These stir fried spicy sichuan noodles with eggplant are cooked up with tofu for a delicious and filling meal! This easy recipe is also quick to make, and adaptable to the veggies, noodles, and protein you have on hand. It always comes out so flavorful and addictively good! Today’s noodles are inspired by traditional sichuan …
Eggplant
Baingan bharta is a delicious Indian eggplant dish that’s easy to make and super flavorful! This recipe is better than any restaurant version (I may be biased but it really is just *that* good). Enjoy with basmati rice and/or any Indian flatbread. Baingan bharta is a smoky roasted eggplant Indian subzi (vegetable dish). It has …
Making Chinese steamed buns is easy with my recipe for hoisin eggplant bao! They’re a delicious snack or light meal with a soft and puffy dough and easy homemade hoisin sauce! These Chinese-inspired steamed buns have it all–fluffy dough, tender eggplant, and a mouth watering hoisin sauce. They’re so delicious! Bao are absolutely scrumptious, but …
This za’atar pasta salad has a Middle Eastern theme, with a delicious and simple za’atar lemon vinaigrette, roasted eggplant, and cherry tomatoes. It’s completely vegan and can be made gluten free! I’m a fan of all things pasta–I mean, who isn’t! I’m also pro-picnic, pro-potluck, pro-casually bring a dish to your friends house. And occasionally …
My pizza adventures continue with this deliciously savory roasted eggplant pizza. We’re talking a pillowy pizza crust topped with juicy, tender chili oil roasted eggplant. Dollops of creamy vegan almond ricotta, a flavorful red sauce, and completed with drizzles of chili oil and fresh basil.
This meal is a bit of a mouthful. Both to say and to eat. Spaghetti with roasted eggplant marinara AND vegan lentil meatballs. It’s also my favorite kind of meal too, both comfort food and bursting with delectable flavor. Slow simmered marinara is made with roasted garlic and roasted eggplant with a splash of red …
I’ve been on a bit of an eggplant kick lately. It’s just such a great vegetable (ok, actually it’s a fruit, like all good things in life), that’s perfect in so many applications. It can be used in stir fries, in salads, in tacos. It makes dips, sandwich fillings, casseroles, and even [plant-based] bacon. You …
Eggplant seems to be a bit of a polarizing vegetable, which I sort of understand, as I’ve had some pretty mediocre and well, less than good, eggplant before. But when it’s cooked well, it is the perfect vehicle for flavor, and one of my favorite vegetables.
So, I know it’s been crazy hot all over the US this past week, with the Midwest in particular experiencing record breaking heat waves, but theoretically the first day of fall was just a few days ago and we’re supposed to be settling into our sweaters and steaming mugs of pumpkin spice lattes. Well, however …
If you’ve never had the Japanese dish nasu dengaku (miso-glazed eggplant), you’re in for a treat! The first time I ate it I had to wonder what sorcery happened to the eggplant. How is something so simple SO good? It’s like, just eggplant, with a miso glaze broiled on top of it. The eggplant becomes …