dairy-free

Dairy-Free Béchamel Sauce

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…]

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…]

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…]

Yorkshire Beef Pie | The Levantess

Yorkshire Beef Pie (gluten-free, dairy-free) Before you tell me that this recipe isn’t authentic…I’m not pretending it is. To be honest, I don’t know what authentic Yorkshire beef should taste like. All I know is that when we were kids, there was this recipe called “Yorkshire Beef” in an old Betty Crocker cookbook, and we had it for dinner … [Read more…]

Coconut Cream Chicken Mushroom Alfredo

I’ve been dairy-free and mostly grain-free for a while now. I was in the mood for some Chicken Alfredo, but I couldn’t have it made with dairy cream. I was afraid that my family – who are not dairy-free or grain-free – would reject the dairy-free version. It does have a coconut flavor, of course, but I made sure that it had ample garlic, … [Read more…]

Green Bean and Beef Stew in the Instant Pot

I have to admit this here – like a huge chunk of the population, I fell for the hype and got an Instant Pot this past November. After I got mine, I found out that it fit into my kitchen routine quite nicely. It paid for itself within weeks of buying, just by allowing me to get food ready quickly on and not having to resort to takeout. You can … [Read more…]

Meatless Monday – Oatmeal Helba – Vegan Oatmeal Fenugreek Cake Bars

This is a reworked dessert/sweet recipe. It is made with fenugreek seeds. It is usually made with mostly semolina. I wanted to make these bars, but noted that I only had about half the required semolina. I had a hunch that oatmeal would taste great in this, and I was right. From the original posted recipe Helba is a traditional sweet, dense cake … [Read more…]

Ropa Vieja in the Slow Cooker

This is a lovely dish of shredded beef, with a delicious sauce. It is really easy to put together, since you prepare everything, set it in the slow cooker, and go about your day. Ropa Vieja is a Cuban dish. It translates to “old clothes” , because it looks like shredded old fabric. It tastes a heck of a lot better than old clothes, though. … [Read more…]

Slow Cooker Kofta (or converting a kofta recipe to a crockpot recipe)

This past weekend, my brother was visiting. We wanted to go out, yet have a home cooked meal and not resort to just getting takeout on the way home. I had already planned on making Kofta with Tomato Sauce (Mediterranean Meatballs with Tomato Sauce), so I thought that I would put my dusty, neglected slow cooker to good use. I made the kofta … [Read more…]

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