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Revisiting one of my TV Chef appearances (Mass Appeal, NBC affiliate channel 22 TV; Chicopee, MA; April 15, 2015) Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet shows us how to make organic sprouts at home. [...]

Since writing my cookbook, Gluten Free Recipes for the Conscious Cook, I make gluten free waffles using 1, 2, & 3 different gluten free whole grain flours.

Adapting my recipes to what’s in season, mixing and matching ingredients by color, mood, & desire is a major theme of my vegetarian cookbooks, classes & meals.

Today for lunch I reinvented my falafel recipe. Vegan and Gluten Free, this flavorful meal was a celebration of cooking with spices.  In my (sold out, 5 day) hands on farm to table, [...]

Mediterranean Summer Feast features from my organic garden and community farm fresh organic eggplant, summer squash, kale, garlic, pesto, onions, with French lentils, goat cheese, and edible [...]

Quick, and colorful, this vegetable stir fry is rich and flavorful. Especially wonderful this time of year with the local, organic bok choy in season. You can use any of these organic, healthy [...]

I often teach private and group cooking classes. And sometimes, I travel and teach in delicious places besides my own country kitchen. November 23-29, 2019; and February 8th-15, 2020; I will be [...]

It’s an experience. Immersed in nature. Come into Leslie’s beautiful natural home, and she will share all that she has gleaned from her lifelong pursuit of health and happiness. Leslie will teach [...]

Warm day, sunny day! Yippeeee! Grateful for all the organic farmers growing great greens this time of year. And of course there is plenty of wild dandelion greens and chives right out the door to [...]

For my Spice it Up, Creative Cooking with Herbs and Spices hands on Vegetarian Cooking class, March 17, 2019, we created a twist on a classic minestrone. Using a little strip of tasty and mineral [...]

May we all find peace and our passions find flight “Red Cardinal” Impressionistic Nature Photograph by Leslie Cerier; Copyright © 2004 Leslie Cerier. All Rights Reserved to Leslie [...]

Sitting next to beautiful kale plants at her CSA, organic farm in Amherst MA on a sunny day in Autumn, Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet offers cooking tips and delicious vegetarian, gluten [...]

Clusters of puff mushrooms are growing on the wood chips around my organic raspberry patch. Thank you very much mother nature for this free delicious food. Puff mushrooms are like tofu, taking on [...]

Organic locavore salad with tahini miso dressing. YUM! Local goat feta, fried wild chicken of the woods mushrooms, which I found in the woods behind my home. The fresh lemon basil herbs, [...]

Making my first bunch of organic Beet Burgers. This is going to be yummy! And Lucky for me my daughter Emily was here to capture it on video. Summer fresh, organic beets, carrots, zucchini, [...]