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Portobello Mushroom Burgers

Rip returns to the grill with this suprisingly healthy burger rich with the finest ingredients.

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Craig Nelson creates his own recipes and solicits them from departments across the country. He has been in the fire service for nine years, working as a volunteer, paid-on-call, and a full-time firefighter/EMT.
He works for the Fargo (ND) Fire Department and works part-time at Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Moorhead as a fire instructor. He also works seasonally for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as a wildland firefighter in Northwest Minnesota. Previously, he was an airline pilot. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in executive fire service leadership.

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Rip Esselstyn is a mission-driven man. As a swimmer at the University of Texas at Austin, he was a three time All-American. As a professional athlete, he was one of the premier triathletes in the world for more than a decade.

As a firefighter for the Austin (TX) Fire Department, he helped people and saved lives. As a friend to other firefighters, he transformed the way Austin’s Engine 2 ate to save firefighters’ health. Now, as the author of The Engine 2 Diet, he is teaching people the irrefutable connection between what they put in their mouths and their ability to reach their ideal weight and their ideal health.


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Kipp RixKipp Rix started cooking at the age of 10. Watching shows like “The Galloping Gourmet” and “Julia Child,” he learned how to combine different ingredients to come up with different meals.
Growing up, Kipp had two dreams: to become a chef and later to become a firefighter. Kipp fed his passion for firefighting as a volunteer with Santa Teresa Fire Department, and his cooking remained a passion at home. He has been in the fire service for 17 years, working as a volunteer with both Dona Ana County and currently San Juan County Fire as an assistant district chief. Presently he is also a career firefighter with Farmington Fire Department. He has published two firehouse cook books and uses a portion of the proceeds to support donations to firefighter’s needs and training firefighters on survival. He is an adjunct instructor with San Juan College in the Fire Science Program and is a featured chef with Eddie Sell’s FireHouseChefs.com.