Healthy Living with Chef AJ - Guest: Kathy Hester

Kathy Hester is the creator of the blog Healthy Slow Cooking and her recipes have been featured in The Washington Post, The Oregonian and Yoga Journal and on the websites of Whole Foods and The Kitchn. She is the author of The Great Vegan Bean Book, The Vegan Slow Cooker, The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot and several others. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

[@LearningLivingLovingLife]

Chef AJ. You're a really great interviewer. I've watched all your interviews including the older ones. I also enjoyed your book, Unprocessed. Keep up the good work!

[@marge201]

Not that you ever look not engaged or happy to be doing an interview, Chef AJ, but the smile on your face was priceless. I can so relate to your delight at talking to Kathy, who's such an enormous wealth of great info plus she's such a darling. Loved that video!

[@mairzeedotes5484]

Can you cone up with a way to make a vegan gumbo without an oily roue?

[@faithhood7479]

Great interview. Kathy - as one of your testers, I am so happy your book is out. I got mine yesterday.

[@scottblesener4716]

Thank you for this. I have tried putting a towel over the release valve when I didn't want to wait for the natural release after cooking. It worked without spraying all over my kitchen.

[@KathyHesterVeganRecipes]

That's a great idea!

[@linzertube]

You've convinced me, Chef AJ...I'm going to buy Kathy's book! Thanks for another great interview with another lovely plant-based person! By the way, that's so sweet that you gave Kenny one of your iPots. 💖😍

[@mikefixac]

Wonderful guest and interview

[@MaryWoodard1952]

Kathy's book is great i have it ,,,my instant pot doesn't have manual

[@lindapetersen2875]

Thanks for another great video AJ!

[@SheriAnne0711]

Omg... yes! More salad dressing recipes! Awesome interview! I don't have any of Kathy's cookbooks.. now I want one! 🌺😊🌺

[@7peacefrog]

I love you Chef AJ and also Kathy Hester, and I have 2 of her cookbooks (The Easy Vegan and The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot) It's nice to have the twick in her books :-) I would love to see a online class Thank you Chef AJ I wanted to find out how to be on the taster group, I would like to be? and we have also been looking into a air fryer too! It is 1 in the morning and I am loving to watch you both Thank you for doing this and sharing so much

[@KathyHesterVeganRecipes]

Contact me through the contact form on my blog here: healthyslowcooking.com/contact-me/

[@Desertbrat127]

I have a few of Kathy's books, and YES we need an Instant Pot for Two cookbook! Thanks for a great interview AJ.

[@luvmypup-_-6955]

I love that flexible steamer basket Kathy was using. I ordered her book after this interview. I may have to order a second one for my daughters.

[@seamuswarren]

I'm seeking an Indian/Vedic plant-based cooking app. for iOS so I can mount the device displaying the recipe recipe to a kitchen cupboard to free-up bench space in my moderate kitchen. :) I've been using the Forks Over Knives app. which is pretty good because it can compile a shopping list for you but I wouldn't mind more Indian and Moroccan recipes. I removed and disposed of the oil/fat in my kitchen except the sesame and in my limited experience, fat-free pressure-cooked meals are as good or even superior in flavour. I certainly don't feel I am missing out.

[@laureygreider7617]

Seamus Warren take a look at Vegan Richa

[@CelticCur]

Wow!! TONS of great tips!!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@adiposerex5150]

The first thing to do when you get the Instant Pot is turn off that annoying beep.

[@veggiek8boud234]

Plant Maven how do you do that?

[@dawnsimpson3688]

I have that stackable insert and love it! Last night I did quinoa in the bottom one, and I threw a combo of green peas and cauli rice in the top one (with one of those adjustable metal steamers sitting in it). The book has been added to my amazon wishlist!

[@dawnsimpson3688]

The animal rescue is Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge.

[@bluebertrand7113]

Love Kathy Hester - adaptable, open and realistic in her approach to recipes. Chef AJ - i love you lots and just got Unprocessed to read in book form. Next step to join the program. Soja is big deterent for me and gluten as well. Thank you for the series and all the work you do. I would love if you would come to Vancouver Island one day for demos.

[@KimberleeGibson]

Great interview with Kathy. I have her book - ordered it with my Instant Pot back in April. I have tried several recipes from the book and they have all been good. The Black Bean Quinoa Burgers are the best! Even my meat eating husband loved them - it makes a lot and you can freeze them. I want to Thank You Chef AJ for inspiring me to order the Instant Pot from several of your videos that I watched. It makes cooking healthy so much easier - I have even ordered one for my Dad for Father's Day.

[@CharGC123]

The reason I like just a few buttons on any appliance is so I can memorize them without rummaging for the glasses! I love traditional and fermented food too. It's amazing how going plant based expands your culinary horizons!!!

[@tmbosch100]

Excellent great info as usual. I love her book too. Thanks so much!

[@marge201]

That was G R E A T. Kathy is fantastic and Chef AJ, you're just the best. I still haven't gotten an IP!! Leaning towards the 8 quart but now I thinking should I get the new model IP that's just being released? Would I prefer the 6 quart? It's just me. I cook mostly for me, freeze everything, make bone broth, so maybe the 8 quart. I've got to decide! But one thing is certain and that is that I'll be buying Kathy Hester's new book and yours, too, Chef AJ. I've just got to do it already!

[@kaylaclary4440]

I cook just for me and the 6 quart is plenty big, I have never wished I had a bigger one!

[@marge201]

And that's why I'm hesitating, Kayla, re the 8-quart because of other similar comments, even from people with both! When I make broth, I use a 16-quart stainless steel stock pot, so that's why I'm leaning towards the 8-quart IP because I'll make smaller batches of broth but still be able to fit the marrow bones that I buy. And also, as Chef AJ says, more room to stir. Gotta make a decision already!

[@marge201]

I used to be right there with you. I used to steam multiple artichokes and eat them cold. Then one day all of a sudden I couldn't scrape an artichoke leaf with top and bottom front teeth. My bite, which had been changing but I didn't notice it, drastically changed to an open bite, and the only teeth that touch are the back 6 teeth on both sides, including the wisdoms. Haven't bought artichokes since then. I'm still sad about that. Chef AJ, it's nuts to cook artichokes just for the heart and the edible part of the stem, right? I'd literally have to throw every leaf unscraped in the garbage or my freezer veggie scraps bag.

[@fruitascension5089]

Those instant pot manuals are not easy to read! I totally agree! 🤣

[@fruitascension5089]

I bet Kathy makes it much easier to make great recipes! I'll have to get a copy! Although I did love you're recipe for red lentil chili that came in my IP manual!

[@ablubrd]

Fun video ladies...bravo!😎