Yum Pumpkin Bread I have tried so many pumpkin bread recipes, mine, other people’s, and have been disappointed with the results. Pumpkin’s quiet charms can become even more hushed when mixed in with batter. Pumpkin bread can be dry. Or soggy. Or heavy. Or oily. But rarely is it pumpkiny. So one day, I took…
Mexican Chocolate Love Bites
Halloween’s come and gone. It’s never too late for treats, though, especially these sweet wonders inspired by Mexico’s Dia de la Muertos, the Day of the Dead. I wanted to share an excerpt from my forthcoming book Vegetable Love: 105 Erotic Recipes from Artichoke to Zucchini. We’ve come to think of aphrodisiacs as Viagra —…
Seven Seed Quinoa With Spinach and Sesame Dressing
Seed Food and Wine Festival — The Seed That Started Big Gets Bigger Originally posted for Huffington Post on 10/24/2016 Seed Food & Wine is back for its 6th fabulous year, with our signature Burger Battle happening Thursday, November 7 and a whole wild weekend of plant-based parties and more. Come meet me Friday November…
Night of the Living Dead Curry
Originally posted for Huffington Post on 11/06/2017 You don’t need to be Dr. Frankenstein to bring life back from the dead. You just need the ingredients in a Thai curry or stirfry. A gnarly celery bottom, hairy scallion ends, lifeless-looking dried mung beans, the spiky top of a pineapple and other vegetable and fruit scraps you usually…
Kamut with Lemon and Mint
Planet-Based for Life on Earth Left out of the controversial beef’s-not-so-bad-for-you study is meat’s environmental impact. Because that’s not the story anyone wants to hear. Livestock production accounts for over 14% of greenhouse gas emissions. The issue isn’t about meat or personal health. It’s about life on earth. That’s a pretty compelling story. I just…
Hominy, Bean and Green Chili Stew
“. . . everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence.” — Mourning Dove (Salish), 1888-1936 Christopher Columbus gets all the fanfare today, but it’s the Native Americans who gave us: corn chilies potatoes beans squash tomatoes…
Vegan Harira
Life in the Fast Lane Originally posted on 8/23/2010 for Huffington Post Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, starts tomorrow night at sundown. Like Ramadan, it’s a time for reflection and like that holiday, is often observed by fasting. For all our perceived differences, we all share so much in common. We are midway…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Nava Atlas
Quick and easy are the top SEO words for online recipe searches these days. But quick and easy doesn’t always result in food worth eating. There’s an art to simplicity, and lucky for you, there’s Nava Atlas, accomplished artist, vegan visionary, and the author of a dozen cookbooks, including her newest, 5-Ingredient Vegan. Nava gets…
Romesco Sauce
Wake up veggies with romesco sauce Originally posted on 3/27/2013 for The Buffalo News Romesco sauce is a wakeup call for boring veggies. Gutsy and garlicky, this Spanish sauce is sultry with ground almonds. Rich and intense, it’s complex enough to hold its own. It has a rosy terracotta hue, but it’s more than just…
Caribbean Red Beans and Rice
Hurricane Dorian has crushed the Bahamas. Please support relief efforts including Chef Jose Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen, providing meals for the survivors and first responders. Bahamasstrong Yum Caribbean Red Beans and Rice Yield: Serves 4 to 6, doubles like a dream The recipe can be made entirely in advance and reheated when…
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