Growing up vegetarian in an age where vegetarian was not particularly common, I ate an awful lot of vegetarian chili […]
Healthy
When I got diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes, I had to start curbing my junk food (potato chips, frieds, etc). I also moved more towards a whole foods plant based diet. This drastically improved my overall health. It not only reduced my A1C/glucose numbers to normal level (without medication!), but also reduced my blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides to normal levels. And as an added bonus, I also lost a lot of weight. To make it easier to find the healthy recipes on our website, I’ve created this Healthy category. These recipes are reduced fat, salt, and processed carbohydrates without sacrificing great taste.
Savory Veggie Cheddar Balls
I love muffins and have been searching for a healthy way to make them (reduced fat, sugar and salt), but […]
Healthy Carrot Muffin Balls
I love carrot cake. After being diagnosed with diabetes, it became a mission of mine to find a healthy recipe […]
Air-Fried Kale Chip
My sister Vicky developed a simple and incredibly tasty recipe for air-fried kale. Comes out perfectly crispy every time, and […]
Turkish Carrot Yogurt Dip (Yoğurtlu Havuç Meze)
Got this delicious recipe from anne on our Thanksgiving 2019 visit to Turkey. So healthy and flavorful at the same […]
Tabouli
Deniz and I modified this recipe of tabouli from the Ziad bulgur package to meet our tastes. It has a […]
Sichuan Stirfried VegPork with Veggies and Pickled Mustard Green
We decided to take a long overdue trip to Chinatown last weekend. It was great to find some hard to […]
Fusion Indian-Chinese Pani Palak Paneer / Pureed Ong Choi with Tofu
Deniz and I love indian food and palak paneer is one of those great flavorful and healthy dishes. We had […]
Turkish Mung Bean Salad (Maş Salatasi)
This is a light and healthy Turkish Salad that Gülevren taught us. In Taiwanese cuisine, green mung beans are always […]
Fusion Bangladeshi Pancakes
I’ve always wondered why there aren’t many savory pancake offerings. I love the texture of pancakes, but don’t much like sweet […]
Beijing Tangy Stir-fried Bean Sprouts
Deniz loves these bean sprouts, we’ve made them more than any other recipe on this blog. I’ve never been a […]
Black Bean Corn Salsa
Got this recipe from a reddit VegRecipes post 3 years ago and have made it countless times since. It’s addictive. […]
Chinese Hot and Sour Soup (酸辣湯)
I’ve made this delicious soup in various versions over the years, thanks to Wei-Chuan’s cookbook guidance. It’s got that perfect balance […]
Fusion Chipolte Lentil Soup
Deniz and I have always loved lentil soup. Before we met, each of us made it in our own way, […]
Turkish Spinach Yogurt Dip (Ispanaklı Yoğurt Meze)
This is another of my favorite vegetarian Turkish meze dishes. Had it once in a Turkish restaurant in Tokyo and […]
Indian Grilled Eggplant Pâté (Baingan Bharta)
If you like mashed eggplant dishes like Baba Ganoosh, this dish is for you. It’s a tart Indian dish, packing in lots of […]
Taiwanese Stir-fried Ong Choi (空心菜)
Ong Choi, or Kong Shin Tsai as it’s called in Taiwanese, is by far Deniz and my favorite vegetable. We […]
Mango Kale Salad
As vegetarians we never wanted to be associated with salad and other raw greens. However, this does not mean we […]