Teaching the Blind to Cook

Abbie Jaye (aka Chef A.J.) is the Executive Vegan Pastry Chef at Santé La Brea. She recently taught "Healthy Cooking" at the Braille Institute. Most of her students lost their sight from Type II Diabetes, and her course taught them how to make healthy choices when preparing their own meals.

Chef A.J. has several vegan recipes on her site, like this one:

Cinnamon Raisin Almond Bread

3 cups almond pulp (leftover from making almond milk)

1/2 cup flax seeds

1/2 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil or safflower oil

1/2 cup raisins

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract

Music break: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer by Los Straitjackets