Posted in Breakfast, Entrees, Gluten Free, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 21. Mar, 2010
Kale is one of those vegetables we should all eat more of. Fiber, beta-carotene, vitamin C – plus, it’s a nice, nutty alternative to plain spinach. I made this quick and flavorful vegetarian saute one night after a loooong and busy week. It was the perfect way to use up the excess veg I bought [...]
Posted in Entrees, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 12. Mar, 2010
I made this recipe last February, but at that stage my food photography skills were seriously disappointing. Luckily, I’ve improved since then. I decided to give it another go, with some minor tweaks. Golden beets are the uglier, sweeter cousins to the traditional reds and typically grown only in small batches by specialty farmers. It [...]
Posted in Entrees, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 27. Feb, 2010
And so there I am on the train back to Jersey after a long day. Flickering overhead lights. Dingy fabric seats. A disconnect. I am clutching at my too-heavy laptop bag and practicing my yoga breathing. This breathing, this mindful control of my body and lungs, is supposed to help me calm down. Which I [...]
Posted in Appetizers/Sides, Entrees, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 15. Feb, 2010
Behold, the Kumato. I was skeptical, but curious, when I first laid eyes on these brownish-green fruits. Apparently, Kumatos come from an old strand of wild tomatoes. The pull, besides the funky color, is that it is edible at all stages of the ripening process. Depending on the light, they looked purple, then green, then [...]
Posted in Appetizers/Sides, Entrees, Gluten Free, Recipes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian on 13. Feb, 2010
We all know we should eat more salads. The health benefits – like the boost of vitamins, fiber and folic acid – are enticing and it should be common sense to have a salad a day. But somehow it just rarely occurs to me. I want something more substantial. But this salad is my absolutely [...]
Posted in Appetizers/Sides, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on 28. Dec, 2009
Stuffing – can you name a more boring food? Its sole purpose, I believed, was to add bulk and perhaps a bit of flavor to other foods. You cram it inside turkeys. It sits unwanted, a bowl full of congealing carbs, on the holiday table. At best, the bready morsels are seasoned and laced with [...]
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