, pillowy dumplings are sublime when tossed in homemade marinara or pesto. They are also great added to a soup or baked like lasagna.


Chasing Away the COVID Blues: Coping Strategies at Home
Chasing Away the COVID Blues: Coping Strategies at Home

While it may feel overwhelming to think of everything we can’t do and can’t control during this COVID-19 pandemic, the fact is there is quite a bit we can do that is good for ourselves and others. It’s just a matter of exploring and at times refocusing.


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