This gravy comes together in minutes, and is rich, creamy and delicious. It tastes great over mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes or grains. This is a great sauce to have on hand for one bowl meals, lettuce wraps, sautéed peppers and seitan, burritos, veggie burgers, no-meat meatloaves, etc. I like to steam some kale, place a homemade kidney bean burger on top, and drench it all in the gravy. When I’m…
Cooking the potatoes is the only part of this healthy homemade pasta recipe that takes time, so I like to use potato flakes (skip the milk and butter when you make them) for a quicker weeknight meal! Try adding finely minced spinach or other veggies for creative colors once you master this basic version. Fold together into a stiff but soft dough (don’t over mix!): 4 cups cooled cooked potatoes…
Lately I can’t seem to shut up about chia seeds. I’m absolutely obsessed with them! They go in pretty much all of my smoothies, even in my water. Andddd (surprise, surprise) chia pudding is one of my favourite desserts! 😀 Even though chia seeds are not as pricey as some of the other superfoods you can find on the market, they are incredibly beneficial to the body. I personally include them in my…
I grew up hating lima beans. My mom used to make them sometimes for dinner, and I would dread the thought of dinner. The smell of the beans cooking was unappealing to me as a kid. Fast forward to now, and I can tell you I’m a lima bean convert. I have a couple of recipes in my cookbook, Peruvegan, which utilize lima beans. Interestingly, the lima beans in Peru are…
Get ready to be blown away, because this azuki bean burger with potato wedges is just to die for! It’s a bit more complicated to make because you have to get your multitasking mode on to prepare the patties, the sauce, the wedges and the caramelized onion, but its incredibly worth it! To mix things up a bit, I used large tomatoes instead of burger buns. I also served the…
In the urban US, I enjoy easy access to a vast vegan pantry—Earth Balance sticks, coconut milk and oil, affordable raw nuts, and magical powders like agar and xantham gum await me at the market down the street. For cheeses, I can get all the ingredients and make my own nut cheeses; grab Daiya, Follow Your Heart, or Chao; or purchase a variety of gourmet cheeses: Kite Hill, Punk Rawk Labs, Heidi-Ho,…
This soup is so flavorful that it doesn’t rely on bread to give it a nice punch. However, bread is definitely always a plus. This recipe really hits the spot when you’re in the mood for soup. I personally love soup all year round, but you can definitely beef this up a bit for winter or slim it down for summer if you would like. How to chop your onion…
So the other day I was thinking, if you can turn courgettes into noodles, then why not use them to make a semi-raw veggie lasagna? The classic lasagna pasta sheets are a lot wider than courgette slices, but if you layer them two by two, they work perfectly. For the filling, I used a nutty sun-dried tomato sauce, and vegan sour cream. This semi-raw lasagna is really tasty, but unfortunately it’s not…
While I was born and raised in the United States, my mother is a Taiwanese immigrant. On a typical evening as a child, our dinners were standard Midwestern meals. However, there were plenty of evenings that my mom would cook the most amazing Chinese dishes, and those were among my favorite meals growing up. Right now, one of my favorite side dishes when I make Chinese food for my own…
With the clock running down on dinner, a bunch of sweet potatoes about to go bad, a somewhat limited amount of ingredients at my disposal, and a hungry mother to feed, I had to really dig deep into my creative gene pool last night. (Not to mention I was coming off a failure of a Kenyan-inspired ugali dish the night prior.) So the pressure was on and if I may, I’d…
What’s creamy, vegan buttery and delicious…and can be used in recipes ranging from savory to sweet? The incredible avocado. Avocado is one of nature’s most perfect foods. It is high in B vitamins, but also contains a nice amount of potassium and vitamin K. Avocados are great sliced and placed on sandwiches or salads, chopped and used as a garnish on top of a main dish, blended into a savory sauce, or…
There are some foods that will take you right back to your childhood or to a special moment in your life, and for me it’s hot dogs cooked in cola. Sometimes people say funny things to me like, “Colombians eat some weird foods or combine ingredients that you would not think could work together, but then you try them and they are really tasty!” This recipe for hot dogs in…
There are some really high quality dog treats available out there, with great ingredients…but I’m sad to say that the opposite is usually the norm. Many dog treats are loaded with chemicals, artificial flavors, preservatives, colorings and by-products of the animal industry. That’s why I prefer to make homemade dog treats. Here’s an easy recipe for Doggie Carrot Squares. They are really simple and healthy, with the addition of nutritional…