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Plant-Forward Recipes for Seasonal, Low-Waste Everyday Cooking

Welcome to my blog, Kitchen & Other Stories. May your time here nourish both your body and mind. My mission is to help you cook fresh, easy and convenient plant-based recipes. I am here to empower you to become a confident and creative cook. Let's make your time in the kitchen a pleasure!

Homemade Ice Creams and Frozen Treats

Cool, creamy and bursting with seasonal flavour, these homemade ice creams and frozen treats are made for long, sunny days.

  • Two glasses containing cold coffee.
    The Best Dairy-Free Cold Coffee With Nice Cream
  • Two waffle cones containing coffee ice cream. One cone sits in a glass.
    The Best No-Churn Dairy Free Coffee Ice Cream
  • A close up of a scoop of dairy free spiced ice cream.
    The Best Homemade Dairy Free Spiced Ice Cream Recipe
  • Overhead view of blood orange and tarragon granita served in halved orange shells. Six on a wooden board, surrounded by tarragon sprigs.
    Blood Orange Granita - Easy Italian Frozen Dessert.

Fresh Summer Salads

Bright, colourful and full of flavour, these easy summer salads make the most of seasonal produce and turn simple ingredients into delicious and nutritious meals.

  • A plate of beetroot, peach and feta salad
    Beetroot & Peach Salad With Feta Cheese & Baby Spinach
  • Plate of heirloom tomato and strawberry salad garnished with mint leaves
    Heirloom Tomato and Strawberry Salad: A Plate Full of Colour and Flavour
  • Couscous salad with zaatar halloumi, herbs, radishes and cherry tomatoes.
    Za'atar Halloumi Couscous Salad with Pomegranate Dressing
  • A plate of Fennel salad with red pepper salad
    Grilled Fennel Salad With Red Pepper. A New Salad Adventure.
  • A plate of Dairy free Tandoori Cauliflower Salad
    Dairy-Free Tandoori Cauliflower Salad With Pickled Onions And Spices
  • A plate of grilled sweetcorn salad with cucumber and tomato and pickled onion.
    Simple Corn Salad with Cucumber, Tomato and a Smoked Paprika Dressing
  • A plate of Panzanella salad on a slatted wooden table.
    Heirloom Tomato Panzanella - A Simple Summer Salad
  • A plateful of vegan duck and water melon salad with a bunch of coriander in the background.
    The Best Vegan Recipe For Asian 'Duck' And Watermelon salad

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Main Course Plant-Based Recipes

Easy to make main course plant-based recipes inspired by international cuisines.

  • Shallow dish containing vegan fish in a mustard sauce
    How To Make Bengali Style Vegan 'Fish' In Mustard Sauce
  • A shallow bowl containing kosha mangsho style vegan jackfruit with plain rice. A hand holds a spoon on the dish.
    How To Make Bengali Kosha Mangsho Style Jackfruit Curry
  • A Plate of Alio Olio. 
    Upgrade Your Alio Olio, Easy Fifteen Minute Recipe
  • A clay pot containing vegan mince Keema Mattar
    How To Make Keema Mattar With A Cauliflower Vegan Mince

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Foraged Food and Sustainable Living

Plant-based recipes that incorporate foraged wild food. Ingredients straight from mother nature that cost nothing and are free from additives and preservatives. Catch the foraging bug!

  • A small bottle of sloe flavoured balsamic vinegar. 
    How To Make Sloe Flavoured Balsamic Vinegar Reduction
  • A Glass of sloe gin with two bottles of sloe gin behind the glass.
    Easy Home Made Sloe Gin Recipe
  • Two jars of hawthorn berry homemade ketchup. 
    How To Make Hawthorn Berry Bloody Mary Ketchup
  • A teaspoon containing crab apple butter
    Apple Butter Made With Crab Apples.

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Stews

Delicious stews that are easy to make and nutritious.

  • A bowl of ishtew vegetable stew. A hand hovers over the bowl holding a piece of dosa
    Pachakari Ishtew, Easy One Pot South Indian Vegan Stew
  • Kitchen and other stories bean and kale stew in a white bowl with a decorative spoon on a wooden surface.
    Miso Stew With Haricot Beans and Cavolo Nero. Healthy and Nutritious.
  • Beetroot and chickpea salad with yoghurt and herbs in a bowl on wooden surface, sliced bread side view, fresh kitchen ingredients, healthy vegetarian meal, rustic food presentation.
    Healing Beetroot Stew With Harissa.
  • Bowl of charchari. Miced vegetable recipe
    How To Make Raw Mango, Squash, And Rocket Charchari

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Tripti Khettry - Chef

I am a Michelin-trained chef, consultant chef and recipe developer with over 20 years of experience in the industry. I am passionate about sharing my skills and knowledge with my easy-to-follow recipes and videos that show cooking fresh food every day is not as difficult as people think. I believe in a holistic and conscious approach to cooking and eating.

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Most Recent Posts

Discover the latest seasonal recipes, fresh ideas and kitchen inspiration from Kitchen and Other Stories.

  • A stoneware bowl containing pangrattato crispy Italian breadcrumbs. A small wooden scoop rests on the pangrattato.
    Pangrattato Recipe: Crispy Italian Breadcrumbs
  • Camargue red rice, lentil and feta salad with edamame beans, fresh herbs and preserved lemon dressing.
    Camargue Red Rice, Lentil and Feta Salad
  • Orange almond polenta cake topped with chopped pistachios.
    Orange Almond Polenta Cake
  • Overhead bowl of wild garlic curry with paneer and foraged greens.
    Wild Garlic Curry With Paneer

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Chef Tripti

Hi! Tripti here. I am a Michelin-trained chef with over 20 years of experience in the industry. My mission is to help you cook fresh, nutritious food with simple recipes that deliver creativity and taste—food with heart and soul.

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Explore My Dals

Discover my collection of comforting dal recipes - each one is simple, nourishing and full of flavour. From basic Arhar dal to creamy kaali dal, to the superfood—Kulthi dal.

  • A shallow dish containing daal with tempered tadka.
    Basic Dal Recipe (Simple Everyday Lentils)
  • A shallow black dish containing moth daal garnished with cucumber cubes, finely chopped onion, and ginger julienne.
    Moth Daal For a Tasty, Healthy Breakfast
  • Chana Dal Khichdi served with caramelised onions and fresh herbs, accompanied by flatbread and pickled green chilies. A hearty, traditional Indian vegetarian dish highlighting flavours and textures perfect for wholesome meals.
    Masala White Urad Dal Recipe
  • A small, shallow dish containing horse gram daal with a silver serving ladle.
    Superfood Recipe - Horse Gram (Kulthi) Dal
  • A shallow black dish containing tomato pappu.
    Tomato Pappu Recipe
  • A shallow black dish containing daal makhani with a silver spoon.
    Kaali Dal (Black Urad Dal) Recipe
  • A shallow dish containing chana daal garnished with a tadka and coconut flakes.
    Bengali Chana Daal with Coconut
  • shallow dish containing aubergine Daal garnished with garlic and curry leaf tadka
    Simple One-Pot Aubergine Daal Recipe

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