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Summer Creamy Vegetable Soup

Thank you Vermicular for sponsoring this post! This luscious, creamy vegetable soup is truly an ode to summer vegetables. Inspired by one of my recent farmer’s market hauls, this soup is made with ...

Paneer Tikka Masala

Now that tomatoes are in season, I want to cook with them all the time. They have robust flavor and add a lovely hue to your dishes. One of my favorite things to cook with tomatoes is chicken tikka ...

25-Minute Vegetable Chow Mein

For the longest time, I believed that tomatoes didn't belong in Chinese cuisine, and that was because I never ate a good tomato dish at home. When I was young, Mama Lin often prepared a stir-fried ...

Chilaquiles with Gochujang

One of my favorite things to order in Mexican restaurants is chilaquiles. I love eating tortilla chips in general, but there's something about eating chips smothered in either a red chile sauce or ...

Grilled Corn Salsa

Back when I was in high school, I tasted Indian roasted corn on the cob for the first time at a friend's birthday party. His family fired up some corn on the grill, and I remember one of his ...

Heirloom Tomato & Chickpea Salad

Thank you to USA Pulses and Pulses Canada for sponsoring this post! In the blink of an eye, balmy Sacramento turned into a 100ºF inferno this week. I felt like I was melting. I guess it's nature's ...

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Personally, I find there's a bit too much parsley in traditional tabbouleh. In my version, I bumped up the amount of grains and tomatoes to balance out the flavors more. Instead of using bulgur, I ...

Vegan Tomato Soup

I'm so not ready for it to be Monday already, yet here we are on tax day---my favorite day of the year. I suppose I can't complain too much because I don't handle my taxes. Contrary to popular belief, ...

Quick Enchilada Sauce

If my recipes could be symphonies, then this enchilada sauce is the overture to an amazing symphony. But you'll have to hang in there until tomorrow before we get to the final masterpiece. I ...

20-Minute Braised Egg Breakfast

I love finding little surprises. For instance, the other day, I found $20 in the pocket of my shorts. YES! That's one cold brew coffee and a yoga class right there. Yesterday, as I was heading ...

Gluten-Free Heirloom Tomato Galette with Kale Pesto

All I wanted was to sink my teeth into a BIG tomato galette. A galette with a crust so flaky, it would leave golden brown crumbs all over my lips. I don't pretend to be a dainty ...

Sorghum Salad with Kale Pesto

However, when I got to the studio, I was in for a teensy bit of a surprise. The entire room was pitch black except for a few flashing disco lights. The music was cranked up so high ...