Make Your Own Marinated Dried Tomatoes
CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal TV September 17, 2015) Homemade marinated dried tomatoes make for a great gift or for a delicious added pop of flavor to your dishes! Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet...
View ArticleAmaranth and Corn Croquettes Recipe
Amaranth is a tiny, nutty-flavored grain, one of the few that is a complete protein with more fiber and iron than most grains. It’s delicious cooked in combination with other grains, in pilafs,...
View ArticleCreative Cooking with Sea Vegetables
I remember my first taste of vegetarian sushi in Boulder, Colorado, summer of 1978. There I was studying voice, dance, arts in education and theater at the Naropa Institute. New friends invited me for...
View ArticleOrganic Personal Chef
This Fall, I am happy to be home cooking with my local organic harvest for vegetarian dinner parties, cooking up fresh organic vegan feasts for private clients, yoga teacher training and consulting...
View ArticleRecipe First Aid
When a recipe goes awry…. fixing mistakes in the kitchen… Mistakes happen even to the most experienced chefs but that’s how new recipes get made… Recently I was cooking for a client, who does not eat...
View ArticleBlueberry Acai Buckwheat Pancakes
YUM! Quick and easy, delicious, organic, pancakes to start your day. Gluten-free buckwheat flour combined with super foods lucuma, acai, blueberries sweetened with maple sugar is a treat and one of my...
View ArticleCooking with Love
“Gather Ingredients grown with love: cook and serve with love.” Leslie Cerier February 19-26, 2016, I taught 2 hands on organic, vegetarian, farm to table cooking workshops at Esalen Institute in Big...
View ArticlePrivate Hands-On Organic Farm to Table Vegetarian Cooking Classes
In this customized private hands-on vegetarian cooking class, gourmet organic chef/teacher and cookbook author Leslie Cerier, presents whole foods that are not just good for you, but also pleasurable...
View ArticleCast Iron, The Original Non Stick Cookware
From pancakes, pilafs, quick and easy stir fries, fresh baked pastries, simmered sauces, roasted veggies and even fried eggs, I love using cast iron cookware. It is the ideal surface for cooking any...
View ArticleChef Training and Private Cooking Lesson
A few weeks ago, I got an email from Sherry, a professional chef cooking for a Women’s Lunch program in Boston. She was starting to feed more women that were vegan, gluten-free and needed hands on...
View ArticleContemplative Feast: Bringing in the Light!
Sunday, December 4, 11AM- 2PM; Near Amherst, MA; Join mother-daughter team Leslie Cerier & Michelle Huber Are you craving nourishment? A space to slow down your busy life and get in touch with...
View ArticleCooking Class with Healthy Fats for the Holidays
How to Feast and Not Gorge, Cooking with Healthy Fats for the Holidays: Hands on Cooking Class: Dec 15 Thursday December 15: 6-9 PM; near Amherst, MA From vegetarian main course to pastries, enhance...
View ArticleAmaranth Corn Croquettes
CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal TV Nov 21, 2016) – Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet shows us how to make Amaranth Corn Croquettes, a popular appetizer she loves to teach in her cooking classes. Perfect...
View ArticleGratitude Feast
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I am very thankful for all of you. Thanks to the farmers, who worked hard to grow and harvest an abundance of organic produce for us to thrive. Thanks to my family,...
View ArticleMouth Watering Sweet Pleasure, Make the Best Cacao Truffle Ever
Hands on Cooking Class with Leslie Cerier, Near Amherst, MA February 5th, 2017; 11AM-2PM Chocolate with benefits- now that’s the way to live. Easy to make and deliciously fun to eat, Leslie Cerier’s...
View ArticleVegetarian Eating for Extreme Fitness
Living in New England, the produce I eat changes with the seasons and so does my fitness routines in nature. I like to joke that my front yard is my own gym. Splitting wood and hiking on the trails out...
View ArticleCreative Vegetarian Cooking
I’ve always been crazy about the great taste and wholesome goodness of organically grown foods. To me, there is nothing more appealing and delicious than fresh, locally grown vegetables and fruits. And...
View ArticleMarinated Dried Tomatoes Recipes
You can make your own organic Marinated Dried Tomatoes with Fresh Herbs: marjoram, basil, thyme and garlic. YUM! Eat them from the jar or put them on salad, pasta, pizza; thicken tomato sauces and add...
View ArticleCreative Vegetarian Cooking with Herbs and Healthy Fats
You can go wild in your kitchen mixing and matching a variety of spices, nuts, healthy fats and varieties of rice to make this quick and easy vegetarian Madagascar Pink Rice with Cashews recipe. When...
View ArticleFabulous Vegan and Vegetarian Frostings
Get creative and nourished with a wide variety of organic wholesome sweeteners like maple syrup or coconut sugar to make fabulous vegan, dairy free frostings with nut butters and organic dairy free...
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