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Kale Salad
A simple and healthy salad that I’ve made numerous times is this kale salad recipe from Whole Foods. Any kale will do, but I find a strong preference for dino kale for this particular recipe. The key is to chop the kale finely and serve right away after mixing with the olive oil and lemon […]
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Spicy Chickpeas & Kale
I’ve been on a chickpeas kick lately and love tossing it with any greens I can get my hands on. Luckily, we’ve been getting lots of greens in our CSA. I found this recipe for Spicy Chickpeas and decided to dress it up a bit with some sauteed kale. I omitted the cilantro (because I […]
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Green lentil salad, pickled beets, & crescent rolls
A new favorite of mine lately is a re-creation of a green lentil salad made by my friend Anastasia St. John, whose other recipes can be found in the New York Times Bestseller, Forks Over Knives. Green Lentil Salad 2 cups of cooked green lentils 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 carrots, finely chopped 1 […]
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Hot night, cool dinner
In a recent short heat wave we had, we were invited to a good friend’s house for an amazing vegan dinner. Even though the temperature was hot, the meal was a cool, refreshing respite from the heat. We started off the night with a delicious and tangy homemade lemonade. We then had kalamata olive crostini […]
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Black bean & kale soft tacos
A friend recently asked me what I usually made for lunch. This got me to ponder what I actually eat (since most of the time I focus on making hearty meals for dinner). Most of the time I eat leftovers from dinner from the night before. I decided to start documenting the times though that […]