More on the Plate than Food Originally posted for Huffington Post on 12/12/2016 This lavender lentil recipe has become a Thanksgiving staple at my house. Happy Thanksgiving. In a recent survey that bummed me out, more than half the Amerians polled say their family doesn’t know how to choose healthy food. Over 40 percent say they’d eat healthier, except…
Wine-Braised Cabbage With Apples and Caraway
EcoFarm at 33 — Still Feeding the World You Want to Live In Originally posted for Huffington Post on 1/14/2013 Once upon a time, in 1980, before the internet came of age, the Ecological Farm Association, a farming nonprofit supporting healthy, sustainable food and food systems, sensed farmers needed to meet each other. “There was a…
Veggie Bhaji
Lighten Up For Diwali Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/18/2010 Namaste, as yogi know, is Sanskrit for I honor the light in you, you honor the light in me. This week, Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, honors the light in all of us everywhere. Diwali, a Sanskrit term for a gathering of lamps,…
Kid-Friendly, Cow-Friendly Burritos
Compassion By the Book Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/18/2010 Happy World Farm Day A friend recently announced she’d rather enjoy animals than eat them. She then passed on homemade roasted organic chicken and happily ate quinoa and broccoli for a dinner rich in protein, vitamins and antioxidants. She didn’t miss the chicken at…
Wild Greens and Barley
The Eating of the Green Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/16/2015 Wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day brings good luck, they say, but to get the whole Irish experience, eat green, too. Wild greens like dandelion and nettles have been Irish mainstays for centuries. What, did you think the ancient Celts celebrated St. Patrick’s…
Boiled Vegetable Salad with Umeboshi-Scallion Dressing
Meatless Monday: Ann Gentry Keeps It Real Originally posted on 07/25/2011 for Huffington Post Going vegan “changed my life and changed the course of my life,” says Ann Gentry. “I couldn’t see it then. I just thought I was changing my diet.” You may know Gentry as the founder of vegan mecca Real Food Daily,…
Vegan Tempeh Bacon
U.S. VegWeek Saves Your Bacon Finally, good news in Washington — it’s DC Veg Week! Originally posted on 04/13/2015 for Huffington Post. From small things, big things one day come. Take Esther the Wonder Pig. She was a wee 4 pounds when she found her way into the hearts of Steve and Derek, her human…
Quinoa With Mint Pesto and Spring Greens
Spring Awakening I’d intended to make this post about Passover and Easter, the two holidays that bookend this weekend. Nature has had other ideas, signaling to me in my favorite kind of way. The bees have been buzzing around my firebush, the bluejays and mockingbirds are warbling and trilling … and dive-bombing. This weekend, as…
My Favorite people, My Favorite Recipes: Yotam Ottolenghi
My Favorite people, My Favorite Recipes: Yotam Ottolenghi A few years ago, I had the opportunity to interview someone on whom I had a culinary crush. By that time, more than a few people felt that way about Yotam Ottolenghi, the innovative, exuberant Israeli chef who brought his bold flavors to London. We feverishly exchanged…
Ful For Love
Meatless Monday: 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…
