Ep 31: Jane and Ann Esselstyn Dish Up Some Kitchen Confidence
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2020
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Whenever we introduce this lifestyle to a new group, the most common question we get is, “What in the world are we going to eat?”
The preconceived notions about how “limiting” a whole plant-based lifestyle can be are so incredibly erroneous.
In this episode, you’re going to get a primer on what to eat directly from the Mother Source - Rip’s Mothersource.
Who better to whip up some culinary creativity than Ann Crile Esselstyn, along with Rip’s sister, Jane Esselstyn? Together, these two have amassed thousands of followers on their YouTube channel and they give their audience the confidence to roll up their sleeves, try new recipes, and create simple and tasty meals that will satisfy even the most stubborn.
Jane and Ann have become experts on healthy plant-based cooking and there isn’t a plant they aren’t afraid to try.
Today, they talk about their favorite simple snacks, sandwiches, sauces, and dressings.
Prepare to be inspired and get a little saucy with Ann and Jane Esselstyn.
Resources for Episode 9
Jane and Ann Esselstyn YouTube Channel
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| 0:00.0 | When ever I introduce this lifestyle to a new group, the most common question that I always receive is, |
| 0:10.0 | what in the world are we going to eat besides twigs and berries and grass? |
| 0:15.0 | The preconceived notions about how limiting this lifestyle are, so incredibly erroneous. |
| 0:23.0 | In Pittsburgh, we gave our participants in the heart of a hero campaign an in-depth rundown of what to eat in a day. |
| 0:33.0 | And today, you're going to get a primer on what to eat directly from the mother's source, my mother's source. |
| 0:41.0 | In fact, who better to whip up some culinary creativity than my mother Ann Criall, |
| 0:47.0 | I'm from Calaiselston and my sister, Jane Halley, |
| 0:51.0 | together they have a mass of thousands of followers on YouTube. |
| 0:55.0 | They get to share a front row seat to their playful antics in Jane's actual kitchen. |
| 1:03.0 | And they give their audience the confidence to roll up their sleeves and try all kinds of new things. |
| 1:10.0 | Jane and Ann have become absolute experts on healthy plant-based cooking, and there isn't a plant they aren't afraid to try. |
| 1:20.0 | True story, my mother once pulled some green leafy weeds from her garden, cooked them up as a side dish to their meal, |
| 1:31.0 | and both my mother and father got deathly ill soon thereafter. |
| 1:36.0 | They looked it up in this particular weed, was deathly toxic, but the good news is they were able to recover and live to eat many more green leafies, |
| 1:48.0 | and suffice it to say, Ann is a lot more cautious now when she is picking green leafies from her garden. |
| 1:58.0 | I want you to prepare to be inspired by two people who deeply inspire me, my mother and my sister, Jane. |
| 2:10.0 | Okay, I am here with Ann Esselston and Jane Esselston. |
| 2:16.0 | We had Ann on season one of the Plant Strong podcast, but surprisingly this is the first time that I've had Jane on, |
| 2:24.0 | and I thought it would be appropriate that when I had Jane on, I also had Ann on, |
| 2:29.0 | because you guys are almost like Tweedle D and Tweedle Dumb in many ways. |
| 2:34.0 | It's amazing to me to see how you guys have become almost like best friends over the last couple of years. |
| 2:43.0 | I would just love to hear it from each of you. |
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