Mangia! My favorite Italian word. (Right up there with Vino! and Salute!, in that order.) If Italian food is placed before me you don't have to tell me to mangia twice. One of the great hallmarks of this cuisine is its reputation for simplicity. Italian cooks focus on the quality of the ingredients rather than the quantity to produce an abundance of flavor. Eggplant Caponata fully embodies this philosophy, producing such a full and distinct taste. Caponata from the Old ...
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Fire-Roasted Three Chili Guacamole
California might be the greatest place on earth. I'm not talking about Hollywood here. I'm not talking about the all the gold it once harbored in its hills. I'm not even talking about the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. California is important across the landscape of history for a place called La Habra Heights. Never heard of it? Allow me to enlighten you. Why Hass Avocados Are So Good In 1926, a mail-carrier-cum-amateur-horticulturist named Rudolph Hass ...
Cauliflower “Egg” Salad (vegan, gluten-free)
Move over kale -- there's a new Brassica oleracea in town! Every year there seems to be a chosen one, the fruit or veggie that's going to rock your world with its former underappreciated benefits. This year, it's cauliflower. Why Cauliflower Is Good For You This cruciferous veggie is stepping out from behind its superstar siblings broccoli and kale, taking its rightful place in the spotlight as a superfood. Hard to argue because it really is a nutritional powerhouse. You will find the ...
Product Review: Wonderfully Raw’s Brownie Coco-Roons
Dessert tends to be a crowded field in any household. Even if you like one particular type of pizza or coffee or salad dressing, odds are you're open to an array of sweet finishers. In our home we try to experiment, but we do tend to fall back to the snacks that provide repeat, consistent enjoyment--and which are made with organic and nutritious ingredients! Enter Wonderfully Raw's Brownie Coco-Roons. Once bought on a whim, they are now regularly tossed in the shopping cart. These ...
Plant Protein Power Salad (Gluten Free, Vegan, Nut Free)
I'll just have a salad. Those might be the saddest five words in the English language. How did one of the healthiest, most-flexible and most-diverse meals become an also-ran? Why is the salad the consolation choice on almost every menu in every restaurant? Bravo to those establishments who engage their creativity and culinary talents on their salad selections. What were once extravagant (the Caesar), decadent (the blue-cheese wedge), and avant-garde (the ...
Recipe: Cheese Crisps (Gluten-free / Dairy-free)
These tasty, cheesy, crunchy crackers are packed with plant protein and low in carbohydrates. I chose to make these dairy-free by using Daiya dairy-free cheese, but regular cheese can easily be substituted. I'm going to walk you through how I turned this . . . into this . . . ***For a vegan version of these crackers check out my Vegan Cheese Crisp recipe! Directions (1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. You will need 2 large baking sheets, 3 pieces of parchment paper to fit ...
