Split Pea Minestrone Soup

Photo by VibrantPlate Serves 5 Author Notes This Split Pea Minestrone Soup is a rustic winter comfort food that will warm you up on a cold day. Skip bacon for a vegetarian option! —VibrantPlate Ingredients 1 onion 1/2 cup (around 100g) bacon – optional 4 cloves garlic 1 carrot 1 cup dry split peas 2

Golden Cashew-Curry Brittle

Step 1Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly coat a silicone baking mat or parchment paper with nonstick spray. Toast cashews on an unlined rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until just beginning to brown, 5–8 minutes. Let cool.Step 2Meanwhile, bring sugar, corn syrup, and ¼ cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan fitted with a

Maple Apple Chicken Sausage

Makes 10-12 sausage patties Author Notes Chicken sausage can go well in just about any dish. It can be served as a side with breakfast or diced up and added directly to your omlette. It could be sliced and added to pasta or included in a hearty salad. Chicken sausage is just about one of

Raw Vegan Thai Coconut Soup (Tom Kha)

Philippe Desnerck/Getty Images An easy raw food coconut soup recipe made from a young coconut and plenty of Thai spices, including ginger (or Thai galangal if you can find it), lime juice, curry powder, cilantro, and chile. Fill it up with as many or as little veggies as you like. Perhaps some shredded greens or

Vegetarian Wild Mushroom Sourdough Dressing

Be the first to rate & review! Tangy, crusty sourdough creates a dressing with contrast: chewy center pieces that have soaked up the stock and crispy, toasted edges. To ensure a balanced stuffing, keep stirring the mixture until stock and eggs have absorbed into the bread completely and none is pooled at the bottom of

Mapo Tofu Tots

Be the first to rate & review! 2 Photos Mapo tofu is something I tried for the first time only recently, and I was instantly hooked. The flavors are pure comfort food to me. Any dish that can be served on top of rice can easily be served on top of tots. Submitted by Dan

Homemade Garlic Aïoli

Restaurant: Cúrate (Read a review) Location: Asheville, NC Why She’s Amazing: Because she’s channeling the skills she gained through her envy-inducing background to make authentic Spanish tapas. background: Internship at El Bulli (/sites/default/files/oses, Spain); Jean-Georges (New York City), The Bazaar by José Andrés (Los Angeles) Quintessential Dish: Fried eggplant with honey and rosemary How She

Spaghetti with Veal Meatballs

Make the sauceIn a large pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, garlic, basil, oregano and red pepper and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until it darkens in color, about 1 minute. Add the wine and cook

Sticky Rice Cake With Coconut and Pandan

The Spruce Eats / Christine Ma This sticky rice dessert is super easy to make, yet looks and tastes very gourmet. A great make-ahead dessert to serve guests, this sticky rice treat is also a healthy low-fat dessert recipe (both gluten and lactose free). And there’s no baking or steaming involved. Simply boil up a

Easy Vegetarian Enchiladas

These cheesy vegetarian enchiladas offer all of the saucy goodness of the comfort food classic with minimal fuss. Chopped veggies, black beans, and aromatics all cook in one pot, then get mashed for a meaty texture before the enchilada filling is rolled into tortillas with a sprinkling of spicy pepper Jack cheese. But there’s no