Cooking Without Looking

Donna Jodhan...Lamb Stew...The Cooking Without Looking Podcast

Donna Jodhan was born blind.  But, when she was in high school, after an operation, she became sighted.  For the first time, she was able to see what she looked like, as well as seeing what her mom and dad looked like.

She later lost her sight again, but has not let that stop her from being the trailblazer she is who won a court case for accessibility from the Canadian government.

Her advice:  Be ready for change.  Have patience with yourself.

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Our Cooking Without Looking YouTube Channel has nearly 200 videos of people who are Blind/Visually Impaired with accessible recipes and cooking tips.

 

Rideshare Safety When You're Blind...Leah Gracelyn Curtis...Salsa Macha...The Cooking Without Looking Podcast

When a rideshare driver stopped to ask directions from a stranger, leaving Leah Gracelyn Curtis who is totally Blind, in the running vehicle, she didn't take it sitting down.

Find out what Leah did to make her voice heard, and changes made.

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Leah shares her recipe for Salsa Macha, a Mexican condiment packed with heat and heart.

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Sharon O'Shea...Cooking Is Cathartic...Bavarian Pear Tart...The Cooking Without Looking Podcast #ChangingTheWayWeSeeBlindnesss

Doctors couldn't figure out what was happening to Sharon O'Shea's eyesight.  They thought it was diabetic retinopathy.  But, it wasn't.  By the time they figured it out, it was too late.  Sharon went blind.

To get through the transition from sight to blindness, Sharon continued to cook.  "Cooking made me feel like I wasn't helpless," Sharon says.

To those people who may be losing their sight, Sharon says, "Be gentle with yourself."

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Sharon shares her decadent Bavarian Pear Tart recipe.  Please go to our website at www.cookingwithoutlookingtv.wordpress.com for Sharon's recipe and all the other Cooking Without Looking TV Show Recipes of the Day as well as Kitchen Hacks.

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Michael Schwartz...Gourmet Mac & Cheese...The Cooking Without Looking Podcast #ChangingTheWayWeSeeBlindness

"If you ever need a problem solver, a Blind person is the best person you can hire," says Michael Schwartz, a Certified Integral Coach who is blind.

He's been a broadcast news reporter, a documentary filmmaker, a small business owner, an accessible technology trainer and so many other roles.

Michael is happiest when he is coaching a person who, like himself, has gone blind and feels stuck.  He helps them continue to grow in spite of and because of their blindness.  "We are more than the most traumatic thing that has ever happened to us."

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Michael coaches us on how to make the most Gourmet Mac & Cheese yet!

His recipe and other recipes and kitchen hacks are on our website at www.cookingwithoutlookingtv.wordpress.com.

You can reach out to Michael Schwartz at:

Michael Schwartz

Certified Integral Coach^®

https://growthworkscoaching.com/

Please go to our Cooking Without Looking TV Show YouTube Channel for more tips on how to cook and bake from several hundred people who are blind/visually impaired.

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The Cooking Without Looking TV Show Autumn 2025 Edition

Get your autumn (or anytime of the year) started off RIGHT!

Hosts Allen Preston and Sylvia Stinson-Perez welcome Lea Cazares and Amy Wilson for a fun and enlightening episode.

Lea shows us how she made her Pumpkin Roll, and Amy puts the Snap, Crackle and Pop into her Pop Rocks Rice Krispie Treats.

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Sylvia Stinson Perez...Treading the Waters of Life...The Cooking Without Looking Podcast #ChangingTheWayWeSeeBlindness

Everyday, make an impact on someone's life.

Those are the words of Sylvia Stinson Perez, author of, "Treading the Waters of Life," her powerful new book which helps us take a closer look at ourselves to create a better life.

Sylvia was legally blind from a young age, and it progressed so that now she is nearly totally blind.

But, nothing stops Sylvia who has held high-powered jobs at various national organizations for the Blind.

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Sylvia, who is a co-host on The Cooking Without Looking TV Show, talks about tips to keep things fun in the kitchen.

You can get Sylvia's book by going to Totalimpactpartners.com 

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The Cooking Without Looking TV Show Dinner and Dessert Edition

Dinner and dessert! Join us for a delicious combo edition of The Cooking Without Looking TV Show!

Hosts Allen Preston and Sylvia Stinson Perez welcome Anthony Corona as he prepares his Magnificent Company Meatloaf!

Host Sylvia Stinson Perez prepares a flavor-packed, super easy 2-Ingredient Soda Cake! Both recipes can be found on our website at http://www.cookingwithoutlookingtv.wordpress.com! ---

#ChangingTheWayWeSeeBlindness Special thanks to Anyday Gourmet Cookware for their sponsorship and support!

Tekesha Saffold...Chocolate Chip Cookies...The Cooking Without Looking Podcast #ChangingTheWayWeSeeBlindness

When Tekesha Saffold became blind at 26, she had a real hard time using the word, "blind."

But, through the years, she's learned to proudly accept the term, "blind" and as part of her work at the Lighthouse of the Palm Beaches, she has helped newly blind people come to terms with their own blindness.

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Tekesha shares her from scratch Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe which can be found on our website at www.cookingwithoutlookingtv.wordpress.com

Please go to our Cooking Without Looking TV Show YouTube Channel for more than 170 videos featuring Blind/Visually Impaired people in the kitchen with their very own culinary tips and tricks!

 

 

 

Cody Westcott; Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies Cooking Without Looking TV Show Podcast Edition

Have any of your recipes ever turn out not the way you expected them to?

It happens to all of us!

Watch as Cooking Without Looking TV Show hosts Allen Preston and Sylvia Stinson Perez welcome Cody Westcott.  He prepared his Banana Chocolate Chip cookies.

He discusses how expected them to turn out one way, and they turned out another way.

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Jerilyn Higgins...The Cooking Without Looking TV Show Podcast Edition

Hosts Allen Preston and Sylvia Stinson Perez welcome a long-time friend of the show. Twenty-four years ago she was Jerilyn Higgins. Today, she is Chef Jerilyn Higgins, and an author of a new cookbook, “Look Who’s in the Kitchen: A Cookbook and Training Guide That Empowers New, Aspiring, or Returning Blind Cooks in the Kitchen!” Chef Jerilyn will prepare her Chicken Fajitas using the George Foreman Grill and Magic Bullet Blender.