Yoga Lovers’ Chocolate Mousse
The last thing I expected to get out of a day-long yoga session was reinforcement for my chocolate addiction. But hey, who am I to complain? With studies of ahimsa (the yogic pledge to do no harm) behind us, and a long afternoon of sweaty asanas ahead of us, my fellow yogis-in-training and I spent our lunch break woofing down healthy, raw, vegetarian meals and comparing notes on food philosophy. Maybe we were ready for a little indulgence because when Devyn Baklini introduced... Read More
Recipe for Success: Beet, Fennel, Fig & Cranberry-Sage
Whether we’re giving thanks for a lottery win or for more subtle gifts, this salad is a celebratory start for a feast to remember. What would you do if you won a $53,000 lottery? When Bart Potenza and Joy Pierson had the good fortune to ask themselves that question nearly two decades ago, their answer was investing in a new vegan restaurant, New York City’s Candle Cafe, and later, the more upscale Candle 79. Now it’s time for our prize: the release of the “Candle... Read More
Why Don’t Doctors Cure with Plant Based Diets?
Firing Up Food Blogs’ Best
You know what they say about necessity. Just as I started looking forward to entertaining weekend guests, who by the way are not remotely vegetarian, I realized my kitchen’s cooktop, freezer and dishwasher had stopped working in near-perfect unison. So, what’s a veganish girl with a challenged kitchen and carnivorous houseguests to do? Spend a day immersed in reading favorite blogs, of course. Thanks to the following virtual counselors’ vegan, gluten-free... Read More
Holy Mole! That’s Hot Chocolate
It takes some soul searching to say what we love more, intense chocolate or fiery spice. So news that a favorite craft chocolate company is heating up Fall with a premium spicy dark chocolate bar is something to exclaim about. Of course, we’ve raved about Patric Chocolate before, but the new Holy Mole! redefines our standard for divine decadence. At $7.99 per 2.3 ounce bar, this hot little taste of heaven is as pure as can be, made with top quality ingredients developed... Read More
Recipe: Watermelon Salad
The end-of-summer melon harvest is in at Love is Love Farm, and we can’t get enough of watermelon salads. This refreshing recipe with watercress and mint is a super-simple weekend crowd pleaser, although sometimes we don’t bother waiting for the weekend. Use these easy cutting instructions, or to step it up a notch, grab a creme brûlée torch and graduate to Serious Eats’ Watermelon, Arugula and Chèvre salad. In case you were wondering, there’s a reason... Read More
Farm Bus: Gardeners on a Roll
From Durham, NC, a bus-load of idealistic farmers dream of teaching the nation to grow. Grow vegetables, that is. And they plan to do it from a 52-person school bus retrofitted with solar panels, a mobile greenhouse, living roof, vermacompost, and waste water collection tanks, all fueled with waste vegetable oil (WVO). The Sol Food Mobile Farm is rolling out now and headed to ten major cities targeted for their urban agriculture potential. The crew hopes to inspire younger... Read More
The Last Food Article You Will Ever Need
Earlier this month, I read an article that summed up our health and food choices so well, I tracked it down to repeat. Here’s Mark Hyman, MD on The Last Diet You Will Ever Need: Why is it that we believe we can feed our bodies industrial, nutrient-depleted food-like substances empty of life and be healthy? How did we come to believe that food industry chemicals and processing could replace nature-made foods? A hundred years ago all food was organic, local, seasonal, fresh... Read More
Farm Bill 101: Don’t be Chicken
Before you run away, let me be the first to admit the Farm Bill, and relevant issues we may vote on in November, seems a tad overwhelming and maybe just a wee bit boring. But I’ll also admit that I believe anyone who eats should know something about what they’re putting in their mouths and why. So I was glad to see the big concepts wrangled into this accessible, and even interesting, Farm Bill Interactive Infographic that addresses how we determine which foods are... Read More
How to Feed 300 Million Insatiable Americans?
Yul Kwon (of Survivor fame) shares a savory first bite of food sourcing systems and costs in PBS’ first episode of America Revealed: Food Nation (53 minutes). Food Nation: America Revealed Watch Food Nation on PBS. See more from America Revealed. Read More
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