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Christmas Gingerbread | Caribbean Gingerbread

December 12, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Warm up with the tropical taste of Caribbean gingerbread.

Filed Under: Cake & Tarts, DESSERT Tagged With: bundt, bundt cake, caribbean, Christmas, ginger, gingerbread, holiday

Curried Caribbean Pumpkin Dip

March 7, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

pumpkin dip

For Women’s History Month, meet Tambra Raye Stevenson, a woman making history. She’s founder and CEO of WANDA Women and Girls Advancing Nutrition, Diet and Agriculture, dedicated to making food accessible, affordable, equitable and culturally appropriate for all. Tambra and I are both members of Les Dames d’Escoffier  and Oldways advisors, on top of which Tambra…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: appetizer, autumn, caribbean, cumin, curry, dip, fall, fennel, ginger, jamaican, pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, snack, tomato

Start the Year of the Tiger with a Roar

January 31, 2022 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

A bowl of Asian Noodles with tofu and sesame seeds.

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,…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, veggie dish Tagged With: Ann Gentry, cabbage, carrots, celery, Daniel Klein, garlic, ginger, Gluten-Free Girl, Japchae, Jim Hightower, Kim O’Donnel, mirin, Mirra Fine, Mollie Katzen, Nourishing Noodles, Penny de los Santos, Robin Asbell, scallions, sesame seeds, shirataki noodles, shitake, tofu

Shaved Brussels Sprout Slaw

October 19, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

brussels sprouts

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…

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Filed Under: Fav People Fav Recipe, LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: Alan Roettinger, almond butter, appetizer, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, extraordinary vegan, garlic, ginger, light lunch, light meal, miso, salad, side, slaw, tamari, vegan

Social Justice with Urban Oasis Project | Sweet Potato Salad

June 15, 2020 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

Sweet Potato Salad with Tahini and Ginger

Social justice is making news now, and the whole world is paying attention. Attention is great. Action is better. We all need to pursue social justice every day and support our own communities as a way of life. I am excited to see so many local businesses and organizations creatively seeking ways to do just…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: community, farmer's market, farming, ginger, justice, local, market, social, sweet potato, tahini, urban, vegetables

Dorm-Friendly Quick and Healthy Singapore Noodles

September 14, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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….

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: angel hair pasta, cabbage, canola oil, cilantro, curry, garlic, ginger, onion, soy sauce, sugar, vegerable broth

Summer Grilling Special

August 10, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, MEATLESS MONDAYS Tagged With: chile paste, cilantro, cucumbers, Ellen Kanner, garlic, ginger, hoisin sauce, mung bean, peanuts, pineapple, sesame seeds, shallots, Steven Raichlen, Summer Grilling Special, tofu

The Beet Goes On (Gingered Beets and Beet Greens)

April 14, 2015 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

Vegan Recipes easy and healthy

By Ellen Kanner A version of this post originally ran on March 11, 2011. For Huffington Post’s Meatless Monday Some people believe in abundance, that the universe will provide. Others believe in scarcity, that there’s not enough to go around. I seem to be bi. I am dazzled by the benevolence and bounty in nature….

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: beets, cranberries, Ellen Kanner, ginger, kale, olive oil, oranges, vegan, vegan feta, walnuts

Summer Surprised Us

September 14, 2011 by Ellen Kanner 4 Comments

“Summer surprised us,” writes T.S. Eliot. The phrase comes early in “The Wasteland’ and it surprises the reader, too, already so lost in the poem’s rich layers as to be startled by these five simple syllables that come in the seventh line. Summer always surprises me, especially September, which I still associate with fall, with…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, stew Tagged With: garbanzo beans, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, kale, spinach, tomatoes, zucchini

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Ellen Kanner ELLEN KANNER is a soulful vegan writer on food, wellness and sustainability with over 15 years' experience. She's a recipe developer for numerous publications...[Read More] .

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