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Lemon Lavender Cookies

As soon as April/May rolls around I am craving floral flavored everything. I usually use May Day (May 1) as an excuse to make a festive floral dessert – and it is almost always these cookies. They are a combination of bright and fragrant with a melt in your mouth yet fluffy texture. I haveContinue reading “Lemon Lavender Cookies”

Lentil Cauliflower Taco “meat”

I eat tacos at least once a week. They are in my top 5 favorite foods, particularly because tacos are incredibly diverse. I could eat tacos for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and have a different flavor experience each time. However, this lentil quinoa taco “meat” is one of my absolute favorite fillings. It pairs easilyContinue reading “Lentil Cauliflower Taco “meat””

No Knead Gluten Free Sandwich Bread

I have been struggling to find a bread recipe that is vegan, gluten free, and actually works. I figured I had enough experience making bread at this point that I could give it a go myself, and surprisingly it worked??? I was shocked to be honest. I was expecting a brick instead of the fluffyContinue reading “No Knead Gluten Free Sandwich Bread”

Nut free vegan cheez sauce

Alas! A vegan cheese sauce without nuts! Nuts are expensive and I rarely have the ones required of the myriad of vegan cheese sauces on hand (generally cashews). I do however frequently have an assortment of root vegetable in my pantry that are desperate for my attention. Those are the key here: Root vegetables typicallyContinue reading “Nut free vegan cheez sauce”

Roasted Beet Hummus

Beets are a wonderful vegetable. My sister always says “you can’t beat and beet”. They have a nice earthy yet sweet flavor that can really up to depth of a dish. However, they really do need to be cooked the right way. I find if they are not I have a hard time eating them.Continue reading “Roasted Beet Hummus”

Spicy Black Bean Burgers

It has been alarmingly warm for February/March this week. Suspicions aside, warmer weather never fails to make me crave a good veggie burger. I set out to make a vegan black bean burger that actually held up on a grill pan, and alas! I succeeded. The corn meal and flax seeds did most of theContinue reading “Spicy Black Bean Burgers”

Warm Peanut Kale and Rice Salad

Salads are a perfect food. They have so many forms and are generally pretty refreshing and healthy. I typically associate salads with a nice cool crisp lettuce or pasta salad, but there are warm salads too! Warm salads are much better for the cooler months when you want something hot and hearty. They are generallyContinue reading “Warm Peanut Kale and Rice Salad”

Vegan Chickpea Omelet

Some days I REALLY miss eggs. I stay strong because I know that they’ll make me feel like a human rubbish bin, and then opt for an alternative. Chickpea flour has a nice hearty flavor and can be dressed up to have that familiar eggy taste – although it’s not perfect. Still it’s as closeContinue reading “Vegan Chickpea Omelet”

Falafel with Tzatziki and Tahini Sauce

Falafel is a fried chickpea fritter of sorts that hails from the middle east. It is a vegetarian staple at most Mediterranean restaurants, and is pretty high on my list of favorite foods. My family loves when I make falafel, as I am the only one who ever learned how to make it. So IContinue reading “Falafel with Tzatziki and Tahini Sauce”

Avocado and Pineapple Spring Rolls

Spring Rolls are a wonderful tasty summer treat, yet I have found myself craving them in the middle of summer. I also found rice paper wraps on sale, so it seemed destined to be. If I was going to have Summer in February, I wanted to do it right. I gathered some of my mostContinue reading “Avocado and Pineapple Spring Rolls”