Spanish Style Beans and Rice by Rich H

This vegan adaptation of traditional Spanish Style Beans and Rice is a nice light dish. Plate it with some fresh fruit slices for added color and flavor and you have a lovely, healthy dinner. If you choose to go more traditional, simply hard boil, peel and dice 2 eggs as a topping garnish and add it prior to serving.

The Very Best Vegan Beef & Broccoli w/ Broccoli Slaw Fried Rice by Victoria Prehn

Make at home quicker, less expensive, tastier and healthier than Chinese Take Out.

Vegan Bolognese Spaghetti by Gourmandelle LifestyleBlog

I love Italian food, especially pasta! This is the well known Bolognese Pasta recipe turned vegan. The texture and taste are almost the same as in the original recipe, which is a great thing! Even better, I used gluten free spaghetti. Hope you'll like it!

Tuscan inspired skillet potatoes, brussels sprouts and cranberry beans by Meera Nalavadi

Burdock Root from the Farmers Market at Union Square by Karen Schuld

My friend Keiko, from Tokyo, introduced me to burdock root, a slender brown root vegetable that is common in Japanese cuisine. This week, i was happy to find this vegetable at the farmer's market at Union Square. The root has a nutty sweet flavor with a crunch texture that tastes perfect with a bowl of rice and a glass of hot Saki.

Black Linguini with Green Veggies by Gourmandelle LifestyleBlog

I was really hungry today and I wanted to cook something tasty but fast. I’ve been eating eggs for the past 2 days because I had no time for cooking, fortunately today is not such a stressful day. I found a pack of black linguini in my pantry. I never cooked linguini before and I decided to give it a try. I know that black linguini…

puffed rice upma by gayathri

As the name indicates, puffed rice is made from rice, with the grains expanded through high-pressure heating. Puffed rice has a greater volume than regular rice and is less calorie dense, puffed rice would have fewer calories than regular rice. Puffed rice is commonly consumed as cold cereal and can be beneficial for dieting due to…

Portobello Mushrooms with Balsamic Reduction by Patrick Travis

This is a great vegan dish that even meat lovers can enjoy

Smokey Greens and Black Eyed Peas with Biscuits by Rich H

Black-eyed peas (the food, not the band) combined with delicious kale are melded together into a flavorful dish that is sauteed with onion and garlic and then made to really pop with smoked paprika! Yum!

Paella Wannabe by Rich H

I had all of the ingredients I needed although I had to change things up a little from the traditional paella. I used brown rice instead of bomba or calasparra white rice. And, of course, this paella is vegetarian.

Parsnips and Kale Saute by Rich H

This is a nice side dish that incorporates the green goodness of kale with the tangy flavor of parsnips and ginger.

Potato & peas dry curry by Saru

"This is usually made as a gravy curry, but I like to make it dry too. It tastes as good and goes well with Roti, naan or just plain rice. Not many ingredients go into this dish yet this is full of flavour and very satisfying."