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Pikliz

April 9, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Pikliz

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….

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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads, LIGHT MEALS, Literature and Food Tagged With: Andrew Beahrs, Pikliz, Twain's Feast

St. Patrick’s Day Bubble and Squeak (The Eating of the Green)

March 12, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: Bubble and Squeak, St. Patrick's Day

Sweet Potato Salad With Tahini and Ginger

March 5, 2018 by Ellen Kanner 1 Comment

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…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: Sweet Potato Salad With Tahini and Ginger

My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: The Immigrant Cookbook

February 26, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Fav People Fav Recipe, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: My Favorite People My Favorite Recipe, The Immigrant Cookbook

Sos Pwa (Haitian Red Bean Gravy)

February 19, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: Better Food Movement, Sos Pwa (Haitian Red Bean Gravy)

My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Pat Tanumihardja

January 29, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Fav People Fav Recipe, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: My Favorite People My Favorite Recipe, Pat Tanumihardja, Rainbow chard Korean pancake

Cat-Heads with Spinach and Mushroom Gravy (and no Cats)

January 22, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads Tagged With: Spinach and Mushroom Gravy

Vegan Soupe Joumou

January 1, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, soups Tagged With: Haiti, soup, Soupe Joumou

MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Victoria Moran

December 25, 2017 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Fav People Fav Recipe, LIGHT MEALS, soups Tagged With: cheesy broccoli soup, Victoria Moran

Crema di Pistacchio (Pistachio Butter)

December 11, 2017 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: holiday, Pistachio Butter, vegan cruises, VegVoyages

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