credit: sara remington
Last week I made an appearance on the CBS show “Bay Sunday” and talked about Vegan Soul Kitchen. You can watch it here. I brought my “Carrot-Cranberry-Walnut Salad with Creamy Walnut Vinaigrette” from the book. We just stared at it. Here is the recipe:
Carrot-Cranberry-Walnut Salad with Creamy Walnut Vinaigrette
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Soundtrack: “Too Tough To Die” by Martina Topley-Bird from Anything
This is a modern spin on my mom’s carrot-raisin salad. Rather than adding dollops of mayonnaise to the dish, I combine silken tofu with the vinaigrette to make it creamier and use tangy dried cranberries instead of raisins. The walnuts add texture to the salad and give it a more robust flavor.
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the inspiration board in my home office
i always look forward to features that break out of the normal question and answer format. so you can imagine how psyched i was when heidi swanson asked me to share some of my favorite cookbooks on her popular website 101cookbooks.com. check out the piece here.
Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Hot Pepper Sauce
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Soundtrack: “I.T.T., Pt. 2” by Fela Kuti from The Best Best of Fela Kuti
Art: “Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos” by Kehinde Wiley
Books: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Howard University Press, 1981)
by Walter Rodney and Graceland (Picador, 2005) by Chris Abani.
While bean fritters are thought to have their origin in Nigeria, one can find them throughout West Africa. Inspired by the Black-Eyed Pea Fritters served at the Gambian-Cameroonian restaurant Bennachin in New Orleans, I whipped up this dish.
click here for the recipe.
i simply want to thank all my family, friends, mentors, colleagues, comrades, supporters, and folks for coming out to my national book launch last night. it was truly a blessing to feel all the love and support. if you could not make it, read what SF Weekly wrote about it here.
Special thanks to The Museum of the African Diaspora, Back to Earth Catering Company, Mouton Noir Wines, Metromint, Renee Wilson and The VSK Trio (Kev Choice, Jaz Sterwart, Eugene Warren), and John Varvatos for making my killer suit.
green our communities: plant urban gardens
i told yall. i told yall. here is one of the 3 posters that artist favianna rodriguez and i co-created about health, food, and agriculture issues. we will be unveiling the set at my national book launch party on tuesday night then taking them worldwide. i told yall. . .
