Tag Archives: vegetarian
Spiral Vegetable Tart
Here’s a beautiful vegetarian showstopper for your Thanksgiving table. Continue reading
‘Beyond’ Kofta Experiment
We’ve been experimenting with plant-based meat substitutes for years…and several of them have been quite good. Lately, the “Beyond” and “Impossible” burgers have been getting all the headlines and we’ve been trying them and their make your own versions (faux … Continue reading
Peoples’ Choice Cornbread
The blog hiatus is over…I now work normal hours again and have time to do things like cook and write! This week, my husband once again nudged me to enter a cooking contest–this time a really fun neighborhood event–and I … Continue reading
The Award Winning Moussaka
Thanks to my publicist and sous-chef, aka my husband’s encouragement and assistance, I entered a cooking contest the other day, and I was crowned the best home cook in DC yesterday (thanks CookNook!). I’ll share the recipe here, but first … Continue reading
Moroccan Lemon, Olive, and Cinnamon Chick’n
This recipe was inspired by a recipe on epicurious and is part of an effort to turn expand our palates and adapt meat recipes that my husband might like into vegetarian ones. Ingredients: 1 onion 1/4 preserved lemon (original … Continue reading
Edamame burgers
I received this recipe from Cooking.com in my inbox and thought “hey I have all of the ingredients!” It seems like a lot of stuff but you probably have a lot of it. And then as I got to cooking, I did … Continue reading
Vegetarian Moussaka
This is a modified version of the recipe found in Carla Hall’s book, “Carla’s Comfort Foods”, which itself is a modification of another recipe. My changes: Using soy (aka “groundless groundbeef”) and seitan (Field roast sausage-style links) instead of bulgar … Continue reading
Butternut Squash Thai Curry Soup
This recipe was on our mega Thanksgiving menu. My parents hosted 23 this year…and so I made a triple batch to serve everyone. I’ll just give you the recipe for a single batch though. My inspirations were these: http://cookieandkate.com/2014/thai-curried-butternut-squash-soup/ and http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/thai-red-curry-squash-soup The … Continue reading
Pumpkinfest2: Pumpkin & Faro
Next up in line was the red kuri squash I bought, which was supposed to have a sweet flesh and taste kind of like a pie pumpkin. It was big enough to make 2 dishes–a pie (next up in the … Continue reading
Pumpkinfest 1: Squash Tart with cornmeal/almond crust
It’s October and pumpkins and squashes are everywhere, so pumpkin & family recipes are on the menu, too. (When did pumpkins go from cool things to carve to “the” thing you must display and cook with all fall/winter long? They … Continue reading
Neyyappam Muffins (brown butter coconut & cardamom muffins)
The other day, when my aunt asked me if I was planning to make Neyyappam this weekend, she sparked a new recipe–reinventing tradition, as I like to call it. Neyyappam is a dessert that Tamilian/Keralan families make for a festival … Continue reading
Arugula Pesto Pizza
For the bday dinner, we talked about going out for pizza, but when I found out they weren’t going to be available until 9 or 9:30 pm, I decided to make pizzas instead. This one was the favorite. The Crust … Continue reading
Chik’n & Jungle Garden Veggie Saltimbocca
Our garden is going gangbusters. When I went the other day, the tomato plants were out of control, as was the basil and parsley. And there were 4 beautiful long eggplants. So I needed to make something with this stuff. … Continue reading
Souffle (with caramelized onions, chard, and asparagus)
Ok it’s been a LONG time since I’ve posted a recipe…It’s been a busy few months and these have been stacking up. In particular, this one is long overdue. It’s got a fair amount of cheese and eggs in it, … Continue reading
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Salad, sweet potato bites and butternut squash puffs 2) soufflé 3) lentil “caviar” on buckwheat scallion blinis with coconut tofu and coconut jerk sauce
Superbowl Sunday Series
Unlike last year, this year’s superbowl foods edition (my first of 2014…whoops, January was a wee bit busy), isn’t actually superbowly/footbally food. As my husband said in his cute & adoring facebook page, “While I was at a bar watching … Continue reading
4 lentil daal with star anise: A crock pot recipe
Garam masala with star anise is my new thing, and this ended up being a key flavoring in this daal. Why, not sure–it just adds a different and I think interesting flavor. And since I make garam masala every few … Continue reading
Spinach cheese bites
I grew up with a version of this recipe. It works with kale & chard too. I just happened to have spinach 1 bunch of fresh spinach 1/2 bunch scallions 1/2 yellow or sweet onion bell pepper optional 1 pita … Continue reading
Split Pea Falafel v2
I originally started this thinking I’d add sweet potato or acorn squash to the mixture, but they didn’t cook fast enough so I left them out, but I leave you with that idea. 1 cup split peas 1/2 onion 1 … Continue reading
Cauliflower pizza tarts
I found a recipe for a pizza crust using cauliflower a few months ago and have been experimenting with it ever since. This is also part of my “hidden veggie” series. Here’s the latest recipe: 1 cauliflower 1 sweet onion … Continue reading
A Happy Veggie Foodie 