panini, frittata, polenta

Sorry for the hiatus!


Farmhouse Panini: walnut-lentil pâté, rosemary aïoli, italian ciabatta, mesclun salad.


New Potato-Chive Frittata: tofu, smoked tomato jam, spinach salad, whole grain toast.


Creamy polenta with greens, caramelized onion, and grilled tofu.
All from Counter in NYC.

rainbow roasted winter vegetables

Roasted turban squash and purple potatoes, over bed of kale and quinoa, with chile-cumin-lime sauce.

kibee b'ziat (pressed potatoes & cracked wheat)

Kibee B'ziat: Pressed potatoes and cracked wheat stuffed with onions, walnuts and raisins. From Tripoli Restaurant, in Brooklyn.

batata b'tahini (cauliflower & potato in garlic sauce)

Batata B'tahini: sauteed cauliflower, potato and garlic in a tahini sauce. From Tripoli Restaurant, in Brooklyn.

carrot ginger soup with roasted potato topping

Carrot ginger soup topped with roasted cubed potato (a great alternative to croutons) and parsley. All ingredients chopped by yours truly (and others) at a fabulous knife skills class at the National Gourmet Institute in New York. After slicing and chopping for hours, we enjoyed this (and other) fruits and vegetables of our labor.

bucket of tater tots

"Bucket of Tots" with vegan mayo sauce, from Sticky Rice in DC. Warning: not for individual consumption.

Canadian Thanksgiving dinner

Our potluck Canadian Thanksgiving feast. Clockwise from top: bok choy slaw, candied yams, roasted root veggies, tofurkey, apple cranberry stuffing, mushroom sausage stuffing, green beans with almonds, wild rice salad, veggie Italian sausage and peppers, mashed potatoes, Celebration Roast, and gravy! Not pictured: homemade pumpkin pie, apple crisp, and almond milk ice-cream.

seaweed & potato crisp salads

Potato chips + salad? Why not?
Mesclun, daikon, carrot, and crispy potato with ginger dressing.


Wakame and green and red seaweeds. Vegetables in tofu sauce in the background.
From Hibino in Brooklyn.

mini-tiffin

A mini-tiffin plate from the canteen at Ganesh Hindu Temple in Flushing, New York City. From top left: mini idli (steamed lentil cakes) in sambar soup, world's smallest dosa, cilantro chutney, curried lentil and veggies, vada (fried lentil donut), orange semolina dessert, and more sambar and coconut chutney. All for $6!

Potato Leek Kugel

From Vegan with a Vengance!

Gemista (stuffed tomatoes)

Gemista - baked tomatoes stuffed with rice and herbs, plus roasted potatoes and a healthy portion of olive oil. From a cafe in Olympia, Greece.

mercimek corbasi (turkish lentil soup)

Mercimek Çorbası, the ubiquitous turkish red lentil soup, silky smooth and perfect for bread-dipping. From a soup shop in Kuşadası.

kim chi six ways

Six kinds of complimentary kim chi from Sunrise House in Toronto (clockwise from left): bean sprouts, potatoes & carrots, seaweed, glass noodles, cucumber, cabbage.

szechuan potato sticks

Back from vacation, with some catching up to do!
Szechuan potato sticks with lots of chili, scallion, and garlic vinegar sauce, from Chinese Traditional Buns in Toronto.

char siu potato & greens hash

Fried potatoes and Chinese greens with char siu sauce (Chinese barbecue sauce), and tempeh bacon on the side.

peas, rice & potatoes

Trinidadian split yellow peas, spice rice, and roasted potatoes.

tofu scramble, homefries, banana nut pancakes

North American brunch in Argentina, homestyle:
- Tofu scramble with tomatoes, basil, and sweet red pepper
- Homefries with mushrooms and peppers
- Banana nut pancakes (sauce pictured, pancakes not)


Plus juices, fruit salad, buena onda...

mushroom ceviche, potatoes & guacamole, yuca fries

Mushroom ceviche and mashed potatoes with mustard seeds, topped with guacamole, with yuca fries and roasted red peppers on the side. From Entre Indyas in Salta, Argentina.

quinoa soup, andean potatoes, mote provenzal

More Andean food from Tilcara, Argentina! This time from El Patio restaurant. Quinoa soup, mote provenzal (with garlic and parsley), assorted roasted Andean potatoes (each tastes different), and salad.

Andean potatoes, quinoa, beans, mote

Roasted potatoes (some of the dozen varieties that grow in the Andes), quinoa, beans, and mote (a type of corn). All from La Chacana, a restaurant in Tilcara, Jujuy province, Argentina.