About: Tiffany Griffin

Tiffany M. Griffin is the woman behind Como Water, Washington DC’s premiere veg-centric cuisine consulting company. Through cooking classes, demonstrations, catering, and consultations, Como Water gives people the opportunity to learn how to prepare veg-centric cuisine that boasts maximum flavor, with minimal effort. Tiffany is quickly becoming a go-to expert on the future of veg-centric cuisine, and is a regular contributor to Como Water, the blog, as well as to vegetarian and vegan sites across the Internet. For over a decade, this self-taught, entrepreneurial expert has developed a set of tried and true techniques for making simple, delicious, and sometimes decadent veg-centric dishes. Featured on the Steve Harvey Show and other leading media outlets, Tiffany was born and raised in Springfield, MA. She then earned Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Communications from Boston College and a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan. She now resides in Washington DC, where she has worked in the US Senate and at a federal agency on issues around health, food, nutrition, and international food aid/development, and of course, as the owner of Como Water. Tiffany gets culinary inspiration from the food she grew up eating, and from her travels throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Western Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge on veg-centric cuisine with others and to help others live by her mantra—love life, live long, and eat veg-centric cuisine!

Recent Posts by Tiffany Griffin

The Perfect Winter Salad

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Slowly, but surely I’m recreating the 9–count them–9 blog posts I lost in the transition. Enough complaining though. There’s a salad to tell you about. But first, I want to rant. 🙂 I’ve seen a number of posts on Facebook and Twitter from folks downing those individuals who have decided 
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Pear and Apple Tartlets with Guava

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It’s time for dessert. Not just any dessert. The flakiest, loveliest, fresh fruitiest, most wonderful combination of sweet and tartiest dessert! I served these tarts for Christmas and then made them again for a private cooking class I held and then made them again for a girls’ brunch. Need I 
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Green Chile “Dahl”

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So, I know that I told you I was planning to take you through my Christmas dinner today, but alas, all of the post drafts that I did during the website transition are lost :(. Sooooo, I’m reaching back and sharing a post of a soup I made before Christmas. 
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Printable Recipes Coming Soon!

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Printable versions of all Como Water recipes coming soon! In the meantime, you can view a printable version within each blog post (under the recipe title) and also within my recipe index....
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New and Improved for 2013!

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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY New Year Everyone! Notice something different? Como Water’s gotten a makeover and I couldn’t be more excited! The new site highlights my consulting services and cooking classes, but alas, don’t you fret… the heart and soul of the site is still the cuisine! I’ll be back 
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