Piaju with Dill Raita
Ramadan is coming to an end soon, but I thought I’d go ahead and post this awesome snack! I know I’m about a month too late, but hey, you can have delicious snacks like this after Ramadan too. From what I’ve read, piaju is a…
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Go then, eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine with gladness. Eccl 9:7
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Minestra con pasta e fagioli
Pasta e fagioli is a very traditional, Italian stew (pasta and beans), and I want to talk a little bit about the terminology here. I have labelled this post in particular as minestra. Any students of Italian will naturally question this, because the word that most commonly refers to…
Vegetarian Dirty Grits
Honestly, this first came about as a warm, filling, sick person, comfort food. However, as the sickness subsided, we noticed the depth of flavor and the pure deliciousness that we had stumbled upon. There are so many different ways to make grits and with this…
Mushroom and Fontina Empanada with Cilantro Salsa
From Katie: As a history buff, y’all know I couldn’t just make a recipe like this and not explore the origins of the food. Empanadas turned out to have a fascinating backstory! Empanadas are a really neat food because they come from a long line of…
Empanada Dough
This past weekend my fiancé and I made empanadas. This ended up being a really fun dish to prepare together (especially with strawberry margaritas!). The dough recipe that follows can be a delicious base for any and all flavored empanadas you want to make. We…
Pesto
Pesto is incredibly delicious, versatile, and easy to make! At its core, pesto is simply a sauce that is made by pulverizing (usually with a mortar and pestle). The most common pesto type is a Genovese pesto: basil that has been pureed with a variety of…
Paneer (Farmer’s Cheese)
I have grown to love all types of Indian food. For better or worse, the creamy sauces, heavy-handed seasonings, and wealth of vegetarian options have made their mark on my taste buds! I will unabashedly admit to consuming some type of Indian dish three or…
Sweet Potato Casserole
Vegetarian sweet potato casserole, updated with new pictures and recipe card in October 2019. Originally posted in November 2014, adapted from Damn Delicious. Many people think of winter as being a bad season for vegetables, but there are a ton of delicious veggies that come…
Southern-Style Dressing
Southern-Style Dressing originally posted in 2014. Post updated in 2019 with new pictures and recipe card! I wanted to have a little Thanksgiving series on the blog for two reasons. All of these recipes are vegetarian AND Southern-inspired (a difficult combination to find). I have…
Fully Loaded, Twice-Baked Potatoes
Twice-baked potatoes, updated with shorter intro, better pictures, recipe card, and kid ideas in 2019! Originally written in 2014. Why are twice baked potatoes a THOUSAND times better than regular baked potatoes? I do not have the answer, but I absolutely love these gooey, carb-filled…