Organic Matter Originally posted for Huffington Post on 11/14/2011 This soup is cheap, easy, made with pantry-friendly ingredients and is a fabulous winter warmer, perfect for January, National Soup Month. All November, Meatless Monday focuses on things good and things meatless, the things that make our lives worthwhile and worth saying, “thanks.” Today, a big thanks to…
Back to Nature Vegetable Soup
French Lesson Originally posted for Huffington Post on 01/17/2011 Ah, the French. I love them, but I don’t pretend to understand them. And I’m not sure they get us, either. Of all America’s contributions to culture, who do they fall in love with? Jerry Lewis. When I was there last week, everyone was playing ‘70s disco —…
Pursuit of Happiness Red Lentil Soup with Spinach, Mint and Pepita Pesto
In Pursuit of Happiness — Recipe for the Trump Years Originally posted for Huffington Post on 11/27/2017 If you care about justice and respect, there’s no way to be happy about Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. Use your vote, use your voice and nourish yourself. We need everyone in the game. This encore Meatless Monday originally ran November…
Fish (or Vegetable) Soup
Anna Thomas’ Revolutionary Idea — “Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore” Originally posted for Huffington Post on 04/18/2016 I’ve long been a fan of Anna Thomas, not just for her culinary creativity but because we both believe in the power of a shared meal. If you’re in upstate New York this month, meet Anna at the Omega Institute. If you’re not,…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: The Vegan Mos
You have only to look at Michael Suchman and Ethan Ciment, the Vegan Mos, to see they’re an adorable pair. With their cookbook NYC Vegan, they offer veganized versions of the classic city eats you crave, from street meat (okay, it’s seasoned seitan) to black and white cookies. Like so many of us, they love…
Panzanella
Fire and Rain Originally posted for Huffington Post on 09/19/2011 Twenty-two-acre Kingsbury Farm serves Warren, Vermont, a population of under 2,000. Johnson’s Backyard Garden is 200 acres, but as they say, everything’s bigger in Texas, including this organic farm which serves Austin, a population of roughly 800,000. The two farms are 2,000 miles apart, but both farmers use sustainable practices, and…
Ajoblanco
An American Vegan in Spain Originally posted for Huffington Post on 11/12/2012 Spain, with its rich history, dazzling art and passionate people, is a wonderful place to be. But not an easy one for a vegan. Spain is the home of Miró, but it’s also home to museos de jamon — ham specialty shops — on virtually…
Quinoa Salad With Mangoes, Cashews and Mint
Who Grows Our Food — the Fair Trade Quinoa Farmers of the Altiplano Originally posted for Huffington Post on 05/23/2016 That the United Nations declared 2013 to be the International Year of Quinoa came as news to Rene Chila Mamani. To reach him, you must first fly to La Paz, then drive a full day along dirt…
Fireworks Black Bean and Mango Salad
The Revolution Will Not Come With Meal Kits Originally posted for Huffington Post on 07/04/2016 Today we celebrate Independence Day, that time a few hundred years ago when our forefathers broke with British tyrants. Their revolution took nerve and hard work, but it turned out okay. So okay, in fact, it’s time to try it again. This…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Hetty McKinnon
Hetty McKinnon and I haven’t met yet but we’ve bonded, whether she knows it or not. We’re salad sisters, united in the belief that salad is so much more than lettuce. Salad is an opportunity to give each season’s fresh vegetables and fruits the love they deserve, to enhance them with a defining hint of acidity…
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