Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Just in time, I've got your dessert, and an incredibly rich, amazingly easy dessert at that. Have you guys caught on to this avocado dessert thing yet? Honestly, I didn't really believe it myself when I first ...
Vegan Twice Baked Potatoes with Black Beans and Coconut Bacon
Twice baked potatoes were a favorite go-to meal during my early teenage vegetarian days. The rest of my family members were omnivores. For the most part my mom would make adjustments to home cooked meals so that I could partake, or I'd just fix ...
Vegan Pickle Cheddar and Dynamite Dill Pickle Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Benjamin Franklin once said "Hunger is the best pickle." As a food lover and pickle lover, I've got to agree with him on that. The two creations that are the subject of this post were inspired when my mom gave me a couple jars of Dynamite Dill ...
Breakfast Polenta Pear Tart
I mentioned recently that I've become a bit fixated on polenta. What happened, as happens often in my kitchen, and not just with polenta but with other ingredients as well, is this: I found a recipe that got me all inspired, bought a bag of the main ...
Shiitake Leek Quinoa Soup
This hearty, healthy vegan quinoa soup is made with tender shiitake mushrooms and savory leeks. Great as a starter, or paired with some crusty bread as a light meal! One area that I'm trying to explore a bit more on this blog is the world of ...
Creamy Polenta with Spicy Red Beans and Chipotle Cashew Cream
Creamy polenta is topped with spiced and simmered red beans and rich vegan chipotle cashew cream in this simple, healthy and scrumptious comfort meal. Polenta is some amazing stuff. Every time I eat it I tell myself I need to eat it more ...
