Masala is the Indian term for mixture of spices. It often refers to dishes containing the spices of cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, coriander, and can often have red chiles, fennel, peppercorns, and mustard seed added in. This fragrant lentil chickpea masala uses a bunch of Indian spices and makes a fast and easy weeknight meal, that’s…
Carrot Ginger Dressing
Most store bought dressings have long lists of chemical-laden words. It would be VERY rare to find a dressing that has whole food ingredients in it, that would contain as many antioxidants as this dressing. That is because healthy food, SHOULD go bad, and isn’t meant to hang out on a shelf. A tip to…
Ginger Carrot Daikon Kimchi
Fermented foods have amazing healing power on the intestinal health of your gut. Yup! I’m talking gut health! For millennia, Asian and European cultures fermented foods to extend seasonal harvests. Fermented foods also help to re-establish proper balance of microbial activity in the digestive system. Our bodies need healthy levels of bacteria. The current American…
Gingered Miso Soup With Steamed Tofu
So-you want to get Asian take out? Don’t feel like going to pick it up? How about make-in? You can make your own miso soup in under 10 minutes!!! This soup is so easy to make and it can be a full meal if desired. I have made this as a quick lunch, served it…
Miso Lentil Salad With Roasted Root Vegetables
This recipe came to me as a task assignment for a plant-based cooking course I’m taking (www.rouxbe.com). The assignment was: create something with a starchy vegetable and some greens. I had just harvested a bin of carrots, beets, kale, and some surprise parsnips (I had forgotten I had planted them!). So of course, they showed…
