Old Fashioned Fried Cornmeal Mush. A simple comfort food with endless variations. Great breakfast option for those with food allergies – no gluten, dairy or eggs! Fried Mush. I’m guessing most folks have heard of it before – I know it’s not just a Northeast thing. I’ve had it down South before – but the…
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Mango Sorbet
Mango Sorbet – a sweet & simple frozen treat made with just two ingredients. Delicious, healthy & vegan! Much of my best food inspiration comes from my grocery shopping trips. I’m a frugal and finicky shopper and usually visit 3 – 4 different stores weekly. One for meats, one for pantry staples, one for natural…
{Dairy-Free} Vegan Peanut Butter & Chocolate Pudding Parfait
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PlantBasedGoodness #CollectiveBias Whip up a rich & delicious Vegan Peanut Butter & Chocolate Pudding Parfait with simple on hand ingredients & Almond Milk. Although I’m certainly not a vegan, I do make and enjoy a lot of vegan foods….
Shoofly Cupcakes
Shoofly Cupcakes. A sweet, moist molasses PA Dutch & Lancaster County favorite made into fun little cakes. Oh, and this delicious treat is vegan if using shortening (which is traditional) instead of butter. I have a confession to make. It’s been over two years that I’ve been working on this blog and I have yet to…
Japanese Ginger Cucumber Salad
A bright, cool & crisp Ginger Cucumber Salad. Fresh & simple eats for laid back summer days. I love cucumbers. They’re easily my favorite vegetable. I love them plain, with a a sprinkle of salt or in endless variations as the star ingredient in salads. I just realized I have NO cucumber recipes on this…
Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil White Bean Dip
White Bean Dip with Roasted Garlic, Olive Oil & Lemon Juice. This dip is a quick, easy, delicious, healthy, vegan snack! The last few recipes I’ve shared have been simple, quick and have required only a handful of ingredients. I’m sticking with that theme today. This is a dip I make often. It’s a simple…
Old Fashioned Molasses Pie
Old Fashioned Molasses Pie – a simple PA Dutch pie. Similar to a shoofly pie – but different. Chewy, sweet, unique – delicious! Vegan friendly, too! Just to prevent any confusion – I will start this off by letting everyone know that this is not a shoofly pie. Though the ingredients are very similar, the process…
Cranberry Butter
Cranberry Butter. This is booming, sweet, tart, concentrated in your face cranberry flavor! It’s that time of the year folks. It only comes once a year…cranberry season! Most people casually pick up a bag or two of cranberries to make some sauce or a cake. I, on the other hand, am running out to the store…
Chocolate Cherry Banana Ice Cream – Vegan
These days I consider myself lucky to find a few ripe bananas sitting around. Bananas go quick in my house. Not only do my daughters love snacking on them, it’s been discovered that bananas are one of our chickens favorite treats. Who would have guessed? It was a hot summer day and I found a whole…
Summer Yellow Squash Roasted in Lemon & Olive Oil
Summer squash with big, bold & bright flavor! Roasted in olive oil & lemon juice – it’s easy, delicious, different and exciting to eat! I love summer. I love the bright warm weather, I love the long days I get to spend with my family, I love time outdoors and I love that the local produce…