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Shanta’s Vegan Lasagna

December 27, 2022

Vegan Lasagna with Tofu, Brown Lentils, Mushrooms and Homemade Marinara Sauce By Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff These days, I am preparing food for a lot of vegan folks or for people who cannot [...]

Maureen’s Healthy Holiday Parfait

October 19, 2022

by Maureen Garcia, Other Avenues worker-owner This recipe is a lovely fall dessert that not only tastes and looks great but is also made from only whole foods without any added sugar! [...]

Shanta’s Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Marinara

June 16, 2022

Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Red Bell Pepper Marinara sauce Named after Brussels, the capital of Belgium, Brussels sprouts became a popular crop there in sixteenth century. They were introduc [...]

Spice Up Your Life!

February 22, 2022

Spice Up Your Life! Adding herbs and spices to dishes not only gives a dish its signature flavor (think curry for Indian food, cumin and chile powder for Latin dishes), but also in many c [...]

Eat more Vegetables with Shanta!

January 19, 2022

New Year’s Resolution: EAT MORE VEGETABLES! With a Warming Recipe For the New Year By Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff [...]

Small Farmers’ Challenges with Organic Food Certification

January 18, 2022

by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff I love Sundays! That is when I go to our Outer Sunset farmers market in San Francisco, on 37th Avenue at Ortega. The market opened a few months ago and it is boo [...]

Shanta’s Watermelon Fruit Salad Basket

July 21, 2021

WATERMELON FRUIT SALAD BASKET -- Play with your Food! by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff Remember when your mom or grandma said, “Don’t play with your food, just eat it!” Well, in this colu [...]

Shanta’s Love Your Heart Beet Curry

February 11, 2021

LOVE YOUR HEART RED BEET CURRY by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff Most curries are yellow, brown or green, but this is a uniquely bright red curry! The recipe is my modified version of a traditio [...]

Shanta’s Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts Curry

December 26, 2020

Shanta's Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts Curry By Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff Butternut squash and brussels sprouts are in abundance in the fall and winter when our bodies need them. [...]

Shanta’s Holiday Papadams with Cranberry Chutney

November 21, 2020

Two holiday Recipes by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff (1) How to Prepare Packaged Papadams (also called Papads) Papadams, crispy, chip-like crackers, are a popular snack in India. Papad [...]