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…]
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…]
Baked {Sweet} Coconut Black Rice
I almost named this recipe rice pudding, because that is what you think of when you cook rice with sugar and milk, but it isn’t quite a pudding. It is rather firm, but sweet, black rice. So it isn’t quite pudding-y. Plus, it isn’t cooked with dairy milk, it is cooked with coconut milk. A fellow blogger introduced me to Forbidden Black Rice. I … [Read more…]
Crustless Noodle and Roasted Vegetable Quiche
I had some leftover cooked wide egg noodles and some roasted vegetables from a previous meatloaf meal. The meatloaf was eaten up right away, and neither leftover side dish would have been enough on its own, so I decided to make them both into a sort of crust-less quiche. (There was about 1 cup of chopped noodles and 1 cup of chopped vegetables, … [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…]
Chicken Mushroom Alfredo
This is a simple weeknight dish to put together. Instead of first cooking, then removing the chicken, I left the chicken in as I added all the ingredients, making this a one-pot meal. I lightened the standard Alfredo sauce up a bit by using only 1 tablespoon of butter, and using 1 – 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Plus, I really do like … [Read more…]
Kofta with Tomato Sauce (Mediterranean Meatballs with Tomato Sauce)
This is a tray bake of kofta with potatoes, onions, and tomato sauce. I’ve previously posted a Kofta with Tahini recipe, which is pretty much the same thing, but with a different sauce. This dish can be assembled the night before, and then popped in the oven after you get home from work, so it is a good weeknight option. This is very good … [Read more…]