Winter

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

Hottie Black-Eyed Peas and Greens

Two bowls of velvety vegan roasted potato fennel soup garnished with caramelized fennel slices and fresh fronds

Roasted Potato & Fennel Soup

Vegan dilly stew with rosemary dumplings in a dark enameled pot.

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

A slice of vegan pumpkin cheesecake with pecan crunch topping and a generous dollop of vegan whipped cream

Pumpkin Cheesecake With Pecan Crunch Topping

vegan marbled banana bread. the banana bread with the chocolate swirl!

Marbled Banana Bread

Tempeh orzilla, vegan orzo with tempeh sausage, spinach and sundried tomato

Tempeh Orzilla (Tempeh Sausage Pasta)

Vegan mushroom hot pot

Mushroom Hot Pot

Vegan Chana Masala

Chana Masala

SmokyMapleSausages

Smoky Maple Sausages

Vegan lentil taco meat, a well loved recipe!

Ancho Lentil Tacos

A bowl of creamy vegan pesto gnocchi soup with white beans, tender gnocchi, and leafy greens, garnished with toasted pine nuts and fresh basil.

Pesto Soup with Gnocchi, Beans & Greens

A cozy serving of a spaghettios copycat recipe with tender pasta rings and mini lentil meatballs on a patterned cloth.

Homemade Spaghettios With Mini Meatballs

Overhead view of white ceramic bowls filled with vibrant red curry sweet potato soup loaded with tender sweet potatoes, purple kale, and rice, garnished with fresh cilantro and lime wedges

Red Curry Sweet Potato Soup With Rice & Kale

Vegan curry udon noodles with broccoli and avocado

Curry Udon With Broccoli And Avocado

A stack of homemade vegan cranberry orange muffins split open to show the tart cranberries and citrus crumb.

Cranberry Orange Muffins

OliveLentilBurgers

Olive Lentil Burgers

Two bowls filled with rich red lentil Thai chili with sweet potatoes, kidney beans, and lime wedges.

Red Lentil Thai Chili

Two mint-green bowls filled with rustic lentil stew and creamy yellow polenta garnished with fresh herbs.

Rustic Lentil Stew Over Polenta

Easy vegan mushroom gravy recipe ready in 30 minutes

Easy Mushroom Gravy

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.