This dish is a delicious mix of sweet and spicy while being a light dish that you can enjoy for lunch or dinner. It is a quick and easy recipe that only uses a few ingredients from your pantry and refrigerator. By simply swapping out regular white angel hair pasta with whole grain or whole wheat pasta which includes the nutritious layers of the grain that add heart-healthy fiber to your dish. It’s one of my go-to recipes when I’m looking for something easy, healthy, and filling. It’s hearty enough that you can just eat it on its own or be paired with a side salad and garlic bread. So if you’re stumped on what to have for dinner tonight give this Spicy Grape Tomato Pasta a try. In less than 20 minutes you can have a healthy and delicious meal on a busy weeknight.

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My first time trying Korean food was with my good friend Ray. One of the restaurants that we would often visit was Huapei. A little hole in the wall restaurant located near Mt. Cedar and Mt. Hope in Lansing, MI. My favorite dish was their Huapei Chicken. The flavor was a mix of sweet and spicy. It was unique and I had never had anything close to it at any other restaurants. I no longer live in Michigan and I’m now a vegetarian. I still speak with my friend Ray occasional and we reminisce about the time we spent together and all the delicious food we had. After one of our conversations, I wanted to try to recreate the Huapei Chicken but make it vegetarian.

There is nothing better than a warm bowl of soup after a long cold, dreary winter day. Not that bland stuff that comes from a can but, a hearty homemade soup. This spicy vegan southwestern soup is just that a hearty, easy to make homemade soup to enjoy during those cold winter nights. I have been making this soup at least once a week for the last couple of months because of how unusually cold this winter has been.  On days when I have to leave my warm home to run errands, I look forward to returning home to enjoy a warm bowl of soup.