This recipe for Chocolate Silk Pie is pure indulgence and every chocolate lover’s dream. With a crunchy chocolate cookie crust, gooey caramel sauce and luscious chocolate filling, the Chocolate Silk Pie is wonderfully sweet and decadent. If you’ve had silk pies before, you’ll know they’re made with eggs, butter and heavy cream. My recipe skips […]
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Vegetarian Pate / Faux Gras (Pate Chay)
This delicious Vegetarian Pate (Pate Chay) recipe has all the flavors and texture of pate but is completely meat-free. Made of roasted Portobello mushrooms, assorted beans and tofu, this Vegetarian Pate or Faux Gras is full of savory flavor and meaty texture.
Tofu in Black Bean Sauce (Dau Hu Sot Tuong Den)
This Tofu in Black Bean Sauce recipe is a vegetarian dish that is flavorful, healthy and easy to make. Soft tofu is cooked in a savory and spicy black bean sauce to make a tantalizing dish that is simple yet satisfying. Learn the trick for making tofu silky. This quick method takes just a few […]
Crab Noodle Soup (Bun Rieu)
This hearty Crab Noodle Soup is a plethora of wonderful ingredients, flavors and textures–savory seafood patties are cooked in a light tomato stock with fried tofu and crab claws and then served over springy rice vermicelli along with abundant fresh herbs, beans sprouts and split water spinach stems. Don’t be daunted by all of the […]
Braised Tofu and Mushrooms (Dau Hu Kho Nam)
Healthy eating is made easy with this delicious dish of pan-fried tofu cooked in a light and savory sauce. The firm tofu and assorted fresh mushrooms are full of flavor and texture making this dish really hearty and satisfying. Whether you’re a strict vegetarian or like to enjoy an occasional meat-free meal, this is a recipe […]
Lemongrass Tofu and Rice Noodles (Bun Dau Hu Xao)
One of my all-time favorite dishes is Lemongrass Beef and Rice Noodles. It is so refreshingly light and flavorful with the aromatic lemongrass, fresh greens and herbs and springy noodles. When I decided to focus more on a vegetarian diet, this was one of the first dishes I revamped by substituting the beef for tofu. Believe me, you won’t […]
Tofu and Eggplant Stir-Fry (Dau Hu Xao Ca Tim)
A vegetarian’s delight, this dish with pan-fried tofu and eggplant is healthy and delicious. (Sorry, this is not the deep-fried and overly saucy dish you find in many Asian restaurants.) It’s a light and flavorful dish that allows you to enjoy the tasty goodness of fresh vegetables without all the oil and heavy sauce. This basic stir-fry is […]
Fermented Chili Tofu (Chao)
This Fermented Chili Tofu is a favorite with vegetarians but you don’t have to be vegetarian to enjoy it. This deliciously briny and creamy tofu, which has been equated to a soft bleu cheese, is often served as a dip for fresh vegetables or simply a flavoring for rice in place of soy sauce or fish sauce. Use it as […]
Sweet and Sour Tofu Stir-Fry (Dau Hu Xao Sot Chua Ngot)
Most of my favorite dishes are sans meat and given the choice, I will pick a meat-free dish the majority of the time. And so, I am always looking for delicious and easy to make vegetarian dishes. My love of veggies and stir-frying makes this Sweet and Sour Tofu Stir-Fry one of my go-to dishes. […]
Vegetarian Fresh Spring Rolls (Bi Cuon Chay)
I love these vegetarian spring rolls even more than the meaty version with pork and shrimp. These refreshing rolls are a vegetarian’s delight with jicama, yams, carrots, tofu and bean thread noodle tossed in fragrant roasted rice powder. If you’ve never had roasted rice powder, this is a wonderful recipe for you to be introduced […]