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Panzanella — Bread, Tomatoes and Summer Romance 

June 20, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: BREAD, LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: bread, day old bread, olive

Gazpacho — What a Cool Idea! 

June 6, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Two tomatoes hanging on a vine.

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….

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, soups Tagged With: cold soup, cucumbers, cukes, garlic, gazpacho, soup, tomatoes

Pantescan Pasta – Summer Holiday In A Bowl

May 16, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

A plate of roasted cauliflower, arugula and tomatoes for pantescan pasta.

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…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, MAIN COURSE, pasta Tagged With: Mediterranean Diet Month, Pantelleria, Pantescan Pasta, Pantescan Pasta With Capers, The Mediterranean Diet

Green Greatness – Beet, Celery and Arugula Salad With Brazil Nuts

May 9, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: Beet, Celery and Arugula Salad With Brazil Nuts

Cheer up: Soothing Soup for Taxing Times

April 18, 2022 by Julie Kohl Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads, LIGHT MEALS, soups Tagged With: Mint and Pepita Pesto, Red Lentil Soup with Spinach

Traditional meets Tropical Salad, featuring Fullei Fresh Sprouts

April 11, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: citrus, orange, salad, sprouts, walnuts

Iftar Quinoa With Olives, Dates and Dukkah

March 28, 2022 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

Iftar Quinoa

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…

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Filed Under: grain dish, LIGHT MEALS, MAIN COURSE, Salads Tagged With: Dates and Dukkah, dukkah, Ellen Kanner, Iftar Quinoa With Olives, olives, quinoa, Ramadan, salad, Soulful Vegan, We are family

Cabbage and Caraway, Ukraine and Ireland, You and Me | Sunflower Slaw

March 21, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Sunflower slaw in large bowl is made with seeds from Ukraine's national flower.

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…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: cabbage, caraway, coleslaw, coriander, slaw, sunflower seeds

Curried Caribbean Pumpkin Dip

March 7, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: appetizer, autumn, caribbean, cumin, curry, dip, fall, fennel, ginger, jamaican, pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, snack, tomato

My Chaat with Mayukh Sen

February 21, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Appetizers, Events, LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: appetizer, chaat, fruit, light meal

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