Indian Sloppy Joes | MAKE IT VEGAN

Indian Sloppy Joes | MAKE IT VEGAN

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 …

Vegan Grilled Cheese with Tikka Masala Dipping Sauce

Vegan Grilled Cheese with Tikka Masala Dipping Sauce

Drop that Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sauce because there is a hotter, sassier, AND browner girl in town. Yes, I have done the unthinkable but dreamt about – Grilled Cheese with Tikka Masala Dip – 100% vegan!!! Ok y’all likely know my sentiments on Tikka Masala (Chicken Tikka Masala) by now – it is NOT …

Orange Almond Tahini Loaf

Orange Almond Tahini Loaf

There are a ton of nut and seeds butters out there now and I love it! I think it’s a healthy trend, but as with anything, we should be cognizant of where our food is coming from, how it’s being sourced, and how the effects are on the quality of the product. So when SoCo, …

Candied Lemon & Cashew Ricotta Toast

Candied Lemon & Cashew Ricotta Toast

It’s Toast Tuesday AND Galentine’s Day! I actually didn’t even know that was a thing, but it is! I’ve collaborated with my long-time friend and fellow West Coast foodie Aleesha Patel aka SavoredSpoon to create a VEGAN Sweet n’Sour Toast! I love love love this collaboration – it’s totally representative of our personalities and was …

Salted Maple Pecan French Toast

Salted Maple Pecan French Toast

This might potentially be my fifth, sixth, seventh (?) French Toast recipe on chefpriyanka.com. I think its one of those underestimated dishes. It can be made sweet, savory, Indian – you name it! But what I hate about ordering French Toast at a restaurant, is that it most always is bettered in egg and definitely NOT …

Potato Pav with Blistered Peas

Potato Pav with Blistered Peas

If you go to Mumbai there are tons of street vendors selling all kinds of vegetarian deliciousness. I’m a huge fan of street feed – even though people advise me not to eat it and all that, but ya only live once, am I right? One street food classic is Vada Pav – spicy potato …

Coconut Blueberry Toast

Coconut Blueberry Toast

As a vegetarian I eat a lot of bread (if you haven’t already noticed by now), and I like making open-faced sandwiches and ‘toasts.’ But what really pisses me off is when restaurant offer ‘Avocado Toast’ at $15+ – WHY would I spend $15+ on one piece of bread with MAYBE half an avocado on …

Mini Italian Grilled Cheese

Mini Italian Grilled Cheese

Grilled cheese is usually thought of as a something one used to eat as a kid. But more and more I’m seeing this gourmet grilled cheeses – trucks, shops, etc. Melt Shop and Murrays Cheese Bar are a few popular places. I feel that these places are good, but honestly quite mediocre for that they …

Caramelized Onion-Thyme Foccacia

Caramelized Onion-Thyme Foccacia

I was surprised at myself when I realized that I had never made foccacia bread before! A couple of weeks ago we had out final ‘Bread-Off’ at VivaKi. It was our third and final ‘Bread-Off,’ as I left VivaKi just on Friday (yes, I’m very sad). We decided to do something easy, but still traditional …

Jalapeño Corn Bread

Jalapeño Corn Bread

It all started at work. A fellow colleague – who shall remain anonymous – of mine began to grow his own yeast and bring in fresh baked loaves of sour dough bread. Long story short, I challenged him to a bread bake-off, or what we like to call a ‘Bread-Off.’ The first week started off …