Recipe-testing is a fickle beast. Some recipes take trial after trial, after (painful) trial, to get right. Others come together easily, like it was meant to be. This is one of the lucky ones: Creamy Vegan Chimichurri Dip. If you’ve never made chimichurri, don’t worry! It’s not hard. In it’s most basic form, you are…
Snacks & Sides
Sweet & Smoky Flaxseed Hummus
I’d like to start off this blog post with a warning; this is NOT your average hummus recipe. It’s a “wow, oh my God, what is in this?” recipe. This Sweet & Smoky Flaxseed Hummus is bursting with flavor and packed with texture. Don’t get me wrong, I actually love my plain old “boring” hummus…
Creamy Vegan Mushroom Gravy
Mushrooms are one of those love-or-hate kind of foods. Growing up, I hated them. Now that I’ve been vegan for almost ten years, mushrooms have become one of my favorite foods. It’s funny how our palates change as we age and as our eating habits evolve. Raw mushrooms, sauteed mushrooms, mushroom ‘bacon,’ you name it,…
Superfood Goji-Cranberry Sauce
Confession: before recipe-testing this goji cranberry sauce, I had never cooked with fresh cranberries in my life. In fact, I don’t think I had ever even touched a fresh cranberry! I have always been intimidated by them, for no good reason. Deciding to make my own sauce this year was totally out of my comfort…
Habanero Roasted Pumpkin Wedges
When I say spicy, you say pumpkin! Spicy, PUMPKIN, spicy, PUMPKIN! Okay that’s corny but seriously, guys, this recipe makes me want to cheer from the mountaintops. We’ve all heard of “pumpkin spice” but this is something totally new and different. While brainstorming for this recipe, I first thought that spicy pumpkin wedges would be…
Turmeric Ginger Energy Balls
It’s officially fall, and here on Long Island we’ve already had some days that have felt more like winter! Now that the temperatures are starting to drop, I’m reminded of the two-part process it takes to keep warm in my little drafty house. Step one includes my cozy fleece robe and ugly slippers that I…
Jalapeno Corn Mashed Potatoes
Is there a more comforting food than mashed potatoes? And who said that comfort foods were just for the winter? I know summer is supposed to be all about salads and smoothies but sometimes a girl just needs a little Jalapeno Corn Mashed Potatoes in her life. This recipe is creamy, savory, a little sweet,…
Lemon Pepper Zucchini Crisps
It’s summertime and that means zucchini season! Zucchini is one of my absolute favorite vegetables, for two reasons. One: it’s so delicious, obviously! And two: because it is so easy and versatile. Sauteed zucchini, roasted zucchini, grilled zucchini, raw zucchini noodles, the possibilities are endless! This month, I’ve been experimenting with zucchini baked at a…
Balsamic Tofu Rainbow Salad
A good rainbow salad makes my eyes (and taste buds) happy. But ya know what’s sad? I’ve been vegan for almost ten years now, and yet I still have not mastered flavorful baked tofu. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE tofu but if I’m being honest, I’m just not that good at cooking it. I…
5-Minute Vegan Chickpea Salad
Let’s talk Chickpea Salad. I never really ate much fish but before I was vegan I did dabble in some tuna salad sandwiches (yuck!). After becoming vegan, it was easy to give up but I’ll admit I loved that combo. The crunchy whole wheat bread, the crunchy salty salad on the inside. Once I had…
The Best Damn Pureed Rutabaga
This post was initially titled plain old “Pureed Rutabaga” but I felt like that just doesn’t do it justice. I’ve changed LIVES with this recipe. Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but I have changed many minds about rutabaga with this simple, six-ingredient recipe. Many of you reading probably have never cooked with rutabaga, or eaten…
3-Ingredient Blistered Shishito Peppers
As a true garlic-aholic, I use some form of garlic in almost all of my cooking. Fresh garlic, young garlic, garlic oils…but lately I’ve been obsessed with Real Salt Organic Garlic Salt. It makes adding that addicting garlic flavor SO easy and saves me a step since it has pink salt in it too. Real…
Sweet + Salty Roasted Chickpeas
On the quest for a new snack to have around the house, I’ve been playing around with roasted chickpeas and this combo is out of this world delicious. (It also makes the house smell prettay prettay prettay good.)
For my sweet and salty lovers out there, you are gonna love this one. The maple syrup brings the sweet, while Real Salt brings the salty. I’ve also added dried rosemary for a little savory in there too. I could literally (literally) eat this with breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert.