It’s New Year’s Eve! Again! The Lunar New Year begins tomorrow, ushering in the Year of the Water Tiger. The celebration runs for two weeks. and it starts tonight, with a family feast, sometimes called a reunion dinner. I’m no expert on Lunar New Year festivities, but I know red and gold are lucky colors,…
Big Mountain Foods Plantbased Paprikash
Sultry in the mouth but simple to make, this rich, Romanian paprikash gets a double dose of goodness with fresh mushrooms and Big Mountain Foods Cauli Crumble Veggie Grounds. Make it with the crumble of your choice — Lion’s Mane Crumble or Cauli Crumble Veggie Grounds. Or do what I did — try it both…
Nduja Makes Nice plus The Pleasure of Pasta
Nduja — looks like a typo, tastes like a wow. Nduja is a luscious Italian pate of Calabrian chili, fennel, garlic, and, alas, pork. But not here. My vegan nduja recipe, inspired by a version at Giorgio Rapicavoli’s Luca hits all the right flavor notes. It has the same gutsy spices, but no pig. Fresh…
Down and Dirty Rice
New Orleans has its own cuisine shaped by what grows there, but also by the people who live there. Dirty rice is as old as the city itself and was a dish invented in the kitchens of resourceful cooks to avoid waste and turn less desirable ingredients into something amazing. It’s a dish that satisfies…
Keeping it Cool with Ajo Blanco
It’s July in Miami, and the temperatures are crazy-hot pretty much everywhere. Cool things down with Spain’s summer classic, Ajo Blanco. It translates literally as white garlic, but don’t panic, the garlic flavor is mild in this chilled soup, and the texture is lush and velvety, thanks to almonds and old bread. Ajo Blanco, aka…
Bryant Terry: The Man Who Would be (Vegetable) King
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…
Shaved Brussels Sprout Slaw
Alan Roettinger doesn’t make bland food. He strives for extraordinary and his Shaved Brussels Sprout Slaw is no exception. This is one outrageously delectable hot-sweet-sour-pungent-creamy tangle of crunchiness and color. Originally posted on HuffPost 10/07/2013. In a world of meh, Alan Roettinger goes for extraordinary. “I want to make extraordinary food accessible to the average…
Green Goodness – Eating in Season
This Green Goodness puree makes a delicious, seasonal sandwich spread. It’s perfect for hot days when you don’t want to cook. You can also enjoy it like a dip for your favorite vegetables. By Ellen Kanner Posted originally on April, 2014 for The Daily Basics When I was little, my parents took me to see…
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…
