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VEGAN TARTAR SAUCE
Ever since meeting Maryland-born Boyfriend, Old Bay has somehow scuttled its way into my home (along with items covered in the Maryland state flag). While I prefer the spiciness of Cajun/Creole seasonings, Old Bay has grown on me. I love having tartar sauce on hand to pair with those flavors! Homemade tartar sauce provides a tangy, creamy compliment to [...]
GLUTEN FREE PASTA E CECI
Pasta e ceci. Pasta and chickpeas. Straightforward, affordable comfort food. This specific recipe is gluten-free, easy to make, contains ample Covert Veggies for nutrition, and comes together in around 30 minutes. It sounds so simple, but there are countless versions of this dish that fare from soupy to stewed to quite saucy, all with varied ingredients and textures. Years ago [...]
WATERMELON FRUIT ROLL-UPS
In our household of two, it takes dedication to get through a whole watermelon. It's even trickier with a lackluster melon (and can we all agree that seedy melons taste best?). Ever since I've gotten hooked on making homemade fruit leather, less fruit goes to waste in our house! After some careful experimentation, we now turn excess watermelon into [...]
PASTA E CECI
Pasta e ceci. Pasta and chickpeas. It sounds so simple, but there are countless versions of this dish that fare from soupy to stewed to quite saucy, all with varied ingredients and textures. Years ago during a semester in Rome, I frequently enjoyed pasta e ceci (chay-chee) at lunchtime or as an energy boost on cold Friday nights before [...]
FAUX ONION SOUP
Faux onion soup: an onion-free soup inspired by French onion soup. Boyfriend enjoys French onion soup, but I have an onion intolerance that restricts pretty much all alliums except garlic. I love him and we love tasty soup, so this recipe emerged for those weekend evenings when I want to cook one thing and have charcuterie. Yellow bell pepper, [...]
NO-FRY SWEET POTATO FRIES
Sweet potato fries are one of my favorite cooked sides, and like oven-roasted fries, this recipe results in crispy, savory fries without using a deep fryer or air fryer. These sweet potato fries also work as a tasty vegetable side! Plus, sweet potatoes have so many extra nutritional benefits, like being good sources of beta-carotene and more. If you [...]