While I am finishing up my manuscript for my second cookbook, I am taking advantage of the plethora of new cookbooks in my kitchen. One that I was excited to receive was my friend Katie Morford's book, "Prep: the Essential College Cookbook." Obviously I am not in college, nor am I a rookie in the ...
Nut-free Flourless Fallen Chocolate Cake (Passover-friendly)
I was making my usual to-do list of Passover desserts the other day, and I realized that all of them contained nuts, mostly in the form of almond meal. I am not hosting Passover dinner this year, but I am making all the desserts for both seders at my mother-in-law's house and we do have someone ...
Spiced Chickpea Stew with Coconut and Turmeric
This stew was an innocent dinner last week. I saw my friend Leanne post a photo of this stew on her Instagram feed and it looked delicious, vegan, flavorful, easy, everything I like and the way my family eats. She mentioned she found the recipe in the NY Times. Well, what she didn't tell me was ...
Fudgy Black Bean Brownies with Chocolate Ganache
When I taught this black bean brownie recipe in February of 2009 (yes, 10 years ago!), the idea was trending so much that I thought the recipe would get lost in all the black bean brownie hysteria. But just like fashion, sometimes trends make a comeback or sometimes when you take something out of ...
Sugar Snap Pea and Quinoa Salad with Tofu
I saw sugar snap peas at the farmers market for the first time a couple of weeks ago and I immediately bought them without thinking twice. I am crazy for these crunchy, sweet pods and I often snack on them plain or dip them into hummus or a basic vinaigrette. The season for local sugar snap peas ...
Herbed Hasselback Sweet Potatoes Recipe
To hasselback a potato (or anything for that matter) means to slice it in an accordian style so that the slices fan out resulting in crispy edges and soft interiors. You can stuff anything you want in between the slices or nothing at all, but the results are absolutely delish. I love sweet ...
Curried Lentil, Tomato and Coconut Soup
I've become soft. That's what my East Coast family and friends tell me. LA has had an unusally cold and rainy winter and I can't get warm. By "cold," I mean below 60 degrees, but above 40 degrees. I know my friends in the midwest have NO sympathy for me. I wouldn't either. But what to do if ...
Super Bowl Green Chile and Cheese Cornbread
I'm not sure why chili seems to be one of the most popular foods to serve on Super Bowl Sunday. I suppose in most parts of the country it is very cold out (sending warm thoughts your way Chicago and neighboring cities/states!), so chili is a perfect cozy dish. And the Super Bowl is a pretty long ...
Grain-free Seed Crackers Recipe
I'm conflicted writing about a recipe that comes from a book about detoxing and cleansing since I do neither. But I do like Gwyneth Paltrow's taste in food and her style of cooking, so I knew I would find something delicious and healthy in her new book, The Clean Plate. Just to be upfront, GOOP ...
What are Shirataki Noodles and How do you Prepare Them?
As a cooking instructor and holistic health counselor, it's part of my job to keep up with food trends and diets. They are constantly changing and some can be a little extreme. I know I sound like a broken record, but I do not believe that there is only one best diet out there. The most important ...
Sautéed Apple Power Bowl Recipe
I met my husband's grandmother, who is now 103 years old and going strong, about 30 years ago. She had a habit of drinking only hot water all day. No lemon or lime or juice added. Just plain hot water. I don't know what possessed me to follow her lead, but I did and I never looked back. I drink ...
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