Wheat free Coconut Strawberry Chocolate Chip Pie or Bar

I was at my mom's house for a family dinner and everyone was talking about what they wanted for dessert.  I decided to combine everyone's favorite flavors into one dessert!  This is delicious strawberry chocolate coconut dessert recipe is the result.   It looks like a pie but it is a little more like a bar, my mom just didn't have a small enough baking pan for this recipe so I put it in a pie pan.  You can make this strawberry coconut chocolate dessert recipe gluten free simply by using certified gluten free oats.

Everyone loved it and the whole dessert was gone in a matter of minutes!  The combination of flavors in this strawberry chocolate dessert recipe worked really well!    The crust is more like a cookie bar bottom, the filling can be firm or a little more like pudding depending on how you make it but it is a delicious dessert that satisfies those who need a little chocolate in their dessert.

Wheat free Chocolate Chip Coconut Cream Bar

  

These are delicious wheat free chocolate chip cookie bars!  They can be gluten free chocolate chip cookie bars by simply using certified gluten free oats.  I wanted to come up with a fun Sunday dessert and I found whatever ingredients were hanging around in my kitchen and this is what came out!  It is a rich dessert, however, if you are used to highly sugared normal desserts this wheat free chocolate chip cookie bar recipe may not be sugary enough for you.

I use about 1/3 or less sugar in my dessert recipes than most, I can't handle the high amount of sugar in most desserts, it is sickening to me.  So be aware that this is a delicious dessert but it does have a low sugar content.  Another tip **Do not overcook or the cookie bar will dry out!

If I were to properly name this dessert it would be wheat free, dairy free, vegan, oil free, low sugar chocolate chip coconut cream cookie bar recipe.  This is a low sugar cookie bar recipe but it certainly does not sacrifice any flavor.  It is also an oil free dessert recipe, but again it is very rich and decadent.  Enjoy!

Homestyle Breakfast Potatoes

To the left side of my famous Tofu Scramble are these yummy Homestyle Breakfast Potatoes.  These potatoes were seasoned with complimentary flavors so they feature chili powder and cumin for a litle southwestern flair.  If you prefer more traditional potatoes you can leave out the chili and cumin and use parsley or rosemary would make a delicious flavor as well.

These homestyle potatoes are a little tricky to make mainly because you have to watch them, stir them frequently and make sure they have enough vegetable broth to prevent burning until they soften but when the potatoes are done all liquid should be absorbed so if the homestyle potato recipe doesn't work out for you the first time don't give up on it.

Tofu Scramble



Tofu scramble is extremely versatile, you can add chili powder or cayenne for some added heat, you can leave out the salsa and add in some sunburger crumbles, add some spinach or cheese sauce, whatever sounds good to you.

I prefer to add veggies in my tofu scramble, this recipe features broccoli but you can add spinach, kale, cabbage or any other veggie that may sound good.   Tofu scramble in our house is an easy dinner but you can certainly serve it as a heavy breakfast on a cold winter morning.  This tofu scramble is a crowd pleaser so if you want to impress your family with a delicious, hearty breakfast this is your go to recipe!



Italian Pasta Casserole with Vegan White Cheese Sauce

This is a very simple, easy to prepare gluten free Italian pasta dish.   You can substitute your favorite pasta, I would prefer to use rigatoni or penne pasta for this dish but we only had spaghetti.   Feel free to experiment with various pastas.  This dish is gluten free but can certainly be made with whole wheat pasta as well.

The vegan white cheese sauce recipe is also very simple and gives an amazing texture and flavor to this italian pasta recipe.  Make sure you pour on a generous amount of the vegan white cheese sauce recipe on the pasta because it is a critical flavor in this dish.  It gives a delicious creamy flavor so pour on to your hearts content.

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Vegan Creamy Rice Casserole Recipe

Creamy Rice Casserole by The Peaceful Kitchen

My parents were coming to dinner, I had no idea what to make.  I spend hours pouring over recipes and trying to find something I could make with the few ingredients in my bare kitchen.  Finally I decided I was going to have to get my creative thinking cap on and come up with something that would taste delicious with whatever I had on hand.  Viola, the Sunburger creamy rice casserole recipe!

This creamy rice casserole recipe is dairy free, it can be soy free if you add more cashews and take out the silken tofu if you prefer it that way.  Cashew cream thickens as it heats so it would work beautifully as well.    This had a fairly mild, yet creamy flavor but you like to spice things up go ahead and throw in a dash of cayenne!

The beauty of this dairy free creamy rice casserole is its simplicity.  I always have my famous sunburgers in the freezer so I can pull them out and throw them in just about anything.  Thank goodness for the quick cooking boxed brown rice you can cook up in a pinch if you need to! 

Tropical Jicama Salad

Tropical Jicama Salad by The Peaceful Kitchen

This salad may not look like anything fancy, but the flavors are divine!  This was another recipe created out of whatever I had on hand.  I needed to use the Jicama we received in our bountiful basket, the pineapple on the counter was ripe and ready and I had a lot of oranges!

The flavors in the dressing mix beautifully with this salad.  My parents raved over and over about how amazing this simple salad was!  The salad is topped with an oil free salad dressing recipe.  I make all of my salad dressings oil free and use nuts or seeds as a fat source.  I try to avoid refined oil in my diet as much as possible unless I am creating a delicious dessert recipe for a special occasion.  I hope you enjoy this delicious tropical salad with oil free salad dressing.  My parents LOVED this salad, it is delicious!!