Cherry Chocolate Crisp Raw Bread
If first impressions are everything, I wouldn’t have given myself a chance in hell of embracing raw food once I’d been introduced to raw bread. Needless to say, once upon a time I really thought all raw bread was like the earth of the ancient world: flat. And it was the kind of flat you couldn’t fix because – on top of everything else – it was virtually tasteless and gummy too. If there was a taste, it was underscored with the slight bitterness of flax which I’ve always thought tasted like Burpee seeds gone bad. Raw bread and I were far from a match made in heaven. I am…
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Tropical Rice Pancakes with Mango Habanero Sauce
I had a dream… And like most of my dreams it involved food. In this case, rice pancakes. As happens with a lot of our recipes, inspiration comes from the great beyond: the place where so much of our past went to rest. People, places, moments. It’s funny how so many of these memories have some specific food somehow attached to them so vividly. My Hungarian Tanti (that’s ‘Aunt’ to many of you) was somewhat of my guardian when I first moved to New York City at the onset of my twenties. She took ‘watching over me’ very seriously, I must tell you. Sometimes I wasn’t too happy about it…
Persimmon Breakfast Parfait
It’s persimmon season. These delectable little fruits are among our favorites. I’m more partial to Fuyu (they are the shorter, firmer variety) but for cooking the Hachiya is better. No cooking here but I used both in this because, why not? When choosing persimmons you want the skin to be smooth and deep orange in color. The Fuyu will be firm, but it could be crunchy or softer inside. Either way, it is the sweeter variety and I love to add it to salads. The Hachiya are more of a heart shaped fruit, it should be softer to the touch and will be soft inside. They can be a bit…
Sweet Potato “Bacon” Fritters
Back in the 80’s Marie and I would go downtown every Saturday for brunch at Elephant and Castle in SoHo, NYC. Whether we were roomies or we lived on opposite ends of Manhattan, this was our go to brunch spot. On the menu they had sweet potato bacon fritters that were served with warm maple syrup. They were so good that no matter what else we chose to eat, we had to get at least one serving to share. In this recipe I chose one Garnet and one Purple sweet potato. I love the flavors and color, the flesh is bright, moist and sweet. More importantly, they tend to be…
Mushroom Sausage with Marinated Peppers
Sometimes a recipe is born of nostalgia. Certainly, this Mushroom Sausage is no exception. This goes all the way back to memories of The Feast of San Gennaro, a week-long festival held in New York’s Little Italy every year. Melissa and I went all the time when we lived there. Now, like every festival or fair, there weren’t exactly many things offered that anyone could consider healthy, but let’s bypass that for the moment… What there was, was a lot of noise, a lot of color and a lot of sausages. At least one vendor on every stretch of the crowded city blocks was selling some kind of sausage, usually…
Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins
From the very beginning of my journey into ‘raw’ I had my issues with raw breads. Someone just wasn’t getting it right. No matter what they did, those ‘loaves’ were coming out stiff and slimy or flat and tasteless as cardboard. I defied anyone to actually label these concoctions ‘bread’. Oddly, as much as anyone defended it, I could tell by the look on their faces that they were not entirely convinced I was wrong. They just didn’t want to admit it. Ultimately, I quickly identified this as an area that demands all the help it can get. And that’s why I was so pleasantly surprised at these raw cinnamon…
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Bacon, Bacon, Bacon…Well, Not Really Bacon
Sweet and smokey, this crispy vegan bacon is sure to please.
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Oatmeal Super Antioxidant Bites
Oatmeal is a quick and easy go to option for a nutritious breakfast, but it can also be the most fun. Pairing deliciously with just about any fruit, seed or nut, you can create your own wonderful combination to fit your lifestyle needs. Oatmeal is a naturally gluten free option that isn’t just for breakfast anymore. The first flavor I experimented with was “Nutella”. The scent of hazelnuts and chocolate transports me to my cousin Vita’s house on Staten Island. She would give us all a spoonful of the creamy spread and we would go outside on the stoop and eat our treat. Our chocolate hazelnut bite is a healthy…
