I am a bit of a hothead. My husband is not. He keeps his cool. He even eats cool. He likes dill, a cooling herb which he fondly associates with his German grandmother and her weighs-a-ton potato kugel. Digestive and restorative, dill is a nice source of vitamin A, which you need to keep all…
Hangover Fix
Robin Asbell Gets Juiced Originally posted on 11/28/2016 for Huffington Post Keep it cool and green this summer with this juice from Robin Asbell’s book, Juice It! Meet Robin and me at next month’s Reducetarian summit. “I don’t care if it’s healthy — if it doesn’t taste good, I’m not going to do it,” says…
Dengaku and Oshitashi
Forks Over Knives Originally posted on 06/06/2011 for Huffington Post As a devoted member of the vegan tribe, I always wonder about the best way we can get our message across. Frankly, I worried Forks Over Knives wasn’t it. I’m totally behind its premise — going vegan beats heart surgery — but it doesn’t make…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Jamie Schler
I first heard about Jamie Schler a few years ago from culinary colleagues. They spoke of her with a sense of awe — come on, run off to France, fall in love, open a hotel? Who gets to do that? Even her blog Life’s a Feast bespeaks a charmed life. Then this summer, I got…
Mango Freeze
Here’s to the Little Guys — Beyond National Pollinator Week Originally posted for Huffington Post on 7/10/2017 Here’s to the little guys. I’m talking about bees. Maybe you missed National Pollinator Week , but you can still get in on the action. In fact, you should. Dedicating one week out of the year to protecting our…
Quinoa with Cashews, Mango and Mint
Magic mangoes, sexy salads, sweaty me — and so worth it. I had so much fun being part of Fairchild Garden’s Mango Festival, plus it gave me the opportunity to upgrade a mango recipe and give it a new tropical twist. My old quinoa and mango salad recipe is serviceable, but Mango Fest made me…
French Lentil Salad
Tender new asparagus, fresh artichokes as big as your head, sweet, sun-kissed apricots, hyssop plants and two puppies so young their eyes weren’t even opened — I wanted everything at the Thursday farmer’s market in Chinon. I wanted the wild poppies and lavender of June and the golden light of the French countryside, too. None…
Quinoa Salad With Mangoes, Cashews and Mint
Who Grows Our Food — the Fair Trade Quinoa Farmers of the Altiplano Originally posted for Huffington Post on 5/23/2016 Sweet, juicy, sexy, hot — It’s mango season in Miami. That the United Nations declared 2013 to be the International Year of Quinoa came as news to Rene Chila Mamani. To reach him, you must first…
Fireworks Black Bean and Mango Salad
The Revolution Will Not Come With Meal Kits Originally posted for Huffington Post on 7/4/2016 Today we celebrate Independence Day, that time a few hundred years ago when our forefathers broke with British tyrants. Their revolution took nerve and hard work, but it turned out okay. So okay, in fact, it’s time to try it again….
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Robin Asbell, Back by Popular Demand
Chef, cooking instructor, television personality and author of 11 cookbooks, Robin Asbell is a chronic overachiever. She is also a steadfast and magnificent friend. Robin brings both her warmth and her impressive organizational talents to her new book, Vegan Meal Prep. “Meal prep is all about making sure you have really useful, delicious prepared ingredients,…
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