If you’re like me, you keep wondering what you can do to protect yourself from the coronavirus — and ensuing craziness. Wash your hands. Hydrate. Avoid crowds. Load up on hand sanitizer (if you can get it). And eat whole grains. Wednesday is Whole Grains Sampling Day, your friendly reminder from the Whole Grains Council…
Romesco Sauce
Wake up veggies with romesco sauce Originally posted on 3/27/2013 for The Buffalo News Romesco sauce is a wakeup call for boring veggies. Gutsy and garlicky, this Spanish sauce is sultry with ground almonds. Rich and intense, it’s complex enough to hold its own. It has a rosy terracotta hue, but it’s more than just…
Creamy Dill Dip
I am a bit of a hothead. My husband is not. He keeps his cool. He even eats cool. He likes dill, a cooling herb which he fondly associates with his German grandmother and her weighs-a-ton potato kugel. Digestive and restorative, dill is a nice source of vitamin A, which you need to keep all…
Spring Pea Puree
Give Peace (and Peas) a Chance Originally posted on 10/09/2017 for Huffington Post I may call this recipe spring pea puree, but it’s a perfect — and perfectly addictive — no-cook summer treat. Flawed as we are, our humanity is the coolest thing about us. It’s what allows us to love, to recognize and celebrate…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Marisa McClellan
I hate food waste, and so does Food in Jars blogger and cookbook author Marisa McClellan. You may know Marisa as your go-to guru for canning, pickling and preserving, but with her new book Food in Jars Kitchen, she takes the food out of the jar and puts it to work. “My goal with this…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza
Five-time James Beard nominee, Lesbian, Mexican, vegan and above all chingona (rough translation — badass), Phoenix chef Silvana Salcido Esparza is not only a master interpreter of Mexican cuisine, she’s a social justice warrior. “I come from generations of advocates for those who cannot advocate for themselves,” she says. I had the pleasure of meeting…
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…
Pikliz
Preserving What’s on America’s Plate Originally posted for Huffington Post on 7/25/2016 Mark Twain, adored the abundance of America’s plate. He even dreamed of it. He found the food in Europe “as tasteless as paper.” He longed for the food of home, like “Saratoga potatoes. Hot wheat-bread, Southern Style. Radishes. Baked apples, with cream. American butter. Hominy….
Sos Pwa (Haitian Red Bean Gravy)
Investing in the Bigger, Better (Food System) Story Originally posted for Huffington Post on 4/10/2017 The Better Food Movement Conference returns to Miami this week. Here’s a glimpse of Better Food Movement from last year, and a wonderful Haitian-inspired recipe, as well. The Trump-Russia probe. Syria. St. Petersburg. The steady drumbeat of horror is on 24/7 rotation these…
Cat-Heads with Spinach and Mushroom Gravy (and no Cats)
Better Natured Originally posted for Huffington Post on 7/18/2016 A couple times a year, I like to swap my stilettos for a pair of hiking boots and lose myself in nature. To celebrate the centennial anniversary of the National Park system, my husband and just spent a week of hiking in the Smoky Mountains. Home to elk, deer, wild…
