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Black-eyed Peas — How Lucky Can You Get?

December 5, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Everyone loves a latke, but I love black-eyed peas at Hanukkah, in a fragrant fennel stew.

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Hopping John

December 27, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

I like a clean house. I just don’t like cleaning it. But I do it, anyway. This past week, though, I’ve been in a cleaning frenzy, a scrub-the-grout, tidy-the-drawers kind of cleaning. I think I’m trying to scour away 2021 and usher in a shiny new year full of possibilities. Hope it works. I’m also…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, stew Tagged With: bep, black-eyed peas, Hopping John, New Year's

Feijoada Before the Feast

November 22, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

A pot of slow-cooked feijoada is nourishing and will keep you and your family well fed and happy in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. If you host Thanksgiving, holiday week can be tricky meal-wise. Cleaning, shopping and Thanksgiving prep may muscle out making dinner tonight. One year in the run-up to Thursday night’s feast,…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, stew Tagged With: beans, black beans, sofrito, Thanksgiving

Speed Sabzi (Vegan Ghormeh Sabzi)

April 5, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Ghormeh Sabzi in a bowl. 

Ghormeh Sabzi is a well-loved Irani herb stew. This vegan version is loaded with black eyed peas rather than beef or lamb. Hajji Bektash Veli, my favorite thirteenth century Iranian mystic believed, as I do, that divine spirit, universal life force exists in all things natural — just not in plain sight. “For one who…

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Tasting the American Dream with Nafy Flatley – Peanut Stew

February 1, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

A shout-out to South Florida phenom Nzingah Oniwosan, who posted on IG you can be vegan and still enjoy culturally appropriate foods. You bet you can. I’m celebrating Black History Month with a whole month of recipes that sing with the flavors and produce of African and the Caribbean. Sweet potatoes, greens and peanuts come…

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Filed Under: Fav People Fav Recipe, MAIN COURSE, stew Tagged With: african, black history month, mafe, MAFÈ - Peanut Stew, Nafy Flatley, peanut, peanut stew, senegal, We Are La Cocina

Veganuary – Your (Free) Ticket to Success | Tandoori Vegetables

January 4, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Tandoori Vegetables

Start the new year happy with this recipe for tandoori vegetables.They’re bright with flavor and surprisingly easy to make. If you’re entering the world of plant-based cooking this year, welcome! This recipe’s a great place to start. Happy 2021! According to statistics, January 1 is our favorite time to resolve to change our lives. The…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, stew Tagged With: curry, indian, plant-based, tandoor, tandoori, Tandoori Vegetables, veganuary, veggies, yogurt

Hominy, Bean and Green Chili Stew

October 12, 2020 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

Hominy, Bean and Green Chili Stew

Hominy, beans, and green chilies come together in a beautiful stew that showcases Native American indigenous ingredients and celebrates the gift of food they shared with colonizers. “. . . everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission.  This is the Indian theory of…

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Hobo Stew

August 17, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Hobo Stew

Hobo Stew or Mulligan Stew is a simple and versatile dish often made with whatever canned beans and veggies are on hand. My meatless version of hobo stew makes use of red lentils and is filled out with leafy greens and a handful of fresh herbs. Singing while you make it is optional, but highly…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, stew Tagged With: arugula, greens, herbs, Hobo Stew, kale, lentil, lentils, mulligan stew, spinach, stew, tomato

African-American Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew

February 17, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Okay, Kwanzaa blew past me, but we’re right in the heart of Black History Month, so I wanted to share this wonderful warming dish, Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew, that’s a gift from Africa. Originally Posted on 12/30/2013 for Huffington Post First Fruits of the Harvest As they say in Swahili, “Habari gani?” This translates…

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Chickpeas with Saffron For World Pulses Day

February 10, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

It’s World Pulses Day, a global celebration of beans, and you know how excited I get about beans.  For starters, beans offer simple abundance. They’ve been the backbone of every culture and cuisine from Boston to Barcelona, adding inexpensive oomph to dishes and providing us with deep, satisfying sustenance. Since I’m just I’m back from…

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