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Kañiwa + Quinoa Salad with Grilled Veggies and Cilantro Tahini Dressing



One of our favorite grilled main dish was the Kañiwa + Quinoa Salad with Grilled Veggies and Cilantro Tahini Dressing.  It was my first time to try and make Kañiwa, which is also called baby quinoa and it is a relative of quinoa. Kañiwa has a crunchy texture and a dark red color. It is


Almost Braised Chicken-Free Vegan Gua Bao



let's try some chicken-free Taiwanese "gorditas"! miam! As stated in my earlier post on making vegan gua bao, "gua bao" is a Taiwanese sandwich/hamburger style bun or in my best description, your fabulous Taiwanese "gorditas", often stuffed with slowly braised pork belly, pickled cabbage, ground sweet peanuts, coriander and occasionally hoisin sauce (which I am not


Vegan Taiwanese Gua Bao 刮包



When my parents brought me back to my homeland, Taiwan, I was lured by these delicious local street edibles such as Taiwanese beef noodle soup, fried scallion pancakes, or even Bào Bīng (剉冰), a Taiwanese shaved ice dessert. After my recent visits in Taiwan in 2012-2013 with my partner Doni, I was eager to veganize


Beyond Meat Chicken-Free Salad with Dill



We always make creamy meat-free salads, involving tempeh or tofu, i.e., like our vegan tuna "tempeh" salad recipe. It is one of our favorite salad dishes: it's easy, creamy and comfort food, and a great filling for sandwiches, burritos, and on top of salads. This time, we made a Beyond Meat Chicken-Free Salad with Dill,


Rosemary Lemonade



In late April, I tried a rosemary lemonade for the first time at the Jaleo Las Vegas, a Spanish restaurant within The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas with the sister restaurant China Poblan. Jaleo and China Poblan are currently my favorite vegan-friendly restaurants in Las Vegas. It was a pretty interesting herbal beverage. I came across this


Baked Easy Vegan Macaroni + Cheeze



I'm sure that many of you can admit that making a perfect vegan macaroni and "cheeze" is difficult. My ideal vegan version of macaroni and "cheeze" has to be creamy, gooey and cheesy, something that I would eat as a comfort food. I had encountered and tried few vegan mac and cheese recipes. Some of them