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Arugula salad with lime-cilantro dressing, spicy black beans, & grilled corn
This meal was inspired by my desire to use fresh veggies from my CSA share and local legumes and corn. I also want to start focusing on making my own dressings for salads. Using inspiration from several different lime-cilantro dressings I found online, I came up with this recipe. It makes approximately 1/2 cup of […]
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Spicy Red Chickpeas, Collard Greens, & Corn on the Cob
A simple, yet favorite go-to meal in our house is any type of beans and greens medley. I experimented with some spices and vegetables on hand to make this chickpea dish. I was originally planning on adding hot sauce but didn’t need to because the dish was spicy enough on its own. Using a very […]
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Red Quinoa-Avocado Salad with Grilled Asparagus
Last year at a work potluck, someone brought one of the most amazing salads I have ever had the pleasure of passing across my lips. I kept returning for more until it was gone and proceeded to ask the chef for her recipe. She divulged that the Red Quinoa-Avocado Salad that I feasted on came […]
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Beans & Greens with Red Quinoa
Last year I was traveling in Nashville, TN and went to an amazing vegetarian restaurant called The Wild Cow. I ordered the memorable Beans & Greens (Buffalo-Style) dish and was inspired to re-create it, sans tofu, for tonight’s dinner. Recipe 1 bunch of greens (I used collards for this recipe, but kale works too) 1 […]
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Peanut Butter Cups
One thing I’ve missed since going vegan are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. They are reminiscent of my adventures in trick-or-treating on Halloween and were always a joy to pop into my mouth, savoring each bite. Luckily, I recently discovered Jennifer and Nathan Winograd‘s new book, All-American Vegan. Not only does the book have some amazing […]