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Yolanda O'Bannon

Yolanda O’Bannon is a Tibet expert, travel writer, and photographer with a long-time passion for Tibet and Asia. Along with her husband Lobsang, Yolanda makes Tibet travel simple, safe, and ethical at YoWangdu Experience Tibet. 

They are obsessed with Tibetan cooking and together have written a book, Tibetan Home Cooking, featuring delicious meals made in Tibetan homes everywhere. Yolanda is also a life coach. You can find her at yolandaobannon.com.

Yolanda and Lobsang live in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they love to hike, travel, cook and eat Tibetan food. 

Recipes

Thenthuk

The noodles for this Tibetan soup are made by pulling the dough and tossing it into the Thenthuk pot.
Recipes

Shamey Momos (Vegetable Momos)

A blend of tofu, bok choy, and shiitake mushrooms make for light and delicious dumplings.