This homemade red wine vinaigrette is my go-to dressing for salads. It only requires 5 ingredients, so it is really easy to keep everything you need on hand.
I prefer my vinaigrettes to be very strong, and I wrote the recipe how I make it. Traditionally, more olive oil is used which will reduce the vinegar-y-ness of the dressing. Make it how you like it. Continue reading
Posted in Condiments and Spreads, Quick and Easy, Salad
Tagged Quick and Easy, Vegan
At the end of the gardening season, I am always bringing in loads of cherry tomatoes. These little gems are such a treat because they are the sweetest tomato around. I love turning them into rustic sauces, like I do in this cherry tomato stewed butter beans over toast recipe.
Butter beans are also known as lima beans. They’re renaming is apt because these beans really do have a moist and buttery center. You could also make this recipe with white beans, but don’t be intimidated by the large butter bean. In my opinion, they are better! Continue reading
Posted in Quick and Easy, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Bread, Cheese, Garlic, Tomatoes, Vegetarian
This smoked tofu vegan BLT is on regular rotation at my house! It is one of my favorite ways to use my smoked tofu recipe; I think we have it every time I pull out the smoker!
This dish is hardly a recipe because a quality smoked tofu is all you need to make vegan bacon. Just thin slice it and pan fry in some oil. Your house will smell heavenly! Continue reading
Posted in Quick and Easy, Sandwich, Vegan
Tagged Quick and Easy, Romaine, Tofu, Tomatoes, Vegan
Friends, today I am very excited to share a new product with you that I have been in love with. Fired Up Jellies and Jams is a popular local brand that makes amazing jellies/jams with habanero peppers. I used their peach version to make these ginger peach habanero shrimp kabobs.
The Cinnful Peach Habanero Jam is made with a vietnamese cinnamon that is quite different from the kind you might put into your favorite baked goods. Peaches and ginger are a match made in heaven, and the spicy cinnamon compliments them both. Continue reading
Friends, it has been a very busy summer for me, and I hope you all have a summer full of great recipes so far. This recipe, Greek chickpea salad, is one that I have been eating a lot this summer.
This salad is very easy to make. It requires a little bit of time to chop all the vegetables, but it is totally worth it. The flavor of all the vegetables go together perfectly, and the dressing is the icing on the cake! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Salad, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Chickpeas, Cucumber, Feta, Garlic, Olives, Quick and Easy, Tomatoes
Friends, it has been a busy summer, but I have not forgotten about you and your recipe needs! This roasted cauliflower and spinach pasta recipe is a simple one that I whipped up out of leftover ingredients in the fridge but I loved it so much that I though you all needed to have it here.
I wrote this recipe as a single serving because that is how I made it. It could easily be doubled or quadrupled to serve your whole family or to take to a cookout. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Pasta, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cauliflower, Garlic, Quick and Easy, Spinach, Vegetarian
Dinner at my house tonight is going to be grilled shrimp with creamy cocktail sauce! The creamy cocktail sauce is a condiment from the UK also known as Marie Rose sauce.
I discovered this sauce/dip once when I was serving cold cocktail shrimp and totally overlooked the idea something to dip them in. I went searching the internet for a simple dip that I could whip up from pantry ingredients and I have been making this sauce ever since! Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Fish and Seafood, Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy
Tagged Grilled, Mayo, Quick and Easy, Shrimp
This sesame soba noodles with asparagus and tofu recipe is one that takes me back many years. I made this recipe often when I was a young person traveling for work every few months.
The ingredients are simple and there are many swaps that can be made with success, even for a novice cook like myself when I was young. It is also full of flavor making it an easy favorite to have again and again, which I did! Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Pasta, Quick and Easy, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Friends, can you beleive that this is the first time I have tried roasting asparagus?!? Me either. Grilling it is usually my go-to method. One night when it was raining, I decided against grilling so I tried this roasted asparagus with creamy dill sauce.
If you are an asparagus fan like me, you will come back to this recipe time and time again. I have made it three times already this season and cannot get enough! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Side Dish
Are eggs breakfast or dinner food at your house? Here in the allspice world, they are both! Whenever you choose to enjoy your eggs, you will love this asparagus feta omelet.
I grew up eating omelets as a special Saturday morning breakfast, but now I might make one as a speedy lunch or dinner. The fillings you might use in an omelet are endless. Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Asparagus, Eggs, Feta, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian
