Healthy Squash and Tomato Casserole – Summer squash, zucchini, tomato and herbs make this colorful and healthy side dish a great vegan addition to any summer meal. Hellloooo squash. It’s zucchini season around here again and I feel late to the party. I tried to plant zucchini in my patio garden this year but so far …
Spinach Chickpea Salad – a bowl of deliciousness! Protein, veggies, fruit, seeds, and nuts = flavor that will make you say goodbye to your normal boring salad. I have made this salad at least 20 times in the past couple months. Coming from a girl who didn’t like salads until a few years ago, that’s …
Spinach phyllo roll ups – use your phyllo dough for this simple appetizer (or party finger food). Eat your vegetables while having the option to customize to your favorite flavor combo! Sometimes while grocery shopping (especially at Trader Joe’s) I buy things on a whim. Like all the time. I may not have a recipe …
How to substitute fresh spinach for frozen spinach! Or, a simple way to saute spinach for an easy side dish. Several recipes I’ve attempted lately have called for frozen spinach. I love spinach, but I have some trouble getting flavorful dishes when I use the frozen spinach. For example, I’m going to blame frozen spinach for the …
I’ve been keeping something from you. Something that takes a lot of time, prevents me from posting here, and sometimes makes me cry. Want to know the secret? My recipe fails! …Was that too dramatic? As I was sorting through recent pictures of my “failures,” I remembered that the whole point of this blog was to talk …
Easter Paska Bread – My Nana’s recipe for this Eastern European egg bread. I look forward to making this all year! Before I get to the (amazing) Easter bread recipe, let me start by bragging. My family gets me really cool gifts. It must be because I’m a food blogger. I have all sorts of …
Cauliflower pizza crust – for those days when you really want pizza but not all the carbs, or need a gluten free alternative. Okay, I did it. I jumped on the bandwagon. That pizza picture? That pizza crust is made out of cauliflower. Say what? You’re probably in one of three categories: 1) You tried …
Good old fashioned Italian Bread. Very easy dough consistency and a great (vegan) addition to any meal! It’s time for a simple bread recipe! It’s been a year since I last posted a dinner bread (rosemary bread, anyone?) which is surprising given the amount of bread I consume on a weekly basis. This Italian bread …
How to cut and cook a spaghetti squash in multiple ways – and a trick to get longer strands that might actually resemble spaghetti! I’ve tested multiple ways to cut and cook a spaghetti squash and today I’m sharing all the secrets. Usually I prefer to buy squash like butternut pre-cut when possible, but spaghetti squash is …
My grandma’s vegetarian baked ziti will quickly become a family favorite. Requires only 5 ingredients! Easy comfort food that you can make ahead or freeze for later. Hands down the best baked ziti recipe. There are affiliate links below. I’m kind of surprised this wasn’t the very first recipe I ever posted to the blog. …
Peppermint thin bark, two ways. A delicious, simple peppermint bark with just a few ingredients! Half of my brain is telling me peppermint dessert recipes should be tucked away until next year’s holidays. Can we just pretend it is two weeks ago, and you all really need something to do with all your extra candy …
Sugared cranberry cookies – sugar cookies with sugared cranberries baked in to make the sweetest cookie ever – with a twist.
Sugared cranberries. Great for decorating desserts or a sweet snack!
Homemade apple cider make in a crock pot, perfect to drink on a cold winter day. Can customize to your tastes, and is a great homemade treat for everyone! What is the perfect way to stay warm when it’s cold outside? Drink something hot! Usually on an extra chilly day I’d opt for hot chocolate …
Peppermint eggnog hot chocolate using homemade (cooked) eggnog. It’s the perfect holiday drink! I originally made this recipe because of a (now defunct) event called Foodie Extravaganza. One ingredient was picked each month, and all participating bloggers would make a recipe around that ingredient. The first time I heard about it, the ingredient was …
Make your own COOKED eggnog! Enjoy your eggnog without worrying about uncooked eggs! SO I have this thing about eggnog. The thing is, I don’t really like it. Great way to start a post about eggnog, right? I have friends that will drink it by the gallon, but the thought of drinking a raw egg mixture …
Butternut squash apple soup. Delicious autumn flavors blended together make this vegan soup a crowd-pleasing appetizer. Like many things, I used to think I didn’t like soup. I’m not sure exactly how I could declare that for such a broad category, but it was mostly because it wasn’t “filling enough” (i.e. I felt deprived of …
Homemade marinara sauce. So easy, delicious and customizable with different herbs! Contrary to what I made it sound like before, my grandma does send me recipes! Lots of good ones and not enough time to make ’em all. I simply had to make this one she sent me for marinara sauce. If I’m remembering the story …
Simple roasted butternut squash, delicious on its own or with other veggies. Can’t get much easier than this, especially if you get the squash pre-cut! I’ve been eating a lot of squash around here lately. Butternut squash, spaghetti squash, eggplant and obviously pumpkin. I thought I was doing pretty good with eating my veggies, but I …
Pumpkin bagels – the perfect carb fall breakfast. It’s fun to learn how to make your own homemade bagels! Vegan. LOOK at those bagels. I MADE them! I know that may seem obvious, since this is my food blog and all, but I can’t hide my excitement. My whole life would have been filled with MORE bagels if …