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Vegan Tzatziki | The Gluten Free Vegan

Vegan Tzatziki

Oh man do I ever love tzatziki. I would whip up a batch of this stuff (pre-vegan days) and eat all of it mindlessly. I’d add so much garlic that it was embarrassing to go out afterwards but I didn’t really care. It was so good. I haven’t had a single bite of tzatziki since [...]

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eggplant quinoa bites

Eggplant Quinoa Bites

I wrote a whole long intro here about why you haven’t seen much from me lately on my blog. But then I realized it sounded totally whiny. Instead I just wrote this post with a few pics so you could see for yourself what I’ve been living in. Pretty exciting stuff. Anyway, despite all that [...]

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Olive Tapenade

Olive Tapenade

Do you know why I love appetizers? Variety. It’s why I love appetizer nights. A bit of everything tasty. It’s definitely time to plan another big appetizer extravaganza. I am pretty sure this recipe will make it on to the menu. I serve this with gluten-free vegan multigrain crackers. Once I’ve perfected the gluten-free vegan [...]

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Baba Ghanoush

First off, I must say … there are a lot of different ways to spell this classic Middle Eastern appetizer dip. I struggled with which spelling to use for my version. Yes, I am that much of a nerd. In any case, I settled on going without a ‘j’ in my title. (So, not Baba [...]

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Avocado Spring Rolls

Have you ever eaten at Moxies? I usually only go there to have a few drinks. But, a couple weeks back I was there for a bit of a business lunch and chose an appetizer that I considered a ‘safe’ vegan choice – Avocado Spring Rolls. Now, I don’t know 100% of what they put [...]

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Vegetarian Dolmathes

I love dolmathes. The first time I had them was at a Greek restaurant probably 15 years ago. (Please note, that 15 years ago I was still pretty much a kid. Thank you.) They were simple, rice stuffed grape leaves packed with lemony zip and dilly goodness. Every time I’ve tried dolmathes since then they [...]

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