If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I’m obsessed with my yard and flower garden. I’m working towards maaaaybe (fingers and toes crossed) getting on the garden tour next year. Yep, I’m that lady now. This year, I decided not to grow veggies due to the fact that we have a tenacious groundhog […]
Category Archives: Sauces, Condiments, Toppings
Smoked Paprika Almonds
When I was a kiddo—the eldest of many grandchildren and naturally the leader of all things adventure and trouble—my grandfather would fire up the grill on summer days and I’m convinced it wasn’t just to char some hotdogs for us. It was to make our memories of running around barefoot in “Maud & Daud’s” yard even more […]
Pine Nut Pesto (Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)
When I’m cooking at home, I tend to do a lot of pantry-to-plate cooking—grabbing what I have on hand and making it work. One of my favorite condis to keep on hand is a tasty Pine Nut Pesto. I use it to make wraps, to season rice and roasted veggies, and to add color and oomph […]
Fermented Golden Beets
The 8-year-old-I-hate-all-veggies-and-will-sit-at-the-dinner-table-all-night-long-in-defiance girl inside me is so rolling her eyes over the fact that I’m writing up a post about beets. And not just any beets, fermented beets! But she better learn to respect her elders because they know what time it is. I can’t believe I ever had a time in my life where […]
Creamy Roasted Poblano Sauce
When I was oblivious to the fact that I was allergic to eggs and that I needed sleep in my life, a favorite go-to-late-night-post-partying stop was the Melrose Diner in Chicago. I would order the football-sized egg-white omelette with feta and a side of their famous poblano sauce—the eggs were really just a vehicle for the […]
Old Bay Chickpea Fries with Honey-Mustard Dipping Sauce
I’m having a lot of fun goofing around with chickpea flour these past few months. I’ve made “tofu” out of it, a tasty Garlic-Tahini Wrap with it, and now: Fries! The Marylander in me had to season them with Old Bay which is heaven dipped into sweet, homemade Honey-Mustard Sauce. With final deadlines closing in for […]
Coconut Bacon Bits from the DIY Vegan Cookbook
Back when YumUniverse had it’s first birthday (almost 6 years ago!) I held a recipe contest to celebrate, and while every entry was delicious, there were a few that stood out to me and my fellow recipe testers—the Grand Prize winner Lisa Pitman’s Party Perfect Petit Fours (check out her Crustless Kale & Mushroom Quiche too) and Nicole Axworthy, who came […]
Homemade Toasted Maple-Pecan Butter
In the YumUniverse book I share my easy recipe for homemade Toasted Almond Butter, and I now want to share with YU another delicious discovery—Toasted Maple-Pecan Butter. Use it to make a delicious non-dairy milk, spread it on some gluten-free toast, swirl it into homemade yogurt, or chia pudding (maybe a chocolate one). And yes, […]
Golden Raisin & Onion Honey Jam
Golden Raisin & Onion Honey Jam is part of an hors d’oeuvre that I served at one of my 24 Carrot Supper Club holiday dinners last year on top of Cashew Cheese Spread and Herbes de Provence Crackers from Elana’s Pantry. This recipe is a favorite for the herbivores and the omnivores.