Ripe-to-bursting tomatoes meet bread that’s seen better days, and you have a recipe for summer romance. Actually, you have a recipe for panzanella, Italy’s classic bread salad. Across the Middle East, they make a tomato-bread salad using old pita and call it fattoush. In Tunisia, they call it blankit. In fact, traditional cuisines of all…
Gazpacho — What a Cool Idea!
Juicy, ripe tomatoes, cooling cukes, sweet peppers, a kiss of sassy garlic — all the makings of a refreshing salad that’s rainbow-bright for Pride Month. But the Spanish had an even more refreshing idea — whizz all the vegetables together in a blender, and you have a cool no-cook soup made for summer. Hello, gazpacho….
Pantescan Pasta – Summer Holiday In A Bowl
Sweet, juicy tomatoes, salty, sexy olives and capers and fresh green herbs — these flavors of the Mediterranean come together in this easy pasta dish. Pantestcan pasta is one of my summer favorites, and a perfect way to celebrate Mediterranean Diet Month. The Mediterranean Diet is a heritage diet that comprises whole foods like fresh…
Green Greatness – Beet, Celery and Arugula Salad With Brazil Nuts
Green Greatness Spinach makes Popeye strong. But canned? Nuh-uh. Fresh greens are the way to strength, but also deliciousness, versatility and greatness. Sign up for my free, virtual class this Thursday, hosted by Miami Dade Public Library where I’ll be sharing three different ways to enjoy greens — all fresh, nothing canned, and entirely great. This…
Cheer up: Soothing Soup for Taxing Times
These are challenging times. Even the superheroes among us are feeling it. On top of which, it’s tax deadline day. So it’s all the more important we nourish our bodies and our spirits. A simple meal like this lentil soup offers nourishment and grace. It adds uplift and support so you feel ready to get…
Traditional meets Tropical Salad, featuring Fullei Fresh Sprouts
Fresh with spring produce, pretty as a blossom, this beet, fennel and citrus salad is suitable for both Easter and Passover. No, really. For 800 years, Ashkenazic Jews skipped seeds and beans at Passover, classifying them as kitniyot. That includes bean sprouts and tahini — sesame seed paste. Then in 2016, the Rabbinical Council lifted…
Iftar Quinoa With Olives, Dates and Dukkah
Across the Middle East, Iftar, the Ramadan break fast after sunset, often features olives and dates, two natural restoratives. In this Iftar Quinoa, olives and dates come together with quinoa for a filling salad topped with a dusting of dukkah, a heady, heavenly blend of nuts, seeds and spices. Ramadan begins Saturday at sundown, and…
Cabbage and Caraway, Ukraine and Ireland, You and Me | Sunflower Slaw
Sunflowers are Ukraine’s national flower and this sunflower slaw recipe features both sunflower seeds and caraway. Cabbage gets a bad rep, but it’s a generous vegetable. I got a cute little head of cabbage to make St. Patrick’s Day bubble and squeak. Its densely furled leaves disguised just how much of it there was. Even…
Curried Caribbean Pumpkin Dip
For Women’s History Month, meet Tambra Raye Stevenson, a woman making history. She’s founder and CEO of WANDA Women and Girls Advancing Nutrition, Diet and Agriculture, dedicated to making food accessible, affordable, equitable and culturally appropriate for all. Tambra and I are both members of Les Dames d’Escoffier and Oldways advisors, on top of which Tambra…
My Chaat with Mayukh Sen
No, it’s not a typo. I’m excited to chat tonight with James Beard Award-winning author, Mayukh Sen about his dazzling 2021 book, Tastemakers: Seven Immigrant Women who Revolutionized Food in America. Books and Books and Miami Book Fair host tonight’s free, virtual event and you can register here. To celebrate, and because I love a pun,…
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