Vegan Chocolate Bar Topped With Granola
Vegan boy complains that there’s nothing sweet in the house. He threatens to go to CVS to buy candy. Neurotic mom says “Wait! Don’t go, I’ll make something”. Quickly she melts a bar of Trader’s…
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Roasted Cauliflower Over Vegan Yogurt
Summer, you’re hot, toasty, sweaty, smelly, exhausting, Yet, I miss you in the winter and welcome you with open arms in the spring. You and this refreshing and light cauliflower dish. This recipe works also…
Multi-Seeds Crackers With Seaweed
Some rigid on instagram got uncomfortable when I called a non-dairy cheese cheese. Well a) what am I supposed to call it? Bob? and b) who cares what we call it? c) I get uncomfortable…
Lemony Tahini Dip with Tomato
Although I grew up in Israel and was familiar with tahini, the first time I had tahini as a dip, rather than as the sauce that moistens your falafel, was when I moved to New…
Butternut Squash, Mushrooms & Walnuts With Tahini
Not much is happening these days. The highlight of last week was a visit to Underwood Family Farms. When Leo and Alex were small we used to go there often. They loved it back then…
Quick & Simple Eggplant Dip
When I was a kid, my mother cooked eggplants at least twice a week. I didn’t mind the eggplant cooked with meat and tomatoes, but I found the baba ganoush disgusting. I couldn’t even look…
Vegan Earthy Stew With Sauerkraut
I started to have a blast in the kitchen when I felt comfortable improvising and cooking without recipes. Now don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing I love more than a good cookbook. However, I find…
Lentils cooked with Eggplant & Tomatoes
I got curious about lentils and how they were discovered so I googled the history of lentils and here is what I discovered: You won’t have to sell your birthright for this earthy stew. Lentils…
Chickpea With Caramelized Onion
I always associate the word Turkish with food, good food – even when someone brings up Turkish prisons, Turkish Coffee or the Bride from Istanbul. Unfortunately, I’ve never been to Turkey yet but it’s on…
Golden Beets Cured Like Gravlax
One day, I got curious what would happen if I cured golden beets as if they were salmon. Since the color and the white streaks of of the beet reminded me of salmon. So I…
Smoky Eggplant Dip
My favorite meals are those vibrant dinners which are assembled from a bunch of dips, sides and small plates instead of ordinary main dish-side-and-salad dinner. We eat like that everyday but it never gets boring…
Spicy Oil Infused with Paprika
Who was the genius that came up with the idea to infuse oil with spices? Every culture has their oil infusion. My mother always have a jar of oil infused with sweet paprika and hot…