Ellen Kanner blog of Vegan recipes and stories for a plant-based diet to nourish body and soul.

Vegan of the Month – Alison Burgos

September 28, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

For September Vegan of the Month, I’m glad to feature Alison Burgos, founder of Seed Food and Wine, fellow healthy South Florida game changer and Miami’s own vegan force of nature. Get your tix for Seed 2015, coming up in November and here before you know it. Seed began as the brainchild of Alison Burgos…

Steel Cut Oats for high cholesterol

September 21, 2015 by Ellen Kanner 5 Comments

In addition to being Whole Grains Month it is September is Better Breakfast Month. Who makes up these things, anyway? But why fight it? Make yourself some steel cut oats and enjoy Meatless Monday: Rolling the High (Cholesterol) Numbers Originally posted on 04/29/2013 for Huffington Post I went meatless at 13 because I love animals and…

Dorm-Friendly Quick and Healthy Singapore Noodles

September 14, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Originally posted on 11/21/2009 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Meatless Meals Make The Freshman 15 Old School Welcome, college freshmen. Your education begins today. What you learn in class matters of course, but the great thing about being a freshman is what you learn outside of it, by observation, by interaction, by trial and error….

Curried Spelt

September 7, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Originally posted on 09/01/2014 for Huffington Post Happy Labor Day and welcome to Whole Grains Month and a big shout-out to the fab folks at the Whole Grains Council, a celebration of amaranth, barley, buckwheat, millet, oats, quinoa, rye, sorghum, spelt, teff, triticale and other whole grain wonders. They’re complex carbs for good energy, and offer…

Vegan of the Month Club – Dr. Richard Oppenlander

August 31, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Originally posted on 07/21/2014 for Huffington Post “We’re creating irreversibility in areas of global depletion. If we’re going to make it as a civilization or species, we have to change,” says Dr. Richard Oppenlander. “To move the world in the direction that’s truly more sustainable, the most efficient way possible means adopting fully organic, plant-based…

Date Honey

August 28, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

This fruit puree has the thick consistency of apple butter. Spread it on toast, dot it on oatmeal or whole grain pancakes, and by all means, dip apples in it at Rosh Hashana for a new spin on an old tradition. Orange flower water is available at Middle Eastern markets.