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RanchSaladBuffaloTempeh

Ranch Salad With Buffalo Tempeh

A textured bowl of stonefruit lentil salad with French green lentils, diced peaches, mixed greens, and quick pickled red onions.

Stonefruit & Lentil Salad With Creamy Mustard Vinaigrette

Chickpea salad sandwich aka vegan tuna

Chickpea Salad Sandwiches

HomemadeGrapeseedMayonnaise

Homemade Grapeseed Mayonnaise

A bowl of rich vegan corn chowder with coconut milk, topped with seared corn planks, sliced radishes, fresh basil, and chives.

Garden Corn Chowder With Basil & Chives

Classic vegan Caesar salad with chickpeas and avocado and a tahini based dressing

Classic Vegan Caesar With Avocado & Chickpeas

Vegan chipotle macaroni and cheese

Chipotle Mac & Cheese With Roasted Brussel Sprouts

StrawberryMâcheSalad

Strawberry Mâche Salad

SaladGarlickyZucchiniRibbons

Salad Of Garlicky Zucchini Ribbons

Easy vegan rice paper rolls

Rice Paper Rolls With Red Curry Peanut Sauce

Tempeh chimichurri with asparagus

Tempeh Chimichurri

A green bowl of black bean quinoa soup topped with diced avocado and fresh cilantro, served alongside crunchy tortilla chips.

Black Bean Quinoa Soup

Vegan deviled eggs made out of potatoes

Devilish Potatoes (Vegan Deviled Eggs)

RiceNoodleSaladGrapefruit-SrirachaVinaigrette

Rice Noodle Salad With Grapefruit-Sriracha Vinaigrette

Overhead view of a comforting bowl of sweet potato ginger soup with vanilla bean and lime.

Sweet Potato Soup With Ginger & Vanilla

Quick and easy vegan lentil soup with olives and lentils

Smoky Tomato Lentil Soup With Spinach & Olives

CurryTofuTacos

Curry Tofu Tacos With Pintos & Kale Slaw

Vegan chickpea rice soup with a little kale

Chickpea & Rice Soup With A Little Kale

Hoppin'JohnBowl-

Hoppin' John Bowl With Red Hot Tahini

Tamale shepherds pie, a black bean casserole with tamale flavor and potatoes on top

Tamale Shepherd's Pie

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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30-minute Meals

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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.