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Grilled Vegetables – Grits or Polenta Cakes and Zucchini

July 5, 2021 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Grilling — a summer tradition.  But guys, the heatwave has been relentless and deadly.  It’s just too hot to stand in the heat over an open fire.  It’s not safe and it’s not fun.  Very well, if you must grill, I recommend consulting grillmaster, Steven Raichlen.  Usually Mr. Meat Man, he finally gives vegetables their…

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Filed Under: Grilling, MAIN COURSE Tagged With: grilled, grilling, herbs, lemon, North American Vegetarian Society, plant-based diet, Soulful Vegan, vegetables, veggies, zucchini

Wild Rice Agrodolce

August 24, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Agrodolce is a sweet and sour condiment sauce that is popular in Italian cooking. Wild Rice Agrodolce borrows some elements of that sweet and sour sauce. It has a touch of heat thanks to garlic and red pepper flakes, a touch of sweetness from currants, and brightness added by fresh herbs. The recipe comes from…

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Filed Under: grain dish, MAIN COURSE Tagged With: agrodulce, alpine bakery, Alpine Organic Bakery, asparagus, canada, herbs, pine nuts, plant-based diet, rice, Suat Tuzlak, wild rice, Yukon

Herbed Pea Ricotta, Tomatoes & Basil

July 24, 2017 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Herbed Pea Ricotta, Tomatoes & Basil

What could be a better summer refresher than insalata caprese, that magical combination of tomato, basil and mozzarella? A vegan version, thanks to salad samurai Terry Hope Romero Meatless Monday: The Punk, the Samurai, and the Salad Bowl — Terry Hope Romero Mixes it Up Originally posted on 08/25/2014 for Huffington Post. “Vegan and punk…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, pasta Tagged With: Ellen Kanner, Herbed Pea Ricotta Tomatoes Basil, insalata caprese, plant-based diet, Soulful Vegan, Terry Hope Romero, vegan pasta dish, Vegan recipes

My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Paula Wolfert

June 26, 2017 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: PAULA WOLFERT I’ve never had the honor of cooking with Paula Wolfert, whom I credit in Feeding the Hungry Ghost, but it feels like I have. She’s practically a cult for me and legions of others. I first discovered Paula in an issue of Food and Wine when I was…

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Filed Under: Condiments & Spreads, Fav People Fav Recipe Tagged With: Ajvar Recipe, Ellen Kanner, Moroccan recipes, PAULA WOLFERT, plant-based diet, Soulful Vegan, Unforgettable Paula The Bold Flavors of Paula Wolfert’s Renegade Life, Vegan Recipe

Ajoblanco recipe from La Cocina de Babette

June 5, 2017 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

An American Vegan in Spain Originally posted for Huffington Post on 11/12/2012 Spain, with its rich history, dazzling art and passionate people, is a wonderful place to be. But not an easy one for a vegan. Spain is the home of Miró, but it’s also home to museos de jamon — ham specialty shops — on…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, soups Tagged With: Ajoblanco recipe, American Vegan in Spain, Ellen Kanner, La Cocina de Babette, plant-based diet, Soulful Vegan, Vegan Recipe

Vegan Tempeh Bacon

April 17, 2017 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

U.S. VegWeek Saves Your Bacon Finally, good news in Washington — it’s DC Veg Week! Originally posted on 04/13/2015  for Huffington Post. From small things, big things one day come. Take Esther the Wonder Pig. She was a wee 4 pounds when she found her way into the hearts of Steve and Derek, her human…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, veggie dish Tagged With: Compassion Over Killing, DC Veg Week, Esther the Wonder Pig, plant-based diet

MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: DAVID LEITE

April 10, 2017 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: DAVID LEITE At my very-first IACP conference, I met this great, gregarious guy who seemed to know everyone and have the skinny on everything. Because he does. David Leite (Portuguese for milk, rhymes with eat) curates the award-winning culinary clearinghouse Leite’s Culinaria, which he founded in 1999, before blogs were…

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Filed Under: Fav People Fav Recipe Tagged With: DAVID LEITE, Ellen Kanner, food memoir, Larabars, Leite’s Culinaria, Notes on a Banana, plant-based diet, Soulful Vegan, The New Portuguese Table, Vegan Recipe

The Busy Person’s Way to Mindfulness (and Dinner) by Robin Asbell

September 26, 2016 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: ROBIN ASBELL Star of book, blog, Bon Appetit and bowls, Robin Asbell can recipe develop like nobody’s business. Her eight cookbooks, including new Great Bowls of Food explore trends from juicing to whole grains, but for Asbell, it’s all about cooking and eating real food. This makes her sound entirely…

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Filed Under: Fav People Fav Recipe, LIGHT MEALS Tagged With: Buddha bowl, Ellen Kanner, Great Bowls of Food, mindful eating, My Favorite People My Favorite Recipes, plant-based diet, Robin Asbell, Soulful Vegan, Vegan recipes

Tunisian Roasted Vegetables

September 12, 2016 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Originally Posted on 07/08/2013 for Huffington Post. Happy anniversary, readers. I’ve been writing weekly Meatless Monday posts. Happy anniversary, readers. I’ve been writing weekly Meatless Monday posts for Seven years now. And they said it wouldn’t last. After the first month, my editor gently asked, “How many different ways can you encourage people not to eat…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, veggie dish Tagged With: Ellen Kanner, feeding the hungry ghost, John Robbins, meatless diet, meatless monday, plant-based diet, Tunisian Roasted Vegetables, Vegan recipes

Rosemary Flatbread with Truffle Honey by Anna Thomas

September 5, 2016 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Happy Labor Day. Making it even happier is we’re into Whole Grains Month, celebrating the whole range of whole grains, from amaranth, the It whole grain of the moment, to old friends like brown rice and oats. They’re cheap, sustainable and sustaining. I could go on. In fact, I was going to go on and…

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Filed Under: BREAD Tagged With: Anna Thomas, Ellen Kanner, My Favorite People My Favorite Recipes, plant-based diet, Rosemary Flatbread, Soulful Vegan, Truffle Honey, vegan bread, Vegan recipes, Whole Grains Month

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