Appetizers

When I think of appetizers I think of a big ol’ charcuterie board. But, gone are the days of cured meats and cheeses. Instead I have created some delicious and easy to make appetizers that your guests will find unique and hard to believe they are so healthy.

Unbelievably good vegan scalloped potatoes

You will not believe how good this recipe is. It makes a lot, so you’ll have tons of leftovers! What you will need: 5-6 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced with a mandoline3 cups non-dairy milk1/4 cup GF flour1/3 cup nutritional yeast (don’t skip this – its key!)1 vegetable bouillon cube or about 1/2 cup vegetable…

Easy Baked Cornbread

This slightly sweet cornbread is amazing after dinner, or as a side with some chili. As long as you have cornmeal you are good to go. What you will need: 3/4 cup gluten free flour1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum (if your flour doesn’t already include it)1 cup cornmeal1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons maple…

Chickpea Flour Zucchini Fritters

I recommend cooking these slowly and on medium heat so that the insides cook through and the outsides get crispy. Also good the next day, extra pan fried. What you will need: 4-5 zucchini, gratedfew dashes of sea salt3/4 cup chickpea flour1 teaspoon baking powder1/3 cup nondairy milk2 teaspoons srirachacooking oil Preparation: Set aside roughly…

Crispy Gluten-Free Bread

I have read a number of recipes – all copying the recipe from Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day – which I’m sure is delightful but it complicates things a bit too much. So I am distilling this recipe down so that it doesnt take you 9 years to read it. I also…

Eggplant Mini Pizzas (with vegan cheese)

What you will need: 1 eggplanttable salt (dont use the good stuff)olive oil1/2 cup tomato sauce (canned or made fresh)vegan cheesefresh basilpepper to tastecrushed garlic (optional) I was interested in sprucing up this recipe, pinned by kaylin’s kitchen (Kaylinskitchen.com) based on Julia Childs’ cookbook, by removing the dairy from this recipe and instead used dairy-free…

CHUNKY Guacamole

I absolutely love this chunky guacamole as its flavourful and different. For those of you avoiding nightshades you can omit the salsa. The recipe: 2 avocados1/2 tablespoon minced garlic1 and a half tablespoons prepared salsa of your choicesalt and pepper to tastelime juice(for those of you who can do dairy, adding some feta cheese or…