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Savory Tahini Salad Dressing (Oil-Free)

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Hi, ya’ll. I’ve been using this savory tahini salad dressing over my meal bowls this week. And this week, I’ve been eating a lot of my favorite beans – chickpeas. And chickpeas just remind me of tahini because I used to get falafel wraps from this small Greek restaurant that served them with tahini dressing. […]

Vegan Cheese Sauce – Upgraded!

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Have you ever heard of “cheese” sauce that is made with “oats”? Here are three reasons why this is a winner in my book: 1 – Much cheaper than cashews (which was the nut of choice for making “cheeze” sauce). 2 – Extremely low-fat. About 1.5 grams for the entire 6 cups!┬á By today’s standards, […]

Vegan Sweet Potato Pie

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Here is a vegan sweet potato pie recipe that I found on YouTube. For now, this will be the one I’ll be making to bring to the holiday gatherings. In the past, I have always been asked to bring desserts. Are desserts my specialty? Hmm…well, we will see what happens this year because anything I […]

Creamy Balsamic Dressing

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This creamy balsamic salad dressing has a tangy, burst of flavor. It’s oil free and dairy free.

Not-So Cheese Sauce

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I have been sharing this cheese sauce for about 6 years now. I always make it when we are having Tex-Mex food or having a pot-luck type dinner with friends. Everyone is always amazed at how great it tastes. Pairs wonderfully with crunchy tortilla chips. I don’t miss cheese at all. (Side note: I quit […]

Creamy Cumin Ranch Dressing

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I finally got around to making this salad dressing and I’m happy that I did. I added to a Tex-Mex salad and…..YES! Yummy! Ingredients: 3/4 cup raw cashews (soak 1 – 2 hours if you do not have a high-speed blender) 1/2 cup filtered water Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 TBS) 1 TBS apple […]

Salad Dressing No/Low Oil

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So, why would anyone want a no oil salad dressing*? Eliminate IBS Symptoms (Oils can trigger IBS and acid reflux) Difficulty digesting fats. Perhaps you don’t produce enough of the lipase digestive enzymes, you need to give your gall bladder a rest, or had your gall bladder removed. Reduce calories – just 1 TBS of oil contains […]

Cashew Cilantro Cream Sauce

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I had just bought a new bunch of cilantro and I removed all the stalks and leaves that were loose because I didn’t want them to go “bad” at the bottom of the jar. (This is how I keep my herbs fresh in the fridge.) So I was left with a bunch that I wanted […]

Homemade Catalina Dressing – Oil-Free

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I had a mango and a red bell pepper and recall making a dressing out of the two a while back. But this time, I added a few more ingredients. Then end result is a dressing that reminded me of Catalina Dressing, but this one is Oil-Free. Catalina was my salad dressing of choice when […]

No Oil Italian Salad Dressing

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Hi everyone. I promised that I would post this recipe and I am fulfilling my promise on the same day! (Amazing!) I had to leave home and get a cubicle at the library in order to focus on doing this, but I really feel that it’s so important for me to share the recipe. ┬á […]