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…
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…
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…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Tasting the American Dream with La Cocina and Nafy Flatley
Sunday is International Women’s Day, a global celebration of women and a reminder to keep pushing for equality. That’s what La Cocina, the Bay Area culinary incubator, does every day. This nonprofit empowers immigrant and underserved women, enabling them to go from home cooks to small business owners. Nafy Flatley was born in Senegal, but,…
African-American Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew
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…
Chickpeas with Saffron For World Pulses Day
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…
Ma Po Tofu
The Future of Protein is Plants Originally posted on 10/02/2017 for Huffington Post The Lunar New Year started on January 25, with Spring Festival celebrations lasting through tomorrow. Welcome to the Year of the Rat. This is actually supposed to be a good thing — the rat is fast-thinking, stable and attracts good fortune. Eating tofu…
Hopping John
Call me a bit of a rebel, I’m not a big on holiday traditions. For obvious reasons, I’m fine with a turkeyless Thanksgiving. I’m likewise fine with a treeless Christmas, a menorahless Chanukah. I do like New Year’s though, with champagne on New Year’s Eve and hopping john New Year’s Day. There is nothing glamorous…
Gomen Wat (Ethiopian Collard Stew)
Tales from the (Vegetarian) Flavor Bible Originally posted for Huffington Post on 4/03/2017 Food luminaries Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg wrote the book on flavor. Twice. First with “The Flavor Bible” in 2008 and now with “The Vegetarian Flavor Bible,” born out the award-winning duo’s decision to go meatless. Page and her husband live in a foodie world where…
Ful Mudammas
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…
