Sheil Shukla channels his creativity outside his day job and family life into cooking and photographing his South Asian vegan recipes, which get more global influence and practical adaptation in his newest cookbook, Kari.
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Vegan Raspberry Brownie Ice Cream Bars
Daniel HautzingerA vegan ice cream sandwich courtesy of PBS Food features a simple raspberry sorbet filling between thin brownies.
New ’90s-Themed Bar Featuring a Mountain Dew Cocktail Serves Up Millennial Nostalgia in Logan Square
Daniel HautzingerThe James Beard Award-recognized chef Rodolfo Cuadros' The Basement is a cocktail lounge themed around Millennial nostalgia that features off-the-wall drinks and food from a wood-burning oven in Logan Square.
A Vegan Tikkā Recipe from a Chicagoland Doctor with an Indian Cookbook
Daniel HautzingerLooking for a creative outlet while working as a doctor during the pandemic, Sheil Shukla developed recipes and photographed them for a cookbook based in part on the recipes of his family that also emphasizes healthful eating through veganism.
A Recipe for a Vegan Sri Lankan Curry from Oak Park Writer Mary Anne Mohanraj
Daniel HautzingerKaliya curry is a traditional curry eaten by Sri Lankan Muslims that features fried eggplant, plantain, and potato. The Oak Park writer Mary Anne Mohanraj, who has a vegan Sri Lankan cookbook coming out this fall, shares her recipe.
How the Oak Park Author Mary Anne Mohanraj Filled "A Hole in Her Heart" By Writing a Sri Lankan Cookbook
Daniel HautzingerMary Anne Mohanraj primarily writes science fiction, but a desire to connect to the cuisine of her birthplace of Sri Lanka led her to write a cookbook celebrating the diverse cuisine of the island; she's now publishing a vegan sequel.
Naengmyeon: An Invigorating Cold Noodle Dish from ‘The Korean Vegan’
Meredith FrancisFor TikTok creator and James Beard Book Award-nominated cookbook author Joanne Lee Molinaro, food and family are inextricably linked. She shares the story behind her recipe for vegan naengmyeon, or cold buckwheat noodles.
A Recipe from Forty Acres Fresh Market, Which is Bringing a Grocery Store to the West Side
Daniel HautzingerLiz Abunaw envisions the coming brick-and-mortar Forty Acres Fresh Market as "the place where you are in the middle of making a dish," like her recipe for buffalo cauliflower, "and you run out of something and you run up two blocks to go get it."
