Ingredients: 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 cloves of garlic (sliced or roughly chopped) 1/3 cup white onion (diced) 3 oz. tomato paste 1/4 cup tomato sauce 1/4 cup vodka 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme leaves 6-9 tbsp reserved pasta water 6.75 oz. (1/2…
Author: Meera_P
Spinach & Mushroom Lasagna
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pound baby bella or cremini mushrooms, sliced 2 (10-oz) bags of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed of excess moisture in clean towel or cheesecloth 1 cup diced onions 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 36 oz tomato sauce (homemade would be great but I typically just use a good jarred marinara)…
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
*recipe adapted from hostthetoast.com Ingredients: 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon cornstarch 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 ½ sticks (6 oz) butter, melted and cooled 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed ½ cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Instructions: Sift together the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt into a…
Chocolate Chip & Oat Banana Bread
Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas 1/4 cup greek yogurt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 – 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. distilled white vinegar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup whole-grain rolled…
Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta
Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado (medium) Fresh Basil (about 25 medium/large leaves) Juice of 1/2 a Lemon (about 5 tsp) 1 1/2 Cloves of Garlic 4-5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 5-6 tbsp Water 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 6 oz pasta of choice [Recipe serves 3 (or 2 very hungry people)] Instructions: Add avocado,…
Spaghetti “Un” Meatballs
6 cremini or white button mushrooms 1 zucchini 1 yellow squash 2 (15.5 oz) cans of cannellini beans 1 cup panko bread crumbs 1 small diced white onion 1 clove of garlic Grate the zucchini, squash and mushrooms. Finely dice the onion and mince the garlic clove. Add the veggies and garlic to a sautee…
No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
15 oz. pumpkin puree 8 oz package of cream cheese 1 packet of instant vanilla pudding 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 (9 oz.) ready to use graham cracker crust Beat softened cream cheese together with brown sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Add in pumpkin…
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Dilemma: One day, I happened upon a sad little container of left over pumpkin puree in the fridge. Not enough to make a pie and too much to freeze just to be re-forgotten. The abandoned pumpkin puree needed to be needed again. Solution: SMOOTHIE! 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 cup low-fat greek yogurt 1/2 milk…
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Dry Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice Wet Ingredients: 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1 1/2 cup milk 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1…
Chocolate Cupcakes
Dry Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/4 cup cocoa powder 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt Wet Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk (soy milk makes this a vegan recipe!) 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. white vinegar 1/3 cup vegetable oil Instructions: Combine dry ingredients together separately and…
Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies (Grinch Cookies)
When I think of the holidays, I think of cookies…natural, right? I also think of snow and decorating a tree and of course, the holiday movies I grew up with. Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas happens to be one of my favorites. So I named these cookies after the Grinch himself! I took…
TheCookworm 