"I got 99 problems but a meal ain't 1"
Self-Taught Vegan Chef :: Food Network Champion :: TV Host
Have you ever eaten Chicken Satay? It’s this beautiful golden-yellow-orange chicken skewer served with a spice peanut sauce. This recipe is inspired by my travels to Thailand in 2016 (almost 10 years ago!) and growing up eating chicken satay (I know, my former dark ages). This delicious Tofu aka Chick’n Satay with Peanut Sauce can …
Birria Tacos, but MAKE IT VEGAN! Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Hailing from Jalisco, Mexico, Birria Tacos are normally made with pork or beef and simmered in a super aromatic broth or consomé of chilies, warm spices, garlic, onion and tomato. I have never eaten Birria Tacos before, but that doesn’t mean I can’t try …
I have never eaten Spaghetti & Meatballs – I know! Very anti–American, no? Especially because I’m born and raised on Staten Island, NY, it’s even more shocking. But I have never eaten beef or pork, so trying meatballs was never an option! So, I had to invite my resident Italian expert Alessandra Ciuffo – chef, …
I have had my fair share of chicken caesar wraps in my life (yes, there was a time I ate chicken – we won’t talk about it). And they’re generally all dissatisfying – overly dressed, too tangy, too creamy, not the right balance of flavors, gloopy – the list goes ON. One thing that is …
When we were little my dad told us that this popular South Indian dish ‘Chicken 65’ was made with 65-day-old chicken. Keep in mind that my dad has been a lifelong vegetarian and has never eaten meat in his life, but he is a surgeon, so that may explain the grotesque detail in his theory. …
I may go as far as to say that focaccia is top tier bread – maybe even among my top 5 favorite breads. So, when the fabulous Jessie Sheehan introduced me to her recipe for a one bowl, no-rise Irish-inspired focaccia, I couldn’t resist. But we didn’t just stop there – we took her already …
When Yiming Lin – an ethnographer gave me a challenge, I knew I couldn’t let it down. I am a very competitive person by nature – hello! Food Network Champion AND Quibi Dishmantled Winner over here! Only the real ones will know that second one. Yiming mentioned that one of the most popular dishes at …
I’ve never eaten a Sloppy Joe before – I don’t even know what it’s made of! So I invited Halle Burns to my kitchen to help me whip up some Sloppy Joes, but with a vegan & Indian twist! Pav Bhaji is a classic Indian street food dish from Mumbai (where I’m from) and I …
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but introducing my brand new SHOW – MAKE IT VEGAN! Only on my YouTube – so make sure to subscribe! My first ever long-form series where I show you traditionally non-veg dishes, and make them deliciously vegan! I’ll be your host – Priyanka Naik! We have some amazingly talented …
I wish I was any other New Yorker and said “yes, I LOVE cheesecake!” But the fact of the matter is – I don’t! I know, blasphemy! Obviously I grew up with cheesecake all around us, being a native New Yorker. Something about the texture just threw me off. I found it to be really …