By Ellen Kanner Posted originally on 06/09/2014 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Boston Uncommon I’m right proud to have made The Boston Calendar’s coveted list of Events That Don’t Suck. Back at ya, Boston, it didn’t suck for me, either. It was wonderful. I got to speak at Wellesley Books, a great indie book store,…
Civility Pulaw/Perlou/Pilaf
By Ellen Kanner Posted originally on 01/27/2014 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Table Manners I believe being meatless has a positive impact on your health, your karma, your planet, but you can argue otherwise and I will listen and not reject you. Call me a wimp. Or call me civil. Civility, the very thing President…
TOFU SCRAMBLE & FIG WALNUT BREAD
By Ellen Kanner Posted originally on 05/16/2011 for Huffington Post Life, Death and What to Eat for Breakfast I recently gave a public talk on Living Green, Eating Green, which I fashioned to be a sort of meatlessness’ greatest hits — how being meatless is cool — Bill Clinton and Oprah are doing it, and it’s…
BEAN AND FENNEL STEW
Posted originally on 01/06/2014 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday in the City of Pleasant Living To start the new year off right, a true story in which the seemingly impossible comes to pass — and in my ‘hood, of all places. Sprawling Miami-Dade County may be best known for Miami, where I live, but it…
Filling Michael Pollan’s Prescription
A version of this post originally ran on November 10, 2014. For Huffington Post’s Meatless Monday In his 2008 book, In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan gave us the prescription in seven words — “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” It’s that simple. And that hard to do. I saw just how hard when…
The Beet Goes On (Gingered Beets and Beet Greens)
By Ellen Kanner A version of this post originally ran on March 11, 2011. For Huffington Post’s Meatless Monday Some people believe in abundance, that the universe will provide. Others believe in scarcity, that there’s not enough to go around. I seem to be bi. I am dazzled by the benevolence and bounty in nature….
Nutmeg Eggnot
To my wonderful readers and supporters —ho, ho, ho and all that. Here’s looking at you. Raw cashews need to be soaked in advance for at least half an hour. Consider adding bourbon. Otherwise, only a little holiday assembly required.
It’s Whole Grains Month — Make the Switch, Join the Party
Welcome to Whole Grains Month, a celebration of amaranth, barley, buckwheat, millet, oats, quinoa, rye, sorghum, spelt, teff, triticale and other whole grain wonders. The Whole Grains Council is making whole grains even more appealing and accessible with their Make the Switch Contest. Sixteen whole grain-loving bloggers (including me) have created recipes changing up basic…
Chocolate Raspberry Tart
My vegetable love should grow vaster than empires “To his Coy Mistress,” by Andrew Marvell For Valentine’s Day, skip the Viagra, go for vegetables. Plant-based foods aren’t just good for you, they can make you feel good, too. Real good. They’re edible aphrodisiac and they’re available without a prescription. Carrots are rich in vitamin A, which…
Hungry Ghost Mood Modifier
Bang the Gong Gong hay fat choy — that’s happy Chinese New Year in Mandarin (and about the extent of my Mandarin, too).We now enter the Year of the Horse. The horse is supposed to be a happy, easy-going sign but experts in the field say the year may be a dodgy one. I am not…
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