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Sayur Lodeh (Vegetable Soup With Pressed Rice Cakes)

This delicious vegetable soup, called sayur lodeh in Indonesian, is popular in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Our Favorite Banana Bread

We combined our favorite elements from the most popular banana bread recipes on our site to create the ultimate version of this sweet, nutty, supremely moist quick bread.

Vegetarian Soto

This peppery turmeric soup is a meatless version of soto ayam, which is usually made with chicken. 

Turn This Chile Base Into 2 Great Meatless Mexican Meals

Make this rich dried chile sauce, and you know dinner is going to be full of flavor.

Vegan Mushroom Menudo

Menudo is typically served on weekends (whether that means family reunions, dressed in your Sunday best—or as an ideal hangover cure). The earthiness of the hominy and smoky chiles makes this dish one you’ll crave for weekends to come. Dried snow mushrooms are easy to find online and at many East Asian grocery stores. Their frilly, honeycomb-like texture provides a similar look and bite to the pancita—a.k.a. beef stomach—used in traditional menudo, making this dish accessible to almost anyone. W.…

Vegan Roasted Garlic–Potato Enchiladas

Enchiladas are my comfort food: warm corn tortillas bathed in a slightly sweet, spicy, and bright sauce of chiles and tomato, wrapped around either a quick sauté of whatever veggies I have hanging out in the fridge or the creamy potato mash used here.

Curried Black-Eyed Peas

Rich, hearty black-eyed peas simmered in coconut milk get a boost of spice from habanero pepper and curry powder.

Sweet Potato Date Muffins

Sweet potato purée and banana bind the ingredients together (so you can skip the eggs), while adding a light, natural sweetness to the batter.

Kimchi Fried Rice

Editor’s Note: To make this kimchi fried rice recipe vegan- or vegetarian-friendly, use a brand of kimchi made without seafood, such as Mother In Law’s or Sinto Gourmet. Like any fried rice this recipe is adaptable—you can use any vegetables you have on hand.

A Vegetarian Comfort Food Meal Plan for 2022

We’ve done the planning so you don’t have to.

Single-Crust Food Processor Pie Dough

This pie dough is wonderfully versatile, and cookbook author Ken Haedrich uses it for both sweet and savory pies. It has great flavor, flaky texture, and is easy to handle.

Dooboo Jorim (Braised Tofu)

Sear and braise tofu with onions, carrots, and mushrooms, then pour a simple, spicy soy-sauce based dressing onto it for a dinner that practically makes itself.

Easy Butter Beans, Paprika, and Piquillo Peppers

Simple, quick, and bursting with flavor, these beans are perfect on their own, with a slice of toast, or tossed into a salad.

Winter Pie With Garlic Green Beans

With tender oyster mushrooms, caramelized carrots and onions, as well as a good helping of red wine and miso for umami-packed flavors, this comforting pie is perfect for cold winter evenings.

Winter Stew

Nothing quite beats a winter stew when the temperature begins to drop. This rich meatless dish and its thick tasty gravy really hits the spot. With tender oyster mushrooms, caramelized carrots and onions, as well as a good helping of red wine and miso for umami-packed flavors, this has quickly become one of my most popular recipes–somewhat beef bourguignon, but without the beef.

The Best Low-Effort, High-Reward Dessert Is This Overnight Candied Pumpkin

You can have a little squash, as a treat.

These Chaat Masala Nuts and Cornflakes Are Dangerously Snackable

Small on prep and big on flavor, they’re the perfect little thing for your holiday snack table.

Take a Ride With Horsey Goat, the Peppery Cheese Spread Your Snack Table Needs

Give your chèvre a kick with a touch of horseradish.

Horsey Goat

An easy spreadable blend of fresh goat cheese, horseradish, and heavy cream.
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