I have long read about savory oats, but it took me a long time to try them. I was going through all the grains stashed in the back of the pantry, deciding what needed to be used first. The steel cut oats were on the top of the list, and thus I made savory fajita steel cut oats!
The steel cut oats have a creamy texture in comparison to making a grain bowl with rice or quinoa. Think of it like a polenta bowl instead, but made with wholesome oats. Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Eggs, Garlic, Oatmeal, Peppers, Quick and Easy, Salsa, Vegetarian
The first time I tried to make sushi with short grained brown rice, the rolls completely fell apart. I ended up eating the recipe as a sushi bowl, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it, so I developed this imitation crab sushi bowls recipe.
I really love sushi rolls, and I do make them at home. You can see an oooold sushi recipe post here. One of the first on the blog, I had so much to learn back then! Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Seafood, Gluten Free Dishes, Grains
Tagged Avocado, Cucumber, Fish, Imitation Crab, Rice, Sriracha
When I first stared to eat more plant-based meals, I can across a recipe (now long lost) that marindaded and fried chickpeas. It is such a simple process that completely transforms the humble chickpea. Here I use a gyro inspired marinade to make fried chickpea gyro salad.
I have posted a very similar recipe before, my fried chickpea gyro bowls, made with a base of rice, chopped vegetables, and tzatziki sauce. While I love grain bowls, I was craving a salad this time, so I adapted the recipe. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Salad, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Chickpeas, Cucumber, Dill, Garlic, Quick and Easy, Spinach, Tomatoes, Vegetarian, Yogurt
This casserole-like tomato artichoke and mushroom rice bake recipe came about on Christmas day. I was asked if I wanted to help cook, and of course the answer was yes. I had been reading about some rice-based stuffing recipes somewhere and made this recipe on the fly with the ingredients we had on hand. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Side Dish
Tagged Artichokes, Mushrooms, Olives, Parsley, Rice, Tomatoes
One of my favorite recipes to make for work lunches is my Italian lentil quinoa stuffed peppers. It is a rather time consuming recipe to make. You have to boil the quinoa, the lentils, assemble the peppers and bake for 50 minutes. Quin Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Lentils, Peppers, quinoa, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes
I first started roasting cabbage a long time ago and for some reason I got away from it. This spring, I have been trying many variations of this recipe and this roasted red cabbage with garlic vinaigrette is by far my favorite.
This recipe can be made with red cabbage, green cabbage, or both. The red cabbage has better flavor, in my opinion, and its dark color helps to keep the cabbage from looking burnt when it is nicely caramilzed and crispy. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Side Dish, Vegan
Tagged Garlic, Quick and Easy, Red cabbage, Vegan
Have you ever tried hominy? I have to admit that testing this recipe was my first time cooking with hominy. It has a pleasant nutty flavor and soft, fluffy texture. Try it in this chipotle sweet potato hominy soup to see what I mean!
I loaded this soup up with lots of vegetables to make it hearty and filling, but still light. Sweet potato is the star of this dish, right behind the hominy, and so I added chipotle for a sweet and spicy kick. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Soup, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Black Beans, Chipotle, Sweet Corn, Sweet Potato
I have not always liked beets. I think the first few times I had beets as an adult, their flavor was misrepresented as being all-together earthy and bitter. Yes, beets can be earthy, and sometimes bitter, but they can also be subtley sweet and almost floral. If you work with those flavors properly, you can make beets taste great. Roasting beets is one way to bring out their sweetness, like in today’s recipe, roasted beet and chickpea salad. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Salad, Vegetarian Main Dish
Lentils are seriously my favorite plant-based protein. So versatile and inexpensive to boot! Lentil soup is a classic way to prepare them, and I have yet to decide what my favorite lentil soup recipe is. Maybe it’s because there are so many ways to make it, like this spicy lentil soup with coconut milk.
I made this soup spicy in three different ways. First, I used red pepper flake early in the cooking process, so it had time to release its spicy flavors into the dish. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Carrots, Coconut Milk, Lentils, Spinach, Sriracha, Tomatoes, Vegan
Before I developed this recipe, I had never tried to make homemade broccoli cheddar soup. Broccoli is (one of) my favorite vegetables, so it was about time! I made some tweeks to my recipe, and thus named it white cheddar broccoli cauliflower soup.
For me, making a dish healthy is not about subtracting “bad” ingredients, it’s about adding more “good” ingredients. Therefore, I tried to load my recipe with lots of vegetables to balance with the the fat from the dairy. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Soup, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cheese, Vegetarian
