I love all things spicy. However, balance is also an important component to a great meal. This chili glazed tofu with pineapple salsa and coconut rice has got it all! Spicy tofu, cooling coconut and bright, fresh pineapple!
Coconut rice is a favorite side dish of mine because it pairs well with many things. It’s also really easy to make, and is made from pantry staples like brown rice and coconut milk. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cilantro, Coconut Milk, Garlic, Pineapple, Rice, Tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole grain
I have long adored falafel from restaurants, but thought it was going to be complicated to make at home. Honestly, now that I’ve tried it, it is soooo easy. I make these baked falafel lettuce wraps with lemon aioli on weeknights!
The only downside to this recipe is that you cannot use canned chickpeas. You must soak dried chickpeas for 8-24 hours, which requires some advanced planning. Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Gluten Free Dishes, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Chickpeas, Cilantro, Garlic, Lemon, Make ahead, Romaine, Vegetarian, Yogurt
One of the most popular dishes on the blog is my goat cheese baked artichoke hearts recipe. I decieded to turn this side dish into a meal with pasta! I made this goat cheese artichoke pasta with asparagus fresh from my garden!
Spring is the perfect time of year to be reaching for jarred or frozen veggies, becasue there is not much in season. Enter artichokes hearts. I recommend getting the jars packed in water. Frozen can get dry when cooked, and brined can over do-it on the salt! Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Artichokes, Asparagus, Cheese, Garlic, Go, Noodles, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian
I first tried this spicy honey cashew tofu with rainbow vegetables for dinner because I found a forgoten bag of cashews in the back of the fridge. My husband actually used the word bliss to describe this meal! Winner, winner, tofu dinner.
The sauce is the key component to nailing this stir fry, and honey is the secret ingredient! I’m usually a person that would cut back on the sugar for a savory meal, but you don’t want to skimp on the honey! It makes the flavors so much more complex. Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Broccoli, Carrots, Garlic, Nuts, Red cabbage, Tofu, Vegetarian, Whole grain
If you’re a subscriber, right now you are thinking, really? Butternut squash in March? Apparently I hoarded my garden squash all winter and still have some. Not sorry. This week I have a simple butternut gruyere pasta bake that you are going to love!
Why will you love it? Let me list the ways. 1) Super easy to make. 2) Gruyere cheese is totally worth the splurge because it is absolutely delicious (and you only need a little). 3) Roasted caramilized butternut squash in a white wine miso sauce? Yes please! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Pasta, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Butternut Squash, Cheese, Garlic, miso, Vegetarian
Many of us across the nation are on work-from-home or shelter-in-place orders due to covid-19. Many of the shelves in the grocery stores are bare, so I have decided to see what I can make from my pantry at home and came up with these vegan red lentil potato fritters!
The best part about these fritters? They are a meal in themselves. The red lentils add protein and the potato adds carbs. I litterally didn’t make anything to go with these because they don’t necessarily need it. Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Gluten Free Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Garlic, Lentils, Mayo, Potatoes, Quick and Easy, Sriracha, Vegan, Vegetarian
Sometimes when I see special ingredients, I get super exicted about finding a fun new way to use them. I found these forbidden rice noodles, and knew that they would be perfect for these easy shrimp noodles with cilantro!
You can certainly make this recipe with any kind of noodle. The flavor won’t be that different, but I do like the contrast that it adds to the dish. The pink shrimp look so inviting on the black noodles! Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish and Seafood, Pasta
Tagged Cilantro, Garlic, Noodles, Quick and Easy, Shrimp
Mung bean sprouts are a traditional veggie to find in pad thai. However, the store was out of mung bean sprouts. I thought this represented a perfect opportunity to demonstrate substitution of ingredients on the blog in this vegan spaghetti squash pad thai. It happens in real life, so why not here?
Instead of mung bean sprouts, I decided to swap in shredded carrots. Maybe not as traditional, but just as delicious, and represents what every home cook needs to learn to truly master your craft. Deal with the unexpected and find a solution. A good life lesson as well. Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Carrots, Garlic, Ginger, Spaghetti Squash, Tofu, Vegan, Vegetarian
Gnocchi are soft, fluffy, little pillows of Italian pasta that are surprisingly easy to make. They come in multiple varieties, including potato gnocchi and ricotta gnocchi. Ricotta gnocchi come together much faster than their potato counterpart. This whole wheat ricotta gnocchi with rustic tomato sauce is so easy that anyone can do it!
I try to eat whole foods whenever possilbe. I wanted to have light and pillowy gnocchi, so I tried whole wheat pastry flour and it was a huge success. You would never notice that these were whole wheat. Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Garlic, Quick and Easy, Tomatoes, Vegetarian, Whole grain
Todays recipe is a little more indulgent than it is healthy. I made vegetarian baked potato soup out of some leftover baked potatoes, and it was the perfect comfort food for a cold winter day.
I say that this recipe is more indulgent because it is heavy on the dairy and saturated fats. There are some recipes that just don’t work well when you try to lighten them up, and that’s ok. Reserve them for special occasions, not your weekly rotation. Continue reading
Posted in Quick and Easy, Soup, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Garlic, half and half, Potatoes, Quick and Easy, Sour Cream
