Welcome to Rogue’s Online Plant Based Cooking Class!
Our Chef Extraordinaire is Erin Gallardo! A neuro-physical therapist, ultra-marathon runner and plant-based eating enthusiast!
We have been inspired by having to move online, to try new and different recipes and have started an online cooking class!
We meet on Wednesdays from 1:00-1:30pm Pacific Time/4:00-4:30pm Eastern Time on ZOOM!
Zoom link is in your daily email!
Recorded videos are in your library at Rogue In Motion!
11/19/25
We try to pick recipes that are delicious, healthy and simple! This week Erin will be making 1 Bowl Pumpkin Muffins!
11/12/25
Erin will be making Lentil Mushroom Burgers!
11/5/25
Ooh, we had a request for a Mushroom Barley Soup, and Erin’s going to deliver!
6/21/21
It’s summer!!! Our members requested recipes they could take to the gatherings that are starting to happen again! Erin will be making a Simple French-Style Potato Salad and a No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake!
Click here for the Simple French-Style Potato Salad Recipe!
Click here for the No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe!
6/14/21
It’s time to get excited! Erin made a Vegan Pad See Ew (one of my favorite dishes at Thai Restaurants!) a few weeks ago and it was so good she wanted to share it with us in cooking class! She will also be making banana splits! Eating more plant based doesn’t mean we have to give up dessert!
Click here for the Vegan Pad See Ew Recipe!
Click here for the 5-Minute Raw Banana Split Recipe!
6/7/21
It’s time for summer recipes! Erin will be making a Creamy Vegan Broccoli Salad and 1 Bowl Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies!
Click here for the Creamy Vegan Broccoli Salad!
Click here for the 1 Bowl Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies!
5/24/21
Erin will be making 2 tasty recipes this week, Vegan Mini Chickpea Flour Frittatas and Vegan Collard Greens! Getting in our veggies multiple ways!
Click here for the Mini Chickpea Flour Frittatas Recipe!
Click here for the Vegan Collard Greens Recipe!
5/17/21
Erin will be making a vegan Saag Paneer (an Indian dish!) and showing us some options for a mushroom latte. Lots of benefits for mushrooms for the brains! Yummy and helps us try some new things :)
5/10/21
Erin is back! She will be making delicious, fresh spring rolls with all the yummy veggies we love, and a peanut butter dipping sauce! She figured she would have a little time still, so she is also going to make some fruit rolls! This class is going to be full of beautiful, fresh food!
Click here for the Veggie Spring Roll Recipe with Peanut Sauce!
4/26/21
We are going for an Indian theme with our entree today and I can’t wait!
4/19/21
We are continuing the trend with adding more healthy, ancient grains to our diet with more Sorghum recipes this week! There is some interesting information about sorghum here: https://nulifemarket.com/what-is-sorghum/ It is naturally gluten free and a great grain to incorporate into all sorts of recipes! Erin is going to make a Middle Eastern inspired Salad, and either granola or healthy crunch bars! We will see which on on Monday!
Click here for the Middle Eastern Inspired Chickpea Sorghum Salad!
Click here for the Healthy Granola with Popped Sorghum!
Click here for the 5 ingredient Healthy Crunch Bars with Popped Sorghum!
4/12/21
We were looking for more 1 pot, 1 bowl dishes to make life easy while delicious and nutritious! We decided to make our own pesto to make an amazing hearty salad! Quinoa has also been identified as a very healthy food based on Dr. Mischley’s research so we always make sure to include it!
Click here for the Easy Vegan Pesto Recipe!
Click here for the Roasted Veggie, Chickpea & Pesto Quinoa Salad!
4/5/21
We have been talking about “meal prep” quite a bit these days. Erin’s recipes are pretty much always ones where you can make a big batch and have left overs, but this week Erin has really outdone herself with food for multiple meals with different flavors! We are starting with a base of Farro, which Dr. Mischley’s data shows is really great for people with Parkinson’s (See link at top for point system)! Then we will have options for a Mediterranean, Thai or Southwest themed bowls. It is going to be delicious!
Click here for the Farro Bowls - Bulk Cooking Ideas!
Click here for a the recipe for a Vegan Chipotle Ranch Dressing!
3/29/21
Last week was our 1 year anniversary of our online cooking class!
This week Erin will be making vegan empanadas! Another brand new recipe for many of us! I can’t wait!
3/22/21
We continue to try new things! We learned from Dr. Mischley that ancient grains are particularly healthy and that’s why we are exploring new ones like Sorghum! I don’t think any of us have had it before so this is exciting! Erin will be making a Tex-Mex Sorghum Chili and an Easy Vegan Cheddar Cheese Spread!
Click here for the Tex-Mex Sorghum Chili Recipe!
Click here for the Easy Vegan Cheddar Cheese (Spread and Sauce) Recipe!
3/15/21
One of our goals for this cooking class is to try some foods that we don’t typically eat! I saw this recipe from nutritionfacts.org on Instagram and it looks yummy! It includes black-eyed peas and collard greens! We will also make a savory spice blend to use in that recipe and have some yummy vegan cornbread!
Click here for the Black-Eyed Peas & Collard Recipe!
3/8/21
Dr. Mischley’s data shows that farro is correlated with better outcomes, so we decided to make a salad including farro this week! We were also ready to try a new twist on a hummus recipe!
Click here the Baby Kale Salad with Farro, Grapes & Oranges Recipe!
3/1/21
We are looking forward to this weeks recipes! Erin will be making some homemade kale chips and blondie bars!
Click here for the Crispy Baked Kale Chips Recipe.
Click here for the Flourless Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies Recipe!
2/22/21
We’ve looked at some yummy pasta recipes that can be made in one pot, this recipe looks so delicious! Feel free to skip the pasta and focus on just the veggies if you want to go ultra healthy, or consider trying a different pasta like a chickpea or lentil based one. This recipe has cauliflower, white beans and kale with a creamy vegan Alfredo sauce! Erin is also excited to make some magic cookies which have no oil or added sugar!
Click here for the Pasta with Cauliflower, White Beans and Kale Recipe!
2/15/21
Ooh, we’ve been talking about making blueberry muffins for a little while now and it is finally time! Blueberries are a great brain food and Erin will help us making the healthiest version of muffins possible! One of our members also shared a wild rice soup recipe, and another member said it is one of her favorite recipes! So we will have a great soup for lunch or dinner and muffins for breakfast!
2/8/21
We have been talking about making our own vegan Nutella for a while now and it is finally time! Erin will also make a plant based instant Pot Shepherd’s Pie! Talk about getting all the veggies and veggies in our body while avoiding processed foods!
2/1/21
We have had a request for more mushroom recipes! There are a lot of health benefits to mushrooms and they are super versatile for cooking! Erin will be making Portobello Mushroom Steaks, an Everyday Mushroom Gravy (for the mushroom steak, haha!) and a Wild Rice Salad with Corn, Blueberries, and Almonds! Sounds delicious!
Click here for the Portobello Steak Recipe!
Click here for the Everyday Mushroom Gravy Recipe!
Click here for the Wild Rice Salad (with Corn, Blueberries and Almonds) Recipe!
1/25/21
We had a great class last week going through our favorite small appliances and kitchen gadgets that help us cook more healthy food!
This week we are starting a little bit of a streak with mushrooms! There are so many benefits to eating mushrooms and we are going to explore lots of recipes!
1/18/21
It’s 2021 and time to re-introduce this cooking class and the kinds of small kitchen appliances, gadgets and tools that make cooking and preparing your own food easier and more fun! Erin will be showing us the ones she uses the most and show us some of the simple things she makes often. We will also open it up for anyone who attends to show us their favorite things! Can’t wait to see you there!
Click here to see some of Erin’s favorite kitchen gadgets and tools!
1/11/21
Yum…We’ve been talking about doing zucchini bread for a while now! It is finally time! What a great way to sneak veggies into a delicious breakfast or snack! Erin also found an awesome spiralized zucchini vegetable noodle soup which is perfect for our winter weather!
Click here for the Plant Based Zucchini Bread Recipe!
Click here for the Spiralized Zucchini Vegetable Soup Recipe!
1/4/21
Our first cooking class of 2021! We are starting with a treat, lots of us love carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, so Erin is going to teach us how to make a plant based version! I’m so excited because my mom will be making this for my birthday next week!
12/28/20
Our last cooking class of 2020! With New Years coming up, we had requests for appetizers for the party we will be having by ourselves! (2021 Holidays will be different!!) Erin will be showing us how to make one of my favorite appetizers - buffalo cauliflower wings! So good and healthy! She will also show us how to make our own cheese ball because vegan cheese platters are a thing and they are AMAZING!!
12/21/20
I’m so excited for this weeks recipes! We are going super healthy with steamed veggies in the instant pot again. Erin has also perfected the recipe for the secret sauce from The Spot, a yummy vegan restaurant in Hermosa Beach. The sauce is delicious to put on steamed veggies and my favorite dish from The Spot had brown rice and black beans too! I can wait to recreate this dish! Lastly, we have taken the recipe of my favorite Mexican chocolate mousse and made it plant based! I am so excited for all of this!
Click here for the steamed veggie in the instant pot recipe!
12/14/20
We had grand plans of making a multi-layer vegan jelly fruit cake, but this is a new type of recipe for Erin and she doesn’t feel quite ready to make this complex of a recipe! So we are starting with Mango Coconut Jelly Cubes first! Both recipes are here in case you want to try it!
12/7/20
We had a request to make a fruit + jello salad which is a common dish around the holidays! We did a quick google search and saw some really interesting vegan jello options! So today we are going to try a simple jello recipe so we can make a more complex, interesting fruit + jello treat in one of our next few classes! We will also be making a decadent scalloped potato recipe! Yum!!
11/30/20
The last Monday of November and our first class after our Thanksgiving cooking bonanza! Now we are gonna go ultra healthy with steamed veggies in the instant pot and start learning how to make yummy sauces that we can easily add to these veggies and other stuff!
Click here for the Steamed Vegetables in the Instant Pot Recipe!
Click here for the 5 Minute Vegan Cheese Sauce (Soy, Dairy, and Nut Free) Recipe!
11/23/20
It is Thanksgiving week! It likely looks a lot different this year than usual, but let’s make the best of it and try new recipes! Erin will be making a vegan stuffing and pumpkin pie, I can’t wait!
11/16/20
Our holiday preparations continue! Our plans might be different this year but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare an amazing spread and eat leftovers for days! Erin will be making a vegan Green Bean Casserole and a Lentil and Rice Casserole which is a good side or can even be a main dish! (We can put gravy on anything/everything right??)
11/9/20
It’s still early in November, but we are ready to start making some healthy plant based holiday recipes! This week Erin will make a mashed cauliflower recipe for anyone who wants to mix it up with mashed potatoes and a vegan gravy!!
11/2/20
Erin is back! This week she is going to make a delicious turmeric latte and some amazing vegan meatballs (oxymoron I know, but trust us, these are yummy!!).
Click here for the Turmeric Latte Recipe!
Click here for the Beyond Amazing Vegan Meatball Recipe! (Italian and Greek versions!)
10/26/20
Erin is hiking across Catalina Island this week so Claire will be taking over class! We are going to do some more breakfast foods this week! One of Claire’s favorites for weekend brunches is loaded hash browns so we will make those. We have also been looking for a good plant based recipe for banana bread, and simple veganista has one!
10/19/20
Every week is delicious, but this week is going to be extra delicious! We had a request for “spinach pie” or spanakopita and Erin is going to share one of her favorite berry cobbler recipes! Woo hoo! We can’t wait!
Click here for the recipe for the World’s Best Greek Vegan Spanakopita!
10/12/20
Due to popular demand we are doing some breakfast recipes this week! Erin made up her own simple recipe for easy flourless pancakes (yum!) and will be showing us her delicious vegan breakfast sandwiches! For the breakfast sandwiches, you’ll want to make the tempeh bacon from an earlier cooking class! All recipes are listed below:
Click here for the Easy Flourless Pancake Recipe!
10/5/20
We are all about the fall recipes! Even though it is hot in California we aren’t going to let that stop us! I also have heard that eating hot food helps cool you down…true?
Erin will be making a Moroccan Lentil Soup, a Spice Blend and Fudgy No-Bake Brownies!
Click here for the Moroccan Lentil Soup Recipe
9/28/20
As of last week it is officially fall and it’s time for some fall recipes!
We had a request something with pumpkin and Erin found a recipe that looks delicious! We were also inspired by our delicious cashew tzatziki from a few weeks ago to make a spinach and artichoke dip so we have some appetizers ready in case we want them while we watch football or for other holiday festivities!
Click here for the Pumpkin Chickpea Veggie Pizza Recipe!
Click here for the Best and Easiest Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip!
9/21/20
This week's theme is yellow food! Not on purpose but when we had suggestions/ideas for an award winning vegan baked Mac & Cheese and easy vegan lemon bars we decided to go for it! Another theme could be comfort foods! Can’t wait to try these recipes!
9/14/20
Ooh…We have been interested in making our own veggie patties for veggie burgers for a long time! Lisa and Michael share this recipe that they love to make and Teri vouched for it’s deliciousness! Claire had a delicious corn + arugula salad from the deli at Whole Foods and it was SO GOOD! So Erin found a recipe for us and it will be awesome! A great summer salad while keeping cool! And these veggie burgers can be frozen and saved for later!
Click here for the Corn + Arugula Salad Recipe!
Click here for the Vegan Quinoa + Sweet Potato Burger Recipe!
9/7/20
We took the day off for the Labor Day Holiday! Enjoy the opportunity to catch up on some of the recipes Erin has taught us so far!
8/31/20
Continuing with the Mediterranean theme and keeping the cooking to a minimum while it is SO HOT out, this week Erin will be making quinoa tabbouleh and lemony greek potatoes! It’s gonna be so yummy and will go great with the falafel and tzatziki from last week! Enjoy!
8/24/20
It’s been hot for a while so we couldn’t imagine cooking too much…we are going to keep things cool this week with a couple ingredients to help you make a delicious Mediterranean meal. Erin will show us how to make a cashew based (plant-based) tzatziki and a crispy baked falafel. Use these ingredients to make a delicious salad, wrap or bowl! I also mentioned that I used to love eating creamsicles, Teri found a great recipe for fudgesicles, so we figured, why not try making vegan creamsicles?? I can’t wait!!
Click here for the Cashew Tzatziki Recipe!
8/17/20
Another Monday and more delicious recipes from the kitchen of Erin! This week she will be making some easy roasted veggies (good in soo many ways!) and some loaded baked potatoes and/or sweet potatoes which are an easy delicious meal and great for leftovers!
Click here for the Easy Roasted Vegetables Recipes!
Click here for the Loaded Baked Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes Recipe!
Click here to see how to use an instant pot to cook your potatoes and/or sweet potatoes!
8/10/20
Woo hoo! We had a request for more instant pot recipes! So we Erin will be making quinoa and then showing us some yummy bowls we can make with that quinoa! It’s good to mix up our whole grains :) After that we are going to learn about a recipe for fudgesicles! A creamy, cool, delicious summer treat!
Click here for the Quinoa Instant Pot Recipe!
8/3/20
Cooking class means I look forward to Mondays! Erin will be showing us 3 awesome recipes this week! A Fluffy Oil-Free Hummus, a Mediterranean Salad Pizza and a No Bake Lemon Cookie Fruit Tart! Woo hoo! I can’t wait!
Click here for the Fluffy Oil-Free Hummus Recipe!
7/27/20
Last cooking class of July! How can that be??
This week Erin will be showing us her life changing green smoothie recipe, a recipe for a no-tuna (chickpea instead) salad that is great for sandwiches or on a bed of greens, and finally another option for a veggie bacon for a BLT sandwich or topper, made of eggplant!
Click here for the Life Changing Green Smoothie Recipe
7/20/20
Now that we have this cooking class, I look forward to Mondays! Erin will be showing us three delicious recipes this week! It’s summer time and salads are our favorite! Learn how to make delicious, filling, beautiful salads so you can get those veggies in your belly!
Click here the the Chinese Cabbage Salad Recipe!
7/13/20
Ooh, we had a request for a plant-based enchilada recently and the time to try it is now! Claire also found a delicious recipe for a vegan ceviche and will share that too!
7/6/20
It’s summer time and that means it’s time to try some yummy new recipes!
This weeks cooking class will include a demo of a mouthwatering Southwest Salad with Grilled Corn and Roasted Sweet Potatoes and an Easy Delicious Vegan Pizza!
6/29/2020
This week we had requests to make our own granola at home! We can make it healthier with less oil and sugar than is usually included in store bought varieties! We have one option with gluten and a gluten free granola too. We will also be making very simple and healthy oatmeal cookies and finally, since we all need it, we will see Erin’s mother’s recipe for an Immunity Boosting Magic Elixir!
Click here for recipes for granola and oatmeal cookies!
Click here for the recipe for the Immunity Boosting Magic Elixir!
6/22/2020
Today we are going to make a plant based Kale Caesar Salad and and that’s just the start! We are going to learn how to make a couple delicious dressings/sauces, and learn how we can make a yummy and filling salad, wrap and more!
Click here for the recipe for plant based Kale Caesar Salad and a lemon Tahini dressing!
6/15/2020
Woo hoo, we are going to try making our own vegan sushi today! The same ingredients can be used to make a rice bowl if you decide you don’t want to learn the skill of making an actual roll :) We are also going to try a healthy, sweet, cold treat because the weather is getting warmer!
Click here for the recipe for Vegan Sushi and Poke Bowl!!
Click here for the recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Shake!
6/8/2020
Today we are trying some more delicious Italian recipes!
Click here for the recipe for Erin’s Quick n’ Tasty Pesto ‘n Zoodles!
Click here for the recipe for Lentil Eggplant Stuffed Shells!
6/1/2020
Today’s theme is Thai food!
Erin will be preparing Pad Thai and a Salad!
Click here for the recipe for the Easy Vegan Pad Thai!
Click here for the recipe for the Thai Peanut Tempeh Salad!
Claire will make a plant based red Thai Curry! Click here for the recipe.
5/25/2020
It is Memorial Day! Often Memorial Day might include a picnic, potluck or grill out! 2020 might be different than usual, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun and eat some of our favorite foods, plant-based style!
Claire will make an Israeli Cous Cous Salad and RJ will be grilling portobello mushrooms, corn and tofu!
Click here for tips on grilling tofu really well!
Click here for the Israeli Cous Cous Salad Recipe!
Erin and her husband Oscar will also be grilling and Erin will make a delish potato Salad!
5/18/2020
Erin is back this week! We are doing a stuffed pepper recipe by request!
5/11/2020
Today’s class was breakfast themed! Nancy made a cherry chocolate coffee cake and Claire demos a veggie scramble and french toast! It was all delicious! We had breakfast for late lunch and then RJ and Claire used the veggie scramble in their tacos for dinner!
Click here for the Cherry Chocolate Coffee Cake Recipe!
Click here for a loose recipe for the Veggie Scramble!
Click here for the Vegan French Toast from Minimalist Baker! (I added turmeric, ginger, & nutmeg to the batter to up the spice content!)
5/4/2020
Today’s class was about some yummy energy bites (so many recommended foods in one delicious dessert/snack! Whole oats, nut butter, seeds, spices, etc!) and baked tofu and all the things we can do with that! Enjoy! See recipes below!
4/27/2020
Todays recipes are for Erin’s amazing black beans and awesome vegan chili! I have had both and they are so delicious! I can’t wait for this lesson and to make them in our instant pot!
4/20/2020
Todays recipe is a vegan jambalaya! I’ve had it at Erin’s house for a party before, when I went to get seconds, it was gone! Everyone, vegans and meat eaters alike will love this dish!
4/13/2020:
Sandwiches! Who doesn’t love a good sandwich? Who thinks that because they are plant based, they don’t get to each the same sandwiches they have already loved? Well we have GOOD news for you! There are so many cool plant based options for sandwiches! Guess what, all the pictures below are PLANT-BASED sandwiches! YUMMY!!
4/6/2020:
This cooking lesson includes a Spaghetti Squash Bake and a Simple Vegan Lasagna For All! You will want to make the vegan mozzarella (recipe posted below) for the spaghetti squash bake, for the lasagna, you want both the mozzarella and the ricotta for the lasagna recipe! Check and see if you have the ingredients to make either of these, and if not, put it on the list for the next grocery delivery!
3/30/2020:
Our second cooking class! We made a vegan mozzarella from Chloe’s Vegan Italian Kitchen Cookbook (https://amzn.to/2RbXKae)! Simple, easy to make, and delicious! We used our mozz sauce on pasta mixed with a marinara to make a red sauce, and on steamed green beans! Then we chatted a lot about food :)
3/23/2020:
Our first cooking class was great! We learned a lot about how to use the Instant Pot (do you have one? You might want to consider it!). Erin made dried chickpeas into cooked ones! There are so many great things to do with Chickpeas! Add them to a pasta dish, a salad or make hummus! Maybe a chocolate pudding or a no tuna salad sandwich! (https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/vegan-burgers-wraps/vegan-no-tuna-salad-sandwich/#gs.2r01tl)