Preserving What’s on America’s Plate Originally posted for Huffington Post on 7/25/2016 Mark Twain, adored the abundance of America’s plate. He even dreamed of it. He found the food in Europe “as tasteless as paper.” He longed for the food of home, like “Saratoga potatoes. Hot wheat-bread, Southern Style. Radishes. Baked apples, with cream. American butter. Hominy….
St. Patrick’s Day Bubble and Squeak (The Eating of the Green)
St. Patrick’s Day Dublin-Style — Dedicated, Passionate Vegan Community: 1, Corned Beef and Cabbage: 0 Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/13/2017 Who cares about green beer? Last month, I was blissed to find soy milk and almond milk in every coffee shop in Dublin. Every eatery had a vegan option or could craft one without fuss…
Sweet Potato Salad With Tahini and Ginger
Green Grass Roots and a Beacon of Hope from Signal Mountain Originally posted for Huffington Post on 4/24/2017 I’m grateful for the buzz generated by my April 10 Meatless Monday post on the power of activism. To keep the interest and activism going, here’s an encore Meatless Monday, which originally ran on March 18, 2010. It still…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: The Immigrant Cookbook
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: The Immigrant Cookbook My husband and I live next door to Spaniards on one side, Jordanians on the other, across the street from Jamaicans, Venezuelans and Swiss and down the block from an Asian family and a gay couple. This to me is what America is. So is The Immigrant…
Sos Pwa (Haitian Red Bean Gravy)
Investing in the Bigger, Better (Food System) Story Originally posted for Huffington Post on 4/10/2017 The Better Food Movement Conference returns to Miami this week. Here’s a glimpse of Better Food Movement from last year, and a wonderful Haitian-inspired recipe, as well. The Trump-Russia probe. Syria. St. Petersburg. The steady drumbeat of horror is on 24/7 rotation these…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Pat Tanumihardja
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Pat Tanumihardja I fell in love with Pat Tanumihardja with the release of her first book, The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook. Born and raised in Indonesia, Pat definitely has the Asia thing down, but never knew her grandmothers. Because of that, she was drawn to traditional Asian cookery, connecting to her…
Cat-Heads with Spinach and Mushroom Gravy (and no Cats)
Better Natured Originally posted for Huffington Post on 7/18/2016 A couple times a year, I like to swap my stilettos for a pair of hiking boots and lose myself in nature. To celebrate the centennial anniversary of the National Park system, my husband and just spent a week of hiking in the Smoky Mountains. Home to elk, deer, wild…
Vegan Soupe Joumou
Soupe Joumou — Haiti’s Pot of Gold Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/27/2010 When a man pours you his soup, he pours you his soul, even when it’s soup cooked up on a hot plate. Maybe especially then. My friend Marcel celebrated New Year’s Day by making Soupe Joumou, the beloved soup with which Haitians start…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Victoria Moran
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Victoria Moran Once upon a time, Victoria Moran believed she was weird. Her mother agreed. “We used to think there was something wrong with you — doing that yoga and eating that tofu.” Creative, charismatic and glamorous, Victoria (PETA’s sexiest vegan over 50) isn’t weird, she’s vegan, and has been…
Crema di Pistacchio (Pistachio Butter)
Vegan Takes a Holiday Originally posted for Huffington Post on 5/30/2016 This pistachio butter recipe from vegan pastry queen Fran Costigan makes a perfect — and perfectly decadent — homemade holiday gift. Save some for yourself. Happy Memorial Day, the unofficial launch of summer and summer holidays. Where to go? And what to eat? A growing number…
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