Vegetable Broth

With the increased interest in vegetarian and vegan diets in recent times, you will find more and more recipes calling for vegetable broth instead of,…

Garlic and Oregano Roasted Tomatoes

These plump, scarlet, glistening little bullets of flavour are wonderful bobbing about in soup, tumbling around strands of spaghetti or linguine,…

Paella "Reina Sofia"

Well, I suppose that it is paella week at our house. I just couldn't resist trying out another kind of paella—a vegetarian paella that I have dubbed…

Tomato and watermelon soup by Ferrán Adriá

Do you know Ferrán Adriá? Yes, the world famous Spanish chef. Here's one of his simplest recipes. It is perfect for the summer, refreshing as a…

Birthday Lemon Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Vegan baking can be a little bit tricky. Sometimes the batter won’t rise, and the result will be more fragile and delicate than with eggs and dairy.…

Eggplant Ragout with Hazelnuts, Chocolate and Raisins

Strozzapreti ai funghi ('Priest-strangler' pasta with mushrooms)

This mushroom sauce may be the simplest sauce for pasta of…

Penne ai funghi (Penne with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce)

Fall is my favorite season, and one of the best reasons to love the Fall is all the wonderful food you get to eat! The sprightly but rather thin…

Vegan French Cuisine: Quinoa, Green Vegetables & Vanilla

Spring is coming fast (at least in Japan!) and whatever your culinary priorities, all kinds of green vegetables are coming around the corner! Here,…

Rice Bengazi

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