Category: Asian Food
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My New-ish Favorite Thing
Ginger. Ingwer. Ghimbir. Gingembre. However you call it in your neck of the woods, I love the stuff. From the moment I started on my culinary tour of Asia–in anticipation of a real tour of the continent–ginger was the flavor that most knocked me back on my fanny. It was kind of sweet and tart,…
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Tarka Dal: A Delicious Vegan Lentil Treat
Maybe you don’t know this about me, but I LOVE Indian food. I didn’t always, though. Back in 2003 I was visiting D.C. for a training session right before I began working on the upcoming Presidential election and we were treated to dinner at this little family owned Indian restaurant. This was my very first…
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Sesame Pineapple Cauliflower & Rice
One of the first things any new vegan must learn is the beauty of food substitutions. If you love tacos, which I do, then you have to get on board the bean or tofu train to replace that meat. If you love burgers which, again, I DO, then beans and lentils will become staples in…
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Spicy Tahini Rice Bowl
This recipe was inspired by The Stingy Vegan but because we live in Germany right now, where you can’t get every vegetable on the planet year-round, we had to improvise. The good thing about this dish is that it is much heartier than it looks. We used wild rice because it’s delicious, hearty and packed…
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Thai Spring Rolls
Food, for me, has always been about more than sustenance. In college food was a treat from the special reservation-only shrimp or steak dinners to my Wednesday takeout while I watched Dawson’s Creek. I would rush home from Mock Trial practice, place my order for pizza or grinders (those are super delicious warm sandwiches on…
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The Spicy Spatula 
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