Tag Archives: dill

napa cabbage and snap pea winter salad with herb-roasted red onion

i recently visited my good friend rose in san francisco, who always inspires me when we share the kitchen.  our first night in town, exhausted from traveling, she made us a delicious dinner which included something she called a winter salad.  it involved wilted napa cabbage, warm apples and apple cider vinegar. while this isn’t [...]
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roasted corn and purslane salad with a creamy dill dressing

the cool thing about purslane is it’s a succulent!  while most lettuce greens you eat are delicate and thin, this one is thicker, crispy, lemony and slightly salty.  they are a very different texture than other edible greens.  and while it is considered a weed, purslane is the highest source of omega-3 fatty acids amongst [...]
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tomato and fresh dill omelet

breakfast can be one of the toughest meals of the day for a vegan.  sure you can do a piece of fruit, a cup of coffee, or even a smoothie, but most of the filling – and tasty – morning-time meals are laden with eggs, cheese and meat. luckily, i recently realized that making an [...]
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vegan thanksgiving: herb mashed potatoes with a super simple gravy

there are lots of ways to make vegan gravy.  some saute mushrooms, garlic or onions to go for a thicker, chunkier consistency.  i prefer a simple smooth gravy, like i had growing up.  this recipe only has 5 ingredients and takes about 5 minutes to make. and while gravy tastes good on pretty much anything [...]
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dill mushroom soup

i used to work at a restaurant where i cooked paninis.  for the vegetarian sandwiches we would grill up slices of portobello with just a little olive oil, some garlic, rosemary and dill.  it smelled so amazing it would catch people’s attention all the way out on the street. as a result, i can’t resist throwing in those flavors [...]
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