Babes In Plantland: Monica Royer of Monica + Andy
So I don’t have kids (yet?). But when I think about having them, I don’t dream about how I’ll decorate the nursery or even what school they’ll go to…I wonder what they’ll eat. Can I have a plant-based kid? Will they be down with green juice too? And then a couple of weekends ago, I […]
OPP Apple Crumble on Pop Sugar!
My Apple Crumble recipe has moved over to Pop Sugar! You can check out the recipe there. You’ll read at Pop Sugar that my first Thanksgiving after I changed my diet was terrible. Really terrible. But now I plan ahead and always make sure to bring something to share that works with how I eat. […]
Sprouted Stuffing With Black Lentils & Mushrooms
I got the idea for this recipe while flipping through Bon Appétit’s Thanksgiving issue. They had a whole page devoted to classic stuffing – no crazy ingredients or some chef’s spin on it…just the basic ingredients: bread, butter, sage, thyme, chicken broth, celery, and onions. It sounded SO good that I wanted to make it right then and […]
GET THESE…on your walls! Julie’s Kitchen Prints by Julie Lee
You remember Julie Lee, right? She shared her awesome recipe for Creamy Shiso Cucumber Salad, and on So, How Was Your Day she promised that her food collage print shop would be available soon….and now it’s here! 12 plantastic prints to choose from. All printed on museum-quality fine art paper using fancy archival inks. Julie’s […]
Horseradish and Shallot Mashed Potatoes
You know how I feel about mashed potatoes. They’re kinda my world. There are lots of people that poo poo regular potatoes over sweet potatoes because they have less nutritional value and are a starchy mess. True, sweet potatoes have better stuff for the bod…but damn, there ain’t nothing wrong with treating yourself to […]
OPP Cooking Thanksgiving Classics At Bloomingdales Home!
If you’re in Chicago on Saturday, November 16th, stop by Bloomingdales Home to eat some mashed sweet potatoes with me. I’ll be doing a cooking demo of some Thanksgiving classics gone planty! Apple Crumble, Sprouted Stuffing with Mushrooms and Black Lentils, and Mashed Sweet Potatoes (I wasn’t kidding). The event is free and you can […]
For Reals Meals Hosted by Elaina Vazquez of Boutique Bites
I met Elaina the first month I launched OPP. We only met briefly, but I already knew exactly who she was. Her company, Boutique Bites, had been getting crazy buzz since launching in 2008 (she’s created bites for everyone from Chanel to Warby Parker). I also knew I wanted her as a catering partner. So I set […]
Finding Relief: Creating Less Guilt, Shame & Worry
Last night, I went to see Jonathan Safran Foer (author of Eating Animals and Everything is Illuminated) give a talk about his work. His talk was great, but there was one thing in particular that really got me. So much so, that I dug through my bag to find a little scrap of paper to write it […]
The Moveable (Planty) Feast with Found + OPP!
OPP pals FOUND are going planty for the second installment of their monthly dinner series Moveable Feast. Chef Nicole Pederson and owner Amy Morton are hosting this bacchanalia-style feast (a back-in-the-day, crazy Roman festival to celebrate food and drink) Tuesday, November 19th at the historic Charles Gates Dawes House. If you’ve ever eaten at FOUND, I don’t need to tell […]
I’m Here…Now What? Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Playa del Carmen is a seafood mecca with a big Italian influence. For every ceviche spot you find, there’s a wood-oven pizza restaurant next to it. So finding veg-options can feel a bit tricky. The last time I was there (just a few years ago), I didn’t see nearly as many plant-based options as I […]
