Sides

Indian Spiced Black Lentils

Indian Spiced Black Lentils

It’s an Indian inspired dish made with black lentils. While it’s not an Indian dish, it has two of our favorite components—Spices and Black Lentils. The Lentils As far as we know, there are a few different types of lentils available. Luckily, the local grocery read more

Indian Spiced Roasted Cauliflower

Indian Spiced Roasted Cauliflower

Oven roasted cauliflower is one our favorites! At least every other week, we buy a head (or two) of cauliflower and roast it and keep it in the fridge for many purposes. The basic way is to roast with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and read more

Shirataki Japchae (Vegan)

Shirataki Japchae (Vegan)

[しらたきチャプチェ] My vegan Shirataki Japchae is a Korean inspired fusion dish featuring Japanese shirataki noodles instead of using the traditional Korean potato starch noodles. It’s savory, slightly sweet and spicy. This is a noodle side dish to be served with a bowl of rice! What’s read more

Roasted Potatoes with Cumin Seeds & Lemon

Roasted Potatoes with Cumin Seeds & Lemon

If you are like us, we all love potatoes, don’t we? While we love all kinds of potatoes prepared in all different ways, one of the best ways to enjoy potatoes is definitely roasting in the oven. If you’ve never tried this version with cumin read more

Spinach with Tahini Sauce

Spinach with Tahini Sauce

This dish is an arrangement of the authentic Japanese dish called “Hourensou no Goma-Ae [ほうれん草の胡麻和え].” It means “Spinach  dressed with Sesame.” It’s simple, minimal, and really tasty! The Sauce Now, the authentic one is typically prepared with Surigoma [すり胡麻] which is ground sesame. We use read more