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.

Mizuna Soba

An experiment with a different type of leafy green, mizuna. Mizuna with soba noodles.

Mushroom Risotto

Yellow peppers and parsley for garnish

broccoli greens with coconut, cashews & roasted broccoli

From the Eat Your Greens series:
Tender broccoli greens with mustard seeds, Patak's curry paste, coconut, cashews, onions, and garlic, topped with masala roasted broccoli. Rice and tamarind chutney on the side.

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.

monstera deliciosa

Monstera deliciosa, a tropical mexican fruit that tastes like a cross between a pineapple and a banana. It ripens when the scales start to fall off, like in the picture. A bit high-maintenance, but absolutely worth it!

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!

idiappam (South Indian rice noodles)

Idiappam: rice noodles fried with mustard seeds, curry leaves, nuts, and other spices, with coconut tomato sauce on the side. From the canteen of the Ganesh Hindu Temple in Flushing, New York City.

korean buffet feast

A cheap buffet platter from Woorjiip, in New York. Clockwise from top left: vegetable rice, glass noodles, vegetable and kim chi pancakes, inari sushi, fried nori roll, bok choy, shitakes, tofu, chili somen noodles.

fava (yellow split peas)

Fava: Greek yellow split peas, with lemon, onion, olive oil, and parsley, from a cafe in San Torini.

Potato Leek Kugel

From Vegan with a Vengance!

Scallion Pancake

Homemade! And it's not that hard!