I never thought I could get excited about carrot salad. You probably feel the same way. I liked carrot and raisin salad as a kid — especially the raisins, which I sometimes picked out, leaving the carrots behind. But then I tasted carrot salad in Marrakesh, and knew I was tasting greatness. Carrots are sturdy…
Spark Up Your Fourth with Fireworks Black Bean and Mango Salad
Fireworks Black Bean and Mango Salad is so quick and easy, it barely qualifies as a recipe. But it explodes with pizzazz, pairing the sweet summer burst mango (let’s hear it for fresh, seasonal and local — summer means mango season in South Florida) with a zing of chile. Black beans add fiber for fullness,…
A Cheer for Chana Masala
It’s monsoon season in India, rainy season in Miami. I’m saying it’s really wet. Chana masala is just the ticket. Chana masala, or curried chickpeas, is high in protein and fiber, big in flavor, and naturally plantbased. It’s a standard on Indian takeaway menus, but chana masala is also a snap to make at home…
Panzanella — Bread, Tomatoes and Summer Romance
Ripe-to-bursting tomatoes meet bread that’s seen better days, and you have a recipe for summer romance. Actually, you have a recipe for panzanella, Italy’s classic bread salad. Across the Middle East, they make a tomato-bread salad using old pita and call it fattoush. In Tunisia, they call it blankit. In fact, traditional cuisines of all…
Two Holidays, One Great Bowl –– Juneteenth Bowl
This Sunday it’s a double party. It’s Father’s Day and it’s Juneteenth, African American Emancipation Day, commemorating the end of slavery. Celebrate and serve up some of the gifts from Africa in one delicious, nutrient-dense Juneteenth Bowl: sorghum — This gluten-free ancient grain goes back millennia and was introduced to America over three centuries ago. It’s…
Gazpacho — What a Cool Idea!
Juicy, ripe tomatoes, cooling cukes, sweet peppers, a kiss of sassy garlic — all the makings of a refreshing salad that’s rainbow-bright for Pride Month. But the Spanish had an even more refreshing idea — whizz all the vegetables together in a blender, and you have a cool no-cook soup made for summer. Hello, gazpacho….
Summer Fruit Kuchen
Start the season sweet with summer fruit kuchen. Kuchen, German for cake, belongs to the family of cobblers, slumps, grunts, buckles, betties, and all those homey fruit and batter desserts with unlovely names. Here, the batter’s on the bottom, ripe seasonal fruit goes on the top, and you pop the whole thing into the oven,…
Fun With Bun – Viet Noodles With Fresh Herbs
Bun is: A the bread that holds your plantbased burger. B a sweet pastry C The Vietnamese name for rice noodles D all of the above If you chose D, all the above, you’re right. Today, though, we’re talking about C, Vietnamese rice noodles, sometimes called rice sticks. Bun is a player in this…
Pantescan Pasta – Summer Holiday In A Bowl
Sweet, juicy tomatoes, salty, sexy olives and capers and fresh green herbs — these flavors of the Mediterranean come together in this easy pasta dish. Pantestcan pasta is one of my summer favorites, and a perfect way to celebrate Mediterranean Diet Month. The Mediterranean Diet is a heritage diet that comprises whole foods like fresh…
Green Greatness – Beet, Celery and Arugula Salad With Brazil Nuts
Green Greatness Spinach makes Popeye strong. But canned? Nuh-uh. Fresh greens are the way to strength, but also deliciousness, versatility and greatness. Sign up for my free, virtual class this Thursday, hosted by Miami Dade Public Library where I’ll be sharing three different ways to enjoy greens — all fresh, nothing canned, and entirely great. This…
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