Tis the season for holiday meals, spending time with family and giving gifts. Over the years when I've been short on cash or not had an idea of what to get a person, the gift of something homemade can be just as good if not better.
Season’s Gifting
Recipe Inspiration
So the other day I was thinking about where I get inspiration for my recipes from. Sometimes I see an ingredient and decide to build a meal around it, or if I am craving a certain flavor, maybe I see something on a cooking show that I want to recreate with my own twist on... Continue Reading →
Avocado Dill Potato Salad
With the thought of summer barbecues, potlucks and picnics on the horizon, I can think of no better accompaniment to those events than potato salad. My potato salad veers a little bit away from the traditional style. I use avocados in the place of mayo, and it's just as tasty and delicious as can be.... Continue Reading →
Raw Raspberry Cacao Macaroons
There is a brand that I like called Hail Merry and they make really amazing vegan and gluten free single serving tarts and macaroon style bites. They used to make strawberry bites which I believe they discontinued and those were my absolute favorite. The bites were my inspiration for making these Raw Raspberry Cacao Macaroons.... Continue Reading →
Vegan Chocolate Pudding with Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce
When the mood strikes and I find myself craving something on the sweeter side, I want something that isn't a lot of hassle to make. This vegan chocolate pudding is made of four ingredients and the sauce has three. The sauce is boss, but if you wanted to skip it you could, the pudding is... Continue Reading →
‘Cheezy’ Garlic Roasted Potatoes
I love garlic, potatoes and nutritional yeast. For some reason I'd never put these ingredients together before, but I did last night. Really digging the flavor combination that came from these. Nutritional yeast has a nutty and cheesy flavor that really works well with garlic and other seasonings. So I thought I would try it... Continue Reading →
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Pesto Vinaigrette
One of my favorite parts of the grocery store is the produce area. I love to wander and see what fruits or veggies "speak" to me. I like to pick up different things depending on the season, my mood, what flavors I have in the back of my mind, and whatever draws me to it.... Continue Reading →
Beyond Meat Sausages are Beyond Amazing
I finally got the chance to try the Beyond Meat sausages this past week and they are magically delicious. The real test was trying them out on Alpha who is a meat eater and the more he ate he just couldn't stop saying how good they were and that they actually tasted like sausage! I've... Continue Reading →
Lemon Dill Gnocchi
Today for lunch I was thinking of the gnocchi I had in the freezer and what I could do with it. I wanted something on the lighter side that wasn't super sauce heavy. After staring in the fridge for a while and looking at the ingredients I had on hand I decided to take another... Continue Reading →
