This is what “dinner” means without explanation. One of my favorites. Total time: 40 min, including chopping and farro cooking. Makes dinner for 2-3 people. Materials: Stovepot; frying pan. Ingredients: 16 oz tofu 1 bell pepper 1 bok choy or broccoli ¼ cup water Soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, rice vinegar to taste Chopped scallions…
This is one of those one-pot meals. I like using red lentils for a quick warm soup dinner because they cook really fast! But I’ve also made this with dal. Total time: 40 min. Makes dinner for 4-5 people. Materials: Soup pot. Ingredients: 2 cups red lentils 6 cups water 1 onion 2 carrots Bunch…
Spicy eggplants are complemented here with tangy yogurt and tahini, and mellowed out with lentils. This dinner requires turning on the oven, so why not make some cookies or brownies while you’re at it? Total time: 45 mins. Makes dinner for 2-3 people. Materials: 2 pots; frying pan; baking sheet. Ingredients: Lentils (I like black)…
This is one of my favorite soups for winter time, but its fresh taste can light up springtime meals as well. Total time: 1 hour, including chopping and mung bean cooking. Makes dinner for 4-5 people. Materials: Stovepot; frying pan; soup pot. Ingredients: Mung beans Barley 1 onion 2 carrots 1 squash (any type) Optional:…
I love this recipe because it uses half the Thai curry jar and half a can of coconut milk, so I can make it twice exactly (though sometimes I use the leftover coconut milk for this Turmeric Chickpea Stew or this Yellow Coconut Thai Curry). Total time: 40 min, including chopping and split pea cooking…
This is super fast to make and utterly delicious. I only use ½ can of coconut milk since it has such a strong flavor, and I can also get two dinners from it. I freeze the other ½ can for another dinner such as this Thai Curry! Total time: 30 min. Makes dinner for 2-3…
This recipe makes enough glaze to cover the Apple Cinnamon Scones and the Pumpkin Bread. Scale accordingly. Whisk together 1 tbsp tahini with 2 tbsp maple syrup. Drizzle over the scones, pumpkin bread, or other goodie immediately.
Totally no-nonsense, this tart is delicious and nutritious. Total time (including baking): 1 hour. Makes one pie pan-round tart. Materials: Mixing bowl; processor; measuring vessels; pie pan. Missing materials or ingredients? Look here. Ingredients (Substitutions): Crust: Filling: Instructions:
This recipe is inspired by the recipe on Breadtopia, and I highly recommend the Breadtopia website if you want to start getting into bread making. Start these around 8am and they’ll be ready by dinner! Ingredients (makes 2 loaves): Instructions: 8am 1-3 days before: Get your starter to at least 1 cup active the morning…
I usually have a bunch of different types of beans left over, already cooked. I add them to some water with a can of diced tomatoes and bring it to a boil (takes about 10 mins) along with (depending on my mood) chopped carrots, collard greens, mushrooms, or some combination of the three. During that…