Category Archive: Vegan

Roasted Eggplant Salad

  Roasted eggplant salad is pretty much just that. Cube some eggplants (I love eggplant skin, so I leave it on), onions, and red pepper (and maybe some zucchini or mushrooms) and place… Continue reading

Onions and Sumac

This post also appears on Gluten Free U.A.E as a part of a Ramadan 2012 series.   This little dish is part condiment and part salad. It is often served alongside grilled meats, providing a… Continue reading

Baba Ghanouj

This post also appears on Gluten Free U.A.E as a part of a Ramadan 2012 series. Baba ghanouj, also called mutabbal beitinjan (or, properly, bathinjan), is so easy to find in Arab restaurants… Continue reading

Salted Fruit Salad

It looks like an ordinary fruit salad, but it’s not. Gather up some of your favorite fruits, and wash and chop them. Dress them with some lemon or lime juice and, if your… Continue reading

Fusilli With Romesco Sauce

Romesco, of Spain, is a yummy and versatile vegan sauce that can be served with any number of foods. Here, I added it to fusilli rice pasta To make romesco sauce, start by… Continue reading

Minestrone Soup

Minestrone soup always reminds me of my elementary school days. Though that soup had wheat pasta, you can easily switch it out for rice pasta to make it gluten-free. I made this soup… Continue reading

Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh: without any doubt, one of my favorite foods since I was a baby Diana. But, oh, the injustice that has been done to it! If you are someone who is not familiar… Continue reading

Potato and Mushroom Soup

“Something with potatoes and mushrooms,” was the request from my sister Grace. And so it was that I came up with this soup as I wandered the produce section. I sauteed diced onions… Continue reading

Manaqeesh Za’tar

I always find it amusing when an ordinary Arab ingredient is exotic to Westerners. (And I’m sure I look silly to Southeast Asians for being intrigued by kaffir lime leaves and palm sugar.)… Continue reading

Spiced Sweet Potatoes

I heart sweet potatoes. And if you want the sweet-potatoiest sweet potato, go for the garnet variety, which I tend to find in the organic section (all the better!). Here, I peeled and… Continue reading