comfort food

  • Vegan Zucchini Fritters & Curried Tomato Sauce

    Vegan Zucchini Fritters & Curried Tomato Sauce

    An easy vegan meal that your omnivore friends will love. These healthy vegan zucchini fritters (also known as zucchini kofta) come together quickly with shredded zucchini and chickpea flour. They’re delicious all on their own, but we suggest that you serve these protein-packed golden fritters on top of our spicy tomato curry sauce. Drizzle…

  • Brussel Sprout Tacos

    Brussel Sprout Tacos

    This is the best brussel sprouts recipe that you’ll encounter on the internet today. In these brussel sprout tacos, brussel sprouts are layered on top of saucy lentil “meat” and topped with cubes of roasted sweet potato for the ultimate healthy comfort food. This is more than just a brussel sprout slaw for tacos…

  • Vibrant Beet Soup

    Vibrant Beet Soup

    This warming, vibrant soup is easy to make, uses few ingredients and is ultra nourishing. A powerful blender helps get the texture extra velvety.

  • Spaghetti Squash Stuffed with Paneer Butter Masala & Cilantro Chutney

    Spaghetti Squash Stuffed with Paneer Butter Masala & Cilantro Chutney

    If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that I have an ongoing love affair with all things curry. No matter the part of the world it comes from, I adore it all. I don’t fully understand people who tell me that they don’t like curry, especially because it is such…

  • Sticky Garlic Tofu with Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts

    Sticky Garlic Tofu with Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts

    I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I used to HATE tofu. Couldn’t stand it. It was always bland and managed to be both dry and spongey at the same time. I had tried it in different forms, and I just couldn’t get passed the taste. That is, until I learned the…

  • Hearty Root Veg Stew with Rosemary Dumplings

    Hearty Root Veg Stew with Rosemary Dumplings

    Market stands are brimming with the season’s best produce right now, and I thought it would be an ideal time to share one of my favorite comforting stew recipes. This is an excerpt from my vegan cookbook, “Cook. Eat. Repeat.” (Available HERE!) Looking to use up some less-than-fresh vegetables that you found at the…

  • Spinach & Leek Pie (Spanakopita)

    Spinach & Leek Pie (Spanakopita)

    Spanakopita, a traditional greek dish, literally translates to spinach pie. Made with a flaky phyllo (sometimes spelled “filo”) pastry crust & filled with spinach and cheese, it can be served as an apetizer, but is hearty enough to stand on it’s own as a meal. In the past, I would make this into individual…

  • Easy Homemade Gnocchi & Creamy Spinach Sauce

    Easy Homemade Gnocchi & Creamy Spinach Sauce

    Potato sales are plummeting in North America, so as consumers, we can help by consuming more potatoes. I feel pretty passionate about this, so I’m doing my part: I’m making gnocchi. Many moons ago, I shared my favorite recipe for sweet potato gnudi. Gnudi and gnocchi are both dumpling style pastas, except gnudi is…

  • Chocolate Babka

    Chocolate Babka

    Quarantine has brought out the baker in so many of you, and it’s been really fun to see all of your creations. I’ve had some time to put together this fun video showing you how to make one of my all-time favorite desserts: babka! If you’re a North American Jew, or were raised by…

  • Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Buns

    Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Buns

    It seems that every week in quarantine, a new “it” food pops up all over the internet, seemingly out of nowhere. I don’t know who started the trend this time, but my social feeds were innondated with photos of cinnamon buns last week. It gave me the most hankering craving. The thing is, I’ve…