‘Tis the Season to Eat Tomatoes In Venice this summer, my husband and I celebrated our 6th year anniversary, and we fell madly in love…in love with the Italian tomato. We had it in our pasta, in our pizza, in our salad, but the best way we had it was on a simple slice of […]

When my husband and I landed in Europe mid-July, our expectations of finding vegetarian and vegan friendly eats were pretty low after spending our first trip abroad as one year-old vegetarian/vegans in Paris in the spring. However, each city we visited during this summer trip blew my skepticism away. From street food to fine-dining, I […]

Remember when everyone hated brussel sprouts? Whoever is responsible for revolutionizing pop culture’s opinion about this mini-cabbage-like creature of a vegetable is a genius. It’s like overnight we were all hypnotized, restaurant menus and grocery stores multiplied their supplies, and the obsession is not dying anytime soon. Every restaurant and gastro-pub offers this green nugget […]

One of my favorite pastas is Farfalle Pollo from the restaurant Pasta Bowl in Lincoln Park. For years, I recreated this dish at home. It’s rich with cream, cheese, mounds of grilled chicken breast, and veggies like broccoli, mushrooms, and sun-dried tomatoes. Since my diet has changed to a vegan one, I have missed this […]

Leftover Makeover: Who says leftovers are predictable? A few nights ago I prepared roasted chickpeas and a special jalepeno-cilantro spinach bulgar for a burrito dinner and had plenty of chickpeas and bulgar left over. The next evening I prepared corn stew over polenta and had a ton of polenta left over. I could just serve […]

Be Corny! Summer in the Midwest means lots of sweet corn. Inspired by the lovely yellow cob, I created this stew recipe to embrace the flavor of these delicious golden kernels. Serve it over polenta and its double the corn power! Corn Stew over Creamy Polenta Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup coarse cornmeal 4 1/2 cups […]