Chipotle Daal Rice Burger

This recipe came out of a dilemma I had: I really wanted to make veggie burgers, but we had let someone borrow our can opener and had not yet gotten it back, so I couldn’t open any of the cans of black beans in our pantry. What we did have was a big bag of …

Lemony Pigeon Pea Stew

Is there a word to describe the flavor of legumes like pigeon peas and lentils? I was trying to think of it for the longest time as an intro to this post, but I just can’t. You know what I mean though? That savory, lentil-y flavor? Well, whatever it’s called, this dish has plenty of …

Falafel-Breaded Tofu Fingers

Reasons to use falafel mix as a breading: Falafel is deliciousYou can use the extra to make falafel later There are probably other reasons, but honestly, what else do you need? Falafel mix sticks and crisps up very well as a breading and already has a great mix of spices in it — plus extra …

Chunky Vegan Rosa Fried Pasta

Crispy, greasy pasta with a creamy, almost cheesy sauce. Vegan junk food at its finest. Ok, maybe not its finest, but is junk food really ever at its finest? This recipe starts by looking at the Joy of Cooking recipe for fried pasta and then ignoring one of the most important parts of it, which …

Quick Roasted Chickpea Alfredo

This was something I threw together quickly the other night when we just needed food fast, and it kind of tastes like it. There are definitely better ways to make a vegan alfredo, but this does all come together in about 25 minutes if you’re on top of things, so there’s that. Not much more …

Sweet & Sour Seitan and Cabbage

I’ve been having a lot of fun with seitan recently since we got a new bag of vital wheat gluten. I think this one was my favorite because it wasn’t really like anything I’d made before. Since I hadn’t made a sweet and sour sauce before, I kind of looked around for bit to get …

Easy Steamed Seitan

I was really turned off by seitan the first time I tried to make it. It’s not that I didn’t like the taste or texture, just that it felt like a huge chore to make. It took a long time for me to come around to trying to make it again. What finally won me …

Pigeon Pea & Potato Turnovers

Turnovers seem to be a kind of universal food. Everywhere you look around the world has their own version. And it makes sense. There’s something nice about the portable, all-in-one meal of something delicious cooked inside dough. If you were to classify these ones, they’d be the closest to bolani from Afghanistan since I based …

Basil-Ginger Vegan Fried Rice

I was really happy with this recipe. My wife thought it had too much pepper. Who’s right? Maybe you can be the judge? I really did enjoy making and eating this though. Fried rice was one of the first things I learned to cook, so there’s always something nice about coming back to it. I …

Sweet & Savory Navy Beans

This recipe may have too much nutmeg in it. Wanted to put that out there at the beginning in case you skip straight to the recipe. I liked it the way it is, but you could also tone down the nutmeg if you think it’d be a problem for you. There’s honestly not much else …