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…
Hold the Egg Salad (and Hold the Carbon, too, Please)
If you’ve got 10 minutes and a desire for no-cook food that’s easy to make without heating up the kitchen and uses ingredients that have a low impact on the environment – this Hold the Egg Creamy Tofu Salad made with firm tofu is just what you need in your life. You think it’s…
Grilled Vegetables – Grits or Polenta Cakes and Zucchini
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…
Ratatouille
Natural Disaster, Natural Comfort Food Originally posted on08/29/2011 for Huffington Post With the double whammy of an earthquake and Hurricane Irene bearing down, last week was a white-knuckler out here on the East Coast and we’ve all been in need of comfort. Here in Miami, we know even a glancing blow from a hurricane can…
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…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes: Paula Wolfert
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…
Ajoblanco recipe from La Cocina de Babette
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…
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, MY FAVORITE RECIPES: DAVID LEITE
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…
Interview with Paula Wolfert
Originally posted on ” The Culinate Interview”. Paula Wolfert started out as a rebel, “a beatnik,” as she says. Now she’s the keeper of the flame for the culinary traditions of Morocco and the Mediterranean. Wolfert, who studied with the Cordon Bleu chef Dione Lucas, lovingly traces each region’s cooking back to its sources, from her…
Love by the Ladleful With “Love Soup” Author Anna Thomas
Originally posted on 11/10/2011 for Huffington Post I’m a believer in soup, but Love Soup author Anna Thomas is its high priestess. Her book offers 160 different meatless recipes organized according to seasons, so you taste the benefit of what’s fresh — lighter vegcentric soups for spring and summer, lush, squashy or beany things for fall and winte…
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