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6 Plant-Based Recipes To Cook Up This Fall

‘Tis the season for butternut squash, Brussel sprouts, and all the pumpkin your heart desires. September is the bridge between summer and fall cooking with farmers markets brimming with delicious seasonal vegetables. Our friend Yumna at Feel Good Foodie is all about cooking fresh, easy, and healthy meals that are also super scrumptious. Many of her dishes are inspired by the Lebanese foods and dishes of her childhood, everything has a little bit of Mediterranean in it, which we love. Here, she shares five of her favorite fall recipes you can whip up this week or next, or bookmark into fall. Is it too early to talk Friendsgiving yet? Enjoy!

Monday

Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta

Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta

This delicious creamy and cheesy butternut squash pasta is a great meat-free family weeknight meal. Simple to make, the pasta is tossed in a roasted seasonal squash that’s turned into a sauce for a comforting meal everyone will love!

Tuesday

u200bBrussel Sprout Casserole

Brussel Sprout Casserole

This deliciously cheesy Brussel sprout casserole is an excellent side dish to serve with your fall or holiday dinners. Easy to make, this vegetarian gratin recipe is always a real crowd pleaser even if you’re not a fan of brussels!

Wednesday

u200bApple Walnut Salad

Apple Walnut Salad

In just 10 minutes, you can whip up this supremely delicious Apple Walnut Salad that is packed with flavor, texture, color and nutrition. Whether you are a fan of salads for lunch or dinner, this vegan salad will keep you feeling full and satiated; enjoy on its own

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Easy Dinner Recipes (Without Having to Cook Anything)

Summer’s bounty is so vibrant and delicious on its own, it’s easy and enjoyable to forgo cooking by making the season’s produce the star of a dish. For a meal that’s as satisfying as one that you’ve spent all day cooking, focus on smart shopping and artful assembly. Here’s the formula to commit to memory: Select at least one variety of ripe raw fruit or vegetable, a prepared protein, a starch and seasonings, then combine them into a big salad, a generously topped toast, a hearty dip or an abundant snack tray.

By keeping just one or two ingredients from each of the categories below on hand, you have what you need to throw together a complete no-cook meal in minutes. You ultimately want to combine contrasting textures, such as soft tofu with thinly sliced snap peas, so be sure to choose a mix of crunchy, creamy and juicy basics. On top of standard pantry seasonings, also pick up preflavored options for an instant boost, such as herbed goat cheese.

Raw fruits and vegetables: Melons, berries, citrus and avocado; crunchy vegetables like cucumbers, snap peas and radishes; leafy greens like bok choy, kale and soft herbs; and other summer staples like corn, peppers and zucchini.

Prepared proteins: Cooked or cured meat like rotisserie chicken, prosciutto and jerky; canned tuna or salmon; smoked salmon or trout; canned beans; hummus; tofu; nuts, seeds and butters; soft or hard dairy products like yogurt, ricotta and crème fraîche or Parmesan, Manchego and

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How to steal your senpai’s technique with Japanese chef Chase Kojima | The Cook Up with Adam Liaw | TV

— The Cook Up with Adam Liaw airs weeknights on SBS Food at 7.00pm. Chase Kojima’s Japanese episode airs Tuesday, 10 August. Each episode will be made available after broadcast on SBS On Demand. — 

 

The New York Times’ Malcolm Gladwell wrote that it takes 10,000 hours to learn and master a skill. Nothing yet has been widely said about stealing a skill, but in Chase Kojima’s case and in all sense of the word, he stole his technique from his legendary sushi chef father and mentor.

“You cannot expect people to teach you. You need to steal the skill from the senpai (mentor). You need to be hungry to get good. You need to take action and work hard.” Kojima recalls how his father very clearly explained the proactive concept. The chef’s early training was far from formal, and he owes his business success to this way of thinking. “Basically, you need to teach yourself. You need to watch, focus, and understand. You learn why things work a certain way and you start to question everything. Is this the best way to do it?”

The empire owner brings his sukiyaki recipe to The Cook Up – a Japanese style hot-pot that embodies both Japanese cuisine and its simplest cooking methods. In preparation of the show, he thought about other iconic dishes and TV-friendly alternatives. “There’s ramen, sushi, tempura […] sukiyaki was just spot on.”

Adam Liaw and Kojima have shared the stage before and have been in the same

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