Creamy Vegan Tomato Soup

The beginning of the school year was truly chaotic but I am finally – finally – settling into fall. The year 2016 has not been my favorite, I will admit, but I feel such a positive energetic shift lately! And while tomato season was technically over at the end of September, I refuse to say sayonara for a couple of more weeks.

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Curried Red Lentils with Pickled Fennel and Wilted Kale

According to the rules of search engine optimization, I think that I am supposed to tell you in the first sentence of my post that these curried lentils with pickled fennel and wilted kale are the best thing that will ever happen to you. And they are.  But what I really want to tell you is that the last month of summer and beginning part of fall have been nutso here on the home front.  I love my kids more than life but thank God they are back in school.  Halle-freaking-lujah! read more

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Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges with Chermoula

These roasted sweet potato wedges with chermoula are a winner!  You should know that I have a slight chermoula obsession.  Chermoula, in case you are not familiar with it, is like a Moroccan chimichurri.  There is something about that combination of parsley and cilantro together with saffron, paprika, garlic and lemon that just gets me every time.   read more

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Chilled Carrot Soup with Turmeric and Lime

You guys, I am downright giddy with excitement about this chilled carrot soup.  The carrots at the Union Square farmers market were ridiculous they were so pretty.  I had no choice but to bring them home with me, even though they weren’t in my plans for the week.  I wasn’t immediately sure what I was going to do with them.  But it’s been 90+ degrees all week in this humid concrete jungle that I call home and cold soup has sounded pretty flipping awesome.  read more

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Lentil Salad

How have I been existing without this lentil salad in my life!?  If you have been following Kitchen Below Canal on Instagram, you might know that I have been in St. Barts for the majority of the last couple of weeks.  I documented many of my favorite dishes on the island but there were loads of others that didn’t make the cut for reasons that had nothing to do with the food itself – the quality of the photographs, the desire to not be the person who over-posts, whatever.  But when I looked back at my photos, I realized that one of my favorite spots to eat on the island wasn’t in my pics at all. read more

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Crudites with Vegan Creamy Herb Dip

Happy 4th of July, everyone!  I hope you are celebrating somewhere great with family and friends!  Actually, anyplace is great as long as you are with family and friends, right?  If you’re with the people you love, that is everything.

We are here in New York this weekend.  We were originally planning to hit the road but instead, we are heading out a week from now in search of much needed surf, sand and sun.  We are celebrating, nonetheless, and we kicked things off with this gorgeous platter of crudités with some pretty fab vegan creamy herb dip.  If you know me well, you know that I love a good dip.  This one is one of the best!  It’s one of those things I serve again and again and again.  No matter the crowd, the dip is always gone, so I feel safe in telling you it’s a winner! read more

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Heirloom Tomato Frittata with Spinach and Green Onion

This heirloom tomato frittata is a no brainer for an easy summer brunch.  Yes, please.  Sign me up.  Bust this out the next time you are entertaining friends.  Oohs and ahhs to follow.  Healthy, hearty, delicious.  read more

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Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

Nothing says summer quite like heirloom tomato gazpacho and I want you to be able to enjoy this recipe all summer long!  It’s crazy healthy and easy to make.  You can prep it in advance and keep it in your fridge for a refreshing lunch.  Or serve it in small glasses like these if you are entertaining.  read more

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