I know I promised to post the recipe for Chili Stuffed Poblano Peppers but I have to make a bit of a detour because I made a promise to a friend. Last week I officially launched this blog and the corresponding Facebook page and was overwhelmed by all the encouraging feedback I received from friends […]
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Behold an apt illustration of ‘effortlessly healthy’ and another extremely easy thing to do with the Hearty Vegetable Chili recipe. This recipe needs very little explanation. I simply set aside a few cups of the chili before I added the grains. The next day I served it over quinoa topped with cilantro and sunflower seeds. Delicious and […]
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This recipe epitomizes the effortlessly healthy concept perfectly by using the Hearty Vegetable Chile recipe to make delicious Chili Enchiladas. With the filling already made it is easy to assemble and get in the oven in 15 minutes. I added some Mustard Greens (courtesy of jardin d’Ashleigh) which increases the prep time by about 10 […]
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My father loved to cook. Or maybe I should specify that my father loved to cook for the people he loved. I believe he expressed his love through this simple act of service. I lived with him on and off throughout college and law school over a period of about 8 years. “Darling, will you […]
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Time has been on my mind today. It is my father’s birthday. He would be 64. In a few weeks he will have been gone for a full year. In my dream last night I lay my head on his shoulder and sobbed, the reason for which was not apparent in the dream. When I […]
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I just started reading Michael Pollan’s latest book, Cooked. In the introduction, aptly titled “Why Cook?”, he recounts his mid life epiphany that cooking was the answer to several questions that had most occupied him. Among those questions was this one: What is the most important thing an ordinary person can do to help reform […]
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This pizza combines a few of my favorite things: kale and cannellini beans. I wish I could take credit for this delicious pizza but I cannot. The credit goes to Robin Asbell and her cookbook Big Vegan. It is a weighty tome of a cookbook with 350 recipes that run the gamut from Appetizers to […]
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My sister Heather (the yoga champion) sent me this recipe last week. It is from Chow Ciao, a recipe website hosted by Fabio, a smiley Italian cook. If you’re not too into slick Italian hosts with thick Italian accents then you can skip the video and go straight to the written version here. Thanks to Fabio I now […]
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Another effortless adaptation of the Kale, Brussel Sprout and Broccolini Salad with Creamy Tahini Dressing. All I did here was add soba noodles inspired by Sprouted Kitchens Kale + Slivered Brussels Sprout Soba Noodles. I tried the soy based dressing in that recipe but I preferred the Creamy Tahini Dressing I used on the salad and rice bowl […]
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This dish looks very similar to the Kale, Brussel Sprout and Broccolini Salad with Creamy Tahini Dressing because it is. Inspired by the Kale Rice Bowl from 101 Cookbooks I sautéed the salad in a bit of sesame oil and added brown rice. The warming of the grain and the slightly softened vegetables carries the bright […]
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