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Recipe: The yummiest French toast… and it’s vegan! Animal-friendly French toast with maple syrup One of my favorite breakfast foods is French toast.

Recipe: The yummiest French toast… and it’s vegan!

Traditionally made by dipping slices of thick bread into a beaten egg and dairy mixture to coat, then frying the bread in a pan or griddle slathered in butter or oil, French toast is one of those dishes that you don’t have to “give up” when choosing to eat a meatless or vegetarian diet. Homemade Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Blue Cheese and Thyme. Photos by Kevin Schuder This recipe was created exclusively for TreeHugger by Kevin Schuder, Executive Chef at Yield Wine Bar, to pair with a bottle of Valeriano from our featured green wine maker Jacuzzi Family Vineyards.

Homemade Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Blue Cheese and Thyme

Valeriano is like a big bloody steak (and this is coming from a vegetarian!). It's bold, structured and tannic with flavors of summer cherries, currants and leather. But it's also quite balanced, so it pairs nicely with food. But you're going to need a strong dish like this pizza to stand next to the Valeriano. ~DriNkAbLeS~ The Great Big Narcotics Cookbook. 17 Tempting Tofu Recipes to Try. Southern Fried Chicken Recipe : Paula Deen. Vegan food photos - Vegan Recipes - Vegan Products. Tomato Sauce From Scratch. August 1, 2008 Tomato Sauce From Scratch by IsaChandra At the end of the summer you might notice your Italian American friends unable to play croquet with you for an entire weekend because they’re “making sauce.”

Tomato Sauce From Scratch

I was always really jealous of this ritual. Jealous because it was the essence of a domesticity that always seemed out of my reach. Frozen Banana Bites. Planning to try this recipe?

Frozen Banana Bites

Be sure to check out the new Banana Bites FAQs post answering some of the most frequently asked questions for the best results and fun variations! I'm the kind of person who cannot go through even one day without consuming at least two servings of chocolate. OK. Roasted Cauliflower - Your Vegan Mom. Totally addicting bar snack or nutritious side dish?

Roasted Cauliflower - Your Vegan Mom

You decide. I am completely fine with it being both. Incidentally, Desmond loves this as much as Paul and I do. Worknight Dinner: Creamy Avocado Pasta. This post is one that’s long overdue.

Worknight Dinner: Creamy Avocado Pasta

It’s long overdue because there are few things easier and more delicious than this pasta. I am obsessed with it. Of course, my obsession with avocados is nothing new but the idea of blending avocados into pasta was new to me when Angie made it for dinner one Friday night. The fact that avocados are healthy for you is a delightful bonus. They’re rich, creamy and indulgent – all words that are usually associated with the phrase “need to go to the gym.” NY Times Best Seller & Celebrity Natural Food Chef. Great veggie lasagna!

NY Times Best Seller & Celebrity Natural Food Chef

Makes 4 servings Ingredients 8 ounces whole wheat lasagna noodles 15 ounces part-skim ricotta 1/3 cup chopped basil 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts 1/3 cup packaged pesto 4 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella Preparation Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the ricotta, basil, and pine nuts in a small bowl. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. Repeat with another 1/3 of the pesto, the remaining noodles, the remaining ricotta-herb mixture, then cover the whole thing with the pesto. Bake for 30 - 45 minutes or until heated through and bubbling. Dutch Babies – Easy Oven Pancakes.

A cross between a pancake and a popover, Dutch Babies are an easy breakfast treat ready in about 20 minutes.

Dutch Babies – Easy Oven Pancakes

Baked in a cast iron skillet, they puff up golden brown at the edges. Spoon on fresh berries and a little whipped cream and Dutch Babies are heavenly.I’d never made Dutch Baby pancakes until my husband gave me his grandmother’s recipe. Twenty for Twenty: Vegetarian Edition Article. Melinda's Spaghetti Squash With Avocado and Parmesan Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009. Previous image Next image Recipe: Spaghetti Squash Tossed with Olive Oil, Avocado and Parmesan How long does it take?

Melinda's Spaghetti Squash With Avocado and Parmesan Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

35-45 minutes Category: Vegetarian Name: Melinda Why is it a favorite meal? This is a healthy and low-carb take on my simple comfort food of pasta with avocado. The creaminess of the avocado balances out the fresh taste of the squash.Spaghetti Squash Tossed with Olive Oil, Avocado and Parmesanmakes 2-4 servings 1 medium spaghetti squash1 or 2 avocados1 clove garlic, smashed1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice4 fresh basil leaves, sliced1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper1 teaspoon salt Preheat the oven to 375.

When squash is close to done, put olive oil in a pan over low heat and add the smashed clove of garlic. Remove the squash from the oven and place cut side up on a cutting board. This could be vegan without the cheese and there are many additions and alterations you could make. Best-Ever Veggie Burgers from Northstar Cafe Restaurant Reproduction. Even before I'd been to the Northstar Cafe in Columbus, Ohio, I'd heard about their veggie burgers.

"They are unlike any other veggie burger you've ever had," I was promised by both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. I'll give you one guess what I ordered when I finally made it to the restaurant myself! This burger definitely lived up to expectations. Ayurvedic Diet & Recipes. Best Breakfast in Bed. 5 Foods You Should Grow in Your Own Backyard" Wait, fruit trees? Maybe you've heard they're expensive, take forever to grow and die if you even look at them funny. Furthermore, you don't have enough space in your backyard for an orchard. While it's true that apple trees require a little bit of work, backyard growers are in luck. Apple trees come in many varieties, and there are plenty of hardy types that can be grafted to dwarf root stock. Peak-Season Ingredient Map. Say 'Yes' to Pesto.