Category: Food

How to Make Surprisingly Excellent Vegan Corn Chowder — With Help From Communion’s Kristi Brown

By Bethany Jean Clement From The Seattle Times   SEATTLE — Corn chowder does not sound like a thrill. A ubiquitous vegetable plus a soup intended to make use of any kind of ubiquitous stuff using also-ubiquitous milk and/or cream, plus other ubiquitous vegetables … should be fine. Not amazing, however. And, then, vegan corn…


Use This Green Herb Seasoning and Marinade in Two Dishes for a Versatile Family Meal

Fresh herbs overflow in the garden and at farmers markets in most of the country at this time of year. My 3-year-old granddaughter eats them by the handful straight from her garden. I prefer to scatter them with abandon over salads, roasted vegetables, rice bowls and anything from the grill. This season, I’m whirling a…


This Is the Salad of the Summer

This vibrant salad is perfect for barbecues and backyard parties. The dressing is whisked together right in the salad bowl before you add the vegetables, so it’s also incredibly easy to make. Choose a fairly firm avocado so it holds its shape in the salad. Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salad Serves 4 Active Time: 10…


Get Your Hands Dirty With These Sticky, Smoky Ribs

Nothing says summer more than a platter of ribs hot off the grill. Experts say the key to good barbecue is the sauce. I will add that a spice rub is equally important. A dry rub infuses an extra layer of sweet and spicy flavor into the ribs while they cook. And if they’re left…


Cooking Well in Hard Times: A Cookbook Author’s Tips for Stretching a Tight Budget—and Being Kind to Yourself

When Leanne Brown moved from Edmonton, Canada, to New York City to get a Master’s degree in Food Studies, she had no idea that her thesis would become a digital book that would go viral on social media, turn into a print edition so successful that she would be able to give thousands of copies…


Zucchini, Pistachio, 
and Lemon Muffins

TL;DR: Mix wet ingredients and dry ingredients, then combine them. 
Bake in muffin pan at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes. I wasn’t sure I was going to put these muffins in the book until I served one to my two-year-old and she shimmied her shoulders and said “So yummy!” and “So good!”…


My Spicy Umami Pasta

TL;DR: Cook pasta. Make sauce. Pour pasta into sauce and cook. 
Sprinkle with cheese and scallions and serve. Making an amazing dish out of whatever bits you have lying around feels so heroic, and this version of that experience happens to be just to my odd taste. It is all the things I love together,…


Fast White Bean, Chorizo, 
and Hearty Greens Stew

TL;DR: Sauté vegetables, then chorizo and tomato paste. Add beans and water 
and cook until thickened and flavorful. Add greens and eat. It has taken maturity to embrace the glorious simplicity of this kind of dinner. My inner critic is prone to telling me that it’s not creative enough or new enough or whatever overachieving…


A Universal Language of Generosity: On Sharing Food and Love With the People of the World

The British are known for drinking tea. Got a problem? Have a cup of tea. Feeling a bit unwell? Have a cup of tea. Just popped round to a neighbor’s house to borrow a wrench? Have a cup of tea. Already drunk 37 cups today and have a painfully distended bladder? Go on, have another…


What Are Truffles?

Q: What are truffles? A: Misshapen and lumpy, these earthy orbs may not be much to look at, but they’re among the most prized delicacies in the culinary world. Intensely flavored and aromatic — a musky, nutty fusion — and very sought after, certain varieties fetch thousands of dollars per pound; not too shabby for…