What's not to love about hand pies? Especially when they are stuffed with a delicious filling of cabbage and potato and smoky tempeh. And encased in a crispy, flaky, whole wheat crust? I love hand ...
Kid-Friendly Recipes
As mom to a very picky 9-year-old, I've picked up a trick or two to make healthy but delicious vegan kid-friendly recipes that anyone will love.
Vegan PB&J Bread Pudding
As popular as PB&J is around the house-- with Desi who simply will not start his day without it and with Jay who, after some initial hesitation adopting it when he first came to us, has grown to ...
Pressure Cooker Vegetable Biryani
One-pot meals are my favorites, and if they cook up really fast, even better. But what really sweeps me off my feet with this Vegetable Biryani is that it is every bit as rich and luscious as you'd ...
Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
This Giant Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie is studded with chocolate chips and has the addictive flavor of bananas. Bake it in a cast iron skillet and you'll have enough to serve a crowd. ...
Chivda, an Indian Snack Mix
Chivda. When it's time for some "timepass," there's just no other Indian snack mix that comes close to this one. It's simplicity itself: crispy puffed rice or rice crispies tossed with nuts ...
Vegan White Bean Chili in a Pressure Cooker
My pressure cooker is perhaps the most used appliance in my kitchen, but I rarely ever post recipes made mostly in it. Part of the reason is that not everyone has a pressure cooker. But it could be ...
Roasted Red Pepper Chutney
With Snowmageddon bearing down upon D.C., I blended up a tub of my brown rice dosa batter today. Here's my reasoning: if we are to lose power during the storm, which we almost always seem to, I will ...
Curry-Glazed Carrot Tofu Tacos
Imagine a pocket of nutty, toothsome wholegrain bread stuffed with a sweet-sour-salty-spicy mixture of velvety tofu and crisp carrots. Topped with a colorful salsa. All of it stuffed in your ...
Easy Vegetable Curry With Chickpeas and Coconut Milk
This simple, tasty and Easy Vegetable Curry with Chickpeas and Coconut Milk is one of my weeknight favorites. The chickpeas are simmered with potatoes, sweet potatoes and carrots and coconut milk adds ...
Fat Free Tapioca Pearl Fritters or Sabudana Vada
For most Indians, fasts are an excuse to eat more. Honestly. You won't find anyone fasting, at least not the traditional fasters, for weight loss or for a cleanse or for any of those reasons we fast ...
Savory Apple Potato Pancakes with Thyme
I have always loved potatoes, but of late my obsession has gotten just a little out of hand. Largely because I have a partner in crime who loves them as much as I do. Jay would eat potatoes for ...
Vegan Tandoori Naan Burger With Coriander Raita
Yes, you read that right. It's a Vegan Tandoori Naan Burger. And it's damn delicious. What it is, is two small, puffy, flaky naan breads sandwiching a juicy burger flavored with tandoori spices. ...
Masala Smashed Potatoes
These Masala Smashed Potatoes are crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, and they're flavored with a heady mix of spices and scallions. A vegan, gluten-free recipe. The countdown ...
Squash and Tempeh Stuffed Naan
How, after all these years of cooking, do you still manage to cut your finger each time? That was Desi's exasperated, if highly exaggerated reaction, when I told him I'd chopped my finger along ...