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Recipes Tags: Always gluten-free, Appetizers, Mushrooms, Sweet potatoes, vegan

By Lisa, December 20, 2024 Posted in Appetizers, Vegan Recipes

Versatile Vegan Appetizers

I’m excited to roll out two vegan and gluten-free appetizer recipes today—a Sweet Potato Cashew Dip and a Mushroom Pâté. You will no longer miss the traditional cheese ball once you have some delicious replacement treats!

Both of these dishes work perfectly as a dip for raw or roasted vegetables or a spread for crackers or bread. But don’t stop there! These versatile appetizers can also play a bigger role at your holiday table when you serve either or both as a side dish.

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Recipes Tags: Always gluten-free, Pumpkin Pie, vegan

By Lisa, November 23, 2024 Posted in Desserts, Gluten-Free Desserts, Gluten-Free Recipes, Pumpkin, Vegan Recipes, Vegan/Gluten-Free Desserts

Thanksgiving Traditions for GF-Vegans

Photo by Ingrid Beckman

No more turkey for us, but I still crave a good pumpkin pie, and with that in mind, I joyfully present the Sacred & Delicious approach to Vegan and Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie! Our diets may change dramatically as we evolve from omnivore to vegetarian to vegan, but the longing for certain Thanksgiving traditions remains the same.

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By Lisa, November 19, 2024 Posted in Holiday Recipes, Side Dishes

Special Holiday Sides

This American-Style Butternut Squash Subji is an exquisite side dish for autumn dinner parties and holiday gatherings. If you’re someone who enjoys adding at least one new item to all the traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas favorites, I highly recommend this sublime approach to what might be an otherwise ordinary baked squash. When I recently served this dish to a group of discerning cooks, everyone loved it!

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Recipes Tags: Always gluten-free, Casseroles, Squash, Vegan or Vegetarian

By Lisa, September 10, 2024 Posted in Quick Vegetarian Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian

Make It Easy on Yourself with Simple Food Prep

As summer comes to an end, when there is an abundance of summer squash in your garden or neighborhood markets that must be enjoyed—you’ll want to try this yummy Stovetop Squash Casserole. It’s a guaranteed winner any time you want to make a quick-and-easy vegan or vegetarian side dish.

Prepping the vegetables for this casserole will be especially fast if you own a food processor. I purchased a bag of shredded organic broccoli-carrot slaw to serve as the casserole base, which made prepping even faster. I’d never thought of cooking slaw before, but it cooks rapidly and is an ideal complement to the summer squash.

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Recipes Tags: Always gluten-free, Collards, Figs, Spinach, vegan

By Lisa, August 20, 2024 Posted in Side Dishes, Vegan Recipes

Cooking with Fresh Figs Creates Elegant Dishes

If you love your greens, you will love this pot (or pan) of Cooked Greens with Figs because it brings together so many yummy flavors. When tastes that are bitter, sweet, and a little pungent are combined in a dish, it’s going to be more exciting to your tongue!

You can use any of your favorite greens, and they are so easy to make. I started by caramelizing a Vidalia onion, but if you’re in a rush, you could skip this flavor enhancer. I love the unique flavor of collards, but it can take a lot of time to chop enough to fill a pot. So instead, I used about 12 good-sized collard leaves and a pound of baby spinach.

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By Lisa, August 1, 2024 Posted in Easy Vegan Meals, Soups, Summer, Summer soups, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian

Variation on a Couple of Themes!

I’m betting that corn lovers who raved about my recent Bean & Corn Salad will also love this easy Sweet Potato Soup with Crunchy Corn. What could be more delicious or Southern, for that matter, than combining sweet potatoes with the crunch of sweet corn to create a perfect summer dish!

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By Lisa, July 15, 2024 Posted in Easy Vegan Meals, Easy Vegetable Side Dishes, Instant Pot Recipes, Summer, Vegan Recipes

Salads for a Light Summer Meal

Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, or flexitarian, this gluten-free Bean & Corn Salad is a perfectly satisfying dish for these relentlessly hot days. It can be stand on its own as a colorful evening meal, or you can serve it as an enticing side dish. And oh, how delicious it will be accompanied by a tasty summer soup!

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Recipes Tags: Always gluten-free, Bell peppers, Salads, Side dishes, Tofu, vegan, zucchini

By Lisa, May 21, 2024 Posted in Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan Entrees

Versatile Vegan Sides and Salads for Summer Entertaining

This gluten-free Tofu Salad with Summer Vegetables is a perfectly satisfying and delicious dish that can travel with you to any event this holiday weekend. Serve it chilled at a Memorial Day picnic or serve it as a warm side dish on your family patio.

This Tofu Salad with Summer Vegetables is ideal to pack in a cooler to travel to the beach, to the lake, or to the mountains, and be glad you didn’t have to stop for fast food along the way! Going to a potluck this weekend? Then take this dish to avoid going hungry when you’re surrounded by tables full of meat, dairy, breads, and cakes.

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By Lisa, April 26, 2024 Posted in Asparagus, Easy Vegetable Side Dishes, Green Beans, Side Dishes, Vegan Recipes

Veggies in a Sweet and Savory Sauce

If you’ve ever enjoyed the subtly sweet and oh-so-mildly spiced Indian dish known as Malai Kofta, your tastebuds will experience a similar ecstasy when they meet this dish that I offer you today—Methi Malai. This sumptuous side dish, which is perfect for spring, can be served alone or over some basmati rice.

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Recipes Tags: Asparagus, Soups, Spring, Vegan and always gluten-free

By Lisa, March 20, 2024 Posted in Asparagus, Soups, Vegan Recipes

Asparagus and the Joys of Spring

I can hardly wait to share this recipe for Vegan Asparagus Soup with Cashew Cream as we celebrate the official start of spring! Asparagus are the true culinary heralds of spring, and I’ve been finding plentiful, gorgeous organic asparagus in our Raleigh markets.

My most loyal readers report how much they love—and how often they cook—the first Asparagus Soup recipe from Sacred & Delicious that I published on my blog in 2017. Nonetheless, I eagerly await annual inspiration for new and creative approaches to cooking nature’s springtime bounty, as you will see on the Sacred & Delicious Blog. So, my friends, you may want to be adventurous and try another delicious way of eating asparagus soup!

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