Vegan. Gluten-free. Delicious!

This is a recipe inspired by my dad's cooking when I was a kid, and trying to capture what i remembered from that time.

Chili is one of my favorite meals. It's wonderful to be able to grab a few cans and whip up a meal on a cold winter night. I make it both with or without the meat.

Enjoy :)
P.S
You don’t have to put onions.
You can add the lemon and salt to your own liking.

Serving up a delicious pot of pantry staples.

My grandmother, Anna, emigrated to NY from Russia in the early 1900’s.
She lived in a four-story walk up, in the Bronx. She always wore a white apron when she cooked. Grandma liked to wear simple dresses and costume jewlery. Her little white stove always had a pot on every burner. She made traditional chicken soup; borscht (A Russian beet soup); mushroom barley, and split pea soup. She cooked the split pea soup with marrowbones for extra flavor. It was a thick delicious soup, great to have on a cold day. Grandma always accompanied the soup with a few slices of rye or pumpernickel bread ad butter. I am sorry that she is not here to sample my vegetarian version.

Lockdown cooking! April 15, 2020.
In the time when we have limited Supply and need a lot more of comfort food!

Here is a quick recipe for my family's favorite called Lemon chicken! My grandfather makes it for family get-togethers with mint chutney and his mighty glass of whiskey of course!

Here is my take on the same, Simpler and quicker I guess.
Must tell you I only perfected this as a student. It was cheap and quick after a crazy long day!

This is one of the Japanese home made dishes - Nikujaga!
It’s easy but tasty:) You can replace Dashi powder with the same amount of soy sauce if you don’t have it.

Deliciously tasty and stingy Carrot Soup. Perfect for lazy days when you need uplifting. Quick and easy.

This is how my mother used to cook zucchini flower soup. Very easy to make (like most of her recipes) and delicious! I love how you can add all kinds of toppings or garnishes to it.

Here is my recipe of white deadnettle soup. I added some edible fowers : borage, chives and wide garlic. It is the perfect soup in these times as all these plants and flowers are very good for our organism and can reinforce our immune defense system. Painted by hand with watercolor, written in french :)

My friend from Iraq taught me this recipe. Bamia means okra in Arabic. It takes some hours at least, but most of the steps you can leave the pot simmering. And the meat will become so soft and tasty!

In celebration of Mardi Gras and New Orleans, a gumbo recipe featuring anthropomorphic ingredients and a vintage recipe card. Anyone remember those?

Five bean soup