MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: The Immigrant Cookbook My husband and I live next door to Spaniards on one side, Jordanians on the other, across the street from Jamaicans, Venezuelans and Swiss and down the block from an Asian family and a gay couple. This to me is what America is. So is The Immigrant…
Sos Pwa (Haitian Red Bean Gravy)
Investing in the Bigger, Better (Food System) Story Originally posted for Huffington Post on 4/10/2017 The Better Food Movement Conference returns to Miami this week. Here’s a glimpse of Better Food Movement from last year, and a wonderful Haitian-inspired recipe, as well. The Trump-Russia probe. Syria. St. Petersburg. The steady drumbeat of horror is on 24/7 rotation these…
Mexican Chocolate Love Bites
For Valentine’s Day, 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 — either that or something kind of naughty. I think they’re just fun. The most powerful aphrodisiacs are available without a prescription — they’re fruits…
Juneteenth Bowl
Sorghum — An Ancient Grain Gets Some Modern Love Originally posted for Huffington Post on 6/13/2016 It’s Black History Month, so to start, here’s a celebration of just a few of the many of African foods that make our lives delicious. This Sunday it’s a double party. It’s Father’s Day and it’s Juneteenth, Africa American Emancipation Day, commemorating…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Pat Tanumihardja
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Pat Tanumihardja I fell in love with Pat Tanumihardja with the release of her first book, The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook. Born and raised in Indonesia, Pat definitely has the Asia thing down, but never knew her grandmothers. Because of that, she was drawn to traditional Asian cookery, connecting to her…
Cat-Heads with Spinach and Mushroom Gravy (and no Cats)
Better Natured Originally posted for Huffington Post on 7/18/2016 A couple times a year, I like to swap my stilettos for a pair of hiking boots and lose myself in nature. To celebrate the centennial anniversary of the National Park system, my husband and just spent a week of hiking in the Smoky Mountains. Home to elk, deer, wild…
Miso Lacquered Tofu Bowl with Vegetables and Brown Rice
Meatless Monday’s BFF — DeStress Monday Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/20/2017 You know, I could totally love Mondays (like I ever thought I’d say that). Maybe it’s because I’m coming off three days of bliss at World Happiness Summit . Maybe it’s because today’s the International Day of Happiness, Maybe it’s because the Monday Campaigns — the same folks…
Gomen Wat (Ethiopian Collard Stew)
Tales from the (Vegetarian) Flavor Bible Originally posted for Huffington Post on 4/03/2017 Food luminaries Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg wrote the book on flavor. Twice. First with “The Flavor Bible” in 2008 and now with “The Vegetarian Flavor Bible,” born out the award-winning duo’s decision to go meatless. Page and her husband live in a foodie world where…
Vegan Soupe Joumou
Soupe Joumou — Haiti’s Pot of Gold Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/27/2010 When a man pours you his soup, he pours you his soul, even when it’s soup cooked up on a hot plate. Maybe especially then. My friend Marcel celebrated New Year’s Day by making Soupe Joumou, the beloved soup with which Haitians start…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Victoria Moran
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Victoria Moran Once upon a time, Victoria Moran believed she was weird. Her mother agreed. “We used to think there was something wrong with you — doing that yoga and eating that tofu.” Creative, charismatic and glamorous, Victoria (PETA’s sexiest vegan over 50) isn’t weird, she’s vegan, and has been…
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