In my group cooking and nutrition program, I share a recipe formula for a make-ahead refrigerator salad with a base of massaged purple cabbage or kale. Today's recipe, with purple cabbage, beets, and coriander seeds, is an extension of this refrigerator salad formula and an especially easy way to work those blue/purple foods we're often lacking into our everyday meals.
Read MoreIf you haven't tried an omelet wrap yet (remember the za'atar wrap with the arugula cherry salad?), I hope today's version will convince you. A reminder that spring is on its way, this open-face omelet is topped with a bright and creamy pea and avocado pesto.
Read MoreThere's nothing more comforting in winter to me than a steaming bowl of chunky beans and vegetables in a rich broth. This is a loose vegetarian interpretation of Fabada Asturiana - a bean and sausage stew from the mountains of Asturias in northern Spain. It's a hearty meal that's sure to get us through the final days of winter.
Read MoreSometimes I hear people say winter produce is dull and colorless. And I get it. When we're in the depths of a dreary winter, we miss the sweet, juicy berries, melons, and tomatoes and the memory of warm, sunny days these foods evoke. But this salad is proof that winter edibles are far from lifeless.
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