Vegetarian (or easily adapted) Recipes

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Maple Cinnamon Roasted Garbanzos

Recently, I posted my new and improved technique for roasting garbanzo beans–also known as chickpeas.  Additionally, I had fun experimenting with roasting various other types of beans lurking in my pantry.  (To see the details, click here.) Somewhere between the black eyed peas and the butter beans, My Whole Food Life shared her sweeter version of this…

Wholegrain Sunflower Raisin French Toast

Sunflower Raisin Brown Bread with Steel Cut Oats is a spin-off of my healthy version of Irish soda bread.  I love it for all its texture and natural sweetness and especially for its health value.  There isn’t a speck of refined flour, and steel cut oats are thrown in for added goodness and nuttiness.  This bread…

Sunflower Raisin Brown Bread with Steel Cut Oats

When I perfected my Brown Soda Bread with Steel Cut Oats, I was so happy!  A whole grain bread that requires no yeast, no kneading, no rise time and mixes up in one bowl!  Most importantly, it tastes great.  My husband claims I never make the same thing twice, which is not entirely true.  However, certain recipes have…

Caramel Popcorn with Salted Peanuts

Make gourmet-quality popcorn at home with these easy instructions and helpful tips. Delicious for anytime snacking and makes a fabulous gift too.  Salty, sweet, and crunchy.  What better combination could one hope for?  My aunt made a similar recipe years ago and gave tins filled with this mouth-watering mixture as holiday gifts. I noticed that…

Avocado Egg Salad

Enjoy this healthy egg salad in a wrap, as a salad, or serve with carrot and celery sticks for a chunky and super-satisfying dip! Lauren Kelly is a certified nutritionist, not to mention a dear foodie friend of mine. She recently published a comprehensive book on eating wheat-free and kindly shared it with me. It…

Kale and Eggs

A “busy night” dinner that’s hearty, healthy, colorful and super satisfying. Easy to customize based on preference and what you have on hand.   There are lots of “busy night” dinners that I pull together often but have not shared in this space.  Why, you may ask?   Well, because they are the busy nights,…

Roasted Garbanzos…and other roasted beans

A simple technique and helpful hints for the best crunchy snack–that happens to be healthy, protein-rich, economical, and easy!   Last year, when I first posted my recipe for roasting garbanzo beans, a couple of my friends mentioned that a few of the beans popped in their oven!  We quickly determined that the garbanzos still…

Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oatmeal

I’ve mentioned a time or two in this space that I enjoy my morning oatmeal!  When I haven’t kept up with the demand for baked oatmeal or when we aren’t working our way through a backlog of eggs from our four chickens, this is the way I often prepare it. Steel cut oats lend themselves…

Honey Sweetened Corn Muffins (gluten-free option)

Lightly sweet and quick to whip, the addition of Greek yogurt creates a tender crumb with a dose of filling protein too. My husband adores cornbread, so I have made it scores of different ways over the years. Since his birthday is today, and because we like to start birthdays in our family with birthday…

Orange-Infused Chocolate Chunk Brownies

A hint of citrusy flavor complements the classic chocolate brownie for an elevated take on an old favorite! Who remembers the Pepsi Challenge? Years ago, I remember going to a mall while with my family in the Poconos and seeing the stand. I thought it was so cool that we ran into the real, live…

Raspberry Peach Coconut Smoothie

We sometimes enjoy smoothies for breakfast, although I more frequently make lunch out of them.  For a meal on-the-go, the make-ahead recipes (see drinks and smoothies category) are particularly handy.  My kids, on the other hand, often request a smoothie as an after-school snack.  New flavors are developed based on the fruits they request —…

Baked Cheddar Spinach Squares

Easy, cheesy spinach squares are a retro appetizer that make an equally delicious side dish. The squares may be baked ahead and reheated and freeze well too.   The look of today’s menu item may remind you of a crustless quiche. In this recipe, however, two eggs serve as a binder for the remaining ingredients…

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