Here are our newest REAL recipes. All Vegan, mostly Gluten-Free.
This recipe was adapted from Dr. Christopher Carter’s book, The Spirit of Soul Food, Race, Faith and Food Justice. Listen to the It’s All About Food interview with Dr. Carter here. Ingredients 2 pounds collard greens, chopped* 2 garlic cloves or more, minced 2/3 cup raisins 1/3 cup fresh orange juice Directions Dry sauté 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…
Preparing for my IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD interview with Ellen Ecker Ogden, I reviewed her book, The New Heirloom Garden. It’s beautiful. It has many recipes using heirloom fruits and vegetables but many are not vegan, and include cream, eggs, butter. I can easily veganize most of them using cashew cream for heavy cream, vegan…
