Date/Time
Thursday, January 30, 2025
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Warm up this winter with a comforting bowl of Vegan Butternut Squash Chili! Join Compassionate Action for Animals’ talented Community Organizer, Tamuno Imbu, for a live online cooking class on Thursday, January 30. The class is sure to be fun and informative as Tamuno brings his passion for cooking and clear, engaging style to every cooking class.
What will the Class be Like?
In this class, Tamuno will guide you step-by-step through the process of making this hearty, nutritious, and delicious dish. Packed with flavorful ingredients like butternut squash, beans, and warming spices, this chili is perfect for chilly winter days. Whether you’re a seasoned cook or new to plant-based meals, you’ll learn how easy it is to create something both satisfying and wholesome.
If you’d like to cook along, be sure to gather your ingredients (list provided below) and enjoy a hands-on experience from the comfort of your own kitchen.
How to Register
Register today and don’t miss this chance to connect with our community and cook a heartwarming meal together. We can’t wait to see you online!
Class registration is $5.00 or free for students and people who are unemployed. We want to make sure that everyone who is interested has the ability to participate. So if the fee is a barrier, please don’t hesitate let us know when you sign up! The class will take place via Zoom and login instructions will be provided after registration.
Ingredients to have on hand for the cooking class
- 1 lb super firm tofu (or extra firm completely pressed out), crumbled 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 2 large green bell peppers, diced
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 ½ tablespoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 ½ tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt, more or less to taste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 4 cups)
- 30 oz kidney beans, drained and rinsed (2 cans)
- 15 oz diced tomatoes, with juices
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo, chopped
Additional Toppings:
- green onions
- avocado
- dairy free sour cream
- vegan shredded cheese
The recipe comes from Andrew Bernard.
All about Cooking With Tamuno classes
Cooking with Tamuno is an online cooking class offered monthly on a chosen Monday from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. CAA’s Community Organizer, Tamuno Imbu is our resident chef extraordinaire. Each month, he selects a vegan recipe that is particularly tasty and easy to make. During the class, he slowly and clearly demonstrates the steps to make the meal. He is also more than willing to take questions — he wants to be sure you walk away with the ability to make each recipe on your own.
He shares the ingredients ahead of time so that you can purchase them and cook along in real time. But it’s also okay to just sit back, watch, and learn. No cooking experience is required as he gears this for people who are new to plant-based cooking.
All are welcome to cook
Everyone is welcome at these fun online events. Join Tamuno and learn some plant-based cooking skills, all while having an opportunity to meet some of the youth and other participants. You will come away with new recipes and some handy cooking tips. Be prepared to impress your friends and family with your new-found skills! Or better yet, bring them along to the class so they can get these skills for themselves too.
Young people frequently join the classes through relationships with partner organizations. Tamuno also works with these youth in other ways, including leadership programming and introducing them to the issues surrounding living a more compassionate lifestyle.
Find more vegan cooking recipes and resources
If you are looking for more plant-based recipes, you can go to our page of suggested recipes and to our archive of recipes from our Monthly Vegan Recipe Club (currently this page is under repair — check back later). There are lots of great vegan recipes available to support you on your compassionate journey.