What Can We Do About Food Waste?
The numbers are terrifying. Here’s some food for thought, pun fully intended. Worldwide, humans waste 2.5 billion tons of food each year, but the United States discards more than any…
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What I’m Eating this Summer
With hot steamy days ahead, we have to plan so that eating well doesn’t fall by the wayside. And while I love to make most of my foods from scratch,…
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How I’ll Spend My Summer Vacation
It will be steaming hot this summer, ‘punishing,’ I think it’s being called; as summer is known to be these days. Since it gets so warm and often muggy globally,…
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Nightshades and Our Wellness
I have lived a vegan, macrobiotic lifestyle for more than forty years. I came to this lifestyle through severe illness and using a rather rigid approach to eating, was able…
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Blueberry Muffins
And the winner is? Blueberry muffins are consistently rated as the favorite muffin in America. My plant-based version has all the goodness of the berries wrapped in a delicately sweet moist muffin. Yum! Makes 12 standard muffins or 24 mini muffins Preheat oven to 350F and line a standard muffin…
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Gladiator Stew
I made this delicious grain dish with one of my favorite chefs, and dear friend, Chef Gioacchino Nocera from Bosco de Medici vineyard in Pompeii. He and I made it on my show and while I worked with him on it, I may not have it exactly as he did…
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Avocado Hummus
This recipe came to me via Rakesh Shah, MD, a cardiologist friend who can cook as well as he repairs hearts. It’s a creamy, light version of traditional hummus that I think you’ll love. Makes 4-6 servings 1, 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed, save ¼ cup of the liquid…
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Corn and Tomato Soup
Summer in a bowl. This sunny Mediterranean soup has the sweetness of summer tomatoes as its foundation with sunny yellow corn to make you dream of leisurely summer feasts in the garden. Makes 3-4 servings 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil ½ red onion or 1 shallot, peeled, diced Sea…
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Lemon Pound Cake with Blueberry Compote
I wasn’t sure this recipe would work, but while the color is darker than a conventional pound cake (because of the coconut sugar), the buttery texture and lightness of the cake is exactly like my mother’s recipe. So happy it worked. Makes 8-10 servings 1/2 cup vegan butter substitute or…
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A Midsummer Night Dinner Party
As social distancing and limited exposure to people not in your nuclear circle (like people with whom you share a home) continue, I am thinking about dinner parties and other…
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Squash and Sweet Corn Chowder
A calming, sweetly satisfying starter course, this creamy, rich bisque is laced through with sweet corn. It’s the perfect soup to transition from the intense heat of summer to the brisk, chilly days of autumn. Warming winter squash will relax your middle organs, while the sunny yellow corn keeps the…
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The Epitome of Summer…Tomatoes
What’s summer without tomatoes? Lifeless…lackluster…flavorless…okay, okay…it would still be summer and wonderful at that, but tomatoes bring a luscious, sensual energy to hot, sultry days that is without peer in…
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Time to Play
With summer in full swing, it’s prime play time. I don’t know about you, but I drain every drop of fun in the sun out of this all-too-short season. I…
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The Beauty of Basil
One of my favorite things about summer is not the beach or long lazy afternoons in the sun or even the explosion of color and perfume in my flower garden. …
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Eating with the Seasons: Summer
Just to take us back to the dreamy, leisurely days of summer…yum! Summer Now we’re talking. Summer. It’s my season. Sure, I love Christmas and all that goes along with…
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Cha-Cha-Cha-Cherries
As summer really heats up, we look to sweet, succulent fruits to help us keep our cool. Cherries are the perfect summer treat (gee…do you think that’s why nature gives…
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Passionate About Peaches
As summer moves into its hottest weeks, I think only of peaches…sensual, soft, rich in nutrients and so lush with juice that it runs over our fingers and drips down…
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The Beauty of Basil
One of my favorite things about summer is not the beach or long lazy afternoons in the sun or even the explosion of color and perfume in my flower garden,…
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The Epitome of Summer…Tomatoes
What’s summer without tomatoes? Boring…lifeless…lackluster…flavorless…okay, okay…it would still be summer and wonderful at that, but tomatoes bring a luscious, sensual energy to hot, sultry days that is without peer in…
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Watermelon Water Ice
Yo! Love the refreshing idea of water ice but not the sugar and artificial colors and flavors? This easy-to-make version is completely yummy and you don’t have to leave the house to get it! Makes 4-5 servings 24 ounces seeded watermelon ½ cup brown rice syrup 1 tablespoon fresh lemon…
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Better Than Milk Shakes
Milkshakes are a signature kid food, but if you’re getting them from a food joint, it’s likely they have lots of sugar and chemicals…not exactly kid food, really. This one is so easy to make, lighter in calories and completely yummy. Makes 1 shake ½ cup non-dairy, dark chocolate chips…
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Corn Chowder
Corn chowder can be made at any time of year using frozen organic corn, but truthfully, it’s only really yummy in the summer when organic corn is fresh and sweet. Loaded with fiber, B vitamins and folate, this sweet whole grain creates vitality and strength. Makes 4–5 servings Extra virgin…
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