Green Bean Chickpea Salad with tomato, walnuts and feta. A great appetizer or vegetable side dish for dinners or holiday gatherings! As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This is one of those dishes where I just kept piling on more ingredients. Blame it on too much food in the house? But in …
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Lemon Garlic Hummus is a quick and easy, vegan and gluten-free snack or appetizer dip for all your favorite crackers or veggies! You may remember this lemon garlic hummus from these delicious lettuce wraps, but there are a couple extra toppings if you want to serve as a dip! The thing with flavoring hummus is …
Peach Caprese Salad is a wonderful summer side dish, appetizer or even a meal! Mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, peaches and basil makes a fresh and satisfying dish. Fresh tomatoes with sea salt is one of my favorite things. I’ve been known to go to the farmer’s market and ONLY buy tomatoes. So it’s no wonder that …
Vegan BBQ Pulled Jackfruit – eat it on a sandwich, in a taco, or by itself! Easy to make and customize based on your favorite flavor bbq sauce. BBQ and fruit in the same sentence? No mistake in the title here, friends. I first heard of jackfruit while at Trader Joe’s, as they sell cans …
Grilled pineapple and jalapeno pizza. Sweet and spicy combo for people who like their pizza with a twist! Hi, hello! I’m currently writing this while it “feels like” 108°F outside (and also have the Mmmbop song stuck in my head, which is unrelated) and yet all I can think about is this pizza. It’s a …
Bang Bang Brussels Sprouts! Easy and spicy side to liven up your veggies. Adjust spice to your tastes and/or serve with skinny bang bang sauce. Gluten-free, vegan. I eat Brussels sprouts ALL. THE. TIME. But yet somehow this is the first time they’ve made it to the blog. (I burned them to a crisp once …
Lentil lettuce wraps with lemon garlic hummus. Healthy, easy, customizable and full of flavor! Vegan and gluten-free. This post is sponsored by Lentils.org in collaboration with their #LoveALentil #LetsLentil campaign. All opinions are my own. Time for another lentil recipe! We already know that lentils are not just for soups. (Remember those waffles? Dreamy.) But this …
Zucchini Pasta Casserole with thyme. A super easy and healthy casserole that is easily gluten-free. With few ingredients (7 ingredients or less), dinner will be on the table in no time! If you’ve read my grandma’s baked ziti recipe, you’ll know that it used to be my go-to recipe. I still find myself craving that …
This cucumber avocado farro salad with miso vinaigrette dressing is full of greens and veggies! Can be eaten by itself (for gluten-free) or over a bed of farro for a heartier meal. Either way is a delicious vegan dish that is healthy and full of flavor! So. Let’s talk meal prep. This farro salad is …
Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan, gluten-free, paleo, 5 ingredients or less.
Host a dinner party and put your friends and family to work! This post will help you make your own homemade pasta from scratch. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Have you ever made your own pasta? It’s not nearly as hard as you might think, as long as you have the …
Roasted Vegetable Spinach Salad with Avocado Dressing, a.k.a. “Leftover Veggie Salad.” Use up your vegetables or roast your favorites for this healthy vegan and gluten-free meal! Seriously, it’s a shock I haven’t yet had a post specifically to use up leftover vegetables! Until now. More than once I’ve told you how I overbuy vegetables. Or …
Black Bean Enchilada Casserole with Roasted Corn and Bell Peppers. Vegetarian dinner full of veggies and homemade goodness. Can you tell I’ve had a Mexican cooking theme lately? First there was the best-ever guacamole. Then there was the homemade enchilada sauce. Which I used in some Spanish “rice.” It was all leading up to this …
Spanish Cauliflower Rice – a grain-free substitute for Spanish rice that’s quick and healthy. Vegan and gluten-free option. When I was younger, I convinced myself I didn’t like Mexican food. Maybe it was all the beans, or the fact that I didn’t know the difference between an enchilada and a fajita. Also not eating meat limited …
Homemade Enchilada Sauce. A 15 minute, easy recipe that you can customize with spices. Tastes much better than store-bought cans. Naturally vegan and can be made gluten-free. Remember when I mentioned the first time I used avocado oil? Well, this is why. Generally for something I haven’t made before that has a specific desired outcome (like …
Roasted Carrot and Cauliflower Soup. 5 main ingredients make this healthy, gluten-free, and vegan (without the optional parmesan). This soup came into existence for two reasons. I had carrots. and I had cauliflower. An easy way to use up veggies is to turn them into a soup! I’ve never roasted my vegetables before blending it into …
Garlic Herb Focaccia Bread – an easy and flavorful bread that is vegan-friendly. Impress your family or dinner guests with this customizable bread that’s better than store-bought.
Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette. An easy formula for this salad dressing that you can customize to your tastebuds. Tangy, sweet, and delicious! I hardly ever have store-bought salad dressing in my house. That used to be because I didn’t eat salads. (This was before I knew they didn’t have to be boring.) Luckily I’ve grown up …
Butternut squash quinoa casserole is full of vegetables and makes a delicious vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan friendly casserole for the whole family. This casserole could have been a food fail. Sometimes I don’t have a plan whatsoever for what I’m going to cook. I use it as an opportunity to use up veggies and random items …
Roasted Acorn Squash with pomegranate seeds. An easy and beautiful side vegetable dish for any dinner table. Did you know, acorn squash is sometimes called pepper squash? I don’t know why. I know it’s called acorn squash because it like of looks like a big acorn. It also is an incredibly good source of Vitamin …