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Carrot Ginger Soup

Written By: Nina Goffi If you have a habit of stock piling your CSA carrots, this recipe is for you! This recipe is inexpensive, healthy, quick and non-soup lover approved (I watched this said non-soup lover get excited about leftovers. Leftovers!). Wonderfully creamy, nutty, sweet, savory, ladle this one straight into a bowl (or five),…

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Winter Black Bean Soup

Written By: Nina Goffi Why, winter, why?! The cold season seems to be hanging on with an iron clad grip this year, but luckily we’ve got plenty of warm-belly recipes to tide you over until Spring. The tool that I tend to neglect in my kitchen most often than not is the slow cooker and…

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Curry Cauliflower “Steaks” with Garlicky Greens

Written By: Nina Goffi Hearty, spicy, and oh-so-cozy for a winter night in–utilize the entire Romanesco Cauliflower for a vegetarian stunner. It’s texture is crunchier and yields more nuttiness than it’s traditional cauliflower cousin. *Math junkies-count the number of spirals (tip–it’s a Fibonnaci number), and add one satisfied diner to the equation x 2 to impress. Curry Cauliflower…

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Avocado Carrot Salad

Written By: Nina Goffi This salad is inspired by one of my favorite go-to work lunch spots in Soho, The Smile. Minimal, natural ingredients, maximum flavor. Avocado Carrot Salad Serves 2 as a side Ingredients: 4 large Carrots, thinly sliced* 1 ripe Avocado, diced 1 juice Lemon Pinch Sea Salt 1 Tbsp Black Sesame Seeds to…

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Warm Lentil Salad with Roasted Sunchokes

Written By: Nina Goffi Serves 4 hungry Veggies as a side   Ingredients: Lentils: 1 cup dried Green, Brown, or French Lentils 2 cups Water Pinch Sea Salt 1 cup Parsley, roughly chopped 1/2 cup pitted olives*, roughly chopped 1 juice Lemon 1 Tbsp Olive Oil   Roasted Sunchokes: 3-5 medium Sunchokes 2 Tbsp Olive Oil…

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Carrot Top Pesto

Written By: Nina Goffi This is by far my favorite pesto of all the pestos–and I don’t say that lightly. I love to scavenge and would often find myself asking if green tops or vegetable ends were “up for grabs” in the first CSA I joined in New York years ago. CSA’ers didn’t know the…

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Butternut Squash Sauce

Written By: Nina Goffi Butternut Squash Sauce Ingredients: Sauce: Small or medium Butternut Squash, seeded, peeled, and cubed 1 Yellow Onion, chopped 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes Healthy sprinkle Sea Salt Small handful fresh Sage Leaves, chopped 1/2 cup unsweetened Almond Milk 1 cup Vegetable Broth   Pasta: 16 oz favorite Pasta…

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Crimini Mushroom Soup

Written By: Nina Goffi This soup is the perfect winter companion–hearty, warm, salty, sweet, and oh-so-earthy! And you think you’re addicted to kale chips? Wait until you make these fried sage leaves (insert heart eyes emoji x infinity here). Why aren’t these at every restaurant in the fall? Why?! I feel like I’ve just started living.…

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Avocado Deviled Eggs

Written By: Nina Goffi Holiday parties are springing up on your calendar left and right. Should you bring your so-so last minute box brownies to the event or should you dazzle your friends with a hot ticket taste item? Tickle your taste buds and add flavor to the party with these rockin’ spicy appetizers–sure to…

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Portobello “Steak” and Parsnip Frites

Written By: Nina Goffi The best part about this recipe is that the portobello caps and parsnips cook at the EXACT amount of time at the EXACT same temperature in the oven. When does that ever happen? It must be fate! Spare your local brunch spot wait and make this classic at home. Eating fries for breakfast…

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