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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!

Seasonal allotment recipes: 8 ways to use your homegrown veg

From your courgette glut to your beetroot bounty - 8 recipes to turn your allotment harvest into dinner.

  • A beetroot tart garnished with beetroot leaf pesto, cut into 8 slices, sitting on parchment paper and a wooden chopping board. A bowl of beetroot leaf pesto sits next to the tart.
    Golden beetroot tart with mascarpone and beetroot leaf pesto
  • A beige ceramic bowl containing beetroot soup garnished with vegan feta cheese. A spoon sits in the bowl.
    Dairy Free Beetroot Soup with Sauerkraut
  • 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.
  • low carb cottage cheese wrap with cheesy courgette base and chive filling on a beige plate.
    Cottage Cheese Wrap with a Courgette (Zucchini) Base - No Flour
  • A plate of spaghetti pasta in a courgette sauce topped with dried cherry tomatoes, green olives and parmesan cheese.
    Creamy Courgette Pasta Sauce
  • A whole savoury tomato and rose harissa tart
    Vegan Tomato and Rose Harissa Tart With A Gluten Free Crust
  • Roasted pumpkin on black-eyed pea hummus with spelt, herbs, seeds and crispy sage. On a green plate.
    Roasted Pumpkin, black-eyed pea hummus and spelt
  • A square slice of crown prince pumpkin galette with rocket pesto on a small round serving plate.
    Rustic Vegan Crown Prince Pumpkin Galette - An Autumn Comfort Bake

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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 through easy-to-follow recipes and videos that show cooking fresh food every day isn't 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.

  • Golden beetroot dip on a green plate garnished with roasted golden beetroot and chives.
    Golden beetroot dip with soft (silken) tofu
  • A blue plate spread with watermelon rind hummus, garnished with sumac, parsley and pomegranate seeds.
    Zero-Waste Watermelon Rind Hummus
  • A beetroot tart garnished with beetroot leaf pesto, cut into 8 slices, sitting on parchment paper and a wooden chopping board. A bowl of beetroot leaf pesto sits next to the tart.
    Golden beetroot tart with mascarpone and beetroot leaf pesto
  • A navy blue plate containing courgette moutabbal garnished with sumac, parsley and pomegranate. A hand holds pita bread over the plate.
    Courgette moutabal (moutabal kousa) - Smoky Courgette Dip

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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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