Vegan Meatballs, Gluten-Free

Vegan Lemon Meringue Pie

Vegan Cannoli

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Vegan Meatballs, Gluten-Free

This is a veganized version of the meatballs Gary’s parents used to make together. The “meat” in this recipe is…

Vegan Lemon Meringue Pie

We paired our Gluten-Free Crust with Zsu Dever‘s Lemon Custard and Aquafaba Meringue for a perfect pie. It’s amazing! This…

Vegan Cannoli

Here is the filling we use in our gluten-free Cannoli Shells. 1 lb firm tofu (about 2 cups) 1 cup…

Flourless Chocolate Cake

This is a recipe that has been inspired by Vegan Holiday Cooking by Candle Cafe (a must-have cookbook) and modified…

IT'S ALL ABOUT FOOD Podcast

Jennie Liss Ohayon, PhD, Impacts of California’s Proposition 65

Jennie L Ohayon, PhD, Silent Spring Institute

Call Caryn’s personal archive number to hear the most recent five episodes of It’s All About Food: 1-701-719-0885 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/california-told-companies-to-label-toxic-chemicals-instead-theyre-quietly/ Jennie Liss Ohayon, PhD, Impacts of California’s Proposition 65 Dr. Jennie Liss Ohayon is a Research Scientist at Silent Spring Institute, specializing in environmental policy, community-engaged research, and environmental justice. She is currently working on projects to report back to study participants and community partners in the U.S. and Chile their exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals. She also researches the emergence…

Call Caryn’s personal archive number to hear the most recent five episodes of It’s All About Food: 1-701-719-0885 Taylor McKinnon and Adam Wilks, Mr.Charlie’s TMS Taylor McKinnon is cofounder of Mr. Charlie’s Told Me So (TMS)—a purpose-driven, plant-based QSR brand redefining what fast food can be—is making its biggest move yet with an 18-store development deal across Arizona.This multimillion-dollar franchise agreement marks the brand’s first major regional rollout, powered by a mission of second chances, sustainability, and crave-worthy food. To…

John Sanbonmatsu, The Omnivore's Deception

Call Caryn’s personal archive number to hear the most recent five episodes of It’s All About Food: 1-701-719-0885 John Sanbonmatsu, The Omnivore’s Deception John Sanbonmatsu is a writer, philosopher, and magician. He is author of The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals and Ourselves (New York University Press) and of The Postmodern Prince: Critical Theory, Left Strategy, and the Making of a New Political Subject (Monthly Review Press). John received his BA from Hampshire College and his…

Matthew Shepherd, Director of Outreach and Education, Bring Back the Pollinators Matthew has worked for the Xerces Society for more than two decades, initially at the vanguard of a new movement to protect pollinators, but then on endangered species and a range of other issues, as well as several years leading Xerces’ communications work. Throughout this time, he maintained a direct involvement in pollinator conservation in towns and cities, and in his current role has returned to outreach and community…

Matzos, Matzohs, Matzahs

It took a global pandemic to inspire me to make matzo! We had a family Passover seder on Zoom and I wanted to bring matzo to our table. I made two kinds, one with heirloom Einkorn wheat flour and the other with Oat flour. I like to bake them on a pizza stone but a regular baking sheet will work. I make my own oat flour, grinding steel cut oats or rolled oats in a Vitamix. …

This is a recipe that has been inspired by Vegan Holiday Cooking by Candle Cafe (a must-have cookbook) and modified somewhat. It’s become my new favorite cake. Crust 1/2 cup shredded carrots (about 1 carrot) 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 1/2 cup raw almonds 1/4 cup agave or maple syrup 1 Tablespoon Ener-G Egg Replacer or starch like Cornstarch or Potato Starch Cake 2 cups raw almonds 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk…

Traditionally served as a first course during the Passover seder dinner, this vegan version of Gefilte Fish, can be served as an appetizer anytime. Gefilte “Fish” Ingredients 1 cup raw or blanched almonds 1 white or yellow onion, grated 1-2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning 2 Tablespoons potato starch 2 carrots 1/4 sheet of nori water several large leaves of kale or cabbage Optional Jelly 3 cups hot vegetable broth or 3 cups of hot water with 1 teaspoon each of…

The Passover holiday begins today and so does my ambivalence. I love traditions, story telling, special holiday foods. But I am so torn with the contradictions! The message of Passover, liberation from slavery, is something that resonates strongly for me. Should the holiday just be about the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt hundreds of years ago, so that it should be remembered and never permitted to happen to the Jews again? Can I sing the songs,…

Sponge cake, is often wheat-free for the Passover holiday and loaded with eggs. This cake is egg-free, light and lovely. It is kosher for Passover for the Sefardic Jews but not for Ashkenazi Jews because it contains soy and rice. 3/4 cup white rice flour 3/4 cup potato starch 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup sugar (evaporated cane juice) Zest from one lemon Zest from one orange 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 Tablespoon fresh orange juice 8 teaspoons…

It’s Passover and that means matzo ball soup. I have not had matzo balls in ages. It’s one thing I wasn’t motivated to veganize, until now. I was inspired by Nava Atlas’ Vegan Holiday Kitchen when I had a chance to interview her last year (Listen to the interview here). I made some slight modifications to her

What Vegans Eat – Travel Edition: LONDON/NEW YORK, Day 25

October 11, 2022 London and New York This is it. The last day of our 25-Day Magical European Tour. We packed in a lot of adventures with good food. There was an electric tea pot in our hotel room however the cord did not reach the outlet. It also didn’t have a plug…

October 10, 2022 London Our adventure is almost over. We leave tomorrow. I am amazed at everything we have packed in so far. Still we have a full day left. I wanted to try to visit the Royal Botanical Gardens. We left the hotel a little after 10am. We stood at a bus…

October 9, 2022 Aix-en-Provence, France and London, England All good things must come to an end. It is time to say Au Revoir to Aix-en-Provence. We are sad, but we will return. Josée had recommended a restaurant on the Cours Mirabeau, Le Singe Vert, or the green monkey. With a few hours left, we…