Puy Lentils with Spices and Tamarind

If you want an easy dish to whip up for a mid-week meal, you may want to consider this recipe if you enjoy some spice with your lentils. Ju...

Black-Eyed Peas with Coconut Milk, Curry Leaves and Spices

Serving black-eyed peas with collard greens is apparently good luck for the New Year. It's a tradition in the American South and aroun...

Mung Beans with Fresh Mustard Greens

This simple and spicy mung bean dish is my second foray into cooking with mustard greens. I've quite fallen in love with the fresh pe...

Lemony Basil Hummus

Hummus is a classic Middle Eastern spread or dip, traditionally made up of mashed chickpeas, olive oil, tahini and garlic. Such a combinat...

Mexican-Style Kamut Berry, Black Bean and Roasted Corn Salad

Kamut is an ancient variety of wheat believed to have originated in ancient Egypt and — as the story goes — only recently cultivated again...

Jerk Chickpeas

Growing up I never did much care for chicken even before I became a vegetarian, and my parents generally did not prepare ethnic dishes, so...

Rice and Lentil Indian Pancakes

Here we go again. More Indian savory pancakes, this time a spicy and filling thin pancake made with a seasoned rice and dal or lentil batt...

Spiced Red Lentil, Barley and Vegetable Soup

There are times when you don't plan ahead for dinner and you have to make do with staples, unless you want to run out to the grocery s...

Baked Falafel with Lemon Tahini Sauce

Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern street food that has become popular in the West too. They are made with chickpeas, onion, garlic a...

Ethiopian-Style Hummus

Hummus is a delight any time of year, but when it's hot outside it appears much more often because it's so quick and easy to make ...

Tangy Red Lentil Dal with Goda Masala

For this recipe I made up a fresh batch of goda masala , a spice blend that is new to me. Garam masala will work well if you don't fe...