I cannot believe this one has taken so long. It’s been staring me in the face for years. And I’ve just finally seen it. Bit embarrassing actually. No barbecue required for tandoori prawns This isn’t fusion. More inspiration than fusion. Indian-ish. A classic cajun dish. Re-imagined. Through an Indian lens. I love cajun BBQ shrimp. I have been making it for years. It’s all about butter and shrimp stock and cajun spices....

on Feb 01, 2017, Updated Apr 20, 2021 This is officially the BEST pulled pork ever. I am very picky when it comes to my pork, but this slow cooker chipotle BBQ pulled pork was love at first bite! The meat in this one in brimming with flavour and melt-in-your-mouth tender. Even if you aren’t a pork lover like me, this recipe right here will make you fall in love!...

A bhurji, in India’s culinary lexicon, is a messy scramble of any sort. There’s anda bhurji, or egg bhurji, a spiced-up version of scrambled eggs that blazed a path from India’s street food stalls to become a popular breakfast staple in every home kitchen. And then there’s paneer bhurji, a popular restaurant dish made with the creamy Indian cottage cheese paneer, that’s spicier, more lavish, and – dare I say it – more delicious....

A tomato dal is one of those dishes that I throw together when I absolutely don’t have time to fuss around in the kitchen but need a tasty and healthful meal on the table in minutes. I am not the only one. Most Indian cooks turn to this easy dal in a rush for many reasons because it is: Easy Healthy Needs ingredients you almost certainly have on hand. Delicious...

You might also like these recipes for chickpea curry, vegetable curry and Thai curried chickpeas. This baked curry with chickpeas, coconut milk and veggies is delicious and hands-off, because a lot of the cooking happens in the oven. I am SO excited to share this recipe with you. Not just because it is super-easy with a minimum of cleanup afterward (a huge, huge plus in my book), not just because it features one of my favorite ingredient combinations – chickpeas, cauliflowers, and potatoes – but because it is marvelously, scrumptiously, gorgeously delicious....

Halloween is the day Jay most looks forward to each year. And with not many trick-or-treatin’ years left ahead for my favorite preteen, 2020 has been a colossal downer. So I’ve been thinking up some Halloween treats to put a smile on his face, like this Blood and Brains White Chocolate Bark. Jay loves white chocolate, as do I, and it’s such a great flavor with raspberry, which makes this bark a total winner at our home....

Kalakand, sometimes called “milk cake,” is an Indian fudge-like sweet or “barfi” that’s usually made with heavily reduced milk as its base. The reduced milk sets into a soft rectangle with a slight hint of graininess that comes from the addition of “chenna”, the Hindi term for split milk, or, in more modern versions, from paneer, ricotta or cottage cheese. To create the exact texture of a kalakand in my vegan version I experimented with a number of ingredients before returning to my favorite substitute for paneer: extra firm tofu....

Who doesn’t love vegan chocolate chip cookies? And I’ve been eager to create a vegan keto chocolate chip cookie recipe since the day I decided to eat low-carb. Now I have for you a recipe for cookies that are absolutely perfect not just if you, like me, are trying to cut down on the sugar and carbs, but for anyone who loves a cookie. I made these cookies for myself, mostly, but Jay and Desi were first to attack and devour them....

What is Pasta alla Norma? Pasta alla Norma is a classic Italian dish. The story goes it was named thus because it was the favorite dish of Vincenzo Bellini, a 19th-century Italian composer known for the hit opera, “Norma.” If you love tomato-based sauces and pasta dishes like this vegan pasta alla vodka, vegan pasta Amatriciana, cherry tomato pasta or vegan pasta puttanesca, you will love Pasta alla Norma. It features a simple ingredient list of canned plum tomatoes, garlic, red pepper flakes, basil and the star ingredient: eggplant....

You might also like these recipes for vegan apple pie and vegan skillet apple pie. It’s impossible to give thanks without a side of delicious pie, and today I have for you the ultimate apple pie: my Slab Apple Pie with a Salted Caramel Pecan Drizzle. This slab apple pie is perfect if you’re cooking for a crowd and want a dessert that’s waist-friendly. The crust for the slab apple pie is rolled out thinner than a traditional crust, and it has less than half the fat (healthy fat– coconut oil) that would typically go into a pie crust....

Who doesn’t love snickerdoodles? These soft and chewy cookies loaded with fragrant cinnamon are literally a warm fuzzy for your tastebuds. And bonus – they are fully capable of winning you extra points with Santa himself. My vegan version has all of the amazing flavor and texture of these classic holiday cookies, but without the dairy and eggs. And it’s a simple, easy recipe you can pull together in minutes – even faster if you have little helpers around to ball up the cookies and roll them in cinnamon sugar....

Here’s a vegan Strawberry Cake that’s perfect to make this time of year when strawberries are at their most delicious, seasonal best. I love strawberries in desserts but I can take ’em or leave ’em when it comes to eating them fresh. It’s because strawberries, even ones that look ripe and lovely, can sometimes be tart, and I don’t love biting into tart fruit. In desserts, however, that tartness can be an asset....

I love a good sandwich. There are lots. But this one has a special place in my heart. Not quite the exalted status I place on the Montreal smoked meat. But close. Probably because I love pork belly. And I love baguette. And I love gochujang mayo. So there’s nothing here for me not to love. International banh mi The traditional Vietnamese banh mi is made with just about anything....

This is not that Indonesian peanut sauce for grilled skewers. That’s satay sauce. This is sate sauce. Totally different beast. I’m not saying it wouldn’t be delicious on grilled skewers. But it is not the same. It’s waiting to be discovered. I see it at some Vietnamese restaurants. It’s a table sauce. For when you just want to add a flavour boost. But I don’t see it anywhere else. Too bad....

I love crescent rolls and I can never resist a chance to bake them up. I have had a regular version of vegan crescent rolls on this blog for a few years now and that’s pretty much the recipe I’ve always followed. But this time I wanted to try something different: I wanted to try healthy. Ergo, these Whole-Wheat Crescent Rolls. One of the best things about crescent rolls is just how pretty they are– and they become so with just a tad of work which suits me just fine....

So you have a little one to feed, and dinner time has turned into hell. You are haunted by visions of your child making “that face” when you put a blue-ribbon-worthy casserole in front of him or her. Or just downright banging the fork down on the table and declaring, “I will not eat that.” Vegan or not, these are questions that confront every parent who goes through this scenario day in and day out: Is my child eating enough?...

on Jan 31, 2023, Updated Sep 08, 2023 As someone who loves pizza anytime, anywhere, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the next recipe in my Air Fryer January series is pizza. I made this Air Fryer Pizza for the first time a few weeks ago when I had some friends over for movie night. To tell you that they loved it would be such an understatement! No one could believe that I had made the pizzas at home from scratch....

February, like all cold months, is when my kitchen sees a lot of me. Perhaps because it’s the warmest, coziest place in the house. Perhaps because there’s never a better time to bake bread, one of my favorite things to do. I love my beans and lentils and this February, in my kitchen, I have invited some new legume friends and some old and I am looking forward to eating them one by one....

on Dec 09, 2020, Updated Sep 08, 2023 There’s always a few dishes that you think you can never recreate at home. Chicken Roulade is one of those retro favourites that’s a showstopper when you order it at the restaurant. Neat, even layers of perfectly cooked chicken with a filling that usually has some kind of cheese in it. It’s always a surprise when they cut through the roulade. The most difficult part of this recipe is butterflying the chicken and pounding the meat to an even thickness....

Bolillos are my new favorite bread because not only are they delicious being all crusty on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside, but they are really cute to look at too. These are the breads used famously to make tortas, or sandwiches, sold all over Mexico. You halve them, dig out some of the soft, fluffy bread to make a shallow hole, stuff it with something equally delicious like refried beans, guacamole and salsa, and then stuff your face....