Veggie Wedgie

Sour Kiwi Chia Jelly

veggie wedgie — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:59:07 +0000

This was a very quick recipe that I made up with some overripe kiwis I had in the fridge for a while. It turned out great so I had to share it. You can enjoy it as a sweet&sour dipping sauce, or as a condiment on soy yogurt, or mixed in a fruit [...]

Grain Free Brownies

veggie wedgie — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:46:40 +0000

Since I discovered coconut and banana flour, my world changed! So many possibilities for baking! This is one of my experiments that turned out great. This brownie has a very good texture and it’s delicious. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

1/2 cup [...]

Avocado Gnocchi

veggie wedgie — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:13:39 +0000

Gnocchi…such a dense comfort food! But with little nutrition…So what happens when you make gnocchi without potatoes, without eggs and without gluten? Superfood gnocchi! Made out of avocado, chia seeds and quinoa flour…

200gr avocado flesh 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tbsp chia seeds 1/4 cup water 3/4 [...]

Vegan Kormos/Mosaiko

veggie wedgie — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:06:05 +0000

This is a very-verrrrrry classic greek dessert. It’s popular for many reasons… it’s really cheap to make it, super easy and quite addictive. It also looks great.The downside? It’s filled with sugar, eggs and butter or margarine…So I have been stuck with this idea to make an updated version of [...]

Pumpkinatoes

veggie wedgie — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:22:07 +0000

This recipe is inspired by my soul sister, Demi. We were once in a situation of too many pumpkins and no potatoes, so she had the idea of cooking the pumpkin same way we roast potatoes in Greece -that is with lemon juice and oregano. It’s so delicious, light and [...]

Buffalo Mozzarella

veggie wedgie — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:42:28 +0000

I have no words…this recipe that came out of nowhere, makes an incredible mozzarella that tastes how I remember dairy buffalo mozzarella tasting, only better! Just go make this. Like, now. It’s so easy to make and it will impress everyone.

400gr plain soy yogurt 1/4 cup virgin [...]

Vegan Tsoureki

veggie wedgie — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:57:35 +0000

Tsoureki is the Greek sweet Challah bread, flavored with mastiha, mahlepi and mavrokouki. Every Christmas and Easter of my life this is the smell I remember…Eating tsoureki for a week after New Years, because we have so much left over…Not that I ever complained! Last year I made a successful [...]

Kormos Melomakarono

veggie wedgie — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:55:39 +0000

If you are Greek, these weeks your house, or anywhere you go for that matter, is filled with piles and piles of melomakarona. Sometimes you may find yourself with so many of these Christmas cookies, you get uncomfortable. For all of you who want to get rid of the melomakarona [...]

Vegan Kariokes

veggie wedgie — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:51:12 +0000

One of the many delicious festive greek treats that may appear on Christmas plates along kourabiedes, diples, melomakarona and kormos are kariokes. Kariokes look like half moon shaped chocolates that are filled with a mixture of ground cookies, cocoa, sugar, eggs and butter. Obviously not what you would consider a [...]

Creamy Roasted Chestnut Soup

veggie wedgie — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:25:46 +0000

This soup takes a little effort to make, but I promise you will not regret making it. It’s a delicious, creamy, sweet and festive soup that uses roasted chestnuts as a base.

ingredients for 10-12 servings 1 head garlic 4 leeks, chopped 500gr whole chestnuts (about 4 cups [...]