Posted in Breakfast, Recipes, Vegetarian on 01. Jun, 2010
Welcome to my new life. So much has changed in a few short weeks. Sometimes I’m overwhelmed by the enormity of it all – but it’s all good things. Last week I started a full-time reporting job, doing exactly what I love. Two weeks ago I moved in to a new home, living with my cousin [...]
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 Appetizers/Sides, Entrees, Pasta, Recipes, Salad, Vegetarian on 10. Mar, 2010
During the week’s first bout of sunshine, I went a little overboard shopping for fresh produce. The colors! The textures! Everything was just so fresh and bright. Have you ever seen Supermarket Sweep? That game show from the ’90s where contestants ran through the grocery store filling their carts with everything they could grab? 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 [...]
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