No cook Japanese-inspired noodle dish.
Cauliflower Pasta of a Different (Delicious) Kind
Starting the new year with plant power means more than green smoothies. Cozy up to 2023 with creamy, comforting cauliflower pasta. Cauliflower, once dismissed, overcooked, or both, is having its moment thanks to the keto craze and people’s carb phobia. It started with commercial cauliflower pizza crust. Cauli flatbread, cauli crackers, cauli pasta and more…
Fun With Bun – Viet Noodles With Fresh Herbs
Bun is: A the bread that holds your plantbased burger. B a sweet pastry C The Vietnamese name for rice noodles D all of the above If you chose D, all the above, you’re right. Today, though, we’re talking about C, Vietnamese rice noodles, sometimes called rice sticks. Bun is a player in this…
Pantescan Pasta – Summer Holiday In A Bowl
Sweet, juicy tomatoes, salty, sexy olives and capers and fresh green herbs — these flavors of the Mediterranean come together in this easy pasta dish. Pantestcan pasta is one of my summer favorites, and a perfect way to celebrate Mediterranean Diet Month. The Mediterranean Diet is a heritage diet that comprises whole foods like fresh…
Nduja Makes Nice plus The Pleasure of Pasta
Nduja — looks like a typo, tastes like a wow. Nduja is a luscious Italian pate of Calabrian chili, fennel, garlic, and, alas, pork. But not here. My vegan nduja recipe, inspired by a version at Giorgio Rapicavoli’s Luca hits all the right flavor notes. It has the same gutsy spices, but no pig. Fresh…
Christmas Pasta
Plant based Christmas pasta is a treat for all occasions. Two quick ways to get your Christmas on: 1) Order a copy of my book, Feeding the Hungry Ghost, a great gift for everyone on your list (and for yourself). 2) Take the stress out and put the pasta on. Make Christmas pasta. Merry Christmas…
Not Your Nonna’s Pasta for World Pasta Day
Today is World Pasta Day, created by the Italians to celebrate the food the whole world loves. How do you pasta? For me, pasta without a drizzle of olive oil for silkiness and gilding seems lonely, It’s probably nothing your nonna would approve of, either. You don’t want to piss off your nonna. I’m stingy…
Fun with Bún – Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad
Forget cinnamon buns and (plant-based) burger buns. This is about Vietnamese bún, a refreshing rice noodle bowl to beat the summer heat. It’s madly versatile, relying on fresh vegetables and fresh herbs by the handful. so make the most of local summer produce. Asian rice noodles, vegetables and herbs are tossed with nuac cham, Vietnamese…
Making Every Day Earth Day
This Thursday is Earth Day, that time of year when we remember, oh, yeah, gotta do something about the planet. Here’s an easy answer – eat plants. Some of the most ardent plant-based people I know got scared straight — health issues or having the veil of factory farming ripped away. Every reason to eat…
Just Add Water Part 2 – Pasta Water | Conscious Cookery Day 5
When Americans cook pasta, most overlook the magic that’s left behind from cooking — pasta water. In Italy, as the country prepared for coronavirus lockdown, people hit the markets and grabbed boxes of pasta. In the UK, pasta sales almost doubled. Here, pasta sales have gone up an unprecedented 400 percent. Forget March Madness. We’re…
