Lighten Up For Diwali Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/18/2010 Holi the Hindu festival of color, starts Wednesday. Wishing you a joyful, delicious one. Namaste, as yogi know, is Sanskrit for I honor the light in you, you honor the light in me. This week, Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, honors the light…
Flageolets and Dandelion (Flageolets avec Pis-en-lit)
St. Patrick’s Day bonus post — let’s hear it for the eating of the green. Nothing sings of spring like flageolets. Even their name sounds like birdsong. Basically immature kidney beans, flageolets have a mild, satisfying flavor and luscious, creamy texture. Pale and green, they look like candy and are chic as only the French…
When Irish Eyes are Crossed
In preparation for St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday, I’m glad to share my recipe for Irish soda bread — a little untraditional, but totally vegan, totally yummy. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I made Irish soda bread. Sort of. When I went from vegetarian from vegan some years back, what I missed and thought…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Andrea Nguyen
You don’t need to be a pro to create authentic Viet dishes. James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and instructor Andrea Nguyen Nguyen isn’t. She’s been demystifying Viet cuisine with clarity, cheer and fabulous recipes since her 2006 cookbook Into the Vietnamese Kitchen. She does a deep dive into Vietnamese classics with books like Asian Tofu,…
Gomen Wat (Ethiopian Collard Stew)
Tales from the (Vegetarian) Flavor Bible Originally posted for Huffington Post on 4/03/2017 Food luminaries Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg wrote the book on flavor. Twice. First with “The Flavor Bible” in 2008 and now with “The Vegetarian Flavor Bible,” born out the award-winning duo’s decision to go meatless. Page and her husband live in a foodie world where…
Corn Bread
President’s Day: With Charity and Corn Bread for All Today, President’s Day, it is my duty to break the news to you, fellow animal lovers — Abraham Lincoln did not say, “I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.” Just because you…
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Ful Mudammas
Ful For Love Originally posted on 02/14/2011 for Huffington Post Falling in love is a little like a political uprising. It means allowing change to enter your life, seeing possibility where none existed before. In both cases, it’s about hope. Today, Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love, comes at a pivotal moment for Egypt, which…
Golden Moon Rice
The Lunar New Year begins tomorrow, as we enter the Year of the Pig. Celebrate the way they do in Asia, with traditional foods . This always, always, always includes rice. But maybe not this rice. Instead of popular sticky, glutinous rice, I’ve gone golden-brown — brown rice made golden with turmeric and gently rich…
Walnut Chorizo
Are you getting geared up for Super Bowl Sunday? I don’t even know who’s playing (so can you help a girl out?). I never got the sports gene, much to my father’s disappointment. But this walnut chorizo recipe from California Walnuts is something I can cheer about. It’s vegan, versatile, with just the right amount of…
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