2011 November
Roasted Eggplant Sandwiches with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Tomato Sauce
Thank goodness the days of sandwiches comprised of bland bread, uninspiring cold cuts and flavorless slices of cheese are behind me. Going vegan means getting creative – and sandwiches are no exception. Chances are everything …
View FullSlow-Cooker Curried Garbanzo Beans and Kale
The blueprint for this simple, slow-cooker recipe comes from Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD, my current cookbook bible. The original recipe has this prepared in a pressure cooker, an …
View FullFig Chutney
Chutney is a wonderful thing. It’s sweet but it’s tangy. Chunky yet tender. Like all good supporting players, it lends its talents unselfishly to the star of the show – be it a spicy, hot …
View FullPumpkin-Pecan Whole Wheat Waffles
Somewhere along the way my preference for pancakes was usurped by a deeper love for waffles. Maybe it’s the crisp and crunchy crevices that handle with deft and aplomb the sweet, dusky goodness of real …
View FullEasy Slow-Roasted Tomato Sauce
This is a super-easy, multi-purpose tomato sauce that’s delicious on pizza, smeared on a sandwich or in a pinch, as a dip for crusty bread or crackers. Don’t be fooled by the simplicity and dearth …
View FullMiso-Braised Butternut Squash
I’m not one for complicated side dishes. Most nights it’s enough to have the main course, a simple salad or steamed vegetables and some fresh-baked bread. Every once in a while I get it together …
View FullHappy Thanksgiving!
The last thing anyone needs on this day of baking, cooking, eating and gathering is a recipe, so I’m sending out only wishes today. Here’s to being surrounded by friends and loved ones and to …
View FullSlow-Cooker Gingery Red Lentils
Recipes don’t come much easier than this one – and definitely not for the complexity of flavor that ends up in your bowl. There are only 7 ingredients. You put everything in a crock-pot and …
View FullThree Little Juices
Matthew Kenney in his book, Everyday Raw writes of his Sweet Green Juice: “Green juice is simply one of the finest things you can offer your body.” It really feels that way when you drink …
View FullGood Morning Muffins
I came across this recipe last winter while living briefly in Bountiful, UT – without my comforting retinue of cookbooks to plunder for baked goodies. Lo and behold, Whole Foods has a whole treasure trove …
View FullAcorn Squash Stuffed with Wild Rice and Cranberries
Having most of the autumn-tinged flavors associated with Thanksgiving, I think this would make a delicious vegan main dish for the main event. Accompanied by a simple shallot and haricot vert salad dressed with no-oil …
View FullQuick Quinoa Salad
What to do with that leftover quinoa in the refrigerator? Mix up a little vinaigrette, dig around in the vegetable bin and create a delicious, quick and healthy salad. Add a loaf of hearty bread …
View FullMushroom, Black Bean and Corn Tacos
This is a super-speedy and delicious meal for an evening when you have more hunger than time. Cooking the vegetables in beer rather than oil not only keeps fat calories at a minimum, it lends …
View FullAlmond Milk, Homestyle (and What to do with It)
There are lots and lots of recipes out there on how to make your own nut milks, and thank goodness for that, but I include one here because it’s a fun thing to try and …
View FullPumpkin-Peanut Soup with Cilantro and Pepitas
Pumpkin has been appearing in many of our foods this fall: cookies, muffins, waffles, stir-fry and now soup. This is another quick and easy recipe loaded with rich, autumnal flavors that will warm you up …
View FullPotato-Edamame Samosas with Coconut-Mint Chutney
Granted, these tasty little pillows filled with potatoes, edamame and warm Indian spices take some cooking elbow grease, but they are well-worth the time and effort. The crust is easy to work with and bakes …
View FullHazelnut Waffles
Sunday…lovely, drowsy, slow, lazy Sunday (or anyway, that’s my dream idea of Sunday). On Saturday night I’m already looking forward to Sunday breakfast because it means one of two things: pancakes or waffles. These whole …
View FullTomato Soup with Roasted Chickpeas and Almonds
At 10:30 am I opened the refrigerator to see what our lunch options were and, depressed by the selection of leftovers, I decided lunch that chilly and windy day called for a big bowl of …
View FullYoga Mats, Pig Stomach & the McRib Sandwich
So what does a fast food chain do with the “unmarketable parts of the animal?” Those pesky bits of heart, brain and stomach that end up on the, um, cutting room floor? It would be …
View FullLabel Conscious
Looking at the Nutrition Facts on the back of some products can transport me right back to high school chemistry class. I can see Mr. Podojil standing over me as I stared, vacant-eyed, at the …
View Full100% Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread
Sometimes I still find it a little hard to believe that a crusty, hearty, whole grain loaf of bread can be made at home – without an overnight soaker or pre-ferment or spending 15 minutes …
View FullSlow-Cooker Rice Pudding
What is the matter with Mary Jane? She’s perfectly well and hasn’t a pain, And it’s lovely rice pudding for dinner again! What is the matter with Mary Jane? – A.A. Milne I suppose if …
View FullOpen-Faced Sandwich: Curried Garbanzo Spread with Tomato Chutney, Avocado and Sprouts
This is definitely one of those knife-and-fork kind of sandwiches. It’s one my grandmother might have called an “everybody do everything” sandwich because it has so many different ingredients and lots of flavor. There’s the …
View FullNoon Rogani (Cinnamon Turban Bread)
I subscribe to King Arthur Flour’s quarterly publication, The Baking Sheet, because I’m obsessed with breads – especially yeast breads. And while a good majority of the offerings are not vegan-adaptable (at least not by …
View FullHappy-Birthday-Luda Chocolate-Banana-Cherry Muffins
1997, Moscow, Russia. I had just moved there for a year and I must have seemed as out of place as a cowbird chick sitting in a hummingbird’s nest. My clothes weren’t right, I didn’t …
View FullSweet and Spicy Tomato Chutney
This is one of those recipes that needs long, slow cooking – perfect for a chilly fall or winter day when being in a warm kitchen sounds like heaven and the thought of going outside …
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