Spice Me Up for Christmas Originally posted for Huffington Post on 12/23/2013 All right, fellow fruitcake fans, I know you’re out there. Start macerating your dried fruit for a potent holiday fruitcake. It’s time to spice up the season. If the idea of anything other than a white Christmas seems strange, spend Christmas in the islands —…
Guacamole and Vegan Chocolate Mousse
Who Grows Our Food — Margie Pikarsky, Bee Heaven Farm Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/21/2016 An earlier version of this post originally ran on July 16, 2012. It’s part of the occasional Meatless Monday series Who Grows Our Food, which takes a close look at some of the people, so often unsung, who give us the food…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Carolina Molea
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Carolina Molea Mon Dieu, the winner of Miami’s best croissant contest is L’Artisane Bakery, the brand-new Surfside shop helmed by my brilliant vegan friend Carolina Molea. That’s right, vegan croissants, flaky on the outside, light as air on the inside, buttery beyond belief (yet butterless) and voted Miami’s best…
Red Velvet Cake (Vegan Chocolate Beet Cake)
Marla Rose Takes it to the (Vegan) Street Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/7/2016 Here’s your easy answer for sweet Easter treat. In 1998, the internet was in its infancy and vegan was not yet cool. Yet Marla Rose and husband John Beske saw tremendous potential for both. So Rose, a writer and Beske, a graphics…
Seed Cake
Spring Awakening Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/30/2015 I’d intended to make this post about Passover and Easter, the two holidays that bookend this weekend. Nature has had other ideas, signaling to me in my favorite kind of way. The bees have been buzzing around my firebush, the bluejays and mockingbirds are warbling and trilling ……
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…
Spice Me Up Holiday Rum Cake
Meatless Monday Spice Me up for Christmas Originally posted for Huffington Post on 12/19/2016 Fruitcake fans — and I know I’m not alone — it’s time to macerate your fruit for holiday rum cake. If the idea of anything other than a white Christmas seems strange, spend Christmas in the islands — they love it there, decorating…
Apricot Frangipane Tart
“And so we came forth again to see the stars” My husband and I ran away to the Florida Keys last weekend for some much-needed R&R. We go to be with the water, the pelicans and my other waterbird friends, the sunsets and the quiet. These things feed us. So does something else, something I…
Happy Cow Vegan Ice Cream
John Robbins’ New Revolution for a New America Originally Posted on 06/10/2013 for Huffington Post. John Robbins published “Diet for a New America,” his landmark work addressing animal rights, factory farming and the connection between what we eat with how we feel 25 years ago. He’s since gone on to found EarthSave International and has written…
Chocolate Chip Rice Treats. Happy Mother’s Day
Meatless Monday: Ms. Porter’s School For MILFs Originally posted on 05/05/2014 for Huffington Post Bling and flowers are always appreciated at Mother’s Day, but what moms really want is to be reminded of the MILFs they are. Okay, there’s that word. Call it female energy, connecting with your womanliness or owning your sexuality, “The MILF…
