Spring Green Couscous Salad, Vegan

Spring Green Couscous Salad, Vegan

I love pasta salad. My Maa made a ton of it when I was little. It’s really easy to make and back in the 90’s when salad dressing mixes in the packet were popular, it was a really easy solution for a busy mom of 3. You can make it ahead of time, store it …

Creamy Golden Beet Fusilli with Pistachios, Vegan & Zero-Waste

Creamy Golden Beet Fusilli with Pistachios, Vegan & Zero-Waste

I’m still on a spring produce binge! It’s the best time to scour your farmers markets for delicious, in-season and cheap produce! Plus, when produce are in season they are at the height of their nutrient content. So it’s a win win! I had a beet kick this time around and I know there can …

Radish Jalapeño Toasty, Vegan & Zero-Waste

Radish Jalapeño Toasty, Vegan & Zero-Waste

I am on my continued mission of cooking not only vegan cooking, but sustainable cooking, via zero-waste concepts. If there is anything you can do as a consumer to make the world a better place, it is to reduce food wastage. In the case of produce, you can usually eat almost all parts of it …

Indian-Inspired Superfood Oatmeal

Indian-Inspired Superfood Oatmeal

I’m a big fan of oatmeal – anything porridge-like, grits-like – I’m a fan. I don’t know why I find it so comforting, but I love the feeling of something warm, creamy, and slightly sweet. I also grew up eating a lot of Quaker oatmeal and grits before school, so that’s also probably why I …

Loaded Turmeric Veggie Cutlets, Vegan & Zero-Waste

Loaded Turmeric Veggie Cutlets, Vegan & Zero-Waste

Stuck with leftover rice again? Just me? I’m here to BORE you again with another zero-waste & vegan recipe for Loaded Veggie Cutlets packed with leftover rice, silken tofu, veggie, turmeric & so much more! These are protein and nutrient packed! Served with a golden Turmeric Tahini-Coriander Sauce!I’m telling you friends – the possibilities for …

Crispy Skillet Pasta Pizza: Zero-Waste, Vegan

Crispy Skillet Pasta Pizza: Zero-Waste, Vegan

Did you know that over 40% of food supply is WASTED in the United States alone? I am talking about food that doesn’t even make it to supermarket shelves and then there is food that is purchased and thrown away. Why? Why do we let all of this perfect food go to waste? There is …

Vegan Spicy Omelet Biryani

Vegan Spicy Omelet Biryani

You don’t have to be Indian to have heard of or know what Biryani is. The origins of these ancient dishes tend to be disputed, but a lot of reports relate to Biryani relate back to Northern India (part of Mughlai cuisine) Hyderabad, India (South Indian) and have also a lot of Persian influence. Biryani …

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Pantry Pancakes (Vegan)

Pantry Pancakes (Vegan)

Do you ever open your fridge and realize you have nothing to eat or cook? Like, zero leftovers, zero produce – nada. That was me this past week. I have been so busy and haven’t had the time to do any proper grocery shopping! So where does one look when their fridge is empty – …

Leftover Rice Veggie Burgers

Leftover Rice Veggie Burgers

PSA: pack your leftover rice when you go out to eat!!!🍚Why?! Because there are endless possibilities for what you can create with it AND it helps saves the Earth, one rice carton at a time. If you know me or are just meeting me, then you’ll quickly come to realize that I absolutely ABHOR food …