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"Whether you've made the switch to a vegan diet or are just considering the change, cheese can be the breaking point that keeps you from breaking up. It's everywhere-and let's face it, it's delicious. Thank goodness there's Bailey Ruskus, aka Chef Bai, to hold your hand and show you that creating dairy-free cheesy dishes isn't only doable, it is downright delectable. Chef Bai trained at Cordon Bleu, and classical French training means one thing-well, a few things: butter. Cream. Cheese. But after nearly twenty years of chronic pain and five years obsessively studying and becoming certified in plant-based nutrition, she did what she thought was impossible-she broke up with dairy. Just a few months later, her health had vastly improved and most of her symptoms had completely faded away. She set out to recreate her one true love, cheese, in a way that was satisfying, delicious, and free of fillers and additives. In Breaking Up With Dairy, Chef Bai shares more than 100 unbelievable recipes, from basics such your basic cheddar block and pourable mozz, milks, coffee creamers, and sauces, to gourmet-quality cheeses (including gruyere, gorgonzola, and a chevre log that's perfect for either a date night or a solo eve with Sauv B), to pastas, tacos, pizzas, and the most decadent milkshake ever. Breaking Up With Dairy proves that sometimes the best, most delicious things in life are a big change and a new beginning. Includes recipes for: Pepper-Jack, Parmesan, Macadamia Asiago, Paneer, Cotija, Cream Cheese, Amaretto Coffee Creamer, Sweetened Condensed Oat Milk, No-Whey! Protein Powder, along with dishes to use these fabulous basics, such as Baked Truffle Mac, New York Style Spelt Bagels, Breakfast Pizza Pockets with Hollandaise, Mini Quiches, Air-Fried Ricotta Balls with Ratatouille Sauce and more. So. Much. More"--
About the author
Bailey Ruskus, also known as Chef Bai, is a seasoned chef, activist, and holistic nutrition and health coach. Classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco, she uses her culinary expertise to create rich flavors with nourishing ingredients and has been a professional chef for the last 14 years. She is an advocate for people with chronic health ailments, animal welfare, and the environment. Her own plant-based journey started with her desire to heal her chronic pain from a 16-year battle with endometriosis after exhausting all other options. She furthered her studies with a certification in plant-based nutrition from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and is a certified Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Bailey now owns her business with her husband, Steve. The author of bestselling cookbook,
Cook. Heal. Go Vegan!, Bailey lives in sunny San Diego, California, with Steve and their two rescue pups, Coconut and Pina.
Summary
Cordon Bleu-trained chef and the voice behind @chef_bai's wildly popular dairy-free recipes Bailey Ruskus shares 100 jaw-droppingly delicious plant-based cheeses, milks, sauces, and dishes to use them in.
