Dinner with Dilip
Blog URL http://dilipdinner.blogspot.com
Located Durham, North Carolina USA
Tags Vegan, Vegetarian, Plant-based, Cooking
Follow the dinners that a vegan chef makes almost nightly. No repeats for his wife in over four years!
Latest Blog Posts
- Italian Cooking Class: Eggplant Saute, Orzo, Panzanella, Polenta (and Blueberry Crisp) on Nov 18, 2009
Today was the second of six classes of my Ethnic Vegetarian Cooking series. My students made a variety of tasty dishes: an eggplant saute, orzo, polenta, panzanella (bread salad), and blueberry crisp. I ask my students to compete for the most attract...
- Vegan Celebration Roast with Porcini Mushrooms, Savory Herb Gravy with Mashed Potatoes on Nov 17, 2009
We had a busy day today; I enjoyed an appointment and then hiking with my baby. My wife enjoyed some master sitar lessons (she herself is a teacher) from a visiting artist from India this evening, and I took care of my baby - then had to drop the tea...
- Collard Greens with Butternut Squash, Curried Cauliflower on Nov 16, 2009
Similarly to what I did last October, I hand ripped collard green leaves from the stems into roughly 1 1/2" squares. I boiled about 3/4 cup of water plus a vegan bouillon cube, then added the greens and cooked, covered, reducing the heat to a simmer.
- Leftover Macaroni and Chreese with grated Garlic Cheddar Sheese, Hash Browned Potatoes, Grilled Tofu with Lentils on Nov 15, 2009
We were out this afternoon and evening, including by chance dropping by and enjoying a session of laughter yoga. My wife picked up a hearty salad at Whole Foods and decided later that it would be her dinner, so I cooked for myself tonight.I had lefto...
- Melissa's Stewed Root Vegetables with Moroccan Spices Soup, Scottish "Sheese" on Onion Bagel, Corn-off-the-Cob on Nov 14, 2009
Probably my favorite vegan cheese (I don't eat cheese often, but of course when I do, it's vegan - since I'm vegan!) is the Scottish Bute Island Sheese. In yesterday's mail, I received the first of two annual boxes from them, primarily for Thanksgivi...
- Cooking Class: Warmup "3 a.m. Pasta" with Tempeh and Vegetables on Nov 10, 2009
Tonight was the first of six Tuesday nights for the vegan cooking class that I teach. This picture is the cooking of my students. As I've described this class in the past, today was mostly lecture, discussing some background about vegetarianism, and...
- Jerk Seitan with Squash on Nov 10, 2009
I made a delicious seitan accompaniment to baked squash today - possibly the best seitan I've tasted! I took a box of seitan, sliced it into thin rectangles maybe 1" x 3/4" x 1/4" thick, and marinated in Volcano Lime Burst (water, organic lime juice,...
