Looking for more green bean recipes? Be sure to try out these garlicky green beans, south Indian green beans called paruppu usili, or this classic Thanksgiving vegan green bean casserole. Versions of stir-fried and braised green beans can be found across the Caribbean, like these simple Trinidadian green beans spiced with an aromatic amchar masala blend. This is an incredibly simple recipe, and it turns this plain-Jane veggie into a gorgeous, mouthwatering side dish you’d be proud to serve family and/or friends....

Who doesn’t love baklava? This delicious pastry has it all: it’s crispy, juicy, sweet and it has delicious nuts. It’s so beloved, in fact, that it has nations, particularly Greece and Turkey, fighting to lay claim to its origins. To me, one of the best things about baklava, besides that exquisite deliciousness, is the ease of veganizing it – and making it. Yes, you read that right. This really is a pretty simple recipe, especially if you have some experience handling filo pastry dough....

Some of your favorite veggie burgers on this blog, and mine, have long been these vegan bean and oats burgers. It’s easy to see why. They are full of flavor and yet they are utterly healthy with carrots, oats and red beans and pinto beans. A veggie burger simply does not get any better than this. This is a really easy burger to make and it’s full of texture from the beans and oats, which makes it wonderful to bite into....

You might like these recipes for vegan chili fries and vegan no-oil crockpot chili. On days when I crave comfort and health for dinner but don’t want to spend too much time or effort cooking, I cook up a pot of my smoky and quick Vegan Chili. It’s also easy to make and it has a full-bodied flavor that takes away any need for meat or even meat substitutes. I love that most of the ingredients come from cans– the pinto and black beans and the fire-roasted tomatoes....

If you’re looking to feed an army for breakfast – or dessert – or just yourself, you want to make this scrumptious Vegan Cinnamon Cake with a Cinnamon Streusel Topping and a Cinnamon Vanilla Glaze. I know that’s a mouthful, but isn’t it a delicious one? My son, Jay, loves my vegan cinnamon rolls and would have them everyday if he could. It was for him that I came up with this recipe....

If you love lemony desserts like vegan lemon yogurt bundt cake, vegan lemon pound cake, vegan lemon rolls and vegan lemon shortbread cookies, get ready for what could very well become your favorite cookie –these vegan lemon cream cheese cookies. The cookies and the soft, creamy glaze that coats them both pack a bright, sunny, lemony punch from oodles of lemon juice and lemon zest. And these cookies couldn’t be easier to make!...

These vegan Lentil and Quinoa Steaks make a great lunch or dinner option. They’re quick and easy to make but fancy enough for a special meal, and they taste amazing, especially when they are served smothered under a creamy mushroom gravy. I wanted to make a quinoa-based steak after eating a red quinoa steak at the Irish pub in my neighborhood. They’ve actually added a whole vegetarian section to their menu in recent months, and their quinoa steak is entirely vegan....

You might also like these recipes for vegan breakfast casserole and vegan slow cooker breakfast casserole. Why you will love this recipe So yummy, and it makes a satisfying meal not just for breakfast but for any meal. It’s hearty and comforting and packed with good for you ingredients. The vegan sausage and tofu add tons of protein and the greens and herbs add nutrients that support your health. Best of all it’s so easy to make....

You might also like these recipes for vegan minestrone soup and vegan Italian wild rice soup. Pasta e fagioli, which simply translates from Italian to “pasta and beans,” is a stunningly simple dish that’s also stunningly flavorful. And stunningly hearty. Also stunning is the fact that you can create all this magical flavor with mostly pantry ingredients, much like those other stunning pastas, (vegan) pasta puttanesca and (vegan) penne alla vodka....

I love serving this Vegan Sausage and Grits Quiche when we have guests over for breakfast or brunch, but you could just as easily serve it for lunch or dinner with nothing more than a salad on the side. Or with crunchy baked sweet potato fries. The quiche is a full meal by itself, with the grits, veggies, and the protein from the vegan sausage. But even more important, it’s mindblowingly delicious....

I don’t know about you, but the very thought of colorful vegetables in a creamy stew makes my mouth water. When I need to satisfy that craving, I cook up either my hearty vegetable stew, which is a one-pot meal, or this dish I adapted from a popular recipe for a fish stew made in the south Indian state of Kerala. A Vegetable Moilee. I first shared this vegetable stew with you in the fledgling days of this blog....

The season demands orange. There are pumpkins sitting on our front porch right now, and the maple outside has turned many shades of orange. At the end of the street, a neighbor who’s a Syracuse alum has put up a flag that opportunely matches the jack-o-lantern at his doorstep. In my kitchen too, orange has been putting in an appearance, with all of the squashes now on the market, and my new resolve to eat more sweet potatoes and carrots....

on Mar 15, 2018, Updated Jun 26, 2020 Let’s be honest. It’s really difficult to eat healthy all the time. And I get it. The doughnuts and chocolate cakes of the world are so tempting that giving up is easier than powering on. But that’s because we make healthy eating more complicated than it is. Instead of feeling like you have to give up everything you love, what if you started thinking about how you can substitute something you love for something else that mimics it but is healthier?...

There are many mushroom haters in our world, chiefly people who dislike its texture and earthy flavor. I think of these as people who have never really eaten mushrooms cooked the right way. Combined with the right ingredients and cooked until they are tender enough, but still have a bite, mushrooms are tasty and among the easiest vegetables to prep and cook. What also doesn’t help cooks is all those urban legends surrounding the simple act of washing mushrooms....

on Jul 27, 2022 I have 5 amazing biryani recipes on the blog – the most popular Chicken Biryani, Mutton Biryani, Chicken Donne Biryani, Paneer Makhani Biryani and Vegetable Biryani And I’m thinking of new biryani recipes every day because biryani is love! And India has so many varieties of biryani, each different in flavor and texture and still as good as the other. However, it can be a little difficult if you don’t get the basics right, which is where I come in – with some basic tips to make the best biryani, and always get it right....

on Apr 18, 2016, Updated Aug 23, 2023 Please tell me you are a bacon lover! Because then we can be best friends for life. My love for bacon is passionate and strong. Which is evident in the two recipes with bacon I have on the blog. Great going Richa. Today I’m changing all of that with this 5 ingredient bacon spaghetti aglio olio for the bacon lover in you!...

I love beets unabashedly, especially roasted beets and garlic butter beets. This gorgeous beet salad is also something I could eat everyday, for every meal. I came up with this recipe after being inspired by my friend Margo’s recipe for Middle Eastern beets infused with garlic and olive oil. In this iteration, I added some extra creaminess into the vinaigrette, and mixed in some greens for freshness and some walnuts for crunch....

You might also like these recipes for vegan gulab jamun and vegan kaju katli. I have a real weakness for crispy sweets. And at the top of my list is an exquisite, lacy, sesame-seed-and-cardamom-sprinkled delicacy that’s perhaps not very well-known outside Maharashtrian and Konkani homes: Chavde, or Mande. In my childhood home, sweet-making was a joint endeavor between my parents and I can still see them as they made Chavde together....

on Mar 31, 2016, Updated Sep 25, 2023 What can I say about these Cinnamon Roll Muffins except that I’ve made them 3 days in a row, had them devoured by everyone including a bunch of bloggers (so totally legit) and that they have the most crunchy streusel top, that you’ll be picking crumbs off long after the muffins are gone. In reality these are cinnamon muffins but every time I bite into one, I’m reminded of the cinnamon rolls at Cinnabon which are so melt in your mouth....

on Dec 16, 2015, Updated Sep 25, 2023 These parsley potatoes are the creamiest potatoes you’ll ever make, and all that without the mayonnaise! I hate the sticky, fatty feeling you get after eating store bought mayo and I’m always looking for ways to substitute it. This recipe is keeper, and you’ll be making it long after Christmas is over too. Richa’s Top Tips To Make The Best Creamiest No Mayo Parsley Baby Potatoes I like to keep the skin on the potatoes because there is this earthy flavor that comes with skin-on potatoes that I absolutely love....