For many years falafel was one of those foods that I absolutely loved, but never considered attempting to make at home. Not only was I clueless on how to make them, but I assumed I could never make them as well as they do in restaurants. As is often the case in these situations, I…
Falafel Burgers
Although San Francisco has a great food scene, I still daydream about my two favorite quick lunch spots in Chicago, Pret a Manger and Roti. Between Pret’s falafel wrap and Roti’s falafel salad, I was pretty set for life. Notice a trend? I’ve got quite an obsession with falafel. Enter these falafel burgers, which are…
Curried Chickpea Quinoa Veggie Burgers
They always say it’s helpful to have a few standby recipes in your repertoire. They’re those crowd-pleasing recipes that consistently turn out well, are easy to throw together, and don’t require a long list of ingredients. I think a solid veggie burger is probably on every vegetarian’s wish list of foolproof standby recipes; it has…
Banh Mi Tofu Bowl
When people first started asking me where I got my recipe ideas from, I didn’t know how to respond. I realized that it’s because each idea comes from a different source, and it’s often as I’m going about my daily life. For instance, I recently walked past a colleague’s desk when the most delicious barbecue…