Two celebrations, one dessert — red velvet cake. This year, Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, falls on the 19th, and Father’s Day on the 20th. Red velvet cake is a sweet Juneteenth tradition, and my father went for anything sweet. Enjoy a sweet taste of freedom this weekend, and check out the Netflix series, “High…
Pantescan Pasta With Capers, Olives and Tomatoes
As we wind up International Mediterranean Diet Month, let’s see it out with a big, sexy bang. Pantescan Pasta with Capers, Olives and Tomatoes is a delicious and primal dish. The Pantescan fruits all come together with Sicilian cauliflower in a dish worthy of International Mediterranean Diet Month. Serve with a sexy, brash Sicilian vino…
Eating Down The Greens
There comes a time when watering my vegetables isn’t enough. That time is May. Much of the country is just starting to warm up, but in Miami, it’s already summer-hot, and my dill, mustard greens, spigarello and arugula were fast going from green to brown. So it’s time for hortopsomo. Sounds like a rare…
Middle Eastern Eggplant Salad
Join Oldways and me this Thursday, May 13, 2021, at 2 pm for an Instagram Live as I put a plant-based spin on Mediterranean Diet Month. Living the Mediterranean Life Originally posted for Huffington Post on 05/08/2017 We’re already a week into International Mediterranean Diet Month, and I’ve got some activities lined up for you: Hike…
Reading and Recipe at Chatham Public Library
Please join me this Saturday May 8, 3:30pm ET. I’m excited to be offering a Feeding the Hungry Ghost reading and recipe, courtesy of our friends at Chatham Public Library. It’s free and open to the public. Register here. I’d love to see you (virtually, anyway). Cook along with me! I’ll be demoing this…
In the Moment Grapefruit and Fennel Salad
Walnuts and arugula add crunch and a spicy bite to this easy Grapefruit and Fennel Salad. Citrus Paradisi — doesn’t it sound romantic? It’s the Latin name for grapefruit. And honey, it’s time to get in on paradise while the getting’s good. Grapefruit season’s coming to an end. We’ve become used to eating according to…
Making Every Day Earth Day
This Thursday is Earth Day, that time of year when we remember, oh, yeah, gotta do something about the planet. Here’s an easy answer – eat plants. Some of the most ardent plant-based people I know got scared straight — health issues or having the veil of factory farming ripped away. Every reason to eat…
Vegan Harira for Ramadan
Vegan Harira is made with nourishing ingredients making it the perfect soup for breaking a fast. Ramadan begins tonight at sundown. It’s strangely early this year, but as ever, it’s 30 days of reflection and prayer, of fasting from dawn to dusk, of returning to yourself and your family, a time to pledge your faith…
Speed Sabzi (Vegan Ghormeh Sabzi)
Ghormeh Sabzi is a well-loved Iranian herb stew. This vegan version is loaded with black eyed peas rather than beef or lamb. Hajji Bektash Veli, my favorite thirteenth century Iranian mystic believed, as I do, that divine spirit, universal life force exists in all things natural — just not in plain sight. “For one who…
An Interview with Madhur Jaffrey
Women’s History Month honors the efforts of every woman. Together, we are making history. We are the path forward. But we couldn’t have gotten this far without those who’ve come before and did some heavy lifting. Today’s Indian vegan cookbook stars, Vegan Richa and Romy Gill, owe a lot to Madhur Jaffrey, and so do…
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