Tag Archives: Gluten-free

Vegan Two Layer Eggplant Lasagna

Vegan Two Layer Eggplant Lasagna

This vegan two layer eggplant lasagna recipe takes a while from start to finish, but it is sure worth it!! You will need to make a lasagna sauce, vegan Parmesan cheese and two batches of Continue reading Vegan Two Layer Eggplant Lasagna

Vegan Lasagna Sauce

Vegan Lasagna Sauce

Let’s take the first step in creating a vegan lasagna: vegan lasagna sauce!

Here’s what you need to do: Continue reading Vegan Lasagna Sauce

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

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:

Autumn in New York Cream Pie

Autumn In New York Cream Pie

Today it is Athanasia’s father’s birthday! So, Happy Birthday George! What better way is there to share the joy of a birthday than making a birthday treat? When Athanasia (my better half) and I were discussing the options for a sweet treat, I came up with this idea. I will admit, Athanasia was a little bit hesitant (because of her dislike for cinnamon) so she said to me: “sell me on it”. Well, I am proud to say after she tried it she is not only sold on it, but is a believer! The flavor reminds me of autumn in New York; warm colors, crisp air and bursting with flavor! Try it for yourself, it’s the perfect autumn treat! Continue reading Autumn in New York Cream Pie

Green Tart with Vegan Blue Cheese

Green Tart with Vegan Blue Cheese Gluten Free

The most effective  inspiration is the deadline they say. We had some broccoli that was starting to look not as fabulously green. It was making me nervous, yet inspired! This is how our green tart with vegan blue cheese was born. Continue reading Green Tart with Vegan Blue Cheese

Chocolate Cream Cake! Vegan and Gluten Free

Chocolate Cream Cake
DOH!

Yep it was good!

It has an amazing chocolate cream on top of the cake!

Oozing with cacao chocolate

Ingredients for the chocolate cream cake bottom (this is a relatively dry cake, and serves the purpose of being dry enough for the luscious cream that will cover it to create balance!):

dry ingredients of the cake: Continue reading Chocolate Cream Cake! Vegan and Gluten Free