Originally posted on 07/11/2011 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Jack and the GMO Beanstalk Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack. Jack came from a hard-up family, but he considered himself a savvy, enterprising lad. To prove it, he went to the market, worked a deal and ran home to show his…
Down and Dirty Rice
It’s been ten years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The city’s coming back in a beautiful way. Here’s a Meatless Monday honoring the spirit of New Orleans. Originally posted on 04/17/2010 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Phat Tuesday They’re cooking up vats of gumbo right now in New Orleans, they’ve sold countless King Cakes…
Arugula Pasta with Salsa Cruda
Posted originally on 07/19/2010 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Home Field Advantage Ben Hewitt is the author of The Town Food Saved and a farmer in Cabot, Vermont, population 1,000. I’m a food writer and sustainable food advocate in Miami, Florida, population 2.5 million. Neither of us, given our chosen professions, are exactly raking it…
Iftar Quinoa With Olives, Dates and Dukkah
Posted originally on 08/01/2011 for Huffington Post Ramadan And Compassion — We Are Like Family Ramadan began last night at sundown, so I wished my next door neighbors a heartfelt, but no doubt, badly pronounced Ramadan Mubarak — blessed Ramadan. They are Muslim, from, well, it doesn’t matter what country they’re from. Muslims make up…
Briam – a Greek casserole of summer veggies
By Ellen Kanner Posted originally on 05/23/2010 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Carrying The Earth Get cozy, it’s story time, and the tale is Jason and the Argonauts, your classic Greek myth. Jason, a nice enough guy, was promised the kingdom of Iolcus if he produced the Golden Fleece, a magical ram’s skin bestowing all…
BEAN AND FENNEL STEW
Posted originally on 01/06/2014 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday in the City of Pleasant Living To start the new year off right, a true story in which the seemingly impossible comes to pass — and in my ‘hood, of all places. Sprawling Miami-Dade County may be best known for Miami, where I live, but it…
Green and Saucy – Eating in Season
By Ellen Kanner Posted originally on April, 2014 for The Daily Basics When I was little, my parents took me to see Camelot — they probably couldn’t get a babysitter. I kept falling asleep. But I woke up to Queen Guinevere singing, “The Lusty Month of May.” I didn’t know what lusty meant, but I…
Filling Michael Pollan’s Prescription
A version of this post originally ran on November 10, 2014. For Huffington Post’s Meatless Monday In his 2008 book, In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan gave us the prescription in seven words — “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” It’s that simple. And that hard to do. I saw just how hard when…
The Beet Goes On (Gingered Beets and Beet Greens)
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….
Lovely for Lent Black-Eyed Peas With Fennel and Kale
Some people (and you know who you are) do not share recipes. It’s time to give, darlings. Wouldn’t you rather be known as a big-hearted person who shares the wealth? And even if you write out your prized recipe in painstaking detail, your friend’s version will come out different. Different stove, different cookware,…
