Tag: Pasta

Garlic Mustard Recipe: Laminated Wild Ravioli

Garlic Mustard Recipe: Laminated Wild Ravioli

If you are feeling fancy this spring, go out and harvest some garlic mustard for this elegant garlic mustard recipe! These creamy filled ravioli are laminated with garlic mustard for a little extra whimsy, making your plate as beautiful as a day in the woods. 

Vegan Radicchio Pasta with Smoky Mushrooms & Olives

Vegan Radicchio Pasta with Smoky Mushrooms & Olives

We’re not joking around with this one- pasta topped with smoky, crispy mushrooms, in a buttery sauce with Kalamata olives topped with vegan parmesan, all contrasting that sharp, bitter sautéed radicchio. Join us in the wonderful world of bitter greens with this vegan radicchio pasta. 

Vegan Pierogi with Potatoes and Onions

Vegan Pierogi with Potatoes and Onions

Crispy vegan pierogi are the perfect weeknight dinner- pasta with potato and caramelized onions (vegan sausage optional)- no one will complain about these! You can make them Sunday, and freeze for later in the week. Pierogi are a classic Polish dish, and are easily veganized 

Vegan Scampi in Lemon Garlic White Wine Sauce

Vegan Scampi in Lemon Garlic White Wine Sauce

Fire up the skillet, and get your pasta water boiling, because it’s time to make vegan scampi! This lemon and wine filled sauce coats your pasta in garlicky goodness, accompanied by delicately brined hearts of palm “scallops”, and bits of fresh parsley. A fun and 

Quick Vegan Creamy Pasta with Kale

Quick Vegan Creamy Pasta with Kale

This silky, creamy garlicky pasta sauce is drizzled over freshly cooked pasta with kale. It’s the type of recipe that almost everyone can enjoy, and a great way to add a little green vegetables into your diet. This is the perfect weeknight dinner as it 

Pea Tendril Vegan Pasta Salad with Orange Dressing

Pea Tendril Vegan Pasta Salad with Orange Dressing

This simple vegan pasta salad highlights an overlooked vegetable- the pea tendril- and wraps it up in a orange salad dressing with notes of sesame and ginger. Purple cabbage gives that extra little crunch, and toasted almonds and sesame seeds add touches of flavor and 

Spring Stinging Nettle Pasta with Vegan Parmesan

Spring Stinging Nettle Pasta with Vegan Parmesan

Cheesy and flavorful, this vegan parmesan and stinging nettle pasta will leave you wanting more. Garlicky flavor, along with onions, nettles, marinated artichoke hearts, vegan parmesan, and a beautiful garnish of violets and garlic mustard flowers will make this dish not only delicious, but the 

Wild Morel Mushrooms and Christmas Lima Beans

Wild Morel Mushrooms and Christmas Lima Beans

There is no finer luxury of spring than cooking up a fresh, wild growing, vegan morel mushroom recipe. Wild morel mushrooms have a rich, savory quality that no other mushroom can match, but Christmas Lima beans provide a similar, more earthy umami element. To make 

Savory Chocolate Pasta with Hazelnut Chili Cream Sauce

Savory Chocolate Pasta with Hazelnut Chili Cream Sauce

When I think of Valentines day, I think of sugary pink hearts, stuffed teddy bears, roses and of  course tons of chocolate. Dark, sweet, melting, sugar filled chocolates. Maybe with a creamy hazelnut center. I’ve always preferred savory foods to sweet, so I decided to flip a classic truffle on it’s head and try something new for Valentine’s day- chocolate pasta with hazelnut chili sauce. This dish brings in bright dashes of lime, bitter, dark and earthy notes of cocoa, aromatic cilantro, and spicy bits of chili. It’s all carried together with a light, creamy hazelnut sauce.

Vegan Meatballs (Beetballs) – Seitan and Beet Meatballs

Vegan Meatballs (Beetballs) – Seitan and Beet Meatballs

I grew up eating spaghetti with tomato sauce, but (since I didn’t eat meat) the concept of meatballs was foreign to me. It was never something I knew, so it was never something I missed. Recently, however, for some reason I don’t quite understand I got it in my head to make a vegan meatball recipe. I decided to use beets in this recipe, primarily because of their beautiful color, but also I love their soft, sweet flavor. I didn’t try to make this taste like meat (again, I’m not really sure what meatballs taste like), but I wanted them to have the following qualities-
Flavorful
Chewy
Filling
Beautiful Color