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

Forks Over Knives: A Review

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“Some people say that eating a plant-based diet is extreme. But millions of people this year will have their bodies cut open, and a vein from their leg sewed onto their heart….Some might also say that’s extreme.” (Forks Over Knives, description of coronary bypass surgery vs. plant-based diet)   I 
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Buffalo Tofu

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I had every intention of posting this buffalo tofu recipe last week. But even the best intentions can be thwarted by the unexpected. In this case, the unexpected was the hospitalization of someone I love very, very much. I stayed with her in the hospital and my mind contemplated–life, love, 
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Roasted Carrot Poppy Seed Muffins

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It’s April folks, which means that there’s a new theme for the month. This month the theme is ‘spring cleaning‘ and I don’t mean your casa. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people make resolutions to live healthier. They hit the gym in record numbers. They swear off calorie dense, 
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Sweet Potato-Poblano Lasagna

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It’s almost Friday and I couldn’t be happier. For obvious reasons… and… because I finally got a new camera! As many of you know my camera died on NYE, mid-meal prep. Since that time, I’ve used my iPhone, a friend’s camera, and a super cheap-o camera (that I ended up 
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