Making Sourdough Work for You, and Not the Other Way Around, Part 2
Italian Style Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich (an adaptation)
We’ve all seen the TikTok Viral Chopped Italian Salad Sandwich. I’ve adapted a recipe by Sparkles to Sprinkles and Everything in Between Blog, if you would like to see the original, click here. I’ve made it vegan! Rejoice!! Now, when we’re talking grocery store vegan deli-style meats, there’s several, and even more, if you live…
Blistered Tomato Bruschetta
Just like berries convey the delights of early summer, tomatoes sing a midsummer melody about dancing in warm summer rains. Sure, today, we can get tomatoes all year long, thanks to greenhouses, hydroponics and a plethora of other methods, but nothing beats the flavor of a fresh, in season tomato. Tomatoes come in a wide…
Discard Free Sourdough Starter
Making Sourdough Work for You, and Not the Other Way Around, a series. Part 1 I’ve been making sourdough for several years now, and because I’ve been working with sourdough for so long, I’ve developed a method that works for me. I hope it helps you develop a method that works for you! Please don’t…
Smashed Chickpea “Tuna” Salad
This Smashed Chickpea “Tuna” Salad is a go to for lunch meals. It’s fun, versatile, convenient and utilizes a pantry staple in my house. It’s full of complex carbs, fiber, crunch and works well on classic white bread, sourdough, wheat bread and even crackers, lettuce leaves or cucumber slices. This recipe is easily veganized by…
Herbaceous Tomato Cucumber Salad
Ah, tomato cucumber salad, a classic side to nearly all summer grilling. It so iconic, refreshing and rejuvenating on a hot summer day. Perfect for picnics or a quick snack. Its it time for this classic to get a makeover! Herbaceous Tomato Cucumber Salad (serves 4-5) Lets get it together! Enjoy!
Salt-Free Homemade Taco Seasoning
Most store bought taco seasonings are laden with difficult to understand ingredients, artificial dyes and loads of salt. This Salt-Free Homemade Taco Seasoning is simple and will elevate veggies, plant-based grounds or your standard chicken and beef. While I am predominately vegetarian, I do rarely indulge in plant-based meats and conventional meats, though those times…
Garlic Confit
Simple. Bursting with Flavor. Scrumptious. If you love garlic, then simply put, this Garlic Confit recipe is for you. All you need is a little time, garlic and olive oil. I could make this recipe more involved, but highlighting the simplistic and robust flavor of garlic is all I am after. I love the warmed…
Marinated Fajita-Style Veggies
As a vegetarian, 98% of the time, it can be difficult to find recipes that peak my interest, that’s part of the reason I started this page. I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel, just provide nourishing meals with flair. This recipe, as with nearly all the recipes I write, is adaptable to your preferences….
The Sauce – A Balsamic Vinaigrette
This dressing is a favorite of my husband, so much so that he’s nicknamed it “the sauce”. He uses it on nearly all of his salads, save for our Taco Leftovers Salad (link coming soon). We eat a fair amount of salads, as I’m a vegetarian, salads are easy to make and I’m the family…
Berry Summer Salad
There’s nothing better than fresh picked, local and sun warmed berries. They scream summer. They harken back the days of childhood and delightful preserves, made in our kitchen, meant to be devoured all winter long. Back then, I didn’t enjoy waking up early, and especially not on my summer vacation to pick bushels of strawberries….
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