Category Archives: Quick Meal

Baked purple & yellow potato chips

Purple potatoes are so beautiful. They also stain anything they come in contact with. I hand diced these puppies with a potato peeler then baked with vegetable oil, dill, fresh rosemary and salt for about 30 minutes until crunchy.

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6 Avocado Guacomole

I love avocados. I buy them still hard (that’s what she said) a few times a week, and leave them on the windowsill to ripen over next few days. This was probably the best guac I made. It contains 6 … Continue reading

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Spicy Mango-Cilantro Salsa

These ingredients came together by chance. I was making a salad and then used the same cutting board to slice a mango..and realized mango-cilantro-lime-thai chili make a great combination. It’s great with breads and chips..and would go nicely with tacos.

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Sauteed Young Broccoli, Snap Peas and Garlic Chives

Saute in half a cup of water, 3 spoons of vegetarian oyster sauce and diced ginger.

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Coconut Cauliflower Mushroom Hot Pot

I was delighted to receive this beautiful Le Creuset pot as a gift. I finally got around to unpacking it last week and experimented with a few dishes. Here is a spicy coconut-cauliflower-oyster mushroom dish that was really easy to … Continue reading

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Basil Avocado Pesto Sauce

I started growing some herbs on the rooftop, and wasn’t sure what to do with all the basil. While shopping for Italian dinner, I realized I should make my own pesto sauce. I came home, picked a bunch of basil … Continue reading

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Sauteed Cabbage, Onions and Mushrooms

Inspired by my mom’s cabbage recipe – I improvised by adding portobello mushrooms and sauteing everything in white cooking wine. To make this recipe, chop one cabbage head, add mushrooms, chopped yellow onion, 3 spoons of white wine and a … Continue reading

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Vegan Yogurt & Dill Dip

Bored. Waiting for my folks to get home so we can have dinner. Made another dip out of leftovers. This one with avacado, tomato, lots of dill, green onion, harissa and vegan yogurt. It came out tasting a lot like … Continue reading

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Coconut Raisin Rice

My little brother is visiting from college this weekend, MEGA YAY! HeĀ  recently became a vegetarian and loves rice, so I prepared this super quick recipe for his arrival. Vegan Coconut Raisin Rice Recipe: 1 cup of premium grade nishiki … Continue reading

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Secret Ingredient Rice

This is one of those recipes that comes together by chance, and is a perfect union of texture and flavor. Boil Jasmine Rice. Strain. Add Dried Wakame Seaweed and plenty of Nutritional Yeast.

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