It’s hard to get more comforting than this dish full of fall flavors. The polenta is made from very fine cornmeal, and its creaminess pairs perfectly with mushrooms. For a complete meal, I add a pan of sautéed mushrooms and a runny egg, all dusted with parmesan.

For a change from bolognese lasagna, here is another Italian classic, with a spinach and ricotta filling baked under a golden béchamel. A comforting family dish, to serve with a nice mixed baby greens salad for a bit of freshness.

Spaghetti squash is a very pretty squash that gets its name from the way its cooked flesh pulls apart into strands that look just like spaghetti. You can use it the same way, and here I’m sharing a recipe for spaghetti squash with Parmesan sauce. It’s indulgent and surprisingly convincing, perfect for replacing regular pasta. A kosher dairy recipe.

These garlicky sautéed mushrooms with a slow-cooked egg make a lovely starter or even a light lunch, served with pasta or green beans sautéed in garlic, for example.

Delicious leek latkes, traditionally served at Rosh Hashanah but perfect for a change from the classic potato latkes of Hanukkah.

Mozzarella sticks (beignets de mozzarella in French) are sticks of mozzarella, breaded and then fried. Here is an easy recipe for making delicious mozzarella sticks at home. Enjoy them as a snack, as a starter with a good homemade tomato sauce or in a nice salad, for a change from warm goat cheese salad.

Arancini are little balls that are crispy on the outside and melting on the inside. They’re perfect if you have leftover risotto from the night before, but they’re so good you may end up making risotto just for them! Here’s a vegetarian version with pesto and mozzarella.

Roasted and marinated vegetable antipasti are a staple of Italian starters. Colorful and full of flavor, they also make a great side, especially with a beef carpaccio or a beautiful burrata.

These manchurians are Indo-Chinese vegetable balls in an absolutely divine sweet and sour sauce. They’re flavorful, tender, with a texture close to meat, and here everyone loved them! A vegan, parve recipe.

Red lentil dal is a hearty, satisfying vegetarian (and even vegan) dish that makes a complete meal. A pantry-staples recipe of the kind I love, perfect for traveling without leaving home.

Indian-spiced red lentil fritters that are incredibly easy to get right and packed with flavor! A recipe to add to your repertoire when you want a change from falafel or meatballs.

I love cooking from around the world, especially Asian food and Indian food. I enjoy putting together themed dinners, so here is a complete homemade Indian meal, with all the great Indian restaurant classics like naan, samosas and chicken tikka masala. Pick and choose from these ideas to put together your own favorite homemade Indian feast.

Indian naan. Like many of you, I’m sure, it’s my favorite bread whenever I eat Indian food. These ones are baked in the oven and stuffed with cheese (a dairy recipe).

The famous chickpea fritters, so easy to make and so, so good! A must-have for your falafel party (and naturally vegan and parve).

A little trip to India with this samosa recipe - vegetarian triangles stuffed with potatoes and peas.

These pakoras are little Indian fritters made with a chickpea flour batter. They are crispy and easy to make. Naturally vegan, gluten-free and parve.

I make vegetable curries all the time once fall arrives, but I’d never had the chance to share one with you. That’s now fixed with this vegetarian curry with coconut cream: a complete meal that’s exotic, healthy and comforting at this time of year.

The best known of the Indian sauces, healthy and quick, made with yogurt, cucumber and mint. It pairs perfectly with Indian dishes like red lentil fritters.

This famous green mint and cilantro sauce is close to the one served as a starter in Indian restaurants. I swapped the traditional yogurt for a quick cashew cream, which makes it vegan and parve.

After the Cheese naans, today I’m sharing a tasty variation - garlic and cilantro naan, with instructions for making it dairy-free (parve).