My insurance company likes to engage its member community. I appreciate that. Every Monday we are invited to give our thoughts on a specific subject or a query. Sometimes we are invited to participate in a survey. I can’t resist giving my opinion, especially when asked. I see this as an opportunity to educate the…
Have you ever tried Trader Joe’s Quinoa Cowboy Veggie Burgers? I haven’t, they contain egg whites, so they are not vegan. But I heard they were really good. This gave me the blues. Why ruin a perfectly good veggie burger with egg whites? What’s a REAL cowgirl to do but put her own version together…
Staying at a friend’s home with an orange tree loaded with ripe oranges, I made this recipe. Freshly squeezed orange juice and fresh orange zest give these muffins its sweetness and fresh flavor. Ingredients 1 ½ cups gluten-free flour (Caryn’s gluten-free flour mix: 1 cup oat flour, 1/2 cup millet flour, 1/4 cup garbanzo bean flour)…
This bagel is worthy of your best schmears! It came to me one day, this idea to make a bagel, baked, with gluten-free ingredients. I was surprised at how practically perfect it was on the first try. It was so good, I had to make them again the next day! These first trials were quick…
This recipe is from Plant Over Processed by Andrea Hannemann. It’s incredibly fast and easy and so yummy! Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo beans, unsalted (rinsed) 1/2 cup peanut butter (just peanuts, unsalted) 1/3 cup maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 cup chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to…
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cilantro with stems (packed, not chopped) 1/4 cup lime juice (juice of 2 limes) 1/2 cup water 2 Tablespoons tahini 4 green onions Directions: In a high-powered blender, process all the ingredients together until smooth. Pour in a jar and refrigerate. Dressing will last 3-4 days. Use on salads or as…
Wanting to make a pie for Pi day, this tart came together fast. It was fast because I used ingredients we always have on hand: our REAL Apricot Butter and our REAL Cashew Yogurt for the fantastic gluten-free, vegan pie crust. Of course, you can use commercial brands but we encourage you to get in…
This is my new FAVORITE, easy-to-roll, gluten-free pie crust. It was inspired by Ellen Ecker Ogden‘s book, The New Heirloom Garden. Listen to my interview with the author here. I modified her recipe, making it gluten-free and vegan. To begin, I make my own yogurt and my own flour mix. You may use commercial vegan…
There are so many wonderful vegan cookbooks available today. Why is it then, I still enjoy taking recipes and making them vegan? It’s something I had to do three decades ago when I went vegan because there were very few vegan cookbooks. Now I just enjoy it. I recently reviewed the book The New Heirloom…
