Dinner
Recipes for dinner and main meals.
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Pumpkin Seed Pesto Zoodles
I would like to preface this post by saying that while I love zucchini…I currently have so much of it in my fridge that I cannot possibly accept any more “gifts” from family members and friends hoping to pawn off their surplus of garden zucchini on me. Anyone who has ever grown zucchini knows how it is- haha! One of the ways that I like to use zucchini is to spiralize it into noodles a.k.a. “zoodles”! Zoodles are a great gluten-free alternative to pasta but they can also be used as a base for a variety of other dishes. I love to use zoodles in stir-frys, soups or instead of…
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Drop Dead Recipes – Buddha Bowls
I’m sure you’ve all seen “Buddha Bowls” floating around Instagram and Facebook. They are a super trendy food right now, but it’s great because they are so delicious and super healthy. I’ve created this Winter Buddha Bowl full of roasted vegetables, quinoa, and a freakin’ insane miso gravy. Obviously you can substitute whatever veggies you like the most, and if you aren’t into quinoa, white or brown rice would work great, too. Winter Buddha Bowl 200g yam, sliced 1/2″ thick 200g beet, sliced 1/2″ thick 125g carrot, sliced 1/2″ thick 125g broccoli, chopped into florets 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 tbsp sesame seeds Preheat oven to…
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Fettuccine Alfredo for Vegan Miam {Plant-Based}
I’m excited to share with you one of my new favourite recipes. Rika from vegan miam invited me to share a guest post on her blog and I knew I had to come up with something special. If you haven’t visited vegan miam already, you absolutely MUST! Rika and Doni are the uber talented two behind the blog, and they share their brilliant recipes and photography as they travel around the world. I love learning about the food in different cities of the world and how it seems possible to find plant-based options just about anywhere now! I had the pleasure of meeting Rika and Doni while I was in…
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Heritage Hotel- Vegan Tapas- Auckland, NZ
This post is long overdue, but better late than never! While in Auckland, I had the pleasure of dining at the lobby bar of the Heritage Hotel, where they served a stunning array of vegan tapas. As if that wasn’t exciting enough for me, I got to enjoy those vegan tapas with the amazing Rika + Doni of vegan miam. it was so cool to be able to meet up with them as they spent a few days in Auckland. I have been following their travels and recipes through vegan miam for quite awhile, and they are just as awesome as you would imagine!! Hope we can meet up again…
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Drop Dead Recipes- Mac ‘n’ Cheeze
We have a recipe in the family for the best macaroni ‘n’ cheese ever and I usually cave in and eat it if my mom or auntie has made a batch. Buttttt I like my dairy-free cooking, and this mac ‘n’ cheeze could give them a run for their money. I am obsessed with nutritional yeast lately and it’s the secret ingredient in this recipe. It adds such a ‘cheesiness’ to the creamy white sauce that when my boyfriend took this macaroni to work for lunch, he texted me saying, ‘babe…is there actually no cheese in this? It’s really really good’. That kind of text just makes my day! haha. I’ve…
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Drop Dead Recipes- Veggie & Black Bean Chili
I know most places are creeping into Spring right now, but there are always those cold, wet, rainy April days and who couldn’t use a warming bowl of chili on those days. I am heading into the New Zealand winter and kind of unsure what to expect. I know it will probably be a lot less dreary than endless Vancouver rain, though! I kind of look forward to those gloomy winter days when you can cozy up with a nice warm bowl of soup or chili. This veggie & black bean chili is bursting with flavour from aromatic cumin, coriander, and chili powder. It’s packed with yummy extras like portobello…
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Drop Dead Recipes- Sushi
I couldn’t wait to reveal this recipe for sushi to ya’ll and thankfully, I didn’t have to wait for too long. If you haven’t seen it already, my latest Drop Dead Recipe is up. You can take a peek, by clicking here. I have made four vegetarian sushi rolls, and three of them happen to be vegan as well. There is a veggie roll, a mango and cream cheese roll, a pickled beet roll, and a sweet potato and avocado roll. In the mango-cream cheese roll, you could easily use Tofutti or another vegan cream cheese substitute. This recipe makes the best sushi rice, just like at your favourite…
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Drop Dead Recipes- Butternut Squash Soup
This chilly month, I made a warm, comforting butternut squash and apple soup. Of course I decorated these in Drop Dead fashion! I love the taste of this soup, with sweetness coming from apples and maple syrup. The spices I used offer healthful benefits, especially with the miracle spice- turmeric! Head over to the Drop Dead Clothing Blog to check out the recipe…and my Dead Jersey! I am so stoked this week, because I get to go to not one, but two concerts. I’m a huge fan of music, and I love going to concerts. This week I am seeing one of my all-time favourite singers, Matt Mays. A couple…
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Yams
Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend and I have the perfect side dish for your family table. Roasted garlic mashed yams….OM NOM NOM!! I could eat these as a main course, but that is beside the point… Also I’m confused as to whether I’m talking about yams or sweet potatoes…someone help me out. I think in North America we refer to these orange-fleshed sweet potatoes as yams. 2 whole heads of roasted garlic go into this perfect Autumn dish. I love roasted garlic because it’s so much more sweet and mellow than regular raw garlic. I pair it up with fresh thyme, but you could use any fresh herb that you…
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Drop Dead Recipe- Mediterranean Pasta Salad
This month on Drop Dead Clothing, I’m sharing a Mediterranean pasta salad. I really wanted to come up with a recipe that is great on the go. Something portable for school or work. I think this vegan pasta salad does the trick…and I used gluten free pasta, making this entire recipe gluten free! Full of flavour and hearty enough to keep ya full throughout the day, I hope you’ll try this one out. Check it out here!
