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Bren Herrera Gets Bold With Vegetarian Fare This Week On “Culture Kitchen”

Phyllis Coley @phyllis_coley
Chef Bren shares how she can infuse bold Latin flavors into plant-based dishes this week on Culture Kitchen.

With an infectious personality and Afro-Latina flair, D.C.-native Bren Herrera delights with her bright, flavorful recipes, and stories from her travels abroad. CLEO TV will air Culture Kitchen, a fun, upbeat lifestyle show hosted by popular Chef Bren Herrera on Saturday, October 2 at 9 P.M. ET/8C. Chef Bren shares how she can infuse those bold Latin flavors into plant-based dishes as well.

This week, viewers see the versatility of the Culture Kitchen with a vibrantly colored Roasted Veggie Plate topped a homemade Beet Juice Meringue. The champion of the meal is Chef Bren’s Vegan Dumplings. She combines plant-based beef with finely chopped Napa cabbage, carrots, and a handful of aromatics to create a delectably tasty dish. In addition to the vegan-friendly meal, Herrera offers a healthy meal replacement smoothie recipe for her viewers on the go!

CULTURE KITCHEN Clips

Root Vegetable Platter

Plant-Based Vegan Dumplings

Chef Bren’s Recipes

Root Vegetable Platter Plate Recipe

 

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Plant-Based Vegan Dumplings Recipe

 

Green Smoothie Recipe

 

 

 

Herrera is an award-winning celebrity chef, TV personality, entrepreneur, actress, author with an infectious ability to curate and tell stories that matter. Born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Washington, D.C. she fell in love with cooking at a young age as her Mom introduced her to the art of pressure cooking. After leaving a lofty career in law, Herrera turned to cooking as her way to celebrate her Afro-Cuban roots but also to entertain through dynamic experiences. In her very soulful kitchen, she combine’s Cuba’s vibrant plate, seeded in African, European, and Spanish culture and cuisine, with modern flavors and textures, to create memorable and smart dishes. She is the pressure-cooking Queen whose philosophy is to save time and energy so that you can spend precious time with your loved ones without sacrificing flavor and nutrition.

Culture Kitchen is produced by Powerhouse Productions with co-owners Rochelle Brown and Sonia Armstead as Executive Producers. For TV One, Jason Ryan is the Executive Producer in Charge of Production and Donyell McCullough is Senior Director of Talent & Casting.

For more information about CLEO TV visit www.mycleo.tv and check out CLEO TV’s YouTube Channel. Viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook (@mycleotv) using the hashtag #CULTUREKITCHEN and #CLEOTV.