Recipes

I started cooking in spring of 2023 and have since grown to love it. I made this page as an easy reference for myself, and I hope it inspires other people as well. Hopefully I can add to it as I find more foods I like to make.

Mains

Cajun pasta

Substitutions: Sans mushrooms and chicken, add 1 tablespoon of cajun seasoning when adding the peppers.

Lentil coconut curry

Substitutions: Sans carrots and peas, sub chickpeas for lentil.

Lemon pasta

Substitutions: Add zucchini, cook while heating butter.

Miso maple-glazed salmon

Street cart-style chickpea bowls

Middle Eastern chickpea bowls

Crunchy curried chickpea bowls

Chickpea coconut curry

Pasta primavera

Chickpea tinga tacos

Vegetarian Chili

Substitutions: Add extra types of pepper and vegetarian mince at step 1, sans carrots, only kidney beans.

Baking

Apple Cinnamon Crumb Muffins

Substitutions: Sans icing.

Meat Mains

I’m now a vegetarian*, but I wasn’t when I started cooking. Here are some of my favorite recipes from that time:

Pork & cabbage stir-fry

Spicy pork dan dan noodle ramen

Rosemary meatloaf

Meatloaves with creamy thyme sauce, mashed potatoes, and brussels sprouts

Substitutions: sub brussels sprouts with green beans, sub sour cream in potatoes with mayonnaise.

Street cart-style chicken bowls

Substitutions: Alternate recipe with turkey rather than chicken.