Tomato and peanut curry with mustard greens
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Another delicious vegan-to-carnivore curry from Southern Africa's Eastern Seaboard, a tomato and peanut curry with mustard greens
- Jun 1
- 6 min
Sweet and sour curry with apple and spinach
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- May 27
- 6 min
Low-fat pasta with roasted butternut and walnut pesto
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- May 15
- 6 min
Tuscan pasta with fennel and sausage
Tuscan pasta with fennel —and sausage for those who eat meat—is another dish that can be readily be vegetarian or not.
- Apr 16
- 10 min
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- Apr 14
- 9 min
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- Mar 22
- 10 min
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a very versatile dish. Its default setting is vegetarian—actually vegan—but its easily combined with chicken or lamb in the final stages
- Mar 2
- 6 min
Low-fat chicken curry with fennel and mushroom
Low-fat chicken curry with fennel and mushroom. A near zero-fat dish similar to a chicken korma with vegetarian options.
- Feb 17
- 5 min
Low-fat linguine with roasted tomatoes, peppers and asparagus
Low-fat linguine with roasted tomatoes, peppers and asparagus; A low-fat lacto-vegetarian pasta dish that's easy to make
- Jan 18
- 12 min
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- Oct 13, 2023
- 5 min
Apulian pasta with tomato sauce and 'nduja
Apulian pasta with tomato sauce and 'nduja. The other lead flavours in the sauce include capers, black olives and red peppers.
- Aug 30, 2023
- 10 min
Cape Malay sweet potato curry
The name is a bit of a misnomer. It should be Cape Malay sweet potato curry with carrots, potatoes and a myriad of other delicious...
- Jul 28, 2023
- 8 min
Mushroom and courgette pasanda
Vegetarian mushroom and courgette pasanda with spiced carrots and peas (gajar matar), garlic bread and corn on the cob
- Jul 19, 2023
- 9 min
Pumpkin and mushroom curry with eggs
Another South African Indian diasporan dish, this pumpkin and mushroom curry with eggs is easily turned vegan—just leave out the eggs.
- Jul 17, 2023
- 4 min
Pea, spinach and lemon risotto
Pea, spinach and lemon risotto, a vegetarian meal—vegan if you leave out the cheese. Another healthy summer dish for kids
- Jul 12, 2023
- 5 min
Mushroom fajitas with black beans
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- May 19, 2023
- 9 min
Indian Ocean lamb and fennel curry
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- May 9, 2023
- 5 min
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- Apr 8, 2023
- 11 min
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- Apr 2, 2023
- 5 min
Ancora, Papà!
A version of the first sauce my father taught me to cook. Smokiness and freshness are the key features of this classic Italian pasta dish
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