Bryant Terry is a James Beard Award-winning chef, cookbook author, food justice advocate, MoAD chef-in-residence, husband and father. His fifth book Vegetable Kingdom was named one of the best cookbooks of 2020 by outlets including Epicurious, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post. But first, it had to earn the approval of his toughest critics,…
Bohemian Mushrooms
Bohemian Mushrooms make a stylish side dish served over soft, fresh greens or you can mound on top of toast for a light lunch. This recipe, like “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a quirky classic, but possibly not what Queen had in mind. It’s a vegan riff on paprikash. Easy, yet opulent, this dish an homage to…
Going for the Gold Quinoa
The tropical flavors and layers of texture in this golden main course make your mouth happy, but there’s more than fun on the plate. Quinoa offers fiber and protein, turmeric and cumin are anti-inflammatory, mango and lime add a zip of vitamin C. It’s a delicious prescription to keep your immunity strong. Missed my World…
Colorful Vegan Ceviche from Nobu Masuhisa
Ceviche is cold dish, perfect for hot summer nights. Although typically made with fish or seafood, this citrus-spiked vegan ceviche is fish-free, flavorful and refreshing. Nobu Masuhisa is best known and beloved as a sushi chef. It’s been his passion since his first meal in a sushi restaurant as a child. He began cheffing in…
Masala Lentils (Sabut Masoor)
Diwali, India’s Festival of Lights, starts Wednesday, but get a jump on the spice-scented celebration with Vegan Richa. Originally posted on 07/13/2015 for Huffington Post Indian Spice Meets American Speed in ‘Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen’ “I always wonder why people are not comfortable with Indian food,” frets Richa Hingle. “It’s so delicious.” It’s richly spiced,…
Curried Pumpkin Soup
Originally posted on 09/29/2014 for Huffington Post. Meatless Monday: The Seed of Something Great — Seed Food and Wine Festival Getting your Halloween game on? Pumpkins aren’t just for carving, they’re for eating, too. Here’s a curried pumpkin soup recipe from Mark Reinfeld (www.veganfusion.com). October kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month and the celebration’s happening in…
Dorm-Friendly Quick and Healthy Singapore Noodles
Originally posted on 11/21/2009 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Meatless Meals Make The Freshman 15 Old School Welcome, college freshmen. Your education begins today. What you learn in class matters of course, but the great thing about being a freshman is what you learn outside of it, by observation, by interaction, by trial and error….
Curried Spelt
Originally posted on 09/01/2014 for Huffington Post Happy Labor Day and welcome to Whole Grains Month and a big shout-out to the fab folks at the Whole Grains Council, a celebration of amaranth, barley, buckwheat, millet, oats, quinoa, rye, sorghum, spelt, teff, triticale and other whole grain wonders. They’re complex carbs for good energy, and offer…
Summer Grilling Special
Originally posted on 09/08/2014 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Barbecue Guru Steven Raichlen Fires Up the Meatless Grill “You’ve got a fire, bed of blazing embers, a large hunk of red meat — those are thrilling to behold,” says grilling guru Steven Raichlen. “You get this incredible aroma of roasting flesh, smoke, it brings you…
Asian Rice Noodles With Chili, Mint and Lime
Posted originally on 09/03/2009 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Mint Condition Two weeks back, a friend and I were discussing fresh mint with the passion of true believers. This was made trickier by the fact we do not share a common language. But we bond over many things including an abiding appreciation of mint’s underrated…
