Winter

Rainbow carrot tzimmes in a casserole with oranges

Carrot Tzimmes With Apricots And Raisins

Creamy vegan mushroom lentil stroganoff with wide tagliatelle pasta in a dark brown bowl, garnished with chopped fresh chives.

Mushroom Lentil Stroganoff

Two golden-brown homemade blintzes served on a patterned glass plate, topped with glossy blueberry sauce and powdered sugar.

Blintzes with Macadamia Cheese and Blueberry Sauce

Creamy, fluffy whipped vegan ricotta cheese swirled inside a periwinkle blue bowl set against a bright turquoise background.

Whipped Tofu Cashew Ricotta

Bowl of creamy vegan mac and cheese risotto topped with black pepper and sliced chives.

Mac and Cheese Risotto

Vegan kasha varnishkes with mushroom cream gravy on an orange background

Vegan Kasha Varnishkes

Vegan mushroom cream gravy in a bowl

Mushroom Cream Gravy

Vegan S'mores Cookies In a Stack With Soy Milk

Chewy S'mores Cookies

Vegan olive garden ziti al forno copycat in bowl looking gorgeous

Cheezy Ziti Al Forno

A close-up, top-down shot of a vegan sheet pan dinner featuring golden-brown baked tofu slices and crisp-edged bok choy on parchment paper, topped with a smooth peanut sauce drizzle and fresh garnishes.

Sheet Pan Tofu with Bok Choy and Peanut Sauce

Golden-brown, crispy vegan fried chick'n stacked on brown parchment paper, with a torn piece in the foreground showcasing a tender, juicy, and realistic fibrous texture inside a crunchy, craggy crust.

Buttermylk Fried Chick'n

BBQ seitan ribs with jackfruit

Jack's BBQ Seitan Ribs

Vegan shrimp scampi "Shroom Scampi" with garlic butter

Shroom Scampi with Garlic Butter

Pesto pasta with tofu and cauliflower

Pesto-Cauliflower Pasta with Easy Breaded Tofu

Vegan penne alla vodka in a sauté pan, tossed in creamy pink cashew vodka sauce and topped with fresh basil

Penne alla Vodka With Cashew Cream

Vegan pizza roll wontons, kind of a totinos pizza roll copycat vegan style

Pizza Roll Wontons

vegan breakfast sausage patties recipe

Homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties

Best BBQ tofu recipe, grilled or baked

BBQ Tofu, Baked or Grilled

Homemade bbq sauce recipe with a brush on top

Almost Bottled BBQ Sauce

Vegan linguine with clam sauce

Spicy Clam Bar Linguine

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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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.