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You cannot go wrong when you serve up layered comfort food for dinner, like a vegan lasagna or a vegan tamale pie. Now add to that list this extra-delicious vegan moussaka. I look forward to eating moussaka every summer, when eggplants and zucchini are at their best and freshest. These are tasty vegetables on their own, but layered together with potatoes, a meaty vegan sauce and a creamy, dairy-free béchamel, they are out-of-this-world amazing....

You might also like this recipe for vegan pear bread. It’s late Thanksgiving morning, those special someones are coming over for dinner, and you’ve been slaving over a delicious vegan meal from the moment you got home yesterday afternoon. Everything looks amazing, but you still want to kick yourself. Because you forgot dessert. Well maybe you’re different, but that often happens to me. I usually leave dessert for the very end in my meal planning because there’s always the possibility of making it optional....

You might also like these vegan lemon cream cheese cookies and vegan lemon shortbread cookies. If you’d told me a couple of years back that I would be baking up a tray of pink cookies and there would be sprinkles in my pantry, I would have laughed at you. But now here I am, in my kitchen, mixing up a batch of shocking-pink cookie dough, sweet and tart all at the same time....

You might also enjoy these vegan whole wheat pancakes, vegan lemon pancakes and vegan sweet potato pancakes. These fluffy, light and whole wheat vegan sheet pan pancakes have been a game-changer at our breakfast table. They cut down on all the time you need to stand over a hot stove and flip pancakes so everyone can get a piping hot breakfast. And they come with a plethora of other advantages that will make them your–the cook’s–favorite recipe for a lazy weekend....

You might also like these recipes for chickpea curry and baked one-pot curry with cauliflower and chickpeas. If you love chickpeas in creamy, spicy, curried sauces, you will fall in love with these curried Thai chickpeas. I like making flavorful sauces, pastes and masalas and freezing them when I have some time so I can quickly put together a meal for a weeknight. And having Thai curry pastes in the freezer ensures that I always have a resource on hand to feed my family a delicious, nutritious dinner (like this vegan Massaman Curry), no matter how late it is or how tired I am....

Pull out your wok and stir up this delicious and healthy Vegetable Jalfrezi for dinner tonight! This is a great recipe to use up those leftover veggies in your fridge. The jalfrezi comes together quickly with a handful of ingredients, and it is soy-free, gluten-free and nut-free. Serve it with roti or naan or with a rice pilaf like jeera rice for a delicious weeknight dinner or an indulgent, exotic weekend meal....

You might also like these recipes for quick ciabatta, vegan sourdough focaccia and crusty Italian bread. Latest in my adventures in baking with my sourdough starter is this crusty, healthy Whole-Wheat Ciabatta. It is, quite simply, as good as bread can get. Ciabatta, as you know, is my favorite Italian bread. Its crackling crust, soft texture with those large, airy holes, and delicious, slow-developed flavor are to die for. But so far I’ve only made ciabatta with white all-purpose flour because that’s what everyone does, don’t they?...

on Nov 15, 2022 As soon as it starts getting chilly outside, we bring out the soup pots and start stirring together some magic. I’m not a big fan of light, thin soups and want them to be hearty, chunky so that they can double up as a meal for dinner. Who wants to make another thing when you’ve already spent time making one dish amirite? So almost all the soups I post on this blog are gloriously comforting and filling....

As Thanksgiving approaches, I’ve collected here some of my favorite Thanksgiving breakfasts, side dishes, entrees and desserts for you to choose from. These are beloved recipes in our home, perfect for large gatherings, and I hope you’ll find something here that you will love and include on your holiday table. If you’re cooking for someone on a special diet, be sure to check out our vegan low-carb recipes and vegan gluten-free recipes....

on Apr 23, 2024 If I could only eat one stir-fry for the rest of my life, it would be this air fryer Mushroom Chilli. Chewy mushrooms and crunchy veggies tossed in spicy, tangy goodness – what’s not to love? I’ve got a soft spot for Indo-Chinese recipes and an even bigger soft spot for mushroom recipes (with bonus points for chewyyy mushrooms) and this Mushroom Chilli marries the two!...

Deep-fried bean fritters are popular in many cultures, including falafel in the Mediterranean, southern fried pinto bean fritters here in the United States and vada or vadai in India. These akara, black-eyed pea fritters, are yet another amazing recipe to add to that delicious list. What is akara? Akara are golden, crunchy, puffy bean fritters, often made with cowpeas or black-eyed peas, from the West African region, which includes countries like Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Ghana, among others....

If I could eat with my eyes, I would gain 20 pounds just looking at these golden, crunchy baked plantain fries. Lucky for me, I didn’t have to – just eat with my eyes, I mean, or gain the 20 pounds. I could eat them hot out of the oven and not feel guilty at all because they are baked. Even better, I know plantains are great for me and packed with fiber, so weight gain, buh-bye....

on Jan 04, 2016, Updated Aug 30, 2020 You can see how we’ve been trying our best to stick to our new year goals. Yesterday was the first time in the new year when we were completely free and with no temptations looming in the future. Or so we thought. We both got ready for what was going to be a detox day. It started well with the Vegan Green Smoothie....

This is traditional Indian cooking. Homestyle. A staff curry if you live in the UK. Doesn’t matter what you call it though. What matters is that it is seriously delicious. This one is easy. And a crowd pleaser. Scales really well. A little bit exotic. This is not your every day chicken curry. Chettinad chicken curry is south Indian India has an incredibly diverse cuisine. Regionalized. Chettinad chicken curry is from the south....

on Feb 28, 2020, Updated Jul 03, 2024 I love double dipping my chicken lollipop in schezwan sauce. Because I love that extra sweet and spicy hit! Alright so it looks like I’m on a Chinese takeout roll here. It was egg fried rice first and now we are coming in strong with these chicken lollipops. I can’t help it there. I love chinese food and I love creating my favorites at home....

on Jun 16, 2016, Updated Aug 28, 2020 These super crispy BAKED onion pakodas or fritters or bhajiyas (or whatever you like to call them), are going to change your pakoda game forever! Since they are not fried, you and I can safely stuff our faces with them. These baked onion fritters are almost like the real deal. I say almost because they get super crisp in the oven and perfectly brown around the edges....

on Jul 25, 2024 Love prawn? You need to check out my Goan Prawn Curry, Prawn Green Curry, and Mexican Prawn Taco Avocado Salad recipes! It would not be an exaggeration to call this Curry Leaf Prawn one of the best prawn dishes I have ever eaten. I feel like it has not received its limelight which is why I’m urging you to try it as soon as you finish reading this post....

What is gobi paratha? A gobi paratha is a north Indian whole wheat flatbread with a delicious, spiced cauliflower stuffing. It’s similar to aloo paratha and palak (spinach) paratha. The filling of cauliflower (“gobi” in Hindi) is wrapped inside whole wheat dough and roasted until crisp and golden. In Indian homes a gobi ka paratha is often served hot off the griddle with a pat of butter for a healthy vegetarian Indian breakfast....

on Apr 12, 2016, Updated Jan 11, 2023 For a long time now, cooking bhindi or okra or ladies finger or whatever you like to call it has been a hit or miss for me. There are days when I have perfectly spiced, crisp green beauties that are just waiting to be had with chapati and dal. And then there are days when they just turn into a gooey, slimy mess no matter what I do, which makes me want to weep in frustration....

This is probably the third most famous Jamaican dish. Jerk chicken is number one. Jamaican patties probably number two. And then Jamaican curry. Chicken curry. Goat curry. Fish curry. So good. Caribbean is not Indian You could be forgiven for thinking this is like Indian food. It’s called curry. And it tastes like curry. But not like Indian curry. If you’ve never had Jamaican curry chicken it’s time to fix that....