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Thanksgiving Kale with Fennel, Cranberries and Walnuts

December 3, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

  I love this kale dish, mellow with nuts and sherry, sparked with cranberries. I’ve had it on my Thanksgiving table for the past few years. It’s easy and rewarding. I cook the kale, but in desperate times without electricity, you can make it raw. Yes, you can. Moisten your hands with a little bit…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, Sides, Uncategorized Tagged With: cranberries, fennel, holiday, kale, salad, side dish, Thanksgiving, walnuts

Traditional meets Tropical Salad, featuring Fullei Fresh Sprouts

December 1, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

  The classic winter trio of technicolor beets, sweet, licorishy fennel and toasty walnuts meets sunny and tropical with fresh citrus and bean and green sprouts from Miami hydroponic grower, Fullei Fresh. www.fulleifresh.com

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: citrus, orange, salad, sprouts, walnuts

M’jeddrah for the Win

November 30, 2020 by Ellen Kanner 2 Comments

M’jeddrah

Lentils and brown rice (a whole grain) combine to make M’jeddrah, a classic earthy Egyptian pilaf that’s greater than the sum of its parts. Cheap and satisfying, crazy with protein, fiber and other nourishing things, it’s comfort in a bowl. Serve with your favorite salad or roasted vegetables. November 4, the day after the election,…

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Filed Under: grain dish, MAIN COURSE Tagged With: bay, broth, brown rice, cumin, egyptian, lentils, onion, rice, roasted vegetables, salad

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

Biblical Barley and Herb Salad

September 21, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

middle eastern biblical barley and herb salad

It’s Whole Grains Month and I’m celebrating with this satisfying Middle Eastern barley and herb salad. Barley has a satisfying chew, is high in protein and out-fibers many other whole grains. Originally posted for Huffington Post on 05/30/2011 Meatless by the Book If you want to find justification in the Bible for any sort of behavior, it’s in…

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Filed Under: grain dish, MAIN COURSE Tagged With: barley, Biblical Barley and Herb Salad, herbs, middle eastern, salad, whole grains

Maque Choux — the Big Easy

September 7, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

maque choux

It’s Labor Day, so take it easy with maque choux.  Easy yet elemental, maque choux features the Creole holy trinity of onion, pepper and celery, and three summer besties — tomato, basil and corn. It honors the big-hearted spirit of Louisiana, offers the pleasure and bright flavors of summer, nourishment when we need it, and…

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Filed Under: MAIN COURSE, veggie dish Tagged With: african, cajun, celery, corn, Creole, french, green pepper, greens, holy trinity, Louisiana, native american, New Orleans, salad, Southern, spanish, succotash, tomato, vegetable

Sprouting – Cocina Povera | Conscious Cookery Day 3

March 24, 2020 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

sprouting beans is easy, healthy and delicious.

I wish we had a recipe for a coronavirus serum.  But there’s some immunity-boosting magic we can all do.  Sprouting.  Sprouting pulses (dried beans) ups their digestibility and nutritional profile. They’re living foods with all their natural goodness intact.  Besides, sprouting gives you another option for all those dried beans you stockpiled. Sprouting is cheap,…

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Filed Under: legumes and pulses, Random Notes and thoughts Tagged With: beans, dried beans, pantry, pluses, salad, side dish, sprouts, stockpile

My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes — Your Face Here

September 25, 2017 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes — Your Face Here I had big plans for this month’s My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes. Hurricane Irma changed all that. Irma changed a lot of things for a lot of people.  So did Maria and Harvey and the Mexico City earthquake and flooding and monsoons in Southeast…

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Filed Under: Fav People Fav Recipe, LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: Medjool Date and Celery Salad, My Favorite People My Favorite Recipes, salad

Warm Tofu and Mushroom Salad With Roasted Lemon Relish

October 12, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Originally posted 07/20/2015 on for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Steak Chefs Go Meatless for Culinary Clash Three dishes, two competing South Beach steak chefs, one hour, no meat — this was the challenge at last week’s Culinary Clash at Whole Foods in Coral Gables, Florida. At the top of the hour, the emcee revealed the secret…

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Filed Under: LIGHT MEALS, Salads Tagged With: culinary clash, Ellen Kanner, meatless monday, mushroom, radishes, ralph pagano, salad, sean brasel, tofu, tomato

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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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