Tag: VEGAN
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Chocolate Sunflower Butter Eggs (Gluten-free, Dairy-Free)
Hear me out, yes dark chocolate peanut butter cups are great, but dark chocolate sunflower butter eggs take dessert to the next level. Not too sweet, these festive eggs are rich in chocolate flavor and the sunflower butter brings an extra creaminess and slight saltiness. These take just about an hour to make and are…
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Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Quinoa Salad
This gluten-free and dairy-free quinoa summer salad is fresh, tangy, savory, and nutritionally satisfying. This salad is make for those unbearable hot summer afternoons. The tomato and lemon juice give this salad an acidic tang, balancing out the fattiness of the olive oil and avocado. This quinoa salad goes great with all things barbecue, grilled…
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Gluten-Free Vegan Pesto
I highly recommend making pesto from scratch. There’s something about the flavor of fresh basil that store-bought pesto cannot replicate. Here is my take on homemade pesto, gluten-free and dairy free of course! This recipe is indeed vegan, however, I recommend finding an egg-free pasta to pair with it 🙂 Ingredients: Makes 6 servings 2…
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Roasted Cheesy Zucchini
Salty, crispy, cheesy, garlic-y zucchini that will convince EVERYBODY, even the pickiest eaters, that vegetables are indeed delicious (when made properly of course). *My vegan friends – use your favorite vegan cheese for this recipe, preferably one that melts well and crisps up in the oven. *My non-vegan friends – use Monterey Jack! If you…
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Penne Pasta With Garlic & Blistered Tomatoes
Ingredients: -1 bag penne pasta (i used brown rice pasta to make it gluten free) -20oz cherry tomatoes -1 lemon (juice and zest) -8 garlic cloves peeled -1/3 cup olive oil -¼ cup roasted pine nutes -2 tsp kosher salt -2 tablespoons kosher salt (for pasta water) -1/2 tsp red chili flakes -pinch of black…
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Portobello Fusilli Pasta
This pasta dish is salty, garlicy, and full of mushrooms! It makes the perfect dinner, especially when you don’t feel like cooking. Takes less than 30 minutes and it’ll leave your guests begging for seconds!! Ingredients: (serves 2) -8oz Fusilli pasta (I’m using the gluten free brown rice/quinoa fusilli from TJ) -2 portobello mushrooms -8…
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Cucumber Salad
What you need: Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 0 minutes Total time: 5 minutes **this recipe serves 2 people, double/triple if necessary! -1 Large Cucumber -1 tbsp Granulated Sugar -3 tbsp Rice Vinegar -Juice from 1 Lime -Pinch of Salt -1/4 tsp Sesame Oil -Pinch of Red Chili Flakes Don’t have an Asian market…
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Vegan Piña Coladas!
Piña coladas are delicious for everybody. Simply omit the alcohol for the kiddos and add more or less for yourself depending on your preferences. This recipe is absolutely fool-proof! I guarantee this will have your party guests begging you to have them over again! In this recipe I include coconut cream in the ingredient list.…
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Coconut Cream
This cream is purely coconut, creamy, sugary, deliciousness!! Makes the perfect pancake topping, ice cream topping, and, you know it, the secret to delicious piña coladas! What You Need: -1 can of full-fat coconut milk (Approx. 13.5oz) 1/3 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup toasted unsweetend coconut flakes 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp kosher salt…
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Thai Curry Veggies
The perfect twist veggies to amp up their flavor and to literally, spice them up! Thai curry is so delicious. It’s spicy, sweet, savory, creamy, and, as expected, addictive. It’s richness makes it the perfect, most delicious comfort food. Also, if prepped beforehand, it’s shockingly easy to make! Ingredients: -4 cups raw veggies of choice…