I wanted to develop a vegan queso dip that was fat free, nut free, soy free and gluten free…good luck you say? This turned out great and so satisfying with crunchy tortilla chips or even mac & cheese. I have made a vegan queso dip before and the recipe is on this site but it…
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Orange & Chipotle White Bean Hummus with Pepitas
I’m becoming more inventive with my vegan recipes these days since my partner is vegan; I want to keep my recipe repertoire full of delicious choices to keep boring eating at bay. There are a lot of flavors of hummus in the market these days and I wanted to make a homemade one with a…
Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Blondies
I’m sure I’m not the only one that opens the kitchen pantry and refrigerator when a sweet tooth is knocking at your door and you are in your pajamas and do not want to drive to the market for baked goods. Last night we were getting ready to watch a scary monster movie, we were…
Vegan Tamale Pie with Jalapeno Creamed Corn Crust
This morning I was pondering over a Cinco de Mayo menu that I have developed for an event I’m doing next week and at the same time wondering what to make for dinner tonight. My partner is vegan, I’m not but at dinner time I always make us both something vegan…I’m not desperate to eat…
Vegetable Kabobs with Romesco Sauce
Menu selection at any party can be overwhelming and my clients’ tend to choose a lot of comfort foods and dishes that may be too heavy, it’s understandable since many people don’t entertain that often so they tend to want everything! I help people choose menus and guide them with foods that are lighter than…
Coconut Curry Quinoa Salad
I’m helping with a teacher’s appreciation luncheon tomorrow and I made up a menu with many different things including this coconut curry quinoa salad. There are so many flavors in this dish, a wonderful marriage of textures; the tangy & sweet curry dressing with just a bit of spice is wonderful. I wanted to make…
Vegan Blueberry Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Muffins
Have you had those moments when you open the pantry and you see a particular random item starring at you in the face every time you open the pantry and you think to yourself, I need to make something with that? I had a can of blueberry pie filling in my pantry for a couple…
Asian Peanut Noodle Salad with Peanut Lime Sauce
Comfort food comes in so many varieties, shapes and sizes. I’m Sicilian and Irish and growing up there was always some kind of pasta on our dinner table at least twice a week, especially on Sundays. I love Asian food and when you put that in the mix with pasta, wow, I’m in comfort heaven….
Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
Sometimes parties are just a party of two…and that’s okay, a quiet night at home enjoying some hot soup sounds like a great party to me. This is my go to recipe every time I want a comforting creamy broccoli soup; I made this over a couple of years already and it at the top…
Shiitake Mushroom Sliders with Sun Dried Tomato Aioli
This is my 100th post, what a way to celebrate with these delicious sliders. Do you like sliders but tired of the standard beef ones? Or you want to have a meatless Monday for a change? Or are you a vegetarian or vegan…think outside the box and don’t put this recipe “in a box’; it’s…
