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…
Calabacitas | Cinco de Mayo During Coronavirus
Calabacitas–roughly translated as “zucchini” is a hearty, vegetarian Mexican dish that is intensely satisfying. Serve it alone as a side or add rice and tortillas to make it a meal. We see — or want to see — glimmerings of hope, of life after Covid-19, of a return to normal life. But honey, I think…
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…
TOFU SCRAMBLE & FIG WALNUT BREAD
By Ellen Kanner Posted originally on 05/16/2011 for Huffington Post Life, Death and What to Eat for Breakfast I recently gave a public talk on Living Green, Eating Green, which I fashioned to be a sort of meatlessness’ greatest hits — how being meatless is cool — Bill Clinton and Oprah are doing it, and it’s…
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…
Summer Surprised Us
“Summer surprised us,” writes T.S. Eliot. The phrase comes early in “The Wasteland’ and it surprises the reader, too, already so lost in the poem’s rich layers as to be startled by these five simple syllables that come in the seventh line. Summer always surprises me, especially September, which I still associate with fall, with…
