Purely Plant-Based Cheeses for Every Holiday Occasion
Sunday, November 8, 2026
4 PM PST · 6 PM CST · 7 PM EST
Live on Zoom · 75 minutes · Free
During this demonstration class, we'll show you how to make:
🌿Cream Cheese, served as Two Cheese Spreads.
🌿Feta, transformed into a Feta Greek Olive Spread.
🌿Pepper Jack Cheese, featured in a Festive Pepper Jack Dip.
Once the cheeses and appetizers are ready, we'll each build a holiday cheese board so you can see two different ways to arrange everything beautifully.
You'll also receive our Build a Plant-Based Cheese Board Guide, complete with the class recipes, planning and shopping lists, and board-design ideas.
This is a demonstration class, so you can relax, watch, ask questions, and take notes.
No purchase or cooking along is required.
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Meet Your Instructors
Cookbook co-authors Donna Spencer and Linda Tyler will guide you through each recipe, share their best plant-based cheese-making tips, and show you two beautiful ways to build your holiday cheese board.
Donna Spencer
Donna is a wellness cooking coach, recipe developer, and founder of PLANTifull Fare. She is a certified Food for Life instructor through the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and has completed plant-based nutrition and healthy living programs through eCornell. Donna is the author of the three-volume PLANTifull Fare with Italian Flair eCookbook series and co-author of Purely Plant-Based Cheese. Her recipes have appeared in the Jan/Feb 2026 Vegan Journal issue, including a soup featured on its cover. She has also appeared on Chef AJ Live, Dr. Shobha Live, and CNS Kitchen. Inspired by her Italian heritage and personal health transformation, Donna helps home cooks create wholesome plant-based meals without sacrificing flavor.
Linda Tyler
Linda is a cooking instructor, recipe developer, writer, and editor. She teaches plant-based cooking for Portland Community College. She is the author of The Plant-Based Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook, the meal-prep ebook Cook Once, Eat Better, and Purely Plant-Based Cheese. Through her website, www.graciousvegan.com, Linda shares plant-based recipes and answers to common questions about plant-based cooking. She has published articles and recipes for Forks Over Knives and the Vegan Journal, among others, and appeared on Chef AJ Live and Portland’s TV station KATU's Afternoon Live program. She is a long-time volunteer video reviewer for Nutritionfacts.org.
Everything you need to know
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A concise, interactive session with live demos and Q&A. Upon registration, a Zoom link will be provided. Please note, the class is limited to 100 concurrent users. A replay of the session will be made available.
Yes, international shipping is available for physical copies through Amazon.
Many are; we provide gluten-free adjustments.
Yes! You’ll receive our Build a Plant-Based Cheese Board Guide, complete with the class recipes, planning and shopping lists, and board-design ideas.
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