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Category: Dinner time

Lentil casserole with celery and carrot
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • vegan
  • vegetarian

Lentil casserole with celery and carrot

  • chickonapea
  • January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

This is a very simple casserole, with few ingredients, that I started making this fall when I got some celery on clearance. I have been making it almost weekly since...

A bean chili
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • Recipes
  • vegan
  • vegetarian

A bean chili

  • thechickonapea
  • August 11, 2015

A good chili recipe is something to hold on to. The version I am sharing is a keeper; it is simple and reliable. It has been tried as a tortilla...

Millet and bean burgers
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • lunch
  • Recipes
  • vegan

Millet and bean burgers

  • thechickonapea
  • August 7, 2015

One of the culinary success stories of this summer, are these easy millet & bean vegan burgers made with few, simple ingredients. By now you should already have guessed  at...

Summer rolls
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • Recipes
  • Snacks and bites
  • vegan

Summer rolls

  • thechickonapea
  • July 18, 2015

The other day I made a batch of Vietnamese-style summer rolls, aka sheer rice paper wrapped around seasonal delicacies. I used my Asian cook-book and the internet for inspiration; my version...

Swede puree and velvety spinach
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • Recipes
  • vegan

Swede puree and velvety spinach

  • thechickonapea
  • April 19, 2015

A Swedish-style swede & carrot mash meets an Indian-inspired spinach stew. For being complete strangers, they got along pretty well. For the spinach stew,  I looked up the very classic...

Lentil burgers with spicy sauce
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • Recipes
  • vegan

Lentil burgers with spicy sauce

  • thechickonapea
  • March 8, 2015

I recently joined a recipe collective. Cooking instructions sent from different corners of the world have therefore been dropping into my inbox for the past few days and filed for...

Steamed vegetables with tahini dressing
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • lunch
  • Recipes
  • vegan

Steamed vegetables with tahini dressing

  • sofiawise
  • February 25, 2015

This Monday kicked off the quadragesima, aka lent. Greek-style lent is almost vegan, with the exception of honey and seafood. The count-down to Easter offers many a delicious culinary experiences...

Cumin rice
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • lunch
  • Recipes
  • vegan

Cumin rice

  • thechickonapea
  • January 8, 2015

Jeera, cumin, rice. The perfect match for a dal, or any other succulent stew.  A standalone dish enjoyed with some  plain curd. However you wish to combine it, cumin rice...

Dalicious bukhara style bean stew
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • Recipes

Dalicious bukhara style bean stew

  • thechickonapea
  • December 24, 2014

I first tried dal makhni at a kebab restaurant in Bangalore. I was looking for North Indian food and after asking some bypassers, I ended up at this little gem...

Ele’s pumpkin risotto
  • Dinner time
  • glutenfree
  • Recipes
  • vegan

Ele’s pumpkin risotto

  • thechickonapea
  • November 25, 2014

Some years back, I was sharing my flat with a girl from Italy’s rice belt. Our compatible timings and  tastes brought us together around the dinner table many a times,...

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