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Middle Eastern Eggplant Salad

June 18, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Living the Mediterranean Life Originally posted for Huffington Post on 05/08/2017 We’re already a week into International Mediterranean Diet Month, and I’ve got some activities lined up for you: Hike and picnic with friends. Slather bread and roasted vegetables with garlic, gutsy romesco sauce. Share a summery ratatouille and a bottle of wine. Break out the baklava. Live better. Living better…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: Mediterranean diet, Mediterranean food, Middle Eastern Eggplant Salad

Spring Pea Puree

June 11, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Give Peace (and Peas) a Chance Originally posted for Huffington Post on 10/09/2017 John Lennon, the Beatle we all know and love, was gunned down in 1980. His death rocked the world. Last week, 59 people who wanted to hear music, not write it, were gunned down in Las Vegas. And again we are stunned. And grieving….

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Beet, Celery and Arugula Salad With Brazil Nuts

June 4, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Salad Days Originally posted for Huffington Post on 5/01/2017 In Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra recalls “my salad days,” when she was young and exuberant. Bring your most exuberant self to May — 31 whole days devoted to salad. My maternal grandfather approached salad exuberantly. Freewheeling in life and in the kitchen, his idea of salad was…

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MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: Hannah Kaminsky

May 28, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Hannah Kaminsky is: Prolific, with five, count ‘em five, bestselling cookbooks including her newest, Real Food, Really Fast. Persevering, with over a decade blogging at BitterSweet . Talented, not just in recipe development and food photography, but in knitting, crocheting and crafting adorable things —activities requiring so much patience and precision, they just strike me…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: Hannah Kaminsky, My Favorite People My Favorite Recipe, Za'atar Smashed Cucumbers

Herbed Pea Ricotta, Tomatoes & Basil

May 21, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

The Punk, the Samurai and the Salad Bowl — Terry Hope Romero Mixes it Up Originally posted for Huffington Post on 8/25/2014 “Vegan and punk — there’s a strong relationship. We’re angry at the world and let’s make it a better place,” says Terry Hope Romero , who teamed up with Isa Chandra Moskowitz for “Post Punk Kitchen.” The two made the world…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: Herbed Pea Ricotta, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero, Tomatoes & Basil

Pantescan Pasta With Capers, Olives and Tomatoes

May 14, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

The Mediterranean Diet Gets A Bigger Splash Originally posted for Huffington Post on 5/16/2016 Happy Mediterranean Diet Month! Pantelleria has been discovered. This sleepy Sicilian island is suddenly hot thanks to A Bigger Splash. But Pantelleria was here long before Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes. It’s an ancient island closer to Tunisia than Sicily. Volcanic, windswept Pantelleria seems barren,…

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

Guacamole and Vegan Chocolate Mousse

May 7, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Who Grows Our Food — Margie Pikarsky, Bee Heaven Farm Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/21/2016 An earlier version of this post originally ran on July 16, 2012. It’s part of the occasional Meatless Monday series Who Grows Our Food, which takes a close look at some of the people, so often unsung, who give us the food…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, DESSERT, LIGHT MEALS, snacks Tagged With: avocados, guacamole, vegan chocolate mousse

Pikliz

April 9, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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….

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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads, LIGHT MEALS, Literature and Food Tagged With: Andrew Beahrs, Pikliz, Twain's Feast

St. Patrick’s Day Bubble and Squeak (The Eating of the Green)

March 12, 2018 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

St. Patrick’s Day Dublin-Style — Dedicated, Passionate Vegan Community: 1, Corned Beef and Cabbage: 0 Originally posted for Huffington Post on 3/13/2017 Who cares about green beer? Last month, I was blissed to find soy milk and almond milk in every coffee shop in Dublin. Every eatery had a vegan option or could craft one without fuss…

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Sweet Potato Salad With Tahini and Ginger

March 5, 2018 by Ellen Kanner 1 Comment

Green Grass Roots and a Beacon of Hope from Signal Mountain Originally posted for Huffington Post on 4/24/2017 I’m grateful for the buzz generated by my April 10 Meatless Monday post on the power of activism. To keep the interest and activism going, here’s an encore Meatless Monday, which originally ran on March 18, 2010. It still…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: Sweet Potato Salad With Tahini and Ginger

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