Monthly Archives: November 2013

Onion Rings

Onion Rings - Gluten Free and Vegan Recipe

We have been wanting to make onion rings for a while now. We finally did it! Athanasia has been asking me to do this for so long now so it’s about time! I love onion rings, a trait likely passed down to me from my parents. Both of my parents love onion rings very much so this recipe is as much for them as it is for us. So, here is how you can make onion rings – gluten free and vegan style! Continue reading Onion Rings

Simple Lettuce Spinach Salad

Simple Lettuce Spinach Salad

For this simple lettuce spinach salad I used:

Greek Salad “xoriatiki”, Vegan Style

Mediterranean Diet Greek Salad

From my understanding, the wealth of the Greek kitchen in vegetarian dishes and endless ways to cook vegetables comes from how poor the people were in the past and couldn’t afford meat, so they had to turn to the more affordable vegetables and legumes. This traditional Greek salad highlights this history lesson.

(Ironic how things have changed, huh?)

When I convinced myself to eat everything in the salad, I was amazed by the flavor!

The secret of this salad is the onion rings, without it, there is no Greek character! Continue reading Greek Salad “xoriatiki”, Vegan Style

I Can’t Believe They’re Vegan Burgers!

vegan burgers from mushrooms

To celebrate the launch of our new 2brokevegans.com address we are going to share with you one of our proudest recipes! This one gets a little messy, but once you bite into one of these vegan burgers, you’ll know it was all worth it!

First prepare your marinade: Continue reading I Can’t Believe They’re Vegan Burgers!

Gluten-Free Vegan Onion Flat-Bread Recipe

Gluten-Free Vegan Onion Flat-Bread Recipe Idea

To make this delicious gluten-free vegan onion flat-bread recipe add the following in a blender (we used a Vitamix) until the water is warm. If you would rather skip the blender, heat the water up until it is warm and mix it all in a large mixing bowl (you’ll need to grind the almonds and flax seeds into a powder though): Continue reading Gluten-Free Vegan Onion Flat-Bread Recipe

Smokey Brown Rice with Peppers, Mushrooms and Rice Cream

Vegan Smokey Brown Rice Recipe

I had this rice cream I wanted to try (and rice left over from yesterday). So, here is an easy smokey brown rice recipe!

Ingredients:

Olive Paste with Peppers

vegan Olive Paste with Peppers

I am always looking for new versions of old things! So I came up with this simple olive paste modification.

It is hard to find olive paste without lactic acid  or lactose proteins. We are walking miles and miles to find the good stuff, but it’s worth it! Once we found what we were looking for we decided to add a twist to it. Continue reading Olive Paste with Peppers

Tomato and Chopped Spinach Salad

tomato and chopped spinach salad

Chop some spinach in this tomato salad for a healthy and tasty dish! This tomato and chopped spinach salad is a salad for the body, soul and mind!

Ingredients:

Vegan Spaghetti Parmesan with Pasta Sauce – Gluten-free

Delicious Vegan Spaghetti Parmesan!

We wanted spaghetti so we made this vegan spaghetti Parmesan and it was delicious! Here is how we did it: Continue reading Vegan Spaghetti Parmesan with Pasta Sauce – Gluten-free

Vegan Pumpkin Pie – Gluten Free

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Recipe

What better way to wrap up our vegan Thanksgiving recipes than doing a gluten free vegan pumpkin pie? This is a very quick and easy way to make a pumpkin pie flavored filling that is actually raw and vegan! The crust is more like a traditional pie crust but it is gluten free and vegan! Here is how it’s done: Continue reading Vegan Pumpkin Pie – Gluten Free