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For vegan butter lovers (guilty) what would be a great alternative if any? I like vegan butter on my garlic bread, popcorn and polenta…

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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This event was on December 3, 2024

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all.

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Question

Toni Crawford

For vegan butter lovers (guilty) what would be a great alternative if any? I like vegan butter on my garlic bread, popcorn and polenta…

Answer

So I'm gonna like, uh, answer this question one way and then I'll give you the idea. Garlic bread that everyone loves. You know, we hear, we hear people saying how much they love garlic bread. All you really need to do to make good garlic bread is to first toast your bread in the oven and then take a clove of garlic peeled and rub it right onto the, uh, bread and it will taste delicious. When I make garlic bread these days, I will use hummus and spread it on ever so thinly stick it in the oven and, uh, then put some before that I've got the garlic and then the hummus. If I were going to use a butter, I'm going to go back to KO's. Um, it's one that I hear many of my friends use and love and appreciate. And you can either get it, I believe it comes in a package of two little bars. Um, I would also make sure that you read the ingredients, but I think I'm gonna go with Kos on that one. And, um, nutritional yeast is very good on popcorn, but I understand, you know, I say this wherever you are, enjoy health, enjoy what you like to do.

Char Nolan

Chef Instructor

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.