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Fran Costigan - Healthier Holiday Desserts
It’s the time of year to be thinking about Holiday Meals, and Holiday Desserts are a must!
This year let’s enjoy desserts that are healthier and lighter but no less delightful.
Join Vegan Pastry Master Fran Costigan for this exploration of full flavored but surprisingly better-for you desserts!
Bring your questions and your favorite recipes for Chef Fran to help you make some adjustments.
About Fran Costigan
Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Restaurant School and Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastry kitchens before moving into teaching over 20 years ago. A lifelong chocoholic and long time vegan, Fran’s latest book, Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy Free Desserts, (Running Press 2013) is for all who madly, deeply love chocolate desserts, whether or not dietary considerations are an issue.
Her previous cookbook, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally (Book Publishing Company 2006) is the basis of the Costigan Vegan Baking Boot Camp Intensive®.
For more information, www.francostigan.com.
Wednesday, November 9th
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