Autumn

Reclaim pumpkin spice! This is the time for roasted squash, cinnamon apples, and meals that are warming and cozy for when it gets dark early. A big mug of tea, your comfiest sweater and a big pile of leaves is the vibe with these recipes. Let’s celebrate the best season for cooking and baking.

Vegan Halloween shepherd’s pie in white ramekins, with green mashed potato monsters on top of lentil mushroom filling, green olive eyes, radish fangs and thyme sprig arms, on an orange table with beer glasses and black bunting.

Monster Mash Shepherd's Pie

Appleberry Pie With Olive Oil Crust

Black Bean Quinoa Soup

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

Chocolate Yogurt Bundt Cake

Chickpea & Rice Soup With A Little Kale

Overhead view of a bowl of vegan butternut squash alfredo pasta resting on a pink cloth.

Roasted Butternut Alfredo

Sauerkraut Mushroom Soup (Shchi)

Tamale Shepherd's Pie

Pesto Risotto With Roasted Zucchini

Mango Fried Rice

Vegan beetroot burgers that are hearty and delicious

Quarter Pounder Beet Burger

Seitan Porcini Beef Stew

Bowl of spicy vegan black-eyed peas and greens served with ginger mashed sweet potatoes and apples

Hottie Black-Eyed Peas and Greens

Roasted Potato & Fennel Soup

Dilly Stew With Rosemary Dumplings

Sliced vegan stuffed seitan roast on a rustic wooden board showing the shiitake and leek stuffing

Seitan Roast Stuffed With Shiitakes And Leeks

Pumpkin Cheesecake With Pecan Crunch Topping

Marbled Banana Bread

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.