A Vegetarian Food Blog
Basil simple syrup is the perfect way to use any spare basil you might have leftover from a recipe. And if you grow your own basil, well, you can make your own basil syrup all summer long! I like experimenting with different varieties of basil–Thai basil imparts the licorice-y flavor of anise, while lemon basil [...]
If you’ve never seen chia drinks in stores, you’re probably giving me the side-eye right now. (Well, as much as you can give a blogger the side-eye–I can’t see it, but I know it’s happening!) But really, this is a thing! The first time I saw a bottle of juice with chia seeds in it, [...]
I’m not a big fan of the gloppy syrup that often comes with cooked apples. It’s too sweet for me and it kind of has a glue-like consistency. Yuck! Many sauteed apple recipes are very saucy and syrupy, so when I make them myself, I prefer a very dry sauteed apple (which also means they [...]
I have a deep love and appreciation for ketchup. (You’ve seen my Cranberry Chipotle Ketchup recipe, right?) So naturally, when I saw that Heinz was introducing a ketchup made with balsamic vinegar, I decided that I needed to try it immediately. And then I found out it wasn’t available everywhere; it seemed the stores I [...]
Since mentioning my migraines on my blog, a few people have told me that I should try taking magnesium for them. So is it true that magnesium can help prevent migraines? According to Google (which is where you should get all your health information from, don’t you know!), the answer is maybe. Which is good [...]
So I’ve made Raspberry Peach Fruit Leather. And then I made Mango Fruit Roll-Ups. But I’m not going to rest on my delicious fruit snack laurels! No! I’ve been floating around ideas and trying to think of something that would work during winter and then it hit me: banana fruit leather. So I made it [...]
If you’ve been a reader for a while, you’ve probably noticed that I include caramelized onions in a lot of my meals and recipes. Maybe they’re a bit of a crutch for me, cooking-wise–if I make a meal and it’s lacking a little something, nine times out of ten, I end up adding caramelized onions. [...]
I don’t think a week goes by in our house that we don’t have roasted vegetables as a side dish. I love the way roasting brings out the flavor of vegetables and even though it might take a little bit longer than steaming or sautéing, it doesn’t require any additional work (in fact, it often [...]
