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Portobello Asada Tacos
Happy Cinco De Mayo! This month my recipe for Portobello Asada Tacos was featured in my friend Fabio Viviani‘s magazine! I hope you enjoy! Where’s the beef? Who cares! My vegan take on carne asada...
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Tomato Quinoa Risotto
I love quinoa, but better yet, I love that my carnivorous family likes it too! For a big family dinner yesterday I played around with an idea I had kicking around in my head. I wanted to make a...
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Tomato Quinoa Cakes
Take Two! So if you liked the Tomato Quinoa Risotto I posted the other day, you’ll heart my Tomato Quinoa Cakes! A perfect example of making something new out of leftovers, which I love doing!...
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Caramelized Onion, Spinach, and Avocado Dip
This is definitely going to be the Summer of dips! I’ve been playing around with so many combos recently and this one stands out so I want to share I made it this weekend for a friends son’s birthday...
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Vegan Ceviche
Pretty picture huh? Well… that’s cause one of my favorite people in the world took it! If you haven’t seen her work, check out Laura Grier’s Website and see her amazing photography! And yes, you...
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Pasta Alla Norma
Happy Sunday! Sunday nights in my Italian family meant pasta for dinner. I have always loved Pasta Alla Norma for 2 reasons… eggplant and ricotta cheese. Well, gone are the days of making homemade...
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Superfood Salad!
This salad is not only packed with flavor, but with super nutrients as well! Check out some of the benefits: Kale: vitamin A and C, calcium and cancer-fighting phytonutrients Chard: Vitamin C, E, K...
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Breakfast Acai Bowl
There’s a little company called Sambazon… you might have heard of them. They are a the producer of my favorite acai berry products drinks and smoothie packets! They have a storefronts and cafes in...
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Cauliflower Fettuccine Alfredo
I remember my Great Aunt Rose telling me a story before she passed about a trip to Rome she took with my Great Uncle. Fettuccine Alfredo was named by an Italian restaurateur, Alfredo Di Lelio, at his...
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A Blooming Garden Salad
I had the pleasure of teaching a fabulous floral and cooking class with my good friend Tam Ashworth owner of Isari Flower Studio. (More on that class in a few!) This is the floral salad I created....
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Have a Very Veggie 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July!! I hope you have a wonderful day and weekend! I’m out in Long Island with my (huge) family! It’s a tradition to come out here every 4th and enjoy the beach, food, and company...
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Fresh Summer Quinoa Salad
Man I love Summer ingredients!! This was kind of a throw together salad that ended up fabulous! So I thought I’d share Fresh Summer Quinoa Salad serves 4-6 1 ear of corn, grilled and zipped 1/2 red...
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Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad
Today I thought, why not put 3 of my favorite Summer ingredients on one plate! And it’s a match made in heaven! I found the peaches at my local farmers market and the rest of the ingredients came...
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A Veggie Dreamgirl Guide to Eating in Italy!
Incase you aren’t following me on Instagram or Twitter (or Facebook lol), I just got back from 2 weeks in Italy! It was awesome! There is a big misconception that a vegan has a hard time finding food...
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A Fresh Idea At Fresh Brothers
You may have noticed Fresh Brothers Pizza popping up all over Los Angeles. But, as with most other pizza places, I didn’t notice too much because I assumed it was just another pizza place. Oh was I...
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Italian Zucchini Carpaccio
I just got back from a trip to Italy to visit my sister who lives over there as a tour guide. It was so much fun!! Check out my guide to eating vegan in Italy! One of my faaaaavorite things I...
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Italian Green Beans
Here’s another tasty recipe from my last trip to Italy! More on my trip here. These green beans are fresh, tasty, and quick! They were part of a antipasti platter I had at the cutest little...
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Creamy Vegan Tomato-Vodka Pasta
You’ve seen those “one-pot wonder pasta” recipes floating around the internet. Everyone from Rachel Ray to Martha Stewart is in on the action and this recipe takes that idea to the next level. Most...
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Grilled Vegetable Pesto Pizza
Celebrate the last few drops of Summer with grilled pizza! It’s one of my favorite ways to make pizza! You combine 2 of my favorite things, all that fabulous smoky flavor from the grill and pizza...
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A Veggiedreamgirl Guide to Eating in Washington DC
This past weekend I was in our nation’s capital for Green Festival (which is super fun if you haven’t been! More info here) I got to hang out with some of my cousins and eat some AMAZING food!! DC...
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