“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…
Pasta with Pumpkin and Rosemary
Coming Together for World Pasta Day Originally posted for Huffington Post on 10/23/2017 Yay! Today’s the 20th anniversary of World Pasta Day. This year, the core celebration happens in Dubai. And why not? Pasta is beloved all over the world, and the Middle East has its own pasta traditions, like rishta. But you couldn’t be blamed if you…
Cauliflower Pasta
A New Year’s Resolution of Biblical Proportions Originally posted on 03/18/2010 for Huffington Post It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Make caring for the earth one of your new year’s resolutions. In the beginning, the Bible says, God created the heaven and the earth. And it was good. Really good. Earth’s natural bounty blew us…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Chloe Coscarelli
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Chloe Coscarelli “She’s bright, stunningly beautiful, sweet, brilliant and forgiving,” says Alyssa Fasciano. She is Chloe Coscarelli, vegan winner of Food Networks’ Cupcake Wars, bestselling cookbook author, rockstar chef, animal rights activist and all-around adorable person. I confess I didn’t believe the Coscarelli hype. I mean, who could be that…
Herbed Pea Ricotta, Tomatoes & Basil
What could be a better summer refresher than insalata caprese, that magical combination of tomato, basil and mozzarella? A vegan version, thanks to salad samurai Terry Hope Romero Meatless Monday: The Punk, the Samurai, and the Salad Bowl — Terry Hope Romero Mixes it Up Originally posted on 08/25/2014 for Huffington Post. “Vegan and punk…
Farfalle with Greens and Buckwheat Crunch
FARM Looks at 40 Originally posted on 10/03/2016 for Huffington Post. The National Animal Rights Conference which takes place this August, has been a gathering point for animal rights advocates since 1981. Its founder Alex Hershaft is also the founder of FARM (Farmed Animal Rights Movement), a nonprofit he began over 40 years ago. I had the…
Great American Meatout Pasta
Great American Meatout Puts Kindness on the Menu The Great American Meatout is not the only green thing worth celebrating this week. Next Friday is St. Patrick’s Day. Originally posted on 05/15/2010 for Huffington Post Hello, it’s the Ides of March, the day back in 44 BC when Julius Caesar’s friends gathered on the steps…
Pasta with Pesto di Trapani
Originally posted on 10/12/2015 for the Huffington Post Moving Mountains — Reducing Waste With “The Kitchen Ecosystem” We waste a mountain of food in this country, institutionally and individually. The Obama administration has pledged to cut food waste in half. Good for the government, but what about you? Given the magnitude of the problem, how…
Asian Rice Noodles With Chili, Mint and Lime
Posted originally on 09/03/2009 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Mint Condition Two weeks back, a friend and I were discussing fresh mint with the passion of true believers. This was made trickier by the fact we do not share a common language. But we bond over many things including an abiding appreciation of mint’s underrated…
Mon Petit Chou
The weekend a friend stopped breastfeeding, she and her husband celebrated by taking a cruise. They relaxed, they laughed, and because she could, they had a few drinks. All should have been well. But her breasts didn’t get the memo about not breastfeeding order and kept producing milk, as they will, thus becoming enormous and…
