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Meatless Monday with Fonio Stuffed Peppers from West Africa

24 April 2020 Richard McCarthy

Is fonio the next supergrain to take the planet by storm? A perfect grain for the semi-arid lands of the Sahel, it has long been relied upon as the staple that got the populations of Burkina Faso, Senegal, etc. through lean periods. With deep root systems, this ancient grain prevents soil erosion and needs little …

Meatless Monday Ingredients to Help You Survive Culinary Distancing, Part 2 (Nut/Seed Butters)

10 April 2020 Richard McCarthy

At a Stooges concert in 1970 in Cincinnati, OH, punk rocker Iggy Pop stood atop the shoulders of fans, was handed a jar of peanut butter and rubbed it on his bare chest and flicked gobs of it into the audience. This scene was captured on film and has, as a result, become an iconic …

Meatless Monday Ingredients to Help You Survive Culinary Distancing, Part 1 (Spice Blends)

3 April 2020

Whether you are holed up in town or country during this period of social distancing, the glory days of stockpiling will soon give way to the boredom of being stuck with diminishing supplies and mundane ingredients. I don’t know about you, but I am not so sure I can look at another image of empty …

Slow Down for Meatless Monday with Chickpeas

27 March 2020 Richard McCarthy

As our lives suddenly come to a halt, we can find comfort in kitchen. Longtime Slow Food leader in Portland, OR in the USA, Katherine Deumling, encourages you to “cook with what you have.” Her instructional videos and recipes are essential for kitchens flooded with seasonal produce, thanks to CSAs and farmers market purchasing. Since …

Slow Down for Meatless Monday with Fava Beans and Fennel Soup from Sicily

13 March 2020 Richard McCarthy

Regarded in Catholicism as the Lenten holiday that celebrates the “lucky bean,” fava beans figure prominently due to their seasonal arrival, and for their role in averting famine. During times of great stress, it is important to remember the resilience of those who work the land and navigate, not only disease, but also hunger and …

Slow Down for Meatless Monday with Red Beans and Rice

28 February 2020 Richard McCarthy

Mondays always mean beans and rice If you are attentive to the Catholic calendar, after all of the excitement of carnival, what follows is Lent. While this period between Mardi Gras and Easter generally involves restraint, it also sets in motion a fascinating culinary adventure. Consider religious festivals, like Sicily’s St. Joseph’s Day. It features …

Slow Down for Meatless Monday with Panisse and Winter Green Pesto

7 February 2020

Health professionals have been telling us for ages that we should alter the times in which we eat. Give our bodies more time to starve in between meals, snack less, and as the old saying goes: Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like pauper. As such, this recipe perfectly suits …

Slow Down for Meatless Monday with Banana Hearts

31 January 2020

Why do so many of us consume so much meat daily? The answer is in the power of hamburgers to capture our imagination: One planet united between two buns. Its business model is built upon inexpensive industrial ground beef. This is why we Slow Down for Meatless Monday. Remember, we did not saddle-up with Meatless …

Slow Down for Meatless Monday with Brabant Grey Buckwheat Crêpes

24 January 2020 Richard McCarthy

Few ingredients trigger such strong emotions as buckwheat. At a recent discussion at the Archestratus Books in New York City, famed cookbook author and culinary instructor Sonoko Sakai and visionary grain farmer Glenn Roberts of Anson Mills are in violent agreement that most of us who purchase buckwheat seeds and milled grain are not getting …