Sweet and Spicy Szechuan Lentil Bowl

With the exception of a few specialty ingredients, this dish easily comes together. These lentils are packed with the asian flavors that made me fall in love with chinese food.  It’s a vegan bowl of happiness and spice.  Here is the recipe guys! Ingredients 3 cups cooked green lentils 1 cup minced mushrooms 1 medium… Continue reading Sweet and Spicy Szechuan Lentil Bowl

My Favorite Socca Recipe

When I first went vegan, breakfast was one of the meals that I found myself bored with.  Enter chickpea flour, not only was it high enough in protein to replace eggs, but it was delicious!  I learned to make socca/chickpea flour pancake, and it transformed my vegan breakfasts. I began mixing in different veggies, spices,… Continue reading My Favorite Socca Recipe

Salt and Pepper Roasted Cauliflower

Our favorite chinese restaurant serves a dish made of deep-fried pork chops and goes by the name salt and pepper pork chops.  It is finished with a mix of scallions, chiles, garlic and vinegar. It is my husbands favorite…. I love my husband and I want him around for a long time, so I came… Continue reading Salt and Pepper Roasted Cauliflower

Mole Amarillo (yellow mole) with Roasted Veggies and Corn Masa Dumplings

Mole Amarillo or Yellow Mole is one of the 7 traditional mole sauces from Oaxaca, Mexico.  Surprise! Not all moles have chocolate in them.  Mole comes in a variety of shades ranging from black to green to bright red to….well, obviously this sauce is more orange than yellow, but I am sticking with the original… Continue reading Mole Amarillo (yellow mole) with Roasted Veggies and Corn Masa Dumplings

Ceviche Nachos

Ceviche…something I thought I would miss when I went vegan. Then this recipe was born, the final result was so good, I went around to my family shoving chips topped with this ceviche into their mouths, analyzing every facial expression…then again I tend to do this with almost everything I make. This has all of… Continue reading Ceviche Nachos