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
I came up with the idea for these lentil kale fritters when I was trying to find a new way to use up my copious garden kale. Two packed cups of chopped kale is a lot of kale, but it cooks down so that it folds in with the lentils in a perfect 1:1 ratio.
These fritters don’t feel like you are eating tons of greens either thanks to the texture of the lentils. The flavor it also bright and not too earthy thanks to the tomato paste, Dijon, parmesan and basil. Continue reading
I have been making homemade shrimp stock for years because it is inexpensive to make and adds delicious flavors to my home-cooked recipes. It is also a great way to use shrimp shells that usually get tossed. Continue reading
Before I was born, my parents had a neighbor from Mexico that taught my mom a few traditional recipes that we enjoyed all throughout my childhood. This tomato braised tofu recipe with cilantro lime rice is adapted from one that we simply called “Mexican Pork” where the pork is braised in a tomato sauce that is infused with traditional spices and aromatics. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
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
Do you remember those sugary fruit roll-ups that you might have eaten as a kid? My homemade dehydrator peach leather is a healthy version of that snack that can be made with essentially only 1 ingredient!
I tested this recipe with and without sugar and found both versions to be delicious. You don’t really need to add the sugar, but if your peaches are not very sweet, you may still want it. Continue reading
Shrimp and grits is one of the classic southern dishes that can be made so many different ways that no two recipes are alike. I always try to add some vegetables for good measure, and these cherry tomato shrimp and grits are by far my favorite!
I have also tried shrimp and grits with mushrooms and with red bell pepper. Both were delicious in their own right, but the sweet cherry tomatoes really compliment the sweetness of the shrimp and the sweetness of the corn. Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Fish and Seafood, Gluten Free Dishes
When your garden is producing way more zucchini than you can get used, you start searching pinterest for ideas for long term storage. Or, at least I did. This homemade canned zucchini relish is a great way to save your homegrown zucchinis for long term use!
At the beginning of summer I posted this recipe collection for 15 ways to use zucchini, and this recipe would be an excellent addition to that post. Continue reading
Mexican food is hands down my favorite type of food, so it should not be a surprise that we eat tacos all the time. Luckily, there are so many delicious taco fillings (like these grilled tofu and summer vegetable tacos) that tacos never get old.
Summer is the perfect time to be outside enjoying time around the grill. I hear a lot of vegetarians and vegans struggle to come up with ideas for meals to put on the grill. Don’t worry I am hear to help! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Tacos, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Chipotle, Mushrooms, Peppers, Sweet Corn, Tofu, Tortillas, Yogurt, Zucchini
That time of the year where life starts to get crazy busy is here again. It’s back to school time, and for me that means meal prep! One of my favorite ways to meal prep is to grill some extra veggies to use in other meals, like this grilled portabella and lentil spaghetti recipe.
Do you practice meal prep? I highly recommend it as it is a time saver in the long run. I like to meal prep all sorts of things, like grilling vegetables for this recipe, or cooking a big batch of grains or making work lunches for the week. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Lentils, Marinara, Mushrooms, Vegan, Vegetarian
