Ful For Love Originally posted on 02/14/2011 for Huffington Post Falling in love is a little like a political uprising. It means allowing change to enter your life, seeing possibility where none existed before. In both cases, it’s about hope. Today, Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love, comes at a pivotal moment for Egypt, which…
Golden Moon Rice
The Lunar New Year begins tomorrow, as we enter the Year of the Pig. Celebrate the way they do in Asia, with traditional foods . This always, always, always includes rice. But maybe not this rice. Instead of popular sticky, glutinous rice, I’ve gone golden-brown — brown rice made golden with turmeric and gently rich…
Walnut Chorizo
Are you getting geared up for Super Bowl Sunday? I don’t even know who’s playing (so can you help a girl out?). I never got the sports gene, much to my father’s disappointment. But this walnut chorizo recipe from California Walnuts is something I can cheer about. It’s vegan, versatile, with just the right amount of…
Tandoori Vegetables
Veganuary — Your (Free) Ticket to Success Originally posted for Huffington Post on 01/01/2018 Happy 2019! According to statistics, January 1 is our favorite time to resolve to change our lives. The Law of Attraction tells us committing to one positive attracts more positivity, setting in motion a whole wave of happy changes. Take the Veganuary pledge,…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Miyoko Schinner
“The way I work, I’m all in,” says Miyoko Schinner and let us say hallelujah. Dubbed a vegan revolutionary by UN Women, Miyoko is the author of four cookbooks including her most recent, The Homemade Vegan Pantry. She her husband Michael founded Rancho Compasión animal sanctuary. You probably know, though, her as the force of…
African-American Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew
Originally Posted on 12/30/2013 for Huffington Post First Fruits of the Harvest As they say in Swahili, “Habari gani?” This translates into a combination of “How are you?” and “What’s shakin’?” It’s about the limits of my Swahili, but it’s useful now, being the traditional greeting at Kwanzaa. Any holiday that takes its name from…
Japanese Miso Stew
Junk Food Rat Race Originally posted on 03/18/2010 at the Huffington Post Miso stew may not sound as festive as say, Christmas cookies, but the holidays offer plenty of opportunities for indulgence. Like my panforte recipe. What you need is real nourishment and this easy, Asian dish delivers. Drop the Twinkie, junkie. Just in time for…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Jason Wyrick
The Vegan Taste’s Jason Wyrick wants you to know there’s more to Mexican cuisine than Taco Tuesdays. “People think Mexican cuisine is one thing,” he says,“but Mexico is almost as big as the United States and it’s as varied as the cuisine we have here.” That includes tacos, and Jason wrote the book on them,…
Modern Msickquatash — Limas, Squash and Caramelized Leeks
History Lesson Originally posted for Huffington Post on 03/18/2010 With frantic schedules, fast food and frozen entrees, Thanksgiving may be the one day of the year we return to the kitchen. And in so doing, we return to ourselves. We connect with the people who matter in our lives by inviting them to our table for a…
Hobo Stew
Singing Out in the Kitchen Originally posted for Huffington Post on 04/05/2014 Tomorrow is Election Day — use your voice, use your vote. I am in the kitchen, singing. I am in the kitchen, singing for Pete Seeger, who died last week at the age of 94. Seeger was a folk music hero who wanted to get…
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