Raise a slice of kale toast to the new year. I think we can agree on one thing— 2020 sucked. But yay, we’ve made it to the end. I can’t wait to toast the new year. But first, I want to toast you, dear friends old and new. Thank you for stepping up and speaking…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes – Joe Yonan
Impeachment acquittal, Trump’s State of the Union address, don’t get me started. What’s really exciting in DC these days isn’t happening on Capitol Hill, it’s happening at the Washington Post. Food editor Joe Yonan has fallen for beans. His new cookbook Cool Beans is a veritable love letter to legumes. This post contains affiliate links….
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Robin Asbell, Back by Popular Demand
Chef, cooking instructor, television personality and author of 11 cookbooks, Robin Asbell is a chronic overachiever. She is also a steadfast and magnificent friend. Robin brings both her warmth and her impressive organizational talents to her new book, Vegan Meal Prep. “Meal prep is all about making sure you have really useful, delicious prepared ingredients,…
My favorite people, my Favorite Recipes: Sharon Palmer
My Favorite people, My Favorite Recipes: Sharon Palmer Blonde, brainy, beautiful, passionate and plant-based —Sharon Palmer is all these things and more — including a registered dietician, The Plant-Powered Diet author and the force behind the blog Sharon Palmer: The Plant-Powered Dietician. Sharon brings her nutrition chops to Oldways’ Vegetarian Network, where we both serve as advisors….
Mexican cuisine and Grandma’s kitchen by Eddie Garza
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes – Eddie Garza So many yummy vegan things are happenings in Miami, including the arrival of one of our newest residents, Eddie Garza. Eddie’s been king of Latino TV these days, and with reason — he takes the Mexican dishes we all love and gives them the vegan makeover…
Fattoush Sandwich
Originally posted on 07/02/2012 for Huffington Post Chain Reaction There’s something new inside fast food franchises — vegans. Chains, which had once been a no-vegan zone — are offering plant-based options and incentives. In one of the newest victories, select DC-area Subways are offering vegan-friendly sandwiches, an effort spearheaded by animal-rights orgs Compassion Over Killing…
(Collard) Greens Rolling in Dough
Originally posted on 02/17/2014 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: What They Still Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School Last week, I appeared at a Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce panel on behalf of LEAP. We were there as Miami’s culinary entrepreneurs, speaking to other women who have or are looking to start their own business….
The Eating of the Green
To celebrate today, I wanted to create a new recipe that’s beyond green. Sure, you’re wearing green because it’s St. Patrick’s Day and that’s what one does. That’s lovely, but even better is the green you wear inside. I’m talking about the eating of the green — green as in environmentally aware and green as…
