You might need to buy:
  • full-bodied red wine
  • 3-inch sprigs of fresh sage
  • sherry vinegar
  • Dijon mustard
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • crumbled blue cheese

i usually eat this as a “soup”, but you can also put it over rice, or just use the cooked sweet potatoes as a side dish (saving the coconut milk/curry combo to cook rice in, or cook another curry).

ready in about 30 minutes; serves 3
You might need to buy:
  • light coconut milk

best cookies EVAR. easy, too.

ready in about 25 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • flour
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • chocolate chips
  • raw sugar
  • oil
  • vanilla
  • water

made them once, halved the recipe. too much work ¬_¬… but worth it

ready in about two hours and 15 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • soy milk
  • oil
  • sugar
  • yeast
  • sugar
  • flour
  • salt
  • brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • margarine
  • powdered sugar
  • soy milk

These were thinnish in a 10×16 pan, but for some reason took longer than stated to bake. We added coffee and chocolate chips, and may try pecans and orange next time. They do need to be cut (or at least scored) before they cool, because the top crusts up and you’ll get a crumbly mess if you cut them afterward.

serves 12
You might need to buy:
  • chocolate
  • Eggs
  • Optional Embellishments:
  • Freshly grated orange rind
  • banana
  • Semisweet chocolate chips
Belongs to knowmad Split Pea Daal 

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 233 Calories; 8g Fat (28.4% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 13g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 478mg Sodium.

ready in about an hour and a half; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • dry split peas
  • olive oil
  • cumin
  • sea salt
  • garlic powder
  • turmeric
  • dry mustard
  • cayenne pepper
Belongs to knowmad Spinach Dal 
ready in about an hour; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • lentils
  • water
  • turmeric
  • salt
  • vegetable oil
  • cumin seeds
  • chopped onions
  • chopped fresh spinach
  • freshly-grated ginger root
  • fresh lemon juice
Belongs to knowmad Aloo Gobi 
You might need to buy:
  • vegetable oil
  • cumin seeds
  • Large bunch of fresh coriander
  • turmeric
  • salt
  • Small green chilis or 1 tsp cayenne
  • diced tomatoes
  • Fresh ginger
  • garam masala

Other veggies can be added to the carrot wok, either before the carrots for hard things or with the sauce for softer.

serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • Chinese sesame oil
  • baby carrots
  • unseasoned rice vinegar
  • honey
  • sesame tahini
  • napa or savoy cabbage

Smaller florets work better (and cook quicker) than larger ones. Fattier sour cream curdles less, unfortunately. If the mushroom slices are too small they will disappear; if that’s good, then make them smaller.

ready in about 35 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • red or green bell pepper
  • dry sherry
  • mushrooms
  • cauliflower
  • sour cream