Beans & Lentils

Humble, hearty, and always good, from a pot of smoky chili to a tuna sandwich filling, beans and lentils are the protein that always satisfies. Cozy, inexpensive and the backbone of so much delicious cooking.

Pumpkin Curry With Kidney Beans

Overhead view of a ceramic bowl filled with vibrant quinoa tortilla soup loaded with corn, pinto beans, avocado chunks, fresh cilantro, and jalapeño slices

Quinoa Tortilla Soup With Roasted Jackfruit

A cozy bowl of homemade vegan minestrone soup filled with ditalini pasta, white beans, green beans, carrots, and potatoes, served alongside fresh focaccia bread.

Everyone's Homemade Minestrone Soup

Vegan autumn everything bowl with roasted butternut squash, lentils, quinoa, kale and tempeh bacon under a bright pink beet yogurt sauce

Autumn Everything Bowl With Beet Yogurt Sauce

Sweet Potato Quinoa Stew With Kidney Beans

Vegan spinach artichoke dip served with crackers and carrot sticks on a floral plate.

Stovetop Spinach Artichoke Dip

A close-up cross section of a baked stuffed cabbage roll filled with rice, lentils, and chickpeas, topped with sweet and sour tomato sauce, dollop of vegan sour cream, and fresh dill.

Sweet and Sour Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (Holishkes)

Mushroom Lentil Stroganoff

Golden toasted burger bun top for a double vegan lentil burger.

Cheezy Lentil Smashburgers

Shroom Scampi with Garlic Butter

vegan lemon pasta primavera with asparagus, red pepper, yellow squash and kale

Lemon Pasta Primavera with White Beans

Homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties

Spicy Clam Bar Linguine

creamy vegan bow tie pasta salad with butter beans and fresh dill

Bow Tie Pasta Salad With Butter Beans And Dill

Mushroom Ceviche With Pineapple

Vegan potato tacos with black beans and guacamole

Tater Tacos with Corn, Black Beans, and Guac

Veggie Burgers For The Grill

Roasted Veggie Bowl With Chive Hummus, a filling farmer's market bowl with a grain, chickpeas, arugula and hummus as sauce

Roasted Veggie Bowls With Chive Hummus

Lentil Bolognese With Walnuts

Couscous Salad With Smashed Chickpeas

Hey, I'm Isa

If you love vegan cooking from scratch, you’re in the right place. I’m a Brooklyn-born chef and cookbook author who’s been cooking vegan since the late ’80s.

I’ve always felt that food is all about comfort, creativity, and cravings. Join me, and let’s cook like nobody’s watching <3

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Real-Life Cooking in 29 Minutes

These are the meals I actually make when time is tight: budget-friendly, big on flavor, stacked with veggies and protein, and still pure comfort food. No fussy steps or unnecessary ingredients. Just mostly-from-scratch cooking that fits into real life.