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Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
Essential Plant Proteins
Season 2
Episode 211
We are obsessed with protein. The question is, do we need as much as we think we need and do we need to eat animals to get it? We’ll talk plant proteins and how to cook them deliciously. Recipes include soba noodles with crispy seitan, fried tofu with black bean sauce on scallion pancakes and orange-balsamic tempeh over greens.
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