Some of my recipes (like this one) are inspired by meals or desserts at restaurants that haunt my taste bud memories, driving me to re-create a recipe. Or, at least, mess up my kitchen many times trying to ... until I get it right. These Vegan Pistachio Muffins were inspired by a pistachio muffin I had several years ago during a college tour with my daughter. Vegan Pistachio Muffins Never Tasted So Good She ended up picking that university and, for almost three years, each time I visited ... continue reading...
Vegan Pistachio Muffins
Favorite Dairy-Free Recipes for Fall
It's officially fall, ya'll! I was clinging to the last days of summer and refused to pumpkin all over them, but now I'm ready to pull out my crockpot, hoodie sweatshirts, jeans, pumpkin spice and casserole dishes. In that spirit (and hoping the Texas weather will cooperate soon), I bring you a roundup of my favorite dairy-free recipes for fall. 10 Favorite Dairy-Free Recipes for Fall These 10 favorite dairy-free recipes for fall are dishes and deserts everyone will enjoy -- whether they ... continue reading...
New Orleans Walking Food Tour
During a recent trip to the Big Easy (my first time there!), I signed up to take a New Orleans Walking Food Tour, hosted by Custom Conventions and led by Marc Preuss and Carling Dinkler. More than any other city in the U.S., a food tour in New Orleans (I quickly learned) is also a history lesson. Napoleon House New Orleans Our first stop was at the historic Napoleon House restaurant, which was declared a national landmark in 1970. And yes, it's named after THAT Napoleon! Located in ... continue reading...
Q&A with The Food Hussy: Success Tips for Food Bloggers When Working with Brands
If you were lucky enough to attend the 2018 International Food Bloggers Conference, then you were lucky enough to get a 5-minute whirlwind of humor and good advice from food blogger The Food Hussy (aka Heather Johnson) during the Lightning Talks session. Heather started food blogging in 2008. She also has 20+ of marketing agency experience. During the past ten years, she has worked as a marketing pro by day … and as a food blogger by night/weekends. Because she understands both worlds ... continue reading...
Strawberry Banana Nut Muffins
These lovely strawberry banana nut muffins were created, in part, thanks to overripe bananas, a sale on a large container of strawberries and my loathing of wasting food. You can probably thank my mom for that last one! This recipe is also dairy-free and egg-free (and vegan), but my taste testers who have no issues with dairy or eggs didn't know the difference and scarfed them down with only one request: can we have another? Made with ripe mashed bananas, sliced strawberries, apple sauce ... continue reading...
Brined Southern Kitchen + Bar
I was recently invited into Brined Southern Kitchen + Bar, another new restaurant in the Mockingbird Station area of Dallas. It's located next to the Angelika film/movie house, where Mezze Tapas formerly operated. Don't let the word "southern" fool you into thinking Brined is anything typical. Sure, you can get comfort foods like chicken and waffles, burgers, fried chicken and biscuits, but you can also get a cast iron seared salmon with zucchini and cauliflower mash (my favorite of the ... continue reading...
Poke O in Mockingbird Station
What's better than getting invited to a fun, tasty party as a food influencer? Almost nothing, except for the obvious things like babies, puppies, winning the lottery, someone bringing you a cup of morning coffee in bed, traveling, etc. So I was thrilled when I was invited to attend the VIP Pre-Grand Opening celebration at the new Poke O in Mockingbird Station. The stars of the party, of course, were samples of three of Poke O's five signature poke bowls (the Ponzu Tuna, Tex Mex Shrimp ... continue reading...
Vegan Strawberry Lemon Poppy Seed Shortcakes
Growing up, nothing said summer like fireflies, camping out and my mom's strawberry shortcake! I gave her version a makeover with these easy made-from-scratch vegan strawberry lemon poppy seed shortcakes. They're lower in sugar, dairy-free and vegan, with a hint of lemon and poppy seed. They're also refreshing and delicious, just like my childhood favorite. These shortcake biscuits don't take long to whip together, and this dough rolls out nice and easy. That's my kind of dough! My bet is ... continue reading...
Candied Jalapeno Salmon Tacos with Strawberry Avocado Salsa
Can a bowling alley meal inspire one of my favorite recipes ever? YES! These Candied Jalapeno Salmon Tacos with Strawberry Avocado Salsa are my new favorite recipe, which was inspired in the least likely of places. Growing up in the Midwest, food at a bowling alley consisted of chips from a vending machine or, if you were lucky, hot dogs or nachos. But in Texas, everything is bigger - and newer - so we have full-on restaurants in our large complexes. During a recent visit, I ordered fish ... continue reading...
Creamy Red Chili Shrimp Stir Fry
Some of the best recipes are happy accidents. This Creamy Red Chili Shrimp Stir Fry recipe (which is dairy-free and gluten-free) exists because yours truly forgot her reading glasses before she headed to the grocery store one day ... Creamy Red Chili Shrimp Stir Fry - Plan B Many of the recipes on this blog are favorites my children grew up with. But now that I've been an an empty nester for a couple years now, there are an equal (and growing) number that they haven't eaten ... ... continue reading...
Brown Sugar Pineapple Pork Chops
Sick of the same old pork chops for dinner? Need an easy, delicious one pan meal? Try these one pan brown sugar pineapple pork chops for a tasty change that you and your family will love! You can use fresh or canned pineapple chunks, and you only need ONE pan! Bonus: it's also low-ish in carbs because it uses chopped/pearled cauliflower instead of rice. It's also dairy-free, soy-free and gluten-free (be sure to read the labels of the BBQ sauce and worcestershire sauce you use - some ... continue reading...
Baked Vegan Cheese Fries
Months ago, I ate some vegan cheese fries at a restaurant in my daughter's college town. Since then, I have been dreaming about eating that heavenly combo again. But when I went back recently (plenty hungry and salivating), they had taken them off their menu!?!? It was a sad sad day. When I got back home, however, I finally did another thing I have been dreaming about since I ate that amazing basket of dairy-free cheese fries — I figured out how to recreate them! Except my “fries” are Baked ... continue reading...
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