Tips For Eating and Living Well
January is the time of year to start focusing more on your health, whether that’s through a new exercise regimen, participating in Dry January, or simply deciding to eat better. One of the best ways to improve your health is to eat more plants, starting with making this nutrient-packed, delicious Vegan Borscht! This hearty stew contains beets, cabbage, potatoes, butter beans, and more for an incredible depth of flavor. …
As I’ve aged, I’ve decided that I find bland food offensive. I compulsively purchase exotic spice blends and add them to everything, am unsatisfied with restaurants that lean on salt as their key seasoning, and I find myself enamored by new brands of hot sauce. As a result, the food that I cook at home contains layers of flavors and a little heat — hence my newest recipe, Lemon Harissa Cabbage Soup. …
I’ve been craving colorful salads lately — especially ones that are easy to make, oil-free, and hearty enough to stay good in the fridge a few days. Since I rarely eat broccoli raw, I decided to come up with a broccoli salad that gets me excited about eating this cruciferous veggie that usually tastes like sulfur.
Traditional broccoli salads contain junk ingredients, such as bacon bits, mayonnaise, and sugar. I decided to leave out the bacon and sugar and replace the mayo with a dressing made of cashew cream and apple cider vinegar. The vinegar actually cuts the bitter flavor of the raw broccoli!…
Last week in my CSA crate I received a beautiful head of cabbage, so I decided to concoct a flavorful entree that features cabbage! Cabbage is often used in Ethiopian cooking, which I love, so I knew this dish would be one of my favorites.
I combined the commonly-used Ethiopian spices — turmeric, cumin, garlic, and ginger — with a naturally creamy mash of potatoes, carrots, white beans, and onion, and served it all stuffed into steamed cabbage leaves. If you don’t want to take the time to stuff cabbage leaves, you can always chop your cabbage and cook it with your other vegetables!…
Every time I return to Nashville to visit family and friends, I make sure to go to one of my favorite restaurants, Cantina Laredo. Although they have many tempting options on their menu, I always order the same thing: a margarita avocado enchiladas. I love this dish so much that I decided to make a copycat (but healthier) version. …
