Are you wanting a new topping for your potatoes that’s both flavorful and protein-rich? Look no further – try these ‘Cheesy’ Vegan Lentil Stuffed Potatoes! Using just 12 ingredients, this plant-based dish comes together in under 30 minutes, and is dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, and can be made gluten-free and soy-free. A key secret ingredient in…
Chickpeas (also commonly known as garbanzo beans) are fast becoming a new favorite legume of mine. When cooked, they have a unique chewy texture different to many in the legume family, and are lip-smackingly delicious especially if seasoned right. Have cooked chickpeas on hand or canned chickpeas in your pantry, but don’t know how to…
Lasagna is one of my all-time favorite dishes, but over the last few months I’ve gotten a little lazy (and busy). The thought of the amount of time it takes to layer the lasagna and bake it in the oven puts lasagna at the end of my list of quick go-to dinner recipes. Until now.…
Have you ever tried using white beans like small white navy beans in your Asian dishes? It’s simple and easy to do. Here is a quick and easy stir-fry recipe that everyone in your family will love. This White Bean Veggie Stir-Fry is vegan, egg-free, dairy-free and nut-free. If you want to make this dish…
One of our family favorites used to be a certain Asian eggplant minced pork dish that a friend had introduced to me during my college days. We especially loved the dish’s rich garlicky sweet and sour thick glaze. Well, I recently started having a craving for eggplant and for that sauce, so I decided to…
Need to whip up something quick with hungry kids waiting around impatiently? I was in this predicament recently. It was lunchtime. We had just returned from the grocery store so I had only about 15 minutes to pull lunch together before a serious meltdown (not to mention put all the perishables into the fridge)! Well,…
Have you ever tried combining some toasted corn kernels with black beans? Our family tried this out some time ago, modifying a recipe we found and it became an instant family favorite meal option. It’s super easy to make because it builds on a ready-to-heat can or carton of black bean soup as the base,…