This is a rich, delicious dairy-free alternative to the classic béchamel sauce that can be used to top pasta dishes or moussaka. It is also gluten-free and grain-free, so if you have a gluten-free pasta, this would be perfect to top it. You could use coconut oil instead of the vegan butter, but it would have more of a coconut flavor, of … [Read more…]
Lentil Soup with Vermicelli Noodles
This is a delicious soup that you can make as hearty or as thin as you like, and it would still taste good. I prefer texture, but you could purée the soup smooth before adding the noodles. This budget-friendly soup reheats well, as long as you add a little water while reheating to thin it out. Ingredients 1 Tablespoon … [Read more…]
Watercress Salad with Gardein Crabless Cakes
Recently, Meatless Monday offered bloggers the opportunity to try some Gardein products to use for the creation of recipe ideas. Gardein has a large selection of vegetarian meat substitute items. I decided to try the crabless cakes, because I live in Maryland, and we love our crab cakes. I have to say, I didn’t tell my family that this … [Read more…]
Garlicky Asparagus Salad
1 bunch asparagus, cut into 2″-3″ pieces 2 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon minced garlic ½-1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ½ -1 teaspoon salt (I used pink Himalayan salt, but any would do) Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste Directions Steam asparagus 5-7 minutes until just fork tender, but still firm. … [Read more…]
Turmeric quinoa granola
The reason that this recipe came up is that I currently have two different brands of quinoa in my kitchen. One that I like and one that I am not in love with. I decided to try to use up the bag that I didn’t like and thought, “I’m sure that someone has made a granola with quinoa”. I did a quick search, and came across Minimalist baker’s quinoa … [Read more…]
South of the Border Burrito, by Dr. Kristi Funk with Chrissy Roth | The Levantess
I was very excited when I got the opportunity to collaborate with Meatless Monday and Dr. Kristi Funk. Dr. Kristi Funk best known as the breast surgeon for Angelina Jolie and Sheryl Crow, is a leading board-certified breast cancer surgeon that specializes in comprehensive wellness, nutrition & fitness, and stress management. She has compiled … [Read more…]
Book Review: The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is a hard book to rate/review. Fair warning, my thoughts may be disjointed and rambling….It took me a longer time to read than it should have, because it got to be too much for me at time. (and I do enjoy True Crime as a genre, so it isn’t … [Read more…]
Stupid Cat. | The Levantess
Stupid Cat (Or, How I Grew 20 Gray Hairs in One Afternoon) Here is a non-food post. No recipe this time…..but there is a story. On my Facebook feed, I saw that this happened a year ago. I am still a bit traumatized by the whole experience, so I thought I’d share, lol. Some backstory: My sister wanted a cat. She wasn’t allowed to have a … [Read more…]
Grain-Free Cauliflower Fritters
Cauliflower Fritters – Emshaat – Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free I love cauliflower. It is very versatile, and can stand in for chicken to make many recipes vegetarian. In fact, when my son was 3, and I made the following recipe, he thought he was eating chicken. As long as he was eating his vegetables, I really didn’t care what he called … [Read more…]
Instant Pot Lentils and Kale | The Levantess
As I previously posted, I bought an instant pot a few months ago, and it has been used quite regularly in my kitchen since then. I was trying to use up a bunch of kale before it went bad and kind of thought this up as I went along….the way much of my cooking happens. It actually started out as a maple flavored idea, then I thought, “oh! … [Read more…]
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