A Gathering of Veggie Deliciousness!
Classic Guacamole Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: n/a Total time: 10 minutes Serves: 2 1/4 cups Classic Guacamole, as simple as it gets. Plus the six ways people screw-up guac. Here’s how to not be one of them. Ingredients 3 ripe Hass avocados ¼ cup lime juice 2 tablespoons medium Pace Picante Sauce 1…
Ice Cream Cake Prep time: 1 hour (to make the brownies and ice cream bases) Cook time: 45 minutes (including brownies and custard for the ice cream) Total time: 8-12 hours Serves: 1 loaf pan Ice cream cake with brownies, salted caramel ice cream and vanilla bean ice cream, all made from scratch. Ingredients 60g…
Salted Caramel Ice Cream Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 3-4 hours (includes time for ice cream base to chill and churn) Serves: 1 generous quart (liter) Homemade salted caramel ice cream. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1/4 cup butter 3/4 tsp. fine salt 1 cup whipping cream 2 cups…
Cheddar Cheese Buns Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 2 hours (includes rise time) Serves: 12-15 buns Nothing is better than homemade bread, especially when it involves cheese like these aged cheddar cheese buns. Ingredients Dough: 1 tbsp. instant yeast 2 tbsp. honey 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/3 cup grated cheddar…
Debi’s Flamin’ Hot Sauce Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: Total time: Serves: Debi’s Flamin’ Hot Sauce is full flavored and lightly sweet. It isn’t hot just for the sake of being hot. It’s smokey and rich with chipotle peppers. Ingredients 1 red aji chili, habenero, or red jalapeno, optional depending on how hot you…
Baba Ghanoush Prep time: 50 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Total time: 90 minutes Serves: Baba Ghanoush is a classic creamy condiment used all over the world made from only natural ingredients such as eggplant, tahini, and olive oil. Ingredients 1 eggplant, roasted whole (yields about 2 cups after roasting) 3 cloves garlic, 2 roasted…
Sonoran-Style Salsa Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: I used to stay with my (aunt) Tia during the summer where she taught me how to make her famous salsa recipe. Like all her recipes, it wasn’t written down. She said, “Mijo (mi hijo or my son), you must memorize this recipe, so when you…
Homemade Eggnog Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes (plus 3 hours chilling) Total time: 3 hours 10 minutes Serves: 2 cups Homemade eggnog, from scratch. Ingredients 1 cup plain almond milk 1 cup light coconut milk, from the can 2 tablespoons agave nectar 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg Pinch of pink salt…
Snowballs and Thumbprints Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 20-30 minutes Serves: 20 cookies each (40 total) One dough – two cookies! Ingredients Thumbprints: 1 cup (2 sticks) Earth Balance vegan butter 1/2 cup organic powder sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups whole spelt flour 1/2 cup almond meal 1/2…
Have you heard of whipped coconut cream? Oh man, it’s the stuff that dreams are made of. Rich, creamy coconut milk whipped cream is quite possibly the easiest thing you will ever make. I’m serious! When we had a party at our house a few months back we served gluten-free coconut pound cake with berries…
Spinach Pesto Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A milder version of my favorite basil pesto. Perfect for soups, pastas or just spread over toasted bread. Ingredients 6 oz fresh baby spinach 1 cup basil leaves 1 cup toasted pecans 1 shallot clove, chopped 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated 1/2 cup Star Garlic…
Chocolate Coconut Flour Cake with Chocolate Mousse Frosting Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Serves: 4 Chocolate Coconut Flour Cake with Chocolate Mousse Frosting is a unique, healthy twist on a classic chocolate cake. Moist, fluffy, and rich chocolate flavor Ingredients ¾- 1 cup vanilla almond milk 4 organic…