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Seasonal Eating: Pumpkin Seed Molé Sauce

October 13, 2009 by Vegan Life · Leave a Comment 

Fall is in the air and my cooking thoughts always turn to simmered meats and vegetables, with lots of warm, spicy layers of flavor. It’s also the time of year to carve our pumpkins in preparation for the ghouls and goblins. Don’t waste your pumpkin seeds! Dry them in the sun and then use them for this authentic Mexican green molé sauce. Of course you can buy them, too. Toasting the ingredients in a dry skillet is essential for coaxing out the complex flavors of the vegetables, spices and seeds

Cabbage and Carrot Indian Curry

October 5, 2009 by Vegan Life · Leave a Comment 

Cabbage must be one of the most cross-functional vegetables. They appear more international in various cuisines - Western, Chinese, Indian, Malay etc., compared to a vegetable such as Bok Choy (there must be a reason why Bok Choy is typically classified under Chinese Vegetable) which I would almost never see in Indian food or Malay food, unless you do a fusion of cuisine, just like how I attempted to use Bok Choy in Beef and Mushroom Pasta . I vary cuisines in my cooking, quite of

Navratri Special Day 4 ~ Pattani Sundal, Kadambam Rice

September 22, 2009 by Vegan Life · Leave a Comment 

Today's neivedyam was Kadambam Rice and Pattani Sundal (Tricolour Salad). Though I have a recipe for Kadamba Sadam, thought I would just look around to see how everybody makes it. Surprise surprise, each one was different! One recipe I referred was from Suganya who, of course, has beautiful pictures to boot. The other one was from a recipe site. So looks like one can adapt this recipe to your own way. Though true to its name, different vegetables are added in. So I was pleasantly trilled to real

Pureed Soup of Carrot and Yam with Citrus and Spices

September 17, 2009 by Vegan Life · Leave a Comment 

by Anna Thomas from Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes (W.W. Norton, 2009) Serves 6 to 7This beautiful soup of carrots and yam is bright orange and full of subtle, interesting flavors. Parsnips and celery root quietly balance the sweetness of carrots and yams, and a light touch of spices and citrus juices brings out the best in the vegetables without dominating. But for drama in the bowl and on your taste buds, try this with a little spoonful of dark red chile salsa floating on top of eac

How To Become Vegetarian: Truly Helpful Information

September 15, 2009 by Vegan Life · Leave a Comment 

Are you afraid that vegetarian meals are not totally yummy? Well, you’re mistaken. Not only that vegetarian recipes are straightforward to make and really tasty, but they are also enormously wholesome. Vegetarian cooking can be a superb experience for your body and mind, providing you understand some simple rules. Nowadays, increasingly more folks give up the eating of meat for numerous reasons. Ingredients utilized in vegetarian cooking consist in a wide range of vegetables, fruits and cerea

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