I couldn't resist making these this year! I always see variations of these Stuffed Bell Pepper Jack-O-Laterns all over Pinterest when Fall comes around, and this year I gave in.
An impromptu dinner with my family last night lead to the creation of this fall inspired dish! This was actually my first time cooking with black rice (I purchased it from Trader Joe's), and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it! It worked perfectly as a risotto, and I will definitely be using it again!
I'm excited to share that I was able to source half of the ingredients for this recipe from my backyard garden. I picked the kale, calamansi, thyme and butternut squash from my garden just before I got cooking. All organic, and grown with love <3 (If you grow any fruits or veggies in your home, share below, I'd love to read about your gardens!)
When I was working the Los Angeles Green Festival last month with The Coco Jack, we were directly across from the Explore Asian booth. During our shifts, they were kind enough to bring over samples of their noodles. I was only able to try the mung bean noodles, but man oh man were they good. At the end of the festival on Sunday, I headed over their booth to buy a few bags of their mung bean noodles, but they were out! I was going to just head out empty handed, but they insisted I purchase their black bean spaghetti. They said that if I loved the mung bean noodles, I would love these! I trusted them, and I am so glad I did.
The first time I ever tried beet chips was at the Hollywood Farmer's Market here in LA on Sundays. I sampled a ton of different beet chips, sweet and savory, and I fell in love. The chips were definitely overpriced, but at the time I did not have a dehydrator and assumed that that was the only way I could get my hands on these beautys.
Well, I was wrong! This recipe uses the oven and will get you the same delicious and crispy beet chips that I fell in love with. I know that most of you do not have dehydrators, so I created a recipe that we all can make! If you DO want to use a dehydrator, review the note on the recipe just in case :)
I've been using Savour This Kitchen spice blends a lot lately, I am really impressed by what they have been doing to my dishes. These blends are salt-free and sugar-free, and are from a company local to me in Venice, CA.
Fall is here, which calls for pumpkin, EVERYTHING. The first pumpkin recipe of the season for me this year was this simple Pumpkin Pie Soft Serve. Fat-free, guilt-free, and it tastes like, well, FALL. Make sure you tag my Instagram and hashtag #sweetsimplevegan if you recreate any of my recipes!...