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Column | This rustic tofu cacciatore gets a nonna’s stamp of approval

Giuseppe Federici has plenty of things to be proud of: He’s got hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, he runs marathons, and his debut cookbook is now out in North America. What is he proudest about? “That I wrote the cookbook while my grandparents were still around,” the …

By Joe Yonan
12th January 2025 • Washington Post

Tofu Cacciatore

The classic Italian cacciatore, which features bell peppers and mushrooms in a tomato sauce, gets a plant-based twist with firm tofu standing in for chicken. Serve with pasta as a main, or as an antipasto with bread or crackers. Make ahead: The tofu can be roasted up to 2 days …

By Joe Yonan
11th January 2025 • Washington Post

Column | Vegan chili with beans, lentils and edamame floods the protein zone

Recently, I started a diet and exercise program that came with a big challenge: Increase my protein intake to about 135 grams a day. As anyone who has played with the balance of macros knows, the strategy to control the ratio of protein, carbohydrates and fat, along with a weightlifting …

By Joe Yonan
5th January 2025 • Washington Post

Kidney Bean, Lentil and Tempeh Chili

By Joe YonanThis vegan chili is packed with protein-rich ingredients, including red kidney beans, lentils, tempeh and seeds. Serve with saltine crackers. If you’d like, you can adapt this into an all-purpose vegan crumble to use on grain bowls and salads, in tacos and more places; see Variations.Storage: Refrigerate for …

By Joe Yonan
4th January 2025 • Washington Post

Column | Smart shortcuts coax big flavor out of a speedy chickpea noodle soup

You may not know Julia Turshen personally, but read one of her recipes — or, better yet, one of her cookbooks — and you’ll feel like you do. Turshen is one of those food writers who seems to always be saying, in one way or another, “You got this,” and …

By Joe Yonan
15th December 2024 • Washington Post

Chickpea Noodle Soup

This quick soup stars chickpeas and noodles, in a base that gets much of its flavor from a potent seasoning paste (made by Better Than Bouillon) and a finishing touch of raw garlic and herbs. If you’d like, you can double down on the chickpeas and increase the protein (while …

By Joe Yonan
14th December 2024 • Washington Post

Column | Gather around Vedge’s rutabaga fondue for your next cocktail party

The first time I ate at Vedge, one of my favorite restaurants in Philadelphia, I started with a cocktail. It came to the table glistening in its coupe, a concoction of gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice and a touch of grapefruit bitters, all of them in perfect balance. But what …

By Joe Yonan
8th December 2024 • Washington Post

Rutabaga Fondue

This smooth vegan fondue uses nutty-tasting rutabaga, plus potato, miso and nutritional yeast, to capture the essence of cheese. One of the most popular dishes at Vedge restaurant in Philadelphia and the now-closed Fancy Radish in D.C., the fondue gets much of its creamy texture from vegan sour cream, which …

By Joe Yonan
7th December 2024 • Washington Post

Column | Make masa an everyday ingredient with these bean and cheese gorditas

I know the word “masa” means dough, particularly corn dough, but it might as well be short for “miracle,” because the process of producing this staple of Mexican (and other Central and South American) cooking is pure alchemy. Dating back to Mesoamerica, nixtamalization (derived from an Aztec phrase) involves boiling …

By Joe Yonan
24th November 2024 • Washington Post

Vegan Bean and Cheese Gorditas

These Mexican street treats are named gorditas (“little fat ones”) because, unlike tortillas or quesadillas, they are made from thicker disks of masa, which are griddled and then split and filled. That also makes them easier to put together, because you can pat them out by hand without a tortilla …

By Joe Yonan
23rd November 2024 • Washington Post

Column | Indian food layers spices masterfully. This pumpkin dish shows how.

Make a Romy Gill recipe, in my experience, and you end up marveling at two things: the straightforward ease and the surprisingly complex flavors. The key to both is the layering of spices and spice mixes, often in different forms (whole and ground) and at different points in a recipe.The …

By Joe Yonan
17th November 2024 • Washington Post

Retiring soon? Plot a detailed budget first before tapping your 401(k).

You might know how to save for retirement. But do you know how to spend your savings after you retire?For decades, the “4 percent rule,” laid out by renowned financial adviser William Bengen, served as the north star for financial planners. He estimated that a withdrawal rate of 4 percent …

By Rivan Stinson
17th November 2024 • Washington Post

Stir-Fried Spiced Pumpkin

This simple Bengali dish infuses pumpkin or other winter squash with layers of warming Indian spices and fiery heat. The skin is left on the squash, and it softens when cooking, adding texture and color to the dish. Eat as a side dish, or as a main course with flatbread …

By Joe Yonan
16th November 2024 • Washington Post

Phyllo-Wrapped Celery Root With Cider Glaze

By Joe YonanEncasing roasted whole celery root in phyllo and glazing it with a sweet-and-sour apple cider syrup takes the humble vegetable into dinner-party-worthy territory. Diced apples and walnuts add more flavor and crunch. This makes a vibrant centerpiece for vegetarian and vegan eaters at a holiday meal, or you …

By Joe Yonan
15th November 2024 • Washington Post

Veggie Phyllo “Pizza”

If you like your pizza super-crisp and light, you’ll love this decidedly nontraditional but simple method using phyllo instead of pizza dough. The toppings are minimal: cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, scallions and olives, with no sauce and a small amount of cheese (mozzarella plus a little feta). By assembling it …

By Joe Yonan
5th November 2024 • Washington Post

Instant Pot Black Bean Soup

By Joe YonanThis speedy Instant Pot riff on Cuban black bean soup infuses the legumes with the aromatic vegetables common in a traditional sofrito, along with wine, vinegar and a little sugar for depth and balance. Skipping the soaking of black beans results in a richer flavor and color, but …

By Joe Yonan
5th November 2024 • Washington Post

Column | Instant Pot black bean soup lets the flavors of Cuban cooking shine

When she was growing up in Miami, Ana Quincoces tells me, every day “instead of an alarm, I woke up to the sound of the pressure cooker.” She makes a hissing noise and smiles.Quincoces, 58, is Cuban American, so you can probably guess what was in that pressure cooker: black …

By Joe Yonan
3rd November 2024 • Washington Post

Column | Phyllo is the key to an off-the-cuff, flaky ‘pizza’

Suzy Karadsheh and her family love pizza, and her husband used to be the one who always made it at home. And when he does, “he goes all out,” the cookbook author tells me in a Zoom conversation from her home in Atlanta. “He takes his time, and everything is …

By Joe Yonan
27th October 2024 • Washington Post

L.A. DA requests resentencing for Menendez brothers, opening path to release

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that it will request the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez, a pair of brothers sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for killing their parents, heeding calls by their family to reconsider their case after new evidence emerged backing the …

By María Luisa Paúl
24th October 2024 • Washington Post

Helicopter crashes into Houston radio tower, killing multiple people

A helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston on Sunday night, erupting into a fireball and crashing to the ground — leaving several people dead, including a child, according to authorities.The incident happened at 7:54 p.m. in Houston’s Greater East End, close enough to a fire station that firefighters …

By María Luisa Paúl
21st October 2024 • Washington Post

Column | Mac and cheese, but make it with beans, in this speedy one-pot meal

“I don’t know how to make things complicated,” Jenny Rosenstrach tells me. “I kind of wish I did, because I think my recipes would be next level.”Rosenstrach is being modest, because the truth is, her recipes are indeed next level. As the force behind the popular book, website and newsletter …

By Joe Yonan
20th October 2024 • Washington Post

Beans and Cheese

This twist on mac and cheese uses white beans as the carb instead of pasta, but keeps the cheese and crunchy topping. The more flavorful the cheese, the better. This recipe can use either canned beans or ones you cook from dried, depending on your capacity for planning. Serve with …

By Joe Yonan
19th October 2024 • Washington Post

Gallego demands apology from Lake after court unseals divorce records

The records were made public following a 10-month-long legal battle between the Gallegos and the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative publication that filed a lawsuit earlier this year to unseal them. The partially redacted documents show Gallego filed a petition to dissolve the marriage on Dec. 14, 2016 — shortly …

By María Luisa Paúl
18th October 2024 • Washington Post

Menendez brothers’ relatives urge district attorney to release them

“If Lyle and Erik’s case were heard today, with the understanding we now have about abuse and [post-traumatic stress disorder], there is no doubt in my mind that their sentencing would have been very different,” said Anamaria Baralt, niece of José Menendez, the siblings’ father.The Menendez brothers have long insisted …

By María Luisa Paúl
17th October 2024 • Washington Post

Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina

Liam Payne, a former member of the boy band One Direction, died after falling from the third floor of his room at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, according to the city’s emergency medical services director, Alberto Crescenti.Crescenti said the circumstances of the English-born singer’s fall are still unclear …

By María Luisa Paúl
16th October 2024 • Washington Post

Harris, Trump converge on battleground state of Pennsylvania

Follow live updates on the 2024 election and Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump from our reporters on the campaign trail and in Washington.Policy positions: We’ve collected Harris’s and Trump’s stances on the most important issues — abortion, economic policy, immigration and more.Presidential polls: Check out how …

By María Luisa Paúl
14th October 2024 • Washington Post

Michigan GOP candidate’s ad aimed at Black voters has wrong election date

Tom Barrett, a Republican vying for a Michigan congressional seat, is facing calls for an investigation after an ad from his campaign incorrectly listed Election Day as Nov. 6 in a Black-owned Michigan newspaper.In a complaint filed Sunday with the state attorney general, the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus accused Barrett’s …

By María Luisa Paúl
14th October 2024 • Washington Post

Florida plans Hurricane Milton recovery; 2 million remain without power

Florida endured a second day of recovery and rescue operations after Hurricane Milton swept through the state late Wednesday, unleashing wind, rain and tornadoes, and pummeling communities still cleaning up after Hurricane Helene struck two weeks ago. At least 17 people were killed by Milton and its aftermath. During a …

By María Luisa Paúl
11th October 2024 • Washington Post

Coast Guard rescues boat captain clinging to cooler after Hurricane Milton

A fishing boat captain headed into the water off the Gulf Coast to make repairs on his vessel hours before Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida.He ended up stranded in the storm, which made landfall on Wednesday night — battling waves up to 25 feet high and whipping winds of up …

By María Luisa Paúl
11th October 2024 • Washington Post

As Florida assesses Hurricane Milton damage, millions without power and at least 14 people dead

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By María Luisa Paúl
10th October 2024 • Washington Post