day-long plant based cooking workshop

Spend a full day in the kitchen learning how to design a week of meals from one smart prep session. This 9 AM–4 PM cooking school is fully plant-based and plant-forward, built around vibrant vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and good fats so you can eat generously while keeping it green and clean.

You’ll move through breakfast, lunch, and dinner using a single, thoughtfully planned set of plant-based ingredients, transforming them into multiple dishes that can carry you through the week.

layering textures

building flavors with aromatics

making stocks and sauces

Mise en place

cross-utilizing ingredients

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What this day is all about

This experience is entirely plant-based, showing you how to use one weekly prep session to create a variety of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners without feeling like you’re eating the same thing on repeat.

You’ll focus on:

  • Learning how to prep once and create many different meals from that work

  • Building a flexible ingredient list that can be adapted to your household

  • Equipping yourself with sauces, dressings, and marinades so flavors stay exciting and varied

  • Learning to build flavor using techniques and ideas from different cuisines

By the end of the day, you’ll understand how to turn a single shopping trip and prep session into a week’s worth of satisfying meals.

Schedule of the Day

Here’s how a typical plant-based day looks. Menus and ingredients shift with the seasons, but the rhythm and skills stay consistent.

9:00–9:30 AM — Welcome

  • Arrival, coffee/tea

  • Overview of the day’s flow

  • Conversation about your cooking habits, household size, and weekly routines

9:30–10:30 AM — breakfast

  • Build your own breakfast:

    • Mix and match low-prep ingredients to create variety

    • Layer your dishes with micros and macros in mind in order to be sustained for hours

  • You’ll sit down to eat what you’ve made, while we talk about:

    • Basic nutritional knowledge to be considered when designing a meal: protein, fiber

10:30 AM–12:00 PM — Weekly prep: lunch

  • Hands-on prep of a core ingredient set for the week:

    • A cooked grain ( quinoa, brown rice)

    • A protein component ( lentils, mushrooms)

    • A tray of roasted seasonal vegetables

    • A fresh salad base or slaw

    • Accent components (pickled onions, toasted seeds)

    • Sauces ( dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes)

  • Batch cooking, safe storage

  • Using these prepped components, we’ll prepare multiple plant-based lunch options:

    • Savory bowls with grains, greens, roasted vegetables, and a punchy sauces

    • Entrées inspired by global flavors ( tacos, stuffed sweet potato)

    • Grab-and-go options designed to last several days in the fridge

12:00–12:30 PM — Lunch

  • You’ll sit down to eat what you’ve made, while we talk about:

    • Balancing flavor, texture, and satisfaction in plant-based lunches

    • Packing and storing plant-based meals so they stay fresh and appealing

    • Adjusting portions and components for different appetites and household members

12:30–1:30 pM — pantry foundations

  • Building a plant-based pantry basics list: grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, oils, vinegars, spices, and staple condiments that unlock multiple cuisines

1:30–3:30 PM — Weekly prep: Dinner

  • Prepping components:

    • Knife skills ( types of knives, core cutting methods)

    • A protein component ( peanuts, mushrooms)

    • Fresh vegetables ( cabbage, daikon, red radish)

    • Accent components ( sesame seeds, ginger, green onion)

    • Sauces ( oils, vinegars, aromatics, and spices)

  • Using these prepped components, we’ll prepare multiple options ( stir fry, slaw, sushi, spring rolls)

3:00–3:30 PM — dinner

  • You’ll sit down to eat what you’ve made, while we talk about:

    • How to choose the best sourcing options: local produce, grocery stores, bulk bins, CSA shares, and specialty shops

    • Discussion of quality vs. cost: where it matters to invest (like good oils or spices) and where you can save

    • A short planning exercise where you sketch out a sample week of meals based on your preferences

3:30–4:00 PM — Wrap-up

  • Review of the day: what you cooked, the techniques you used, and how to repeat them at home

  • Open Q&A about substitutions, kids or partner preferences, and how to make cooking feel sustainable long-term

What you’ll take away

By the end of this plant-based workshop, you will:

  • Know how to plan and execute a weekly plant-based prep session that feels realistic—not overwhelming

  • Understand how to choose plant-based ingredients and sourcing options that fit your household and budget

  • Have a personalized pantry basics list to support everyday cooking

  • Feel confident creating satisfying breakfasts, lunches, and dinners from a shared set of ingredients

  • Be equipped with a handful of reliable sauces, dressings, and marinades to keep flavors varied

  • Recognize how to build flavor using inspiration from different cuisines, while still cooking in a way that feels approachable at home

The workshop is ideal if you:

  • Want to eat more whole foods without rigid meal plans

  • Are tired of wasting ingredients and want to use what you buy in multiple dishes

  • Like the idea of meal prep, but don’t want identical containers of the same meal all week

  • Are curious about global flavors and want to bring them into your everyday cooking

This is a 100% plant-forward cooking day designed to show how abundant, flavorful, and practical a week of cooking with plants can be.

All levels are welcome; you’ll be guided step-by-step, with plenty of time for questions, tasting, and hands-on practice. If you still have questions, considerations, or need additional information, email us at online@thegreenrestaurant.com

Day-Long Workshop Day-Long Workshop
Day-Long Workshop
$375.00

May 16th, 2026

9AM-4PM

This immersive, day-long course serves as your introduction to the core principles of vegetable-forward cuisine. Perfect for those looking to build confidence in the kitchen, we will cover plant-based pantry essentials, basic recipe composition, and foundational flavor profiling. By evening, you will walk away not only with a step-by-step roadmap for your weekday plant-based meal prep, but also with the foundational culinary techniques to prepare thoughtful breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with ease.