Author: Ellen Kanner
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THE EDGY VEGGIE: Wave of dairy-free milks hits grocers
You can’t get blood from a turnip, but these days you can get milk from all manner of plants. There’s soy, rice, nut and coconut, of course, plus a new wave of dairy-free milks. Flax, hemp and oats now float your favorite cereal. Teensy, mild-tasting flax seeds are anti-inflammatory and touted to lower cholesterol. They…
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THE EDGY VEGGIE: easy whole-wheat oat bread
This is about the easiest yeast bread going. NO-KNEAD WHOLE WHEAT OATMEAL BREAD—Yield: 1 loaf 1 packet dry yeast2 cups lukewarm water1 tablespoon honey, honey substitute or molasses4 cups whole wheat flour1 tablespoon canola or olive oil3/4 cups uncooked oatmeal1/4 teaspoon sea salt Procedure:1. Combine yeast, warm water and honey in large bowl. Stir gently…
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THE EDGY VEGGIE: Get your goat ice cream, yogurt, cheese
Goat meat is popping up on trendy menus, touted as the next hot thing. How sad. The true goodness of goats is in their wise eyes, their frisky tails, their wispy beards — and their milk. Calcium-rich, it’s lower in fat, lactose and cholesterol than cow’s milk but with a rich creaminess. And the goat’s…
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THE EDGY VEGGIE: year’s top natural, nutritious food products
Every day, companies pitch the Edgy Veggie, pushing their new edible products. These products may be labeled “healthful” and “all-natural,” but often they’re neither one — and they’re not so edible, either. Accept no imitation — you deserve the real deal. The foods that have impressed me most in 2010 are neither new nor processed.…
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Pie a tastier way to get omega-3s
I’d like to hire fish oil’s PR agent. You’d think it was the only game in town for omega-3 fatty acids.Don’t get me wrong, omega-3 is a conga line of essential fatty acids. But popping a pill — especially a fish pill — isn’t the only way. Two tablespoons of flax seed or a quarter-cup…
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Versatile chickpeas play well with others or stand alone
Behold the power of chickpeas, the greatness of garbanzos.Chickpeas are among the earliest cultivated vegetables. Remains of the versatile legume dating to 7,500 years ago have been found in the Middle East. And they form the basis of two widely known foods from that area of the world: falafel and hummus.Garbanzo beans are nutty in…
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Breakfast “salad” makes most of frozen waffles
Someone I love recently defended his preferred brand of frozen waffles because it’s “made with real wheat.” This provided no reassurance. (What’s the alternative? Fake wheat?) I set out at once for the frozen food section on a quest for wellness-promoting waffles.Kellogg’s Eggos, the best-known brand, are not only made with real wheat, they come…
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Honor your father with more veggies
On Sunday, we celebrate fathers. There are dads like Sir Paul McCartney, former Beatle and avid PETA spokesman. Other vegetarian fathers of note include Jonathan Safran Foer, author of “Eating Animals,” and Chris Martin, frontman for Coldplay and one of PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarians.For the most part, though, vegetarian dads are thin on the ground. I’ve…
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Classic Mediterranean cake is delicious and relatively healthful
This cake, a Mediterranean classic, is lovely with limeade, coffee or tea. Made with yogurt and olive oil, it’s just the thing for health-conscious eaters. ORANGE, YOGURT AND ALMOND CAKE—Yield: 10 servings 3 eggs1 cup sugar1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour1/2 cup whole-wheat flour1 tablespoon baking powder1/2 cup cornmeal1/3 cup olive oil1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt…
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Lowly collard greens gain sheen
Rarely recognized as haute cuisine, collard greens are downright presidential these days, thanks to the White House vegetable garden.Michelle Obama’s recent harvest of a healthy crop of collards and other greens occasioned many photo ops and gave the first lady a chance to talk about the garden as an edible lesson “about health and how…