Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer

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Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer

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On this week's Special Sauce I talk to food writer Hetty Liu McKinnon.With her five vegetarian cookbooks, her popular Substack newsletter, and her ingenious vegetarian recipes for the New York Times, food writer Hetty has been called the vegetable whisperer, and rightfully so.

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Nov 3, 2023

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