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Spiced Yogurt with Chickpeas and Tomatoes
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | July 4th 2008 by Lisa
One of the many delights of Madhur Jaffrey's ethnic cookbooks apart from the astonishing variety of foods and tastes is the simplicity of so many of her recipes. This cooling and refreshing dish adapted only slightly from her World-of-the-East Veget read more
Almost Old-Fashioned Baked Beans
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | June 28th 2008 by Lisa
Canadian baked beans have come a long way from their ancestral origins in old Québec, where huge pots of navy beans were cooked for seven or eight hours with little more than salt pork and molasses, enough to feed enormous families. Onions, mustard read more
Black-Eyed Peas in an Indian Curried Soup
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | June 24th 2008 by Lisa
I've recently had the pleasure of working with an Indian lady on a temporary assignment at my workplace who, apart from being an extraordinarily kind and gentle woman of many other interests, is a vegetarian who regularly cooks traditional Indian mea read more
Dal Kootu
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | June 19th 2008 by Lisa
Kootus are a moist, but not too saucy, vegetable, lentil dish popular in South India, commonly served with rice or Indian flat breads. This recipe is ever so slightly adapted from a new to me cookbook featuring traditional South Indian dishes that I read more
Puy Lentil, Feta and Roasted Red Pepper Salad
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | June 13th 2008 by Lisa
Dark earthy green-brown and dotted with fine bluish speckles, Puy lentils are easily the most attractive lentil I've come across, but it is their remarkable ability to hold their shape when cooked and their warm, peppery flavour that makes them the k read more
Middle Eastern Chickpea and Olive Salad
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | June 12th 2008 by Lisa
Sometimes a food event will inspire me to come up with something I hadn't necessarily planned on making. Such was the case with this moderately spiced, chickpea and olive Middle Eastern appetizer, or salad if you prefer, that I made specifically for read more
Farfalle Pasta with Cannellini Beans and Asparagus in a White Mus…
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | June 7th 2008 by Lisa
Little should need to be said about this plate except that the length of the name is matched by the ease of the dish's preparation and by the breadth and delight of the flavours. And if asparagus in season is not incentive enough, the mushroom yogur read more
Indian-style Split Pea Soup
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | May 29th 2008 by Lisa
As the temperature rises in the Northern hemisphere, salads increasingly replace soups on the table. In a way this is a shame, especially as cooler Spring days are heightened by a light bowl of spicy soup and also because there are some cool soups to read more
Baked Vegetable Cutlets
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | May 20th 2008 by Lisa
Lord Krishna's Cuisine by Yamuna Devi was my earliest introduction to Indian cooking. I received it as a gift shortly after becoming a vegetarian and credit it with improving my eating habits and educating me about the treasures of the Indian cooking read more
Kidney Bean and Quinoa Salad
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | May 16th 2008 by Lisa
Since I've started this food blog I've found that I'm constantly tempted to try to stage exotic and elaborate dishes when it comes to planning meals, but this temptation often comes crashing with a resounding thud against the scheduling demands of mo read more
Is it Candy or medicine?
Buzzy Bee Mom | May 11th 2008 by rojoy
My youngest daughter Angel she loves to eat. She eats mostly everything even a Filipino food especially junk foods oh boy I have to trick her sometimes. Like jelly beans at first I thought she’s not going to like it but I was surprise she wanting m read more
Mussoorie mung beans and winter vegetables
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | May 1st 2008 by Lisa
A funny thing happened this year in southwestern Ontario a few weeks ago when winter disappeared suddenly into a blazing torrent of glorious summer weather that had everyone outside all of a sudden to clean up their yards and plant their flowers. In read more
Black Bean Pastries
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | April 29th 2008 by Lisa
Whenever I get the opportunity to see my Dad, I always like to make a special meal for him. A fitting meal of course requires some brainstorming. My inspiration this past visit was a new food event started by Dhivya dedicated to exploring and celebra read more
Baked Paneer and Chickpea Cutlets
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | April 22nd 2008 by Lisa
If you haven't tried paneer cheese, you are missing out on one of the tastiest delights of Indian cuisine. This versatile unripened cheese can be used in a variety of dishes, including soups, salads, main dishes, and even desserts. It has a texture m read more
Saffron-Brandied Lentils
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | April 17th 2008 by Lisa
With their beautiful dark green and blue speckled appearance and earthy peppery flavour, Puy lentils ought to be an essential part of your pantry if they aren't already. So named from the Le Puy region of southern France, these little lentils hold t read more
Mushroom Nut Roast in Puff Pastry
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | April 11th 2008 by Lisa
Never having even eaten nut loaf before, let alone having made it, I was a little hesitant to make something for Johanna's upcoming roundup of nut roasts. I'm a beans and grains kind of vegetarian, preferring my dinners to resemble meat as little as read more
Cannellini Bean Sauce and Herbed Tomato Sauce Over Carrot Rice
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | April 9th 2008 by Lisa
Once in a while it's a treat to prepare something that looks like a gourmet meal and give it a gourmet-sounding name without going to the trouble of gourmet preparation. This layered cannellini bean and carrot rice entrée began as an attempt to mod read more
Marawadi Mixed Dal
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | April 8th 2008 by Lisa
This is one of those recipes that's great to have on hand when there's little time for planning or preparing but you have a lot of people to feed with a hot and nourishing meal. Simple, colourful, wholesome and warming — split Indian dals can do j read more
Lucy's Adzuki Croquettes and Spicy Sesame Sauce
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | April 4th 2008 by Lisa
Although widely cultivated throughout east Asia, the colourful little red bean known variously as azuki, aduki, or adzuki suffers a serious lack of recognition here in the West that is unfortunate considering its delicate sweetness and easy digestibi read more
West Bengali Mung Bean & Tomato Soup
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | April 2nd 2008 by Lisa
A cooked dal is often one of the most substantial courses in a West Bengali dinner, making West Bengali cuisine an important source of inspiration for mung bean dishes, where it is the dominant legume of choice in addition to masoor dal, or red lenti read more
Dal Makhani
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | March 28th 2008 by Lisa
Like Chana Masala and Rajma, Dal Makhani is one of those signature Indian dishes that one never tires of experimenting with. The essentials remain the same but every cook has their own favoured variations. Part of the gastronomical fun is attempting read more
Delia's Spiced Chickpea Cakes with Red Onion and Coriander Salad
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | March 26th 2008 by Lisa
Delia's Vegetarian Collection is one of the finest cookbooks on my shelf. This is yet another book that could just as easily serve as a coffee table book, for it contains some of the most beautiful photographs of food I've seen. Surprising, I've had read more
Savoury Rice and Split Pea Pancakes with Buttery Green Beans and…
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | March 23rd 2008 by Lisa
Over the past few months, I've been able to try my hand a couple of times at making dosas, the delicately thin and soft but sturdy savoury pancakes that are traditional in South Indian kitchens. Made with a lightly seasoned batter of fermented and g read more
Cannellini Bean Soup with Fontina Gremolata
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | March 16th 2008 by Lisa
Chef Jules' elegant and elegantly simple recipes over at Gourmet A Go-Go have been an inspiration to me almost from the beginning of my adventures in food blogging. From desserts to soups, and every kind of fare between, I doubt there's a single veg read more
Cornmeal-Crusted Chili
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | March 9th 2008 by Lisa
When I first became a vegetarian, I didn't eat the most balanced and varied meals like I do now. I relied on rice, pasta, cheese, bread and vegetables for the most part. I've since learned the art of vegetarian meal combinations. The first lesson is read more
Mung Bean and Coconut Milk Soup
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | March 6th 2008 by Lisa
Collecting recipes is an insatiable habit of mine. Not only do I own a few shelves worth of cookbooks, some of them quite thick, I frequently borrow them from the library and have an ongoing list of books I intend to purchase. I also have two fat bin read more
Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Corn and Dill
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | March 4th 2008 by Lisa
Despite the number of cookbooks and recipes that I have on hand, I don't go too long without cooking something from my treasured copy of Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian. I've featured several recipes from this book here at Lisa's Kitchen, and you c read more
Potato-Tempeh Hash Browns with Salsa
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | March 2nd 2008 by Lisa
I love ordering hash browns whenever I go out to a diner for breakfast, but I can't help wondering why none of the restaurants I ever go to play around with any other vegetables or seasonings except onions and salt when fried potatoes are such an ope read more
Beetroot Soup with Kidney Beans
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | February 28th 2008 by Lisa
I've come across so many delicious recipes for beets lately I just had to buy some. Sadly, they sat neglected in the fridge for a few days because I couldn't decide which recipe to make first. That's the only trouble with having an extensive collecti read more
Fennel-Flavored Urad Dal Soup
Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen | February 21st 2008 by Lisa
The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking is a good place to start if you are looking for soup recipes. I have tried most of the soups in her Dal soup section. Not only are the majority of them very easy to make, they are absolutely delicious besides. Yam read more
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