Chickpea “tuna” salad

Remember the tuna noodle casserole with crushed potato chips baked on top that our moms made in late 70’s? And you couldn’t go back outside and play until you finished your plate? Me too! 🤢🤮 But… thankfully, THIS is not that. No tunas were harmed in the making of this meal. And it was delicious. … Continue reading

Vegan Cranberry Cheese

I found this recipe from Exceedingly Vegan on Youtube for Christmas a few years ago, and we ate it so fast, I forgot to add it here to my food blog. I had a taste for it the other day, and went searching. And oh my… there’s so many versions now that it was hard … Continue reading

Chickpea and Spinach Burgers

I love roasted chickpeas with a concoction of spices on them as a healthy snack, and recently had a chickpea burger at a Crazy Cucumber restaurant and it was delicious! It was dense, but moist and full of flavor. So, I wanted to try my hand at making chickpea burgers at home, and although not … Continue reading

Shrimp Salad with Lime Dressing

I made this salad tonight from my July issue of Better Homes and Gardens and it was superb. Really. Light, flavorful, creamy and crisp. Perfect for a hot weather meal. It whips up in a snap and is filling to boot. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 pound- uncooked shrimp with or without the tail (next time I … Continue reading

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

We used to go to a Mexican restaurant called Don Tequila’s when we lived in Ohio. We enjoyed their Mexican Shrimp Cocktail so much that one of the servers gave me the ingredients list once. Not the amount of each ingredient, just the ingredient. I never made it until yesterday, and what I came up … Continue reading

Mushroom Soup (vegan and dairy free)

  I’ve recently found out that I have Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. It’s an autoimmune disease where your immune system attacks the thyroid gland. And on top of that, I’ve found out I’m allergic to dairy. If you’ve been here since the beginning, (exactly 135 posts ago), you can see from the very beginning that I’ve never eaten … Continue reading

Pomegranate, Pear and Pistachio Salad

It’s funny how the weather affects my taste buds. The warmer it gets the lighter I like to eat. Are you like that too? I made this the other day when it was a beautiful sunny day with a high of about 80 degrees. It’s a refreshing, crispy, sweet and savory flavor that will wake … Continue reading