November 25, 2020
Welcome back to my Scenes From a Quarantine series! Because 2020 said so. Convinced of this being a short-term predicament, let us continue to embrace the bizarre of this before it is buried in our collective memories. O.G. vegan: Bean curd with broccoli in garlic sauce with vegetable fried rice. Read more…
November 22, 2020
With ample pumpkin puree ready to rock, this week’s lunch would be a pumpkin version of curry, my go-to lunch concoction. But it’d be Vegan Richa‘s guidance that creates this creamy vehicle for all the produce I had laying around… and the ton of pumpkin puree just processed. Creamy coconut Read more…
September 28, 2020
With a long weekend ending several long arduous weeks, I decided to run away. The time away with my thoughts would help me process some unexpected and heartbreaking news. Within a concentrated deliberation and emotional exploration, my trip south carried me through a couple of stages of grief for the Read more…
April 29, 2020
In my quest to use the underutilized flours in my pantry, this is Part 2 in Where Have All the Flours Gone? Today’s trial: Millet Flour, a gluten-free grain that is light and buttery… which may already improve upon the look of cookie as compared to Part 1 (Banana Flour). Read more…
April 24, 2020
So that macaron trial meant three, count ’em, three cans of chickpeas to use up while I whipped their brine into a fluffy Italian meringue. In the days that followed a big Ziploc of those beige beauties called to me seductively when I opened the fridge. I also needed a Read more…
January 18, 2020
This day was made for lunch making… ooooh yeah. As some snowflakes fall, it was time for heart warming spices to last all week. This, the kind of lunch that helps pass the time at work, is partly what winter is about. An adaptation of an Oh She Glows recipe, Read more…
October 22, 2018
Sunday means I’m making lunch. And my lunch game has been strong lately. I am also finding better light in the kitchen by standing on the counter. Here are recent some of the eats during the week, the ones that are worth the picture. Kale sautéed with coconut oil and Read more…
January 28, 2018
I love Indian food. What other cuisine would have me using 8+ spices to prepare? 8+ spices plus tons of garlic and fresh ginger… Heavenly. Because the warmth of those spices and it’s crockpot-friendliness, Tofu Pasanda is my lunch for the week. The recipe is from the master: Vegan Richa. Read more…
January 20, 2018
Like that annoying woman in Pulp Fiction, I wanted blueberry pancakes last night. So I decided to tweak a recipe to include Moon Juice’s Blue Beauty Protein. And I wanted to use the way healthier oat and millet flours over all-purpose. They turned out great despite it being a first Read more…