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Olives, Oranges and Food for Thought | Jamie Schler

April 4, 2022 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Ramadan Mubarek — wishing you a blessed Ramadan. Whatever your faith, or even lack of faith, spring is the time for renewal, reflection, rededication to who we want to be. All over the world, Muslims fast each day of Ramadan. That means a daily fast for 30 days. Fasting wigs my husband out, but I…

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Filed Under: BREAD, Fav People Fav Recipe Tagged With: dates, focaccia, Jamie Schler, olives, orange, Ramadan

Iftar Quinoa With Olives, Dates and Dukkah

March 28, 2022 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

Iftar Quinoa

Across the Middle East, Iftar, the Ramadan break fast after sunset, often features olives and dates, two natural restoratives. In this Iftar Quinoa, olives and dates come together with quinoa for a filling salad topped with a dusting of dukkah, a heady, heavenly blend of nuts, seeds and spices. Ramadan begins Saturday at sundown, and…

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Filed Under: grain dish, LIGHT MEALS, MAIN COURSE, Salads Tagged With: Dates and Dukkah, dukkah, Ellen Kanner, Iftar Quinoa With Olives, olives, quinoa, Ramadan, salad, Soulful Vegan, We are family

Not Your Nonna’s Pasta for World Pasta Day

October 25, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Oil free pasta with sauce, tomatoes, spinach and a fork on a colorful plate.

Today is World Pasta Day, created by the Italians to celebrate the food the whole world loves. How do you pasta? For me, pasta without a drizzle of olive oil for silkiness and gilding seems lonely, It’s probably nothing your nonna would approve of, either. You don’t want to piss off your nonna. I’m stingy…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, pasta Tagged With: arugula, basil, oil-free, olives, pasta, peas, roasted red peppers, sauce, spinach, tomatoes

Iftar Quinoa With Olives, Dates and Dukkah

June 22, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: grain dish, MAIN COURSE, MEATLESS MONDAYS Tagged With: almonds, carrots, celery, cilantro, coriander, cumin, dates, dukkah, fennel seeds, olive oil, olives, quinoa, red pepper, sesame seeds, spinach leaves

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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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