In Vegan Eats World: 300 International Recipes for Savoring the Planet, Terry Hope Romero asks the question “What If the World Was Vegan?” The true building blocks of cuisines across the planet are the spices, herbs, and grains—from basmati rice to buckwheat, coconut to caraway seeds. Apply those flavors to vegan staples such as seitan, […]
Green Celery Tonic
This celery tonic is a new take on a classic and largely forgotten soda flavor which was popular in the New York delicatessens of the 1930’s. It has the spice of celery and ginger, the crispness of cucumber, green apple and fresh celery and the freshness you should expect of great soda. Try it with […]
Mediterranean Stew
Energizing and nutritious, buckwheat is available throughout the year and can be served as an alternative to rice or made into porridge. Roasted or raw buckwheat gives this soup body so that it tastes as if it has been simmering for hours. Buckwheat could be easily substituted with pearled barley, bulgur, proso millet or even […]
Vegan Minestrone Soup
Some of the earliest origins of minestrone soup pre-date the expansion of the Latin tribes of Rome into what became the Roman Republic and later Roman Empire, when the local diet was “vegetarian by necessity” and consisted mostly of vegetables, such as onions, lentils, cabbage, garlic, broad beans, mushrooms, carrots, asparagus, and turnips. During this […]