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Everyone’s grandmother was right. Mark Bittman’s Message? Eat your veggies
Sometimes, well most often, it is not the message itself but who delivers it that determines if it will be heard or taken seriously. Yes, there is definitely increase in chatter regarding food and...
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A vegan soup for non-vegans: Blood Orange Infused Coconut Carrot Bisque with...
Here is a thought. When omnivores describe food, they start with the protein. “What are you eating?” I ask. “Chicken,” they answer. If we described our food in the same fashion, I wonder truly how many...
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A lesson from a Houston Food Celeb: Pumpkin Spice Vegan Cupcakes with Cream...
Click here to view the video on YouTube. A vegan baking lesson from Houston foodie celeb Jody Stevens of Jodycakes shows us that there is really no hidden secret for baking without animal products....
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Where to eat? Pan-roasted organic mushrooms with toasted walnut-red pepper
Click here to view the video on YouTube. A fantastic holiday (or any day) recipe from Prego’s executive chef John Watt. Vegan Good Eats puts his vegan cooking chops to the test. The result is an...
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When raw cuisine meets a creative chef: exploring Live Organic Food Bar in...
Raw cuisine requires an abundance of creativity as it defies the Western idea of acceptable sustenance. On a personal level, treating myself to a raw restaurant is always enlightening as it teaches me...
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When your family loves hummus, screw around with it: white truffle white bean...
“Joel Luks Jacobs, make hummus,” dad says in an authoritative imperative, using a guttural and rough sounding “h.” Very Fiddler on the Roof-like of him. No please or thank you. He used my full name....
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Beer-battered sexy green beans with cool and spicy ranch
I seem to always think of green beans around Thanksgiving time. Among my traditional variations are the wild mushroom green bean casserole, saute beans with slivered almonds and garlicky green beans....
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VegFest showcases new vegan food entrepreneurs, solar cooking & animal-free...
Every time a vegan is asked, “So, where do you get your protein?” and “What can you eat?,” some poor cow goes to heaven. Yet one glance over at the sans bacon or cheese spread at the second annual...
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Eat the rainbow (without unicorns): Color Me Vegan is an indispensable guide...
Click here to view the video on YouTube. Inspired by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s Color Me Vegan, this recipe is brought to us by the color purple. A variation on her recipe, these blueberry bars pack...
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Watermelon acts as nature’s Viagra: Chef Luks drops some sexy knowledge on...
Joel Luks, CultureMap’s resident health food nut and vegan chef, joined Deborah Duncan of Great Day Houston on Tuesday morning to talk about his favorite fruit: The watermelon. Watch the video segment...
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