Vegan Gluten Free Calzone Recipe

Vegan Gluten Free Calzone Recipe

These vegan gluten free calzones are delicious!!  The gluten free calzone crust recipe is very rich and yet does not contain any refined oil.  The calzone filling is packed with nutrients in the spinach and sunburgers and has a delicious flavor.  The calzone marinara sauce contains carrot juice which cuts the acid of the tomatoes and gives a delicious flavor to the calzones!  The vegan gluten free calzone recipe does take a little extra work but it is well worth it.  These little gluten free calzones can be made for a special occasion and everyone will enjoy them whether they eat gluten free or not.

Vegan Gluten Free Brownies

Vegan Gluten Free Brownie Recipe

This vegan gluten free brownie recipe falls somewhere between cakey and fudgy.  I prefer fudgy brownies so I am going to continue to tweak this recipe until I am satisfied, but for those who love a lighter brownie you will LOVE this one.  I served this to my extended family and they all really enjoyed it.  I wasn't going to publish the vegan gluten free brownie recipe yet but because it was well received by several brownie lovers I figured you would enjoy this first version and I'll post a more fudgy version for the fudgy brownie lovers when I get it finished.

Vegan Gluten Free Chili Mac Recipe

Vegan Gluten Free Chili Mac Recipe

Chili mac was a staple when I was a kid and now I know why.  Chili mac is extremely easy to make and it's cheap!  You wil LOVE this healthy version of chili mac, and you will even be able to get more veggies into your children with this lovely chili mac recipe and they won't even know it! 

I have been focusing on creating kid friendly recipes that allow mom's to get more veggies into their children without a fight, this chili mac recipe is a HIT!  This chili mac is vegan and gluten free and soy free so you avoid a lot of common allergens in this chili mac.

Sunburger Broccoli Divan

Broccoli Sunburger Divan Recipe

This is a delicious dairy free version of the popular chicken divan recipes.  I used my popular sunburger recipe in this divan along with a homemade cashew based cream soup, homemade cheese sauce and lots of broccoli.  This is definiately a family favorite recipe, and a crowd pleaser.  This sunburger broccoli divan is creamy and very rich however, it is significantly lower in fat than regular divan recipes.  Enjoy!

Sunburger Broccoli Divan Recipe:

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Enchilada Tempeh Veggie Meatballs

Enchilada Tempeh Veggie Meatballs

  

  
These enchilada veggie meatballs are gluten free.  The enchilada veggie meatball recipe takes a little bit of preparation but it tastes sooo good and it really appeals to little ones.  The little kids can just pop these little enchilada veggie meatballs in their mouth, or they can smother them in the above cheese sauce.  You can make a large batch of the enchilada veggie meatball recipe and freeze them for future use, they can be added to A LOT of different recipes.  The extra work making these enchilada veggie meatballs is well worth it when you can freeze the extras for a quick, easy meal later.


Serving Suggestions for Enchilada Veggie Meatballs

• Serve in warm tortillas with cheese sauce, tomato, guacamole and tofu sour cream
• Crumble up and put in tacos or enchilada recipes
• Serve over brown rice with cheese sauce poured on top
• Crumble and sprinkle over a taco salad

Gluten Free Cornbread

Gluten Free Cornbread 

  

I had no idea how this gluten free cornbread recipe would turn out, it was a complete test recipe.  When I poured the cornbread batter into the pan I really didn't think it was going to qualify for the blog, but much to my surprise this delicious little cornbread came out of the oven and was delicious!!   This gluten free cornbread recipe is very simple, low fat, lower in sugar than most cornbread and very good for you.

Vegan Valentines Day menu, gluten free lentil meatballs, strawberry banana ice cream recipe and more.....

Valentines Day Menu

I let the kids choose the valentines day menu, hubby and I had a delicious vegan valentines dinner at Sage's Cafe on Saturday night so Valentines Day was a family meal.  The kids wanted Spaghetti, I think that is a perfect  centerpiece of a valentine menu. 

If you think about Lady and The Tramp and the spaghetti dinner scene, what could be more romantic than a Spaghetti valentine meal?

I decided to make the valentine menu a little more hearty by adding some delicious gluten free lentil meatballs to the spaghetti.  This turned out to be a hit with the whole family, everyone loved the gluten free lentil meatball recipe!  I am going to share with you our simple valentines day menu.

Valentine Gluten Free Lentil Meatball Spaghetti Recipe

Delicious Gluten Free Quinoa Pasta

This makes a DELICIOUS meal!  These noodles look like white pasta, let me assure you, they are not!  These are delicious, gluten free quinoa noodles.  This gluten free pasta has a good amount of protein and a similar texture and taste to wheat pasta.  

Valentine Dessert Recipes

Raspberry Banana Ice Cream Recipe

Gluten Free Chocolate chip Cookie Recipe

Low Fat Chocolate Sauce Recipe

We all decided we needed to have a red or pink valentine dessert, so we chose Raspberry Banana Ice Cream.  This raspberry banana ice cream recipe is about as healthy as ice cream gets!!  It is sweetened with dates and it contains only fruit and coconut milk.  It was SOOOO Delicious!!  I couldn't believe how decadent this raspberry banana ice cream was.  The kids loved it as well, we had left overs so I poured it into popsicle molds and the kids had healthy fruit popsicles for later.

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe

My son's scout troop was having a Cake contest for the Blue and Gold banquet.  As I was trying to figure out a cake recipe to make my daughter BEGGED me to make a gluten free chocolate cake recipe.  She said that there wouldn't be any other gluten free cakes there for her to eat and she REALLY wanted to be able to have some dessert.  I was very concerned about making a gluten free cake recipe.  Gluten free cakes tend to be crumbly, dry and they generally aren't very good. 

Finally, I decided I could try to come up with my own gluten free chocolate cake recipe and just cross my fingers it would turn out okay.  Well, it turned out MORE than okay, it was FABULOUS!!!    I know you probably hear many gluten free bakers claim that their recipes are 'just like gluten containing food.'  Well this time it really was!!  I was absolutely blown away at how amazing this gluten free chocolate cake recipe turned out!! 

This Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe Won Second Place and was the MOST eaten cake on the table!!!!

When I say no one knew this was a gluten free chocolate cake, I mean it!  It was moist and delicious!!  So, on to the recipe.....

Amazing Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe

Vegan Fondant Icing Recipe

 

I must state first that I DO NOT believe this is a healthy vegan fondant icing recipe by any stretch of the imagination!!!  However, I created this vegan fondant icing recipe to ice the cake for the Blue and Gold Banquet.  I personally would not make this for my family, we strive to eat a whole foods diet that is low in sugar.  However, on special occasions when we are serving other people I will make unhealthy vegan recipes to serve others.  At times I believe it is important to expose people to the fact that vegan food can be every bit as decadent and delicious as the food they are used to without the devastating impact.

 

This vegan fondant icing is RICH and VERY sugary.  I personally couldn't eat it so I ate a little cake without icing but for those who are used to sugar foods you will certainly enjoy this recipe.