Easy and Delicious Spice Cake in a Mug Recipe — Gluten Free and Vegan Options, Allergy Friendly
Gluten free spice cake in a mug on left, gluten full on right This recipe wins absolutely no prizes for beauty, but it is deserving of nearly every other prize. This morning I was heading out to a get together with friends, where coffee and cake are usually served, and since I don’t eat gluten […]
Gluten Free Vegan Potato Latkes Recipe or Kartoffelpuffer, German Potato Pancakes
Happy Hanukkah for those celebrating! Traditionally on Hanukkah Jewish people eat fried foods to remember a miracle involving oil, and one of these traditional foods are potato latkes, or fried potato pancakes. German potato pancakes, called kartoffelpuffer are essentially the same exact thing. Potato latkes and kartoffelpuffer generally contain both eggs and wheat flour, making […]
Curried Carrot Soup Recipe – – Gluten Free, Vegan, Paleo, and Allergy Friendly
Juli is an awesome friend of mine filled with a tremendous amount of great ideas, and I am so glad we met each other online by chance one day. I’ve learned so many great recipes with her, and one thing we have in common is our love of “traveling the world” through our cooking. Here’s […]
Frugality by Veganism and a Recipe for Spicy Marinated Tofu
My life has gotten extremely busy and complicated due to divorce proceedings, working, and other things, which gives me less time to write blog posts. For that reason, I’ve asked some friends of mine to contribute some guest posts, which I’ll be including interspersed with mine. This one is from my friend Carly, hailing from […]
Paleo Vegan Potato Kugel Recipe — Egg Free, Gluten Free, Potato Casserole
European Jews have developed a whole repertoire of dishes called “kugel“, a baked pudding or casserole, and of them all, potato kugel and noodle kugel are the most common. I’ve always loved potato kugel; it’s like this giant baked hash browns, and tastes delicious. However, most kugels are out for me since they use lots […]
Taco Night! Delicious, Frugal, Easy, and Healthy
My kids, somehow, despite never having had tacos before, heard about the concept of Taco Tuesday. (I don’t even know the source of Taco Tuesday!) They asked me if we can please have a Taco Tuesday at our house. I kept the idea at the back of my mind, and when I saw taco shells […]
Homemade Spiced Sangria Recipe — Easy, Paleo, All Natural Ingredients
A little while back, I arranged a meet and greet barbecue for the new and old ladies in my community, and I wanted to make some delicious things to serve there, including an alcoholic beverage, while still keeping down the costs. Sangria was what came to mind, a drink made with red wine and fruit, originating in […]
Sushi Salad Recipe — Easy, Vegan, Gluten Free, Flexible, and Frugal
I grew up eating sushi back when it wasn’t as famous around the world as it is today. (Back when you couldn’t get sushi from the corner grocery store or from pizza places.) My mom made sushi from scratch, but we only really had it for special occasions, since it was a lot of work […]
Papaya Seed Hot Sauce Recipe — Paleo, Vegan, Nightshade Free, Easy
Hello there, I’m Penny, also known as the lady who doesn’t like to waste any food, and even tries to find uses for things people didn’t even know were food. Yes, I’m that lady who made chutney out of banana peels, and stew out of watermelon rinds, not to mention a whole bunch of other […]
Delicious Onion Rolls Recipe — Vegan, Gluten Free, and Refined Sugar Free
My friend Barbara Ann raved about how amazing these gluten free onion rolls and told me that I have to try them, that they are egg free and could easily be made dairy free. I took the recipe she gave me and replaced the milk with water and melted butter with oil and butter flavoring, […]
