vegan

Recipe: Gluten Free Salad Rolls

by Carrie Main Dishes
Gluten Free Salad Roll

Salad rolls. I love to order them when I’m at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant here in Calgary. Without the dipping sauce, spring rolls are a great gluten free food. I’ve been, admittedly, intimidated to make them myself because of the rice paper rolls. Not sure why, but they scare me. Well fear them no more! 2012 is the year that I’m [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Donut

by Carrie Baked Goods
Vegan Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Donuts

This is another recipe from Erin McKenna’s new cookbook ‘Babycakes Covers The Classics.’ I can tell you that my family and friends have been really really happy with this cookbook and the donut recipes. My son stopped in at the house while a batch of these gluten free vegan chocolate donuts were still warm and [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

by Carrie Baked Goods
Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

First, and foremost I have to thank Erin McKenna at Babycakes in NYC for these donuts. She gave me a recipe to make delicious gluten-free vegan donuts! I’m not vegan but I have a son who is gluten-free and vegan and the same with his girlfriend. So we have been including more vegan meals and [...]

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Recipe: Dairy Free Coconut Pudding

by Carrie Desserts
Dairy Free Coconut Pudding

Pudding. Pudding. Pudding. To me there is no better comfort food than hot pudding. It’s perfect for any occasion; When the snow is falling and it’s cold outside, when you are under the weather, or when you want to celebrate. Heck, even when you are just craving something sweet and warm at 10 pm. I [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Tomatillo Salsa

by Carrie Appetizers

I really enjoy the Calgary Farmer’s Market. I actually like to visit farmers markets wherever I travel. There’s something about the abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables filling all the stalls that makes my heart skip and bring a smile to my face. Maybe it reminds me of the huge gardens I had as a [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Black Bean & Chickpea Lime Salad

by Carrie For the Holidays

  Looking for a salad that your vegetarian or vegan guest(s) will enjoy? What about a salad that satisfies your gluten free  family members? If you’re searching for a delicious side dish/appetizer that is super easy to make, and ‘keeps’ nicely in the refrigerator… This is the recipe for you!   Gluten Free Black Bean and Chickpea [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Spicy White Bean Dip

by Carrie Appetizers

Want a quick and easy healthy dip recipe? How about a 5 ingredient dip recipe? OR maybe even a gluten free and vegan dip recipe!? Well your in luck cause that is exactly what I am giving you today! All three! With the holidays approaching there is always more entertaining going on and sometimes the [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free African Peanut Soup

by Carrie Main Dishes

    It’s a dark and cloudy day today in Calgary. It’s looking like we are about to get a bit of snow and temperatures will soon drop. “What to do?” Well for me, that means making a pot of something warm for the tummy. I don’t know what it is about having a big [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free No Bake Peanut Butter Balls

by Carrie Recipes

First, I need to acknowledge a mistake I made in my blog review of Anada skincare. I meant to say that I don’t want products with gluten on my skin, but I accidently posted that I didn’t want gluten-free products on my skin. Whoops! Hopefully all my readers realized that I had made a mistake. Truthfully, [...]

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Recipe: Vegan Gluten-Free Eggplant Lasagna In a Jar

by Carrie Appetizers
Vegan Gluten-Free Eggplant Lasagna In a Jar

This past weekend for us, was Thanksgiving and I had a mix of dietary issues to include for the meal. I am gluten-free as you know, but my son and his friend Jamie are also vegan so that needed to be addressed for the meal. Was there still going to be turkey and stuffing? Of [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Slow Cooker Vegan Squash and Chickpea Curry & Recipe for Cashew Butter

by Carrie Main Dishes
Recipe: Gluten Free Slow Cooker Vegan Squash and Chickpea Curry & Recipe for Cashew Butter

It is definitely fall around here in Calgary, even though we have had amazingly warm weather we are also witnessing leaves changing color and falling to the ground. What Fall also means to me is wonderful produce at the farmers market. I went this past Friday and the abundance of fresh produce was a site [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Vegan Sunflower Seed Butter

by Carrie Recipes
Gluten Free Vegan Sunflower Seed Butter

Last week I made no peanut squares using sunflower seed butter. For that recipe I used purchased sunflower butter. What surprised me later when I was reading the fine fine print on the jar was that there was a warning about possible peanuts in processing. Are you kidding me? Why would you have a no [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Vegan Chickpea Burger

by Carrie Main Dishes
gluten free vegan chickpea burger

As promised in my last burger blog I am posting a recipe for a vegan burger. Imagine Lebanese and Indian flavors and spices combined in a sweet and healthy burger. This is that. I have started switching things up a bit, playing with different spices and flavor combinations and hope you try it also. This [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Vegan Granola

by Carrie Breakfast
Gluten Free Vegan Granola

I love granola and yogurt. I love homemade granola and a great thick greek yogurt! Here is a recipe for a great tasting granola, and one that you could take in Ziploc bags with you, so that you always have a great tasting snack. I promised you the recipe from Erin McKenna’s latest cookbook “Babycakes, [...]

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