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I was craving butternut squash lasagna a few days ago, and lucky for me I had some steamed cubed squash on-hand from an earlier meal. That’s about where my “too lazy to go to the store” luck ran out… or so I thought at first. My cheese selection was mostly non-existent. I did have a [...]
Why a vegan gluten-free burger recipe, from someone who doesn’t follow either diet? I like a challenge, and it really bugged me, that while my daughter was on the gluten-free diet, I couldn’t find veggie burgers for her. I was also surprised how many of the ready-made veggie burgers on the market are actually not [...]
These homemade Vegetarian Bean Burger Tacos were a long time coming. While I cook from scratch a lot, several of my past attempts at vegetarian burgers have been…well, let’s just say not worth repeating. We are on a budget around here, so I hate paying close to $4 a box for lame frozen veggie burger [...]
This light vegetarian Poblano-Lime Quinoa recipe makes a quick and versatile entree or side dish. The recipe can be served either hot or cold and is both gluten-free and vegan too. In the pictures, it is being served cold as a salad. Last night I had this quinoa warm with some spicy grilled shrimp on [...]
While kale might be in vogue right now, I grew up on it so it is standard fare for me. My half Portuguese mother grew it in our garden, and due to it’s cold hardiness it was on hand throughout most of the winter. While she used it in soups most of the time, it [...]
I’m a big fan of both roasted vegetables of all kinds and goat cheese, so when I saw a recipe for Penne with Roasted Vegetables and Goat Cheese on the Cooking Light website this morning, it appealed to me. I had a small log of goat cheese on-hand, so I made sure to grab the [...]
This Spiced Kamut and Chick Pea Salad is a quick and easy recipe, that will fit in with those healthy resolutions you’ve made. Some whole grains such as kamut (an ancient strain of wheat berry, which is naturally lower in gluten), take a long time to cook . Pre-boiling these whole grains, and having them [...]
Hazelnut-Truffle Oil Quinoa is an easy recipe, that teams the flavor of truffles with nuts from their favorite tree to grow under. Yeah, I thought I was pretty clever with that one…lol. This vegan quinoa recipe is hearty enough to serve as an entree itself, but pairs nicely with grilled portabella, salmon (as shown here [...]
Yes, I am about to try and get you to eat something weird again. This Sweet Potato Salad (slaw) was created with inspiration from my daughter. She has a particular love of eating raw sweet potato. At first, I found the thought of eating raw sweet potato rather repulsive, imagining it to be super starchy [...]
I wanted a nourishing, meatless, comfort food sort of dish the other day, and this Quinoa and Kale Stuffed Portabella with Buttermilk Blue Cheese Sauce, was the result. The quinoa and kale stuffed mushrooms themselves are both gluten free & vegan. The buttermilk blue cheese sauce can be made gluten-free or not, the recipe covers [...]
