My vegan cookie version of Aunt Minnie’s Cookies is perfect for the holidays but the original recipe yields a lot of cookies. Ideal for a cookie swap, but if you are looking for a smaller batch, give this vegan version of a classic thumbprint cookie a try. I grew up an only child, but when…
Banana Bread
Everyone has a banana bread recipe. But they’re not my grandmother’s recipe. Hers was the first banana bread I ever tasted, and it spoiled me for any other. It was tender, moist, banana-intense, racy with vanilla, homey, and comforting. As a child, it did not occur to me banana bread could be otherwise. But as…
Authentically Autumnal – Roasted Butternut Squash
I’ve received a tsunami of PR pitches about “embracing fall” by buying some pumpkin product or other. Pu-lease. For legit and luscious fall flavor, try this recipe for roasted butternut squash with tahini, orange, and walnuts. It’s got that burnished autumn look you love and those delectable roasty, toasty flavors you crave. Credit goes to…
Miami Favorites — Cuban Black Beans
It’s #NationalLatinHeritageMonth, so celebrate with the #Latinx flavors we love like these Cuban Black Beans. Flavorful, protein-packed black beans are paired with cumin, paprika, garlic, and of course, jalapeno because we like it a little spicy! This Cuban Black Beans recipe will be in my forthcoming book, Miami Vegan: Succulence and Sizzle in the 305,…
Year-End Special — Rosh Hashanah Apple Cake
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year starts today at sundown, and man, are we all ready for a new year, a fresh start. We observe Rosh Hashanah by tasting something sweet, to start the new year with sweetness. Traditionally, this means apples and honey. We’re keeping the tradition, keeping the apples, but losing the…
Bulgur Blows Hot and Cold
Do you know someone who blows hot and cold? We’re talking a volatile personality. You never know what you’ll get. Bulgur, on the other hand, is versatile, not volatile. Enjoyed hot or cold, this high-fiber whole grain’s a sure thing any way you serve it. Bulgur is an ancient strain of wheat that comes to…
Three Reasons to Celebrate – One Great Chocolate Guinness Cake
Hey, kids, watch as I weave together St. Patrick’s Day, Women’s History Month and Whole Grains Sampling Day to prove that Guinness is good for you. Hang in there; there’s chocolate at the end. Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day, the magical day when we all become Irish, so remember — Guinness is good for you…
Three Lowcountry Women — Preserving History and Making it
Among my culinary crushes, Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor stands tall. She stood tall in real life, too. She was as statuesque and extroverted as I am short and nervous. We met in the pages of her 1970 cookbook/memoir, Vibration Cooking or The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl. I’d never heard of Geechee before, and like the…
To the Women in Food – A Women’s History Month Tribute
Welcome to Women’s History Month. This month, I pay tribute to the women in food, some celebrated, some unsung, who’ve inspired me at the keyboard and in the kitchen. If you’ve been reading me for a while, you know Paula Wolfert has long been my culinary muse. Before her, there was my paternal grandmother Marcella,…
A Toast to You – Kale Toast
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…
