Tag Archives: Gluten-free diet

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

Σαν τζατζίκι – Alternative to Greek Tzatziki Salad

Σαν τζατζίκι – Alternative to Greek Tzatziki Salad

Jake made his amazing mayonnaise. After I tried it I was so impressed! The only egg-less gluten-free mayonnaise we like, we found at Bamboo Vegan, a store in Athens. Living three hours away from Athens, being as broke as we are, we can’t really travel there all the time to buy more of it. So why not spend a bit more time in the kitchen to make your very own mayo? As I was enjoying the mayo with potato chips, I saw the fresh dill I had just chopped. Abracadabra: Σαν τζατζίκι – Alternative to Greek Tzatziki Salad was born!

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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

Vanilla Butter-Cream Frosting – Vegan

 

Vanilla Butter-Cream Frosting

This is how you make a delicious gluten free vegan vanilla butter-cream frosting! Get a big mixing bowl and add the following ingredients:

Hazelnut Cream Filled Cookies – Eggless

Cacao Hazelnut Cream Filled Cookies

They are so soft, puffy, creamy and amazing! The kind of cookie that almost melts in your mouth! Almost 😉 Imagine a sugar cookie… the perfect sugar cookie… but filled with cream! That’s exactly what our hazelnut cream filled cookies are!

Prepare your cream, we used a Cacao Hazelnut Cream

Pre-heat the oven to 190° Celsius (375° F)

In one large mixing bowl add and whisk: Continue reading Hazelnut Cream Filled Cookies – Eggless

Greek-American Stove-top Baked Beans

Greek-American Stove-top Baked Beans

 

I wanted to introduce this famous American flavor to Greece. I grew up loving beans! Eating them by the spoonful or dipping potato chips in them is something I have been doing since I was 5 years old. So, without further delay, I present Continue reading Greek-American Stove-top Baked Beans

Cinnamon Hazelnut Cream

Cinnamon Hazelnut Cream gluten free vegan cream

This cinnamon hazelnut cream is suitable for any gluten free vegan gourmet dessert! However, you will likely need a high powered blender like a Vitamix for this one, but it’s worth it!

In this order, add:

  • 1/2 cup of vegan milk (soy milk, almond milk, hazelnut milk, etc.)
  • 1 cup of organic raw cane sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • dash of nutmeg

Blend these ingredients until smooth. Then add:

  • 1 cup of hazelnuts

Blend until smooth. This flavor is like entering a state of euphoria!

Cinnamon Hazelnut Cream

This cinnamon hazelnut cream works perfectly for our autumn in New York cream pie recipe!

 

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!