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Dirty Rice | Mardi Gras Memory

February 28, 2022 by Ellen Kanner 1 Comment

One summer many years ago, my father had some work around New Orleans and not much money, so he brought my mother and me along and turned it into a holiday. We stayed in what must have been the French Quarter, in a smallish room with wood-slatted shuttered windows opening out onto a narrow balcony….

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Filed Under: grain dish, MAIN COURSE Tagged With: dirty rice, eggplant, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, rice

My Chaat with Mayukh Sen

February 21, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

No, it’s not a typo. I’m excited to chat tonight with James Beard Award-winning author, Mayukh Sen about his dazzling 2021 book, Tastemakers: Seven Immigrant Women who Revolutionized Food in America. Books and Books and Miami Book Fair host tonight’s free, virtual event and you can register here. To celebrate, and because I love a pun,…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Events, LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: appetizer, chaat, fruit, light meal

Love After Love

February 14, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Happy Valentine’s Day, the day we celebrate love. The capacity for love is baked right into us — it’s one of the pluses of being human. It’s easy to show love towards our sweeties, our spouses, our children, friends and animals. Often, though, we don’t think to love and celebrate ourselves. So I’m doing it….

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Sukuma Wiki

February 7, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Sukuma Wiki

Sukuma wiki means “to stretch the week”—in other words, using these greens, which are affordable and readily available, can help stretch any meal a bit further. It’s Miami’s growing season, and I’m enjoying an exuberance of greens from our little garden and from @BeeHeavenFarm CSA— kale, mustard greens, dandelion, sorrel, arugula — I love ’em all. I…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, veggie dish Tagged With: africa, african, black history month, caribbean, collard greens, collards, greens, Hawa Hassan, kale, Sukuma, Sukuma Wiki

Start the Year of the Tiger with a Roar

January 31, 2022 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

A bowl of Asian Noodles with tofu and sesame seeds.

It’s New Year’s Eve!  Again!  The Lunar New Year begins tomorrow, ushering in the Year of the Water Tiger.  The celebration runs for two weeks. and it starts tonight, with a family feast, sometimes called a reunion dinner. I’m no expert on Lunar New Year festivities, but I know red and gold are lucky colors,…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, veggie dish Tagged With: Ann Gentry, cabbage, carrots, celery, Daniel Klein, garlic, ginger, Gluten-Free Girl, Japchae, Jim Hightower, Kim O’Donnel, mirin, Mirra Fine, Mollie Katzen, Nourishing Noodles, Penny de los Santos, Robin Asbell, scallions, sesame seeds, shirataki noodles, shitake, tofu

Sos Pwa – Haitian Red Bean Gravy

January 24, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Sos pwa Haitian black bean gravy in a bowl.

Sos pwa translates to “bean sauce” or “bean gravy” and has been a Haitian staple for as long as people have lived there. Made with red or black (or any color) beans, it’s typically served over rice or cornmeal porridge. Sos pwa is so common, yet each family may have its own tweaks that make…

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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: Bean Gravy, Bean Sauce, Haiti, Haitian Food, Sos Pwa

Curried Sweet Potato Soup

January 17, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Share a little love with those around you when you offer a bowl of curried sweet potato soup. “The world is all messed up,” observed Martin Luther King Jr. the night before he was assassinated. Half a century later, it’s still messed up. It’s impossible to undo the pain caused by a single act of…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, soups Tagged With: carrots, curry, soup, sweet potato

Big Mountain Foods Plantbased Paprikash

January 13, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

plantbased paprikash in a skillet with a bowl of polenta and a box of Big Mountain Food cauli crumbles

Sultry in the mouth but simple to make, this rich, Romanian paprikash gets a double dose of goodness with fresh mushrooms and Big Mountain Foods Cauli Crumble Veggie Grounds.  Make it with the crumble of your choice — Lion’s Mane Crumble or Cauli Crumble Veggie Grounds. Or do what I did — try it both…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, veggie dish Tagged With: garlic, mashed potatoes, mushrooms, paprika, polenta, rice

Nduja Makes Nice plus The Pleasure of Pasta

January 10, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Nduja — looks like a typo, tastes like a wow.  Nduja is a luscious Italian pate of Calabrian chili, fennel, garlic, and, alas, pork. But not here.  My vegan nduja recipe, inspired by a version at Giorgio Rapicavoli’s Luca  hits all the right flavor notes.  It has the same gutsy spices, but no pig.  Fresh…

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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads, LIGHT MEALS, MAIN COURSE, pasta Tagged With: fennel, garlic, olive oil, paprika, pasta, sun-dried tomatoes, tomatoes

Hangover Fix

January 3, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Hangover fix juice

Did New Year’s get the best of you? Check out this presently punchy hangover fix that really does make you feel better. Cheers to Me. Today is my birthday. I have always hated my birthday. When I was little, I hated it because the grownups were still hungover from New Year’s Eve, so my birthday…

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Ellen Kanner ELLEN KANNER is a soulful vegan writer on food, wellness and sustainability with over 15 years' experience. She's a recipe developer for numerous publications...[Read More] .

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