Whether it’s Thanksgiving without the turkey or veggie burgers on Father’s Day, trading in the meat-y centerpiece of a celebratory meal can seem daunting for dinner hosts, but it doesn’t have to be.

Chef Kim O’Donnel, trained chef, longtime journalist and author of The Meat Lover’s Meatless Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes Carnivores Will Devour and The Meat Lover’s Meatless Celebrations is here to help!  Come spend time with Chef Kim and PNW Co-op Specialty Foods as she cooks some of her most satisfying meatless alternatives and gives insight into customary holiday fare.

In Meat Lover’s Meatless Celebrations, author Kim O’Donnel extends her Meatless Monday lifestyle to special occasions, with twenty six menus from appetizers to desserts, sans the stigma of typecasts like that questionably colored tofu turkey.  Both cooks looking to transition from meat diets and longtime vegetarians will delight in the bounty of kitchen inspiration, with seasonally themed recipes and menus for all kinds of occasion.

Stop by and try her Red Lentil Puree and Southern Fried Chickpea Patty with BBQ Sauce and have her sign a copy of her cookbook.