Welcome to *SHOP AND COOK WITH THE DOC*, a monthly series dedicated to inspiring simple easy ways to healthier eating and joyful cooking. Whether you're new to plant-based meals or already exploring this lifestyle, this series is designed to provide practical guidance and delicious recipes you can recreate at home, for yourself, family, or friends.
What to Expect
Each month, Dr. Akil Taher offers an immersive experience, beginning with the selection of fresh, wholesome ingredients—either from local markets or a curated list easily found at most stores. From there, he demonstrates step-by-step how to prepare delicious, heart-healthy meals in his kitchen. This is also something Dr. Akil and his wife, Nafisa, enjoy doing together.
You’ll see:
Ingredient Selection
Get tips on choosing high-quality, nutritious ingredients.
Cooking Demonstrations
Watch as Dr. Akil Taher creates vibrant dishes, sharing techniques and practical tips along the way.
Finished Dishes
See the final plated meal, ready to enjoy.
Recipes You Can Use
Find downloadable recipes so you can make these meals in your own kitchen.
Why This Series Matters
Cooking and sharing meals has been a transformative journey for Dr. Akil, significantly improving his life and health. Alongside his wife, he has embraced the joy and benefits of preparing meals for family and friends. Now, he is dedicated to passing on this knowledge, simplifying the cooking process, and showing others how easy and rewarding it can be to create meals that promote wellness and vitality.
We know there are a lot of places you can watch a cooking demonstration, but here, you can cook with a practicing resurgent physician, a septuagenarian athlete, and a heart disease thriver who survived dying on the operating table and who is living better than ever after open heart surgery.
WATCH the LATEST BROADCAST and Join the Journey
** DECEMBER 2025 **
Winter Warmth is Here! ❄️ Join Dr. Akil for Shop 'n Cook with the Doc Broadcast on 12/18/25 at 2pm ET as he creates a cozy nutritious & savory Winter Stew with Butternut Squash & Red Kidney Beans.
This oil-free, flavorful recipe is the perfect antidote for staying warm during the cold and boosting your immune system. It’s packed with fiber and protein from the kidney beans, and vitamins from the squash—a truly therapeutic meal that serves four.
Also find comfort in these delicious, nutritious, sugar and oil-free Bluberry Muffins. This PlantStrong inspired dish is baked with love and is mouthwatering to the taste with blueberries bursting from each muffin.
Tune in to learn the secrets of making deeply satisfying food without the heaviness to support you during the Holiday season! Here’s to keeping your plant-based lifestyle strong!
Register to gain access to all the videos on the website or on the Doc’s YouTube channel. Whether you’re seeking meal ideas, practical cooking tips, or inspiration to embrace healthier eating, this broadcast series offers something for everyone!
Butternut Squash & Red Kidney Bean Stew
and
Blueberry Muffins
Upcoming BROADCAST!
JANUARY 2026 - Portobello Mushroom Florentine
Plan on having another winter recipe that you’ll love and want to add to your go-to recipes list. Winter Warmth is Here! ❄️ In the meantime, download your copy of the Cook With Me Recipe Book.
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EACH MONTH
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