Green Options » Isa Chandra Moskowitz

Seasonal And Delicious: Chipotle Chili With Sweet Potatoes And Brussels Sprouts

Melissa Elliott — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:59:18 +0000

With an abundance of sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts in local Farmers Markets, there’s no better way to use the season’s bounty than this hearty chili, a perfect dish for cold nights.

Six Cookbooks For A Better-Eating Kitchen

Kelli Best-Oliver — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:14:38 +0000

Word on the street is that as the economy worsens, cookbook sales rise. Isn’t that American? Wouldn’t one think that cookbook check-outs at the library might go up instead? Perhaps it has. Chosen method of procurement aside, I’m not begrudging you the investment in a superior culinary tome–I spent too much time looking at one yesterday, although I was able to walk away without a purchase. But I also already have a good library of cookbooks at my disposal that I’ve picked up over the years that allow me to cook great meals, from whole foods, in my own kitchen. If you’re a fledgling home cook, or just someone looking to eat at home more to save a little money, here’s a list of comprehensive cookbooks, vegan, vegetarian, and meat-eater, that have proved themselves to me time and time again.

Veganomicon Belongs On Your Shelf

Kelli Best-Oliver — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:56:20 +0000

While I’m not a vegan, I’ve been a flexitarian for almost ten years. I do most of the cooking in our house, and we try to stay meat free as much as possible. Eating lower on the food chain is just better for our planet and our bodies, and I have a problem with the way industrial animal-based foods are produced. However, it’s easy to fall into a rut with what I cook in the house, particularly over the winter when local produce is virtually non-existent.

I’ve always been interested in vegan cooking, but I love cheese too much to give it any serious consideration. That is, until I found the Post Punk Kitchen online and subsequently received Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero’s Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook. Moskowitz and Romero are no strangers to cookbooks. Their Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World was a best-seller, and Moskowitz wrote the cult-fave Vegan With a Vengeance. Forget the brown rice/tofu vegan health food of the 70s: Moskowitz and Romero take vegan food, modernize it with a hipster edge, and make it appealing to any cook, not just vegan cooks, straight from their Brooklyn kitchens.