View the print-ready version of this recipe. A popular vegetarian street food eaten throughout the Middle East, falafel are deep-fried patties made from ground chickpeas (or fava beans), herbs, and spices. They are traditionally stuffed into a pita or served as part of a mezze platter with Israeli salad, hummus, baba ganoush, tahini sauce, and yogurt sauce. Making falafel at…

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When it comes to favorite sandwiches, one meat-and-veggie combination stands head and shoulders above the rest: bacon, lettuce and tomato. A BLT is easy to prepare, uses humble ingredients and each bite provides an intoxicating mix of salty, crunchy, cool and tangy-sweet. But what if you don’t eat meat?…

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service I love pot pies. They’re warm, inviting and a great way to incorporate vegetables into a meal. This is a one-pot vegetarian dinner that takes 25 minutes to make. You can use any vegetables you like, using this recipe as a guide to the amounts needed. For the…

Why You’ll Love Vegan Lentil Soup Cooked on the stovetop, it comes together in a single pot and is ready in about an hour. The pantry ingredients are simple, basic ingredients you either have in your pantry or are easy to find. If you’re lucky enough to have any, leftovers keep well and are quick to reheat throughout the week. Bursting with…

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mushrooms often get a bad rap for being slimy and too “earthy.” Yet if you’re a fan, varieties such as portobello, cremini and oyster mushrooms can help you work more vegetarian dishes into your rotating meal plan. All make excellent substitutions for beef or pork in any number of…

Whether you’re a longtime vegetarian or you’re new to the meat-free club, there are a handful of recipes that every plant-based eater needs on deck. One of those, of course, is a solid vegetarian chili. A hearty bowl of bean chili provides all of the comfort and satisfaction that a meat-based dish does, but it…

The holidays are hard for vegetarians. When turkey, ham, corned beef, and pork roast are highlights of the holiday dinner, what do vegetarians eat? It can be especially difficult for new vegetarians, or for parents cooking for their veg-head children. In fact, I wished someone who is newly vegetarian a “Happy Thanksgiving” recently, and his…

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Yes! You read right. We really are adding yogurt to hot curry! The yogurt makes your curry velvety-smooth, and just a tad tangy. I recommend that you use full-fat whole milk yogurt, which is a healthy and satisfying choice. The yogurt mellows the spices in this black-eyed peas…

Topping your pie with squash brings a big vitamin A boost to this pizza. The delicata contributes extra fiber, too, thanks in part to its edible skin. The crust bakes on the bottom rack of the oven while the vegetables roast on the top rack. Once the pizza is assembled, a blast from the broiler…

The smokiness of these black beans comes from dry roasting cumin and coriander seeds with oregano. The smell of the spices as its gentle smoke reaches your nose is absolutely divine, like the smell of freshly tanned leather. There are high spice notes from the sweet coriander, earthiness from the cumin, and a complex herbaceous…