Category Archives: appetizers

Sweet Potato Pakoras

Another delightful recipe for pakoras.  This one was adapted from the Sweet Potato Pakoda/Fritters recipe on the fabulous Blend with Spices food blog. Here we increase the quantity of vegetables and bake the pakoras instead of deep frying them.  The … Continue reading

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Vegan Gougères

  These amazing cheese puffs are irresistible.  Serve them with cocktails, as is often suggested, and you may forget all about dinner.  This is a vegan adaptation of David Lebovitz’s gougères recipe.  

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Mixed Vegetable Pakoras

This recipe is a compilation and adaptation of the Mixed Vegetable Pakoras recipe from Manjula’s Kitchen, my favorite food website, and Chubby’s Peckish Pakoras, a recipe from Tarquin Hall’s Case of the Love Commandos, the latest in his series of … Continue reading

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Vegan Celeriac Remoulade

Delicious, quick, and easy to make, celeriac remoulade is a lively side dish that is an especially satisfying accompaniment to a sandwich. 

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Vegan Pissaladière

This vegan version of the Provencal tart is as savory and delicious as the classic.  The crisp pastry topped with spinach, onions, olives, and red peppers, is bursting with Mediterranean flavor.

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Savory Stuffed Flatbread

This addictive flatbread, which we have made about a dozen times since we first tried it, was inspired by one of Melissa Clark’s cooking videos on the website of the New York Times.  Her Feta-Stuffed Grilled Flatbread recipe looks amazing … Continue reading

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Cashew Cheese with Garlic and Herbs

  This delicious vegan cheese is a breeze to make and satisfies that primal craving for cheese and crackers at the cocktail hour.  I have combined several recipies to come up with this one.  My sources were Basic Raw Cashew … Continue reading

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Artichoke Chickpea Fritters

Artichoke Chickpea Fritters These savory fritters can be made small and served as an appetizer or made large and served as a main course.  Either way, they are crispy and delicious.

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