Pomegranate Vegan Cream Cheese bursts with naturally sweetened tart goodness, just like the dairy-based original! Cream Cheese Love With this recipe I am definitely another step closer to feeling like I haven't given up any of my old faves in order to eat a plant-based diet. Cream cheese had many positive associations for me in my pre-plant-based diet days. I would meet a good friend at the local bagel shop where we'd order toasted bagels slathered with the creamy flavor of the day. There ...
Salsas and Dips
Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread (Gluten-free, Vegan/Plant-based)
Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread - A perfect flavor pairing. So creamy, rich and smooth you will never guess it's plant-based. The Magic of Roasted Garlic Is there anything more appetizing than the scent of garlic roasting in olive oil? Once roasted, a flavor that can sometimes be a little pungent, transforms into a tempered, smooth, nutty deliciousness! For this very reason I knew that using cashews for the creamy base would be a great success. Add in a little red bell ...
Easy Gluten-free Vegan Tortillas
Easy Gluten-free Vegan Tortillas have great taste, texture, and require only 4 ingredients. Sandwich some vegan cheese and veggies between for a fabulous plant-based quesadilla! Making Tortillas Gluten-free Tortillas are pretty much a staple in my home. They are served up as quesadillas, tacos, wraps or just a delivery device for some great dips. What can't you do with them? Unlike myself, my family is not gluten-free per se. Although I eat a gluten-free diet out of necessity, I do ...
Eggplant Caponata (Gluten-Free, Vegan/Plant-based, Sugar-Free)
Mangia! My favorite Italian word. (Right up there with Vino! and Salute!, in that order.) If Italian food is placed before me you don't have to tell me to mangia twice. One of the great hallmarks of this cuisine is its reputation for simplicity. Italian cooks focus on the quality of the ingredients rather than the quantity to produce an abundance of flavor. Eggplant Caponata fully embodies this philosophy, producing such a full and distinct taste. Caponata from the Old ...
Fire-Roasted Three Chili Guacamole
California might be the greatest place on earth. I'm not talking about Hollywood here. I'm not talking about the all the gold it once harbored in its hills. I'm not even talking about the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. California is important across the landscape of history for a place called La Habra Heights. Never heard of it? Allow me to enlighten you. Why Hass Avocados Are So Good In 1926, a mail-carrier-cum-amateur-horticulturist named Rudolph Hass ...
