Mushrooms make their appearance on the menu at least a few times a month in my kitchen, if not more. Indeed, I have well over 100 recipes posted here on the blog featuring these succulent delights. On those rare occasions when I dine out, I always sample a few of the mushroom recipes and find myself judging the skill of the chef based on their preparation. Though not difficult to cook with, mushrooms ought to be treated with respect.

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Mali kofta is a classic north Indian dish of potato and paneer cheese dumplings served up in a spicy cream-based tomato gravy. If that doesn't sound appealing, I don't know what is! But it's a rich dish so one that you may want to reserve for special occasions or simply when you want to pamper yourself. Although I have really have cut down my consumption of dairy, paneer cheese is still pretty much irresistible to me.

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I don't follow a strictly vegan diet, but lately I have been leaning that way because I find dairy-free meals are easier on my digestive system. Though I've long mastered a vegetarian Caesar salad, I wanted to find out if a vegan version was just as tasty, and it was! What I did here was to make a cashew-based dressing with some almond milk, garlic, olive oil, mustard, nutritional yeast for some cheesy flavor, and some fresh lemon juice for a bit of zesty zing. Don't forget the black pepper either. The combination of kale and romaine worked well here and you can add croutons or not — it's not required, but it fills out the salad nicely.

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This is not only an ideal summer recipe, it's a great alternative for those who cannot or choose not to eat eggs but once enjoyed egg salad. That was why I was originally going to name this recipe "mock egg" salad. I've been a vegetarian for about 23 years now and recently I've been gravitating toward vegan meals for the most part because I find dairy-free meals easier on my digestive system. And the twists on traditional classics that I've been making have been turning out so well, I don't miss the dairy at all really, except for an occasional craving for cheese and yogurt.

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