Black Bean Enchilada Casserole with Roasted Corn and Bell Peppers. Vegetarian dinner full of veggies and homemade goodness. Can you tell I’ve had a Mexican cooking theme lately? First there was the best-ever guacamole. Then there was the homemade enchilada sauce. Which I used in some Spanish “rice.” It was all leading up to this …
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Spanish Cauliflower Rice – a grain-free substitute for Spanish rice that’s quick and healthy. Vegan and gluten-free option. When I was younger, I convinced myself I didn’t like Mexican food. Maybe it was all the beans, or the fact that I didn’t know the difference between an enchilada and a fajita. Also not eating meat limited …
Homemade Enchilada Sauce. A 15 minute, easy recipe that you can customize with spices. Tastes much better than store-bought cans. Naturally vegan and can be made gluten-free. Remember when I mentioned the first time I used avocado oil? Well, this is why. Generally for something I haven’t made before that has a specific desired outcome (like …
The BEST EVER guacamole recipe that’s a little spicy, full of flavor and naturally vegan and gluten-free. Includes tips on how to make it your own if your taste buds can’t handle cilantro or spice. Obviously this is subjective, but I’m declaring this guacamole the best. Ever. I’ve eaten a lot of guacamole in my …
Roasted Carrot and Cauliflower Soup. 5 main ingredients make this healthy, gluten-free, and vegan (without the optional parmesan). This soup came into existence for two reasons. I had carrots. and I had cauliflower. An easy way to use up veggies is to turn them into a soup! I’ve never roasted my vegetables before blending it into …
Spaghetti squash noodles with spicy peanut sauce make a delicious, gluten-free and vegan dinner that’s easy to prepare! Operation “use all of my vegetables before they go bad” dinner party continues. I frequently buy spaghetti squash (especially now that I know how to make sure how to make long noodles), but I rarely do anything fun with it. …
Mini Sweet Pepper Bites with Brie and Sun Dried Tomatoes. A quick vegetarian appetizer or party finger food with only 3 ingredients. Flash back to last week: I’m making a ton of food for a dinner party and trying to use up all my fresh produce in the process before I go out of town. …
Pineapple Tofu – a vegan & gluten-free meal that’s ready in only 15 minutes, with a tropical twist of pineapple and mint. Can you believe it’s taken me 150 recipes before I posted a tofu recipe? For a vegetarian blog, that seems a bit remarkable to me. This is actually a recipe I made a …
This post was sponsored by Silk and Collective Bias, Inc. All opinions are mine alone. Peanut Butter Chocolate Overnight Oats – a vegan, gluten-free, healthy breakfast that will feel more like dessert than breakfast. Sweetened with maple syrup, no added refined sugar. Looking for a product to help make overnight oats even easier? Check out …
Roasted Beet Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette. A flavorful and healthy salad! Recently I was eating out with a friend and we saw a delicious looking dish at the table next to ours. We were trying to figure out what it was, and we figured out it was a roasted beet salad. I’m telling you, …
Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette. An easy formula for this salad dressing that you can customize to your tastebuds. Tangy, sweet, and delicious! I hardly ever have store-bought salad dressing in my house. That used to be because I didn’t eat salads. (This was before I knew they didn’t have to be boring.) Luckily I’ve grown up …
Butternut squash quinoa casserole is full of vegetables and makes a delicious vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan friendly casserole for the whole family. This casserole could have been a food fail. Sometimes I don’t have a plan whatsoever for what I’m going to cook. I use it as an opportunity to use up veggies and random items …
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse. A sweet and healthy dessert that uses avocado instead of cream. The first time I heard about vegan mousse, I was confused. When I found out it was made from avocados, I was really confused. But when I started to see it out in some of my favorite restaurants instead …
Roasted Acorn Squash with pomegranate seeds. An easy and beautiful side vegetable dish for any dinner table. Did you know, acorn squash is sometimes called pepper squash? I don’t know why. I know it’s called acorn squash because it like of looks like a big acorn. It also is an incredibly good source of Vitamin …
Sweet and salty kettle corn popcorn. A highly addictive, easy to make snack that takes 5 minutes on the stove top with only 4 ingredients! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. WARNING! Highly addictive popcorn recipe coming up. I’ve talked before on how to make your own popcorn at home without all …
Maple Apple Spaghetti Squash Bake – a vegan friendly, gluten free veggie side dish that is great for family dinners and holidays. I’m so surprised that even though I have a post on how to cut and cook spaghetti squash, it took me a while to get an actual spaghetti squash RECIPE up! (Update: Now …
Spicy Baba Ganoush (Eggplant Dip) – with red pepper and sriracha, this appetizer is for you spicy food lovers! Can someone please tell me, is it “baba ganoush,” “baba ghanoush,” “baba ghanouj” or a spelling I’m not even aware of?! The ever-reliable wikipedia tells me the primary spelling is “ghanoush” with the “GH” at the …
Cheesy Cauliflower Grits with Mushroom and Tomato Gravy. Get your fill of vegetables with this flavorful meal ready in about 20 minutes! While I pretend I’m not turning into my mother, one habit my mom has passed down to me is a magazine addiction. I keep them around, unread, thinking that I’ll have a specific …
Carrot Leek Soup – one pot meal ready in 30 minutes. Super flavorful and healthy vegetable meal!
How to make vegan whipped cream made from coconut cream. Plus 4 flavors to try: chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter and cinnamon! Vegan whipped cream, or whipped cream made from coconut milk/cream is not a new concept. But I was playing around with some different flavors and thought it would be good to share. To make …