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Maximize Your Kale

Toni Fiore — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:48:13 +0000

Toni's Kale Pesto from the upcoming Vegan Mashup series

Recently I read a great article touting the health benefits of kale. It’s pretty evident that the word has gotten out, with many people expressing awareness that kale is considered the new “superfood”. Every year something “new”, that actually isn’t new at all, hits the airwaves as the one thing you’ll want to include in your diet that will fight cancer, lower cholesterol, improve your memory, keep the pounds off… the list goes on. What’s not said most of the time, is that a low fat plant-based diet rich in color and variety is, hands down, the best and most complete eating plan for life. I’m not talking about having kale, blueberries or tomatoes on top of or alongside foods on the negative list, I’m talking about an exclusively plant-based diet. So while kale is the new wonder kid on the block (and don’t get me wrong, it is) the majority of mainstream kale recipes hitting the airwaves are simply laden unhealthy animal protein sources like pork, bacon, chicken, sausage and cream to name a few. I often wonder when I read these recipes, these “healthy” recipes, what on earth are these people thinking? It obviously doesn’t take much to ruin a perfectly good “perfect”vegetable. While it’s true that what you eat is very important it’s equally important to remember that keeping healthy food healthy depends entirely on how you prepare it. Substituting kale in any of my recipes that are made with greens like collards, spinach and chard and paired with healthy protein sources like lentils, beans and quinoa, is a good start to incorporating more kale into your diet.

-Toni Fiore
Host of Delicious TV’s Totally Vegetarian and VegEZ

Lagusta’s Luscious

Produce Department — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:15:15 +0000

This week Delicious TV visits a beautiful little chocolate shop in New Paltz NY.
I was never a huge fan of chocolates but all that has changed now. These artisan chocolates are made with fresh produce and fruit, organic toasted nuts, fresh spices and homegrown herbs. The chocolates are delectable, the shops vibe is endearing, the crew is adorable. And Lagusta is as sweet as her chocolates.

After you watch the video podcast by clicking on the photo above, check out Lagusta’s Luscious chocolates Shop online

Stir Crazy

Toni Fiore — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:07:26 +0000

After driving down the West coast today, Steve and I stopped for dinner in Fort Myers at a place called Stir Crazy. Stir Crazy is an Asian influenced chain restaurant where you can either order prepared food off of the menu or go through a line called a Market Bar and create your own dishes. For example at the Market Bar you can choose tofu and then select an assortment of vegetables, a sauce that you like, rice or noodles and then step up to a wok area where your meal is cooked. This actually works out pretty well. Before we hit that bar I had a couple of Mango Martinis (which were very nice) from the other bar. Then we moved on to the set menu for an appetizer. Since we’re not huge fans of fried food we ordered the fresh Lettuce Wraps and some Edamame. Both were good. The SC wraps were made with vegetables and tofu. I usually make my Lettuce Cups with sticky rice and spicy baked seitan, but really you can tuck virtually any variety of vegetables in fresh crispy lettuce leaves and not go wrong. For the entree Steve and I split a tofu vegetable bowl with rice an Asian Slaw and some Tempura Green Beans. The slaw reminded me of a few of Didi Emmons slaw recipes that we prepared on two seasons of Delicious TV. The SC slaw was a bit more chopped and dressed but had some similar elements to Didi’s that I enjoyed, especially considering this was a chain restaurant. The portions are very generous and I could have easily stopped at the Lettuce Wrap and stir fry but we wanted to try a few things just to see how they were. Over all for this area Stir Crazy was pretty good. As a Vegetarian or Vegan the choices are fairly limited , but there are some and they will work with you. As I’ve learned while traveling, if you need to eat meals out some locations require a bit more effort. Fort Myers is one such area. Bear in mind that the portions are, as I said, very generous and it’s easy to over order. The best way to eat here, like most places, is to order a small variety of items, a couple of good drinks and share.

Black Bean Hummus

Produce Department — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:40:37 +0000

Five Star Pizza

Produce Department — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:24:27 +0000

Watch -> Five Star Pizza

Toni shares some simple tricks to throw together a delicious classic crispy pizza.

Using crushed San Marzano tomatoes, garlic, marinated artichoke hearts,

red and yellow peppers,and Kalamata olives.

So easy, and delicious you have to try it.

New Years Wild White Bean Burgers

Produce Department — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:55:30 +0000

New Years Wild White Bean Burger episode <- Watch it on Blip.TV

While Toni is on away, our senior kitchen correspondent steps in to make a delicious veggie burger. Great as a breakfast pattie and at lunch or dinner, too. Serve this with a little Sambal Oelek and some vegan ketchup and be ready to get hooked!