Meatless Monday: 6 Uncommon Uses for Buttercup Squash
Published Monday, November 19, 2012 By Mekkie. Under Recipes Tags: Baking, Dessert, dinners, drinks, food, gluten-free, halloween, health, healthy, ice cream, Indian, meatless monday, microwave, plant based diet, quick, raw, raw vegan, salad, sauces/dips, Side Dishes, vegan, vegetarian
Because five's been done way too many times.
1. Serve it with some coconut-mango ice cream (recipe follows).
Buttercup squash dippers with an Indian-spice stew
2. Cut it into fun shapes, sprinkle it with cardamom, roast it and serve it with some Indian dip. Like this! Want the recipe for the dip? ...
Vegan Easter “Egg” Coloring (It’s Edible Too!)
Published Sunday, April 8, 2012 By Mekkie. Under Other Random Pinches Tags: drinks, Easter, food, fruit, gluten-free, green living, health, holiday, raw, sauces/dips, vegan, vegetarian
I feel like this has been a long while coming. Coloring Easter eggs was one of the few holiday activities I was ever able to participate in as a kid and painting wooden eggs just didn't feel real enough. (Sort of like the laughing plastic pumpkin I grew up with).
So ...
Meatless Monday: Banana-Blueberry Smoothie (with Chocolate!)
Published Monday, March 19, 2012 By Mekkie. Under Recipes Tags: breakfast, Dessert, drinks, food, fruit, gluten-free, green living, healthy, ice cream, meatless monday, quick, vegan, vegetarian
The recent heat wave has me dreading turning on the oven, which means I've had to replace my former breakfast of cookies with one that's not cooked.
Enter the blender. This smoothie not only tastes great, but it also has some secret nutrition from the hidden veggies. For extra fun, try ...
Meatless Monday: Buttercup Squash Lassi
Published Monday, October 31, 2011 By Mekkie. Under Recipes Tags: breakfast, Dessert, drinks, food, gluten-free, healthy, Indian, meatless monday, microwave, quick, Side Dishes, vegan, vegetarian
It sounds strange, I know. But so does mustard on pancakes and, well......ok, fine. But this isn't half as strange--promise.
Actually, I found the odd addition of buttercup squash to be the perfect remedy for the lack of lassi-ness that comes from using non-dairy or fat-free yogurt. It's just the right ...







