Simple pleasures: a back-to-basics side made from pantry staples As a cookbook author and someone who loves to eat, I enjoy trying exotic flavors, unusual foods and new restaurants. But as I st...
Vegan chocolate cake balls: they may be cute, but they pack a seriously decadent punch About 80% of the time, I consume nutrient-dense, lower-fat food. But every once in awhile I go off the reservati...
"Meaty" vegan pasta sauce: healthy decadence I raced in the Broad Street Run on Sunday, along with nearly 35,000 other runners. Considering Id undergone two surgeries and several hospita...
Porcini-Chantarelle Crusted Tofu: Hearty enough to satisfy omnivores. Fancy enough to appease hipster foodies. Mushroom Recipes in The Latest Vegan Culinary Experience Who doesnt love mushrooms? Two ...
Easy fruit bars: perfect with tea or topped with vanilla soy ice cream Whats not to love about fruit bars? Theyre carb-y enough to comfort, fruity enough to qualify as at least semi-healthy, sugary e...
Visionary breakfast. "Verrine" means "glass" in French. Use shot glasses, candle cups or other small glass vessels. They say you eat with your eyes first, and verrines are the perfect...
Eggplants stuffed with tomatoes, onion and garlic: classic Mediterranean Imam Bayildi is an inherently vegan Turkish dish, made with eggplant, onions, garlic, tomatoes and oil. Lots of oil. [The verb...
Flavor packed soup: 2 grams of fat, 115 calories and only 10 minutes of hands-on time. Last fall, I received a gorgeous butternut squash as part of my CSA share. Thanks to its long shelf life, inhere...
Holy shirataki noodles, Batman. I live near Chinatown and often spy several varieties of shirataki noodles, made from yams and often flavored with lime or seaweed, dotting the refrigerated she...
Salad: a vegan cliche, but I just cant get enough I know its cliché, but the fact is, I eat a lot of salads. I just cant understand how anyone couldnt love a fresh bowl of greens, punctuated by an ev...
What a year of firsts. A few days ago, F-Stop gave me my first vegan birthday cake. And now Violet has given me my first vegan birthday card [Cartoon by Mike Cappozola]. The times they are a-changing...
My very first vegan birthday cake Yesterday was my birthday. Yes, Im 29 again, in case youre wondering – but I feel 25. Really. Birthdays are no time to practice moderation. F-Stop took me out t...
Kumatoes are known for their dark flesh and big flavor. Stuffed with couscous? Even better. During winter here in the Northeast, its impossible to find a good tomato--which is normal if youre eating ...
Naturally blonde. "So, this blonde walks into a juice bar..." Ive been a towhead all my life. So Ive heard, endured – and gleefully shared – more than my share of dumb blonde jokes. [No...
Win a coupon for a free carton of Good Karma Flax Milk Omega-3s. Theyre the big nutritional buzzword, and everyone knows we dont get enough in the right proportion to omega-6s. There are actually thr...
Black bean hummus may not look pretty – but you cant judge a dip by its color. Chickpea-based hummus is a vegetarian classic – nutritious, easy to make and frugal. Its substantial on its own an...
Shower the people you love with sugar (at least on Valentines Day) Anyone can hand off a store-bought box of chocolates as a Valentine gift. But nothing says “I love you” better than a batch of these...
What a life. From gutter kitties to feline odalisques... Pablo would like to announce the winner of the $20 gift certificate to Allisons Gourmet. [Buttons, as you can see, refuses to be woken from he...
Cranberry-Cornbread squares, fresh out of the oven. Cornmeal-based baked goods are unfairly typecast. Cornbread tends to be savory or semi-savory while breakfast corn muffins usually lean on the swee...
Some of the hedonistic confections that Allison makes by hand: dark peppermint bark, peppermint creme patties, truffles and artisanal caramels. Last year at the Vida Vegan Conference, I met and hung ...
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie: Dessert in a glass Smoothie Basics The weathers growing colder, and I know its more seasonally appropriate to write about warming libations like tea, coffee and cocoa. But the f...
Beans, beans, theyre good for your heart – and your wallet The 80-20 Ratio In terms of maintaing a healthy diet – and in maintaining equilibrium in most things in life – Im all about the 80-20 ratio....
Last Saturday, I met JL of JL Goes Vegan for a girls night out nosh. She came down to Philly for work and was dying to try Vedge. Of course, she didnt exactly have to wring my arm to join ...
In my "clear out my pantry" crumble, I used a combination of bagged organic gala apples, and the remnants of bags of frozen blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. Crumbles are so easy to ...
Peanut Butter-Pecan Oatmeal with Bananas and Maple Syrup Happy 2012! Here in Philadelphia, today is the first day this season that truly feels like winter. Theres a cold, biting sting in the air, Im ...
My Brown Rice Christmas Maki are red, green – and lean. Its almost 60 degrees in Philadelphia today– not exactly Christmas weather. But warm or cold, Christmas is coming. Despite my best efforts at s...
Cranky Brussels sprouts meet nicey-nice clementines It seems you cant enter a supermarket this time of year without facing a mountain of crated clementines – and buying a box or two. Part of their ap...
"Wearing this apron makes me feel like kicking Anthony Bourdains ass – politely, of course!" Sorry, no recipes today, kidlets. Truth is, since I had my surgery, I havent had much of an appeti...
Not your mamas stuffed pepper Sorry Ive been off the grid. Mid-week, I had a procedure done in the hospital for my ginormous fibroid. I stayed overnight and have been recuperating at home for the pas...
A sunshine-yellow, gluten free side, rich in omega-3s Omega-3 fatty acids. You hear a lot about them in the media, because most Americans are deficient, but what are they. exactly? Omega 3s are basic...
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