Powered by Plants: Whole Foods Cooking with Legumes | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 6 - 8 p.m.

• Discover the delicious, nourishing world of plant-based cooking in this hands-on, flavor-packed class! Explore the evidence-based health benefits of legumes and learn how to easily incorporate them into everyday meals. In the John & Carrie Hayden Community Learning Kitchen, you’ll turn theory into practice as you chop, simmer, and season your way through a plant-forward menu. Whether you’re brand new to vegetable cookery or simply want to expand your repertoire, you’ll gain practical skills, new recipes, and confidence in the kitchen—then sit down to enjoy the meal you’ve created together at the end of class.
• Recipe: Black Bean Burger and Chickpea Caesar Salad
• Instructed by: Pamela Sharpe, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, and Chef, Chef Stephanie White, EdD, Osher Culinary Medicine Director
• Sliding Scale Fee based on affiliation: $60 Community Care Rate, $75 Sustainer Rate, $90 Supporter Rate, and includes an evidence-based presentation, learning kitchen experience, and healthy meal.
• Register Now via the Osher Registration System. First time logging in or need assistance? View the Osher Registration System Guide.
• The John & Carrie Hayden Community Learning Kitchen in the Osher Wellness Suite is on the 5th Floor of the Blood Cancer Healing Center 3232 Healing Way, Cincinnati, OH 45229 with free, on-site parking available in the attached garage. If entering from the parking garage, head straight back past the registration desk to the elevators (on your left). Take the elevators to level 5. Once off the elevators, enter through the double doors and head straight back to the Learning Kitchen. Note: Bus stop (lines 51, 46, 36) available in front of the building 3229 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati OH 45229.