Cooking with Cacao!

Join us for a delicious and informative class all about the “food of the gods” — cacao! Discover the amazing health benefits of cacao, from heart health to mood-boosting properties, and explore creative ways to incorporate it into your meals and beverages. We’ll guide you through a variety of easy, heart-healthy recipes featuring cacao that you can make at home. Learn how to use this superfood in your cooking and enjoy tasting a variety of treats along the way!

Meet your instructor!

Joi Foss Vogin, MS, LDN

Joi Foss Vogin is a Family and Consumer Sciences Agent with the University of Maryland Extension in Frederick County, MD. She is a licensed Nutritionist and Clinical Herbalist with over 25 years of experience in nutrition, food safety and herbal medicine. Joi’s areas of interest include the prevention of diabetes, cardiovascular and other chronic diseases through whole foods nutrition, cooking as self-care, and healthy living behaviors. She is a native plant and herbal enthusiast and teaches the importance of safe and sustainable herb use, growth, and harvesting practices.

Joi holds a BS in Biochemistry from St. Andrews Presbyterian College, an MS in Nutrition Science from the University of Georgia, and an MS in Herbal Medicine from the Maryland University of Integrative Health. Her passions include child and family wellness, cultivating and hand-crafting herbal therapeutics, and exploring traditional healing practices.