Category Archives: Vegetarian

Tofu Ricotta Cheese – Vegan

tofu ricotta cheese

This vegan tofu Ricotta cheese is delicious! It can be used as a dip, spread or for cooking! We most recently used it in our Stuffed Eggplant recipe! This recipe works best using a high powered blender with a tamper to push the ingredients down into the blades.

Vegan Mayonnaise

Vegan Mayonnaise

This is an extremely simple vegan mayonnaise  recipe! Mayo without eggs? That’s right and it’s delicious too! Here is how you can make homemade vegan mayonnaise: Continue reading Vegan Mayonnaise

Eggplant Rolls with Vegan Cheese

Vegan Cheese Eggplant Rolls

These are little eggplant rolls stuffed with a vegan cheese we made. The vegan cheese hardens when cooked this way! Plus, with the right tomato sauce for the dish it’s so appetizing! Continue reading Eggplant Rolls with Vegan Cheese

Μπάμιες! Okras with Tomato Sauce!

Okras with Tomato Sauce

This is one of our all time favorite! Every week we visit the farmer’s market with desperation to find organic, sweet, delightful μπάμιες! This is how you make okras with tomato sauce…

We use fresh okras, but using frozen ones will save you so much time.   Keep the recipe until you can find fresh ones! Continue reading Μπάμιες! Okras with Tomato Sauce!

Cheesilli

This is one of our favorite quick recipes. First you will want to boil a large pot of water then add:

  • 500 grams of Gluten-Free Vegan Fusilli Noodles. (These are great and made from corn and it’s true, they contain no eggs or gluten!) Continue reading Cheesilli

Raw Spinach Vegan Cheese Dip

Raw Spinach Vegan Cheese Dip - gluten free

This is another very simple vegan cheese recipe! We absolutely love this dip, especially with organic corn chips! It is a great way to increase your raw spinach intake as well! In a powerful blender (we used a Vitamix; for more information in North America click here or in Europe click here) add:

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 6 Tablespoons of nutritional yeast
  • 1/4 cup raw almonds
  • 3/4 cup raw cashews
  • 1/4 to 1/2 leaf of fresh spinach (add more if you really love spinach)

Blend until smooth or almost completely smooth. Enjoy this raw spinach vegan cheese as a spread or dip with your favorite chips, crackers or vegetables!

 

Green Beans the Greek Way!

Green Beans the Greek Way!

This is how every Greek mother or grandmother cooks green beans, or φασολάκια! The is how you make green beans the Greek way.

You will need:

Cheesy Spinach Bread

Cheesy Spinach Bread

Here is some gluten free vegan cheesy spinach bread that is easy to make and delicious!

Preheat the oven to 150° Celsius (about 302° F)

In a large bowl add the following and mix thoroughly:

Grandma’s Okras

Grandma’s Okras

I was trying out a different way to cook okras, in the oven and with a tendency to be crispy like a friend of mine likes them. However, I accidentally stumbled upon a flavor of my childhood- this was exactly how my grandma used to make them for us!! The scents and the flavors of our memories never fail to bring us back 🙂 This is how I re-created my Grandma’s okras… Continue reading Grandma’s Okras

Gluten Free Garlic Cheese Bread – Happy World Vegan Day!

Happy World Vegan Day!

We recently reviewed the Orgran gluten free vegan easy bake bread mix. Since it’s world vegan day, we thought we would share what we ate to celebrate today! How about some vegan gluten free garlic cheese bread? Check it out:

First we made the bread mix by Orgran.

Then we made our vegan garlic sauce. To do this, you’ll need to add the following in a small sauce pan over medium-low heat on the stove: Continue reading Gluten Free Garlic Cheese Bread – Happy World Vegan Day!