Summer’s almost here! It’s time to break out the grill and get cooking! Start your summer off with Grilled Pesto Tart (with assorted tomatoes) from VBQ: The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook by Nadine Horn and Jörg Mayer. Summer Grilling I’m actually not a big fan of summer. I know, I know—I’m weird. I just don’t do…
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Vegan Arugula Pesto
This vegan Arugula Pesto is my go-to pasta sauce! It’s also great on pizzas and sandwiches. Trying Pesto for the First Time I didn’t grow up eating adventurously, so I didn’t try pesto until I was in my 20s. In fact, I don’t think I had even heard of it until I was in my…
Vegan Spinach Pesto
This spinach pesto is one of my all-time favorite condiments. I use it as a sauce on pizzas and pasta, I spread it on sandwiches, and sometimes I’ll just eat it on bread as a snack. Traditional Pesto The word “pesto” comes from the Italian word pestâ, which means to pound or to crush. This…
Peaceful Potato, Pesto, and Arugula Pizza
Pesto, potatoes, and arugula come together deliciously in this Peaceful Potato, Pesto, and Arugula Pizza, which was inspired by a dish from Peacefood Cafe. Potato Pizza The first time I had potatoes on pizza was at a restaurant in New York City called Palá Pizza. The pizza was made with Daiya cheese, very thinly sliced zucchini and…
Grilled Portobello Peach Sandwiches
This Grilled Portobello Peach Sandwiches recipe was inspired by a recipe I saw on The Kitchn a few years ago, and it has become a mainstay in my diet during the summer months. People have told me that they think that the idea of serving mushrooms and peaches together is weird, but once you try thy this sandwich you’ll…
Pesto Polenta Fries with Spicy Aioli from Greens 24/7
I’m a greens pusher. Green vegetables have so many wonderful health benefits that I recommend them to all of my health coaching clients on a regular basis, suggesting they eat them with every meal. To most people, that means some spinach thrown into a smoothie, a salad, or some sautéed kale, but there are so…
Vegan Green and White Pizza
Pizza night gets a delicious makeover with this vegan Green and White Pizza. Covered in spinach pesto, vegan ricotta, broccoli, and cauliflower, this healthy treat is sure to make everyone at the dinner table happy. Cashew Ricotta and Spinach Pesto are two of my favorite things. While thinking about what to make for dinner one night,…
Zucchini Noodles with Creamy Spinach Pesto
Zucchini noodles is a great dish for the summertime, when it’s just too hot to cook and when you have more zucchini than you know what to do with. I’ve used spinach, rather than basil, in this pesto to give the dish an extra nutrient boost. You may have noticed that I haven’t been posting my…
Pasta and Pesto
Pasta and pesto is my go-to dish on nights when I don’t feel like cooking something elaborate. There’s nothing quite like spicy pesto to give pasta a little extra somethin’ somethin’. I recently came across a few new products that piqued my interest while shopping at Whole Foods. First I came across some spicy vegan…
Double Broccoli Quinoa Salad
Double Broccoli Quinoa Salad is a favorite springtime recipe. It’s always a hit at potlucks, and it’s perfect for picnics and cookouts. This dish is based on a 101Cookbooks.com recipe from several years ago. The original recipe wasn’t vegan, so I’ve taken out the dairy products and added my own twist to it. I’ve served this…
