Fall is in full swing and I’m craving all the comfort food! Risotto is one of my personal favorite comfort foods, and I’ve come up with so many spins on it from tomato risotto, to vegan broccoli cheese risotto to mushroom risotto. This pumpkin risotto is where it’s at when it comes to fall comfort food though. If you’ve tried my butternut squash risotto I think you’ll love this one....
Tell me you didn’t just sing along, try and tell me! I remember listening to that song the one and only year it even made sense for me–I’d just started dating O and things were pretty dern serious, you guys, but not like.. Facebook-official serious? So it was a little up in the air and I would drive around singing that song and then O was like “let’s throw a party!...
I’ve been stirring up pots of soup for as long as I can remember, and this one? It’s a blend of all the best bits I’ve learned along the way. The richness makes it a filling one-pot meal, but it’s still simple enough to whip up any night of the week. Pair it with a crisp salad and some crunchy flax seed crackers, and you’ve got yourself a complete dinner!...
Breakfast sandwiches have been a mystery to me for most of my life. This is mainly due to the fact that they usually involve eggs, and I’ve never been fond of eggs. I started experimenting with them a bit though, after discovering that I do enjoy eggless savory breakfasts like vegan quiche, tofu scramble, and vegan omelet. I also really enjoy sandwiches. With those two things in mind, a savory vegan breakfast sandwich was kind of inevitable....
🍤 What Makes This Recipe So Good Tender pasta, coated in a rich & creamy parmesan sauce, combined with juicy shrimp and crispy bacon. What could be better?! This shrimp carbonara is packed full of fresh, rich flavor. Whether you’re cooking for the family, a date night, or for company, this dish is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! Don’t let the recipe intimidate you. All the ingredients you’ll need are easily accessible at most grocery stores, there’s nothing fancy or hard-to-find required....
Although this might seem like a side dish, it’s way too easy to make for a quick and easy dinner! Follow me… Bagel Croutons Where there’s smoked salmon, there’s often bagels. And where there’s salad, there’s quite often croutons. You see where I’m going with this 😂. These are essentially my Bagel Chips, just repurposed as croutons. Really simple to make – just slice up a bagel, coat in oil and salt and bake until crisp....
Simply the BEST Homemade Meatballs There really is nothing more disappointing in life than biting into a meatball and it being tough and dry. It’s just absolute devastation across the board. If I’m having spaghetti and meatballs it’s usually for dinner, which means I’ve been looking forward to it all day, then to be served with a dry meatball? Oh hell no, not for me, not ever. Admittedly in the early days of my cooking I saw myself as a meatball connoisseur, because I could make meatballs that weren’t dry....
Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for my sugar free chocolate syrup recipe, what each one does, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Storage Instructions While I prefer this sugar free chocolate syrup made fresh, you can store it in the refrigerator for about a week. Like I mentioned above, it will solidify when cold. I just heat it gently over low heat to make it pourable again....
Thai dishes are a favorite of all at home. So are Shrimps. What better way to please everyone with a delicious Sunday lunch than to toss Shrimp in a sweet chili sauce and serve it with rice or noodles? Easy and quick and, to top it all, healthy too. If you are on a hunt for Thai recipes, you may have a look at Thai Grilled Chicken, Thai chicken noodle soup, Thai Shrimp Curry, Thai Chicken Coconut Soup (Tom Kha soup), Thai Cashew Chicken Stir Fry, or Thai Butternut Squash Curry....
This dish bears very little resemblance to what I originally had in mind. I ate at a Thai restaurant a while back and ordered something described as “stuffed tofu.” I remember it being delicious, and I thought stuffing tofu sounded brilliant. It was coated in a delicious tamarind coconut sauce and was filled with some kind of stir-fried veggie mixture. I’ve really wanted to recreate that one and blog it for a while....
Oh, hey there! It’s been a while! Well, it’s been a while in my world. I don’t think there’s been an occasion in the last three years or so where I went a whole five days without sharing a recipe. Actually, if you look closely at my last post, you’ll even see that it’s a rerun (but with snazzy new photos and and some updates). So it’s actually been a week since I shared something totally new....
Do you ever find yourself with too much fresh pumpkin on your hands? I sure do! I tend to get pretty excited in the fall and buy up an abundance of pumpkin (and other winter squash) without a plan. The thing about pumpkin in particular though, is that just one of them will give you more than you need for most recipes…so once you cut into it you need to figure out what to do with it!...
I don’t know about you, but when I think of ‘croissants’ my mind usually goes straight to sweet. But, these beauties work just as well (if not better IMO) in a savoury context. Breakfast croissants are incredibly versatile, but today I’ll show you exactly how I like mine. Follow me… Egg Croissants An absolute must in a breakfast croissant is egg, and my favourite way to cook eggs for croissants is scrambled....
So, that’s me. And, running a Whole30 Support Group on Facebook with thousands of members, I know I’m not alone. I see this over and over: amazing results that would shock anyone, after simply 30 days of deliberately eliminating known allergenic, inflammatory, and generally troublesome foods and breaking the (unhealthy) emotional relationship we so often have with food. When you ask me, “What is the Whole30 diet?” my response might be a little different than what you were expecting....
Which Countries Consume the Most Tuna? The main consumers of canned tuna are the European Union, the United States, and Japan, who consume 51%, 31%, and 6% of the product globally, respectively. Where is Tuna From? The majority of tuna from around the world comes from Thailand. Why is Tuna Important? In addition to being an essential part of human nutrition and the economy, tuna is one of the primary sources of sustenance for marine life....
I’m not much of a takeout person, but I was recently forced to order quite a bit of takeout while having some work done on my kitchen. Maybe this was a good thing, as it got me to try a few new dishes, some of which were really good! Zoe’s Kitchen turmeric rice became a favorite during my streak of ordering in. It’s so good! And since I mostly cook my meals at home, I felt like I had to reverse engineer the dish so I could make it myself....
I decided to see if I could replicate that rich, creaminess in a vegan avgolemono recipe. Well guess what? I found that my favorite dairy substitute, cashew cream, worked just as well as an egg substitute in this particular dish! This soup is thick, luscious, and comforting. And, frankly, I think it’s better than the traditional version. Let’s talk about how it’s made! Tip: Some versions of avgolemono are made with orzo pasta instead of rice....
A funny thing happens when you have a vegan blog: you start learning about all these very non-vegan foods that you might otherwise have never discovered. I think a big part of this is the fact that I’m actually paying attention to the non-vegan dishes I’d normally ignore. I’m always looking for new things to veganize! Sausage rolls appeared on my radar at some point during the last few years....
When it comes to desserts, sometimes simple is best. Like good old vanilla cake. You really can’t go wrong with it! You can dress it up with frosting, serve it plain with powdered sugar, decorated it with sprinkles, or pair it up with your favorite ice cream. With all that in mind, I decided it was time to create a simple vegan vanilla cake recipe for this site. That, and I needed something that would work well as a vegan birthday cake (it did!...
Why You’ll Love This Recipe Indian food is absolutely my #1 comfort food, especially warm, spicy tikka masala. This recipe is restaurant quality at home and is perfectly seasoned, amazingly flavorful, and vegetarian! This vegetarian version of tikka masala swaps out the chicken for chickpeas, which are just as filling and so easy to cook. Even committed carnivores will go crazy for this recipe. We used a couple of easy tricks and ingredients to make this recipe taste just like it came from your fave Indian restaurant....
