Let’s be clear: I do not have a grill. I live in a one bedroom apartment in Queens and am without any outdoor space that could host a grill. I am in the market for a cast iron grill pan as my next kitchen tool slurge — I recently needed to replace my chopping knife…
Tag: zucchini
Ratatouille
Ratatouille, the dish made famous by Disney. Beyond associating this dish with the cutest animated rat in history, I love how healthy and celebratory it is! It’s the perfect dish for summer’s bounty of squashes and eggplants and juicy red tomatoes. I highly suggest taking a trip to the local farmers market and picking out…
Lentil Bolognese with Zoodles
I don’t have a spiralizer and I don’t mind because my grocery store almost always has pre-spiraled veggies available to buy for a reasonable price. It saves me time, mess, and physical effort and means I can spend more time and energy on the sauce! Although with this lentil bolognese sauce, it hardly takes any…
Slow Cooker Ratatouille
Ratatouille is like the ultimate summer harvest meal. It reminds me of France in June and that cute Disney movie, and is like health and vitality in a bowl. There is so much to love about ratatouille, which is why I wanted to find an easy way to make it during the busy and dark…
A to Z Cake
I haven’t baked in a while, so I had a desire to bake something delicious and easy for a special end-of-summer treat. I decided to use the zucchini in my fridge to make a really moist cake (with an added health bonus), and add body to the batter and sweetness using applesauce. This cake is…
Peanut Sauce Zucchini Noodles
A lot of us are trying to limit our refined carbohydrate, gluten, and/or processed grains intake these days, or at least I am! I am really conscious of how much added sugar I consume on a daily basis and am trying to cut back where I can. Vegans and vegetarians often have to rely on…
Zucchini Fries
Zucchini = summer to me. My parents’ garden would yield so many zucchinis every year, and sometimes they would be the size of my thigh. We had zucchini in and with everything for most summers of my life. I love the delicious watery fleshy flavor of a freshly picked one. Squash is so versatile, as…
Chickpea Curry and Greens
I imagine many vegans would profess that chickpeas are one of the most important foods in their diets. If you consider hummus, chickpeas, and aquafaba (the liquid from the can – look it up, trust me), chickpeas are in a lot of vegan meals, snacks, and desserts. I’m a big fan of chickpeas baked into a…
Thai Peanut Sauce Veggies and Lentils
Our neighborhood in Queens has an incredible selection of ethnic foods, ranging from Chinese, Korean, Thai, Japanese, to Colombian, Mexican, Tibetan and more. Inspired by the delicious food we’ve been able to sample during the past year, I’ve been trying to experiment more with flavor and ingredients in my home cooking. Our flavor standards have…
Zucchini Pancakes with Salad
Today I had an absurdly enormous lunch at work because I participated in a tasting for the upcoming fundraiser I’m planning. I do not exaggerate when I tell you that I ate six hors d’oeuvres, two salads, two main courses, and four petit fours desserts, along with two glasses of wine. Needless to say, a…
An Imperfect Vegan 