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Red Pepper Eggplant Pasta

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 Melissa King 5 Comments

My husband Marcus is very good at whipping up meals with whatever we have on hand. The other day he made this Red Pepper Eggplant Pasta, but didn’t measure any of the ingredients. So he made it a second time and measured everything out so we could share it with you guys. Some of Marcus’s creations have ended up being the most popular recipes on my site. A few examples are the Sweet Potato Chili and the Peanut Noodle Stir Fry.

This is super simple to whip up, and you will have meals all week long. We used gluten free pasta in ours, but I think regular pasta will also work.

Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers

March 3, 2015March 7, 2015 Melissa King 21 Comments

I just love making slow cooker recipes. This new slow cooker recipe I have for you today is Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers. I already have one stuffed pepper recipe on my blog, but I wanted to do this one in the slow cooker. I used quinoa for the stuffing, but you could also use rice if you prefer. Hard to make these stuffed peppers look good in a photo, but I promise you they are delicious!

I made the quinoa separately before adding it to the slow cooker. This recipe is very easy and makes a lot, so you will have easy dinners all week long. I used my dairy free cheese sauce in this recipe. I also think my pizza cheese sauce would be good in this recipe. I hope you enjoy this stuffed pepper recipe as much as we did!

Roasted Red Pepper Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free)

September 23, 2014January 23, 2018 Melissa King 36 Comments

I am a big fan of soup recipes this time of year. This Roasted Red Pepper Soup is the latest one. This roasted red pepper soup is another one of my husband, Marcus’s creations. He is also the mastermind behind the Peanut Noodle Stir Fry and then Slow Cooker Ratatouille Soup.

This healthy soup recipe is very easy to make. The roasting adds a deeper level of flavor to this healthy soup recipe.

This is the perfect soup to warm you on a cold day. This soup is vegan, gluten free and paleo. Super easy and it will make your house smell good too!

Mushroom and Bell Pepper Fajitas

July 21, 2014 Melissa King 7 Comments

Have I mentioned that my husband is a good cook? This mushroom and bell pepper fajita recipe is one of his creations. This is another one of his creations and also one of the most popular recipes on the blog. We have been using his homemade fajita seasoning ever since I posted this recipe. Homemade fajita seasoning is awesome because you can control the ingredients in it. These mushroom and bell pepper fajitas came out so delicious!

Fajitas are so hard to photograph. I did the best I could. I hope they look yummy to you. These fajitas are vegan and gluten free. I topped them with my dairy free sour cream. It’s amazing. If you haven’t tried it, you should. It really taste like sour cream. Or at least what I remember sour cream to taste like. lol. And everything is better with avocado. Agreed?

Homemade Sriracha Sauce (Vegan)

January 25, 2014May 25, 2017 Melissa King 62 Comments

Homemade Sriracha Sauce. My husband loves sriracha. He puts it on everything. So when we started eating a whole food vegan diet, we took a look at the label of the sriracha.

The one that we had been buying was not vegan. In fact, he could only find one brand of sriracha that was vegan.

Most brands contained a fish sauce and a lot of preservatives. Even the vegan brand contained preservatives. So he finally decided to make his own homemade sriracha. Turns out it’s pretty easy to do!

Wheat Berry Salad with Corn and Peppers

July 24, 2013June 29, 2014 Melissa King 8 Comments

I love the nutty flavor that wheat berries have. If you haven’t tried them yet, you really should. They are delicious! I also have a Wheat Berry Salad With Cranberries on the blog. Since it’s summertime, I am still on my cold salad kick. My husband and I came up with this meal from scraps we had in the fridge. It turned out to be really good! We used some of our organic and non GMO corn we had stashed in the freezer.

Sometimes when you clean out the fridge, you get the best meals. This came out so good, we made a second batch the following day. If you have a gluten allergy, you can replace the wheat berries with quinoa and this will be equally delicious!

Wheat Berry Salad With Cranberries

Wheat Berry Salad with Corn and Peppers

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Prep Time 20 min

Ingredients

2 cups cooked wheat berries
1/4 cup chopped chives
1 cup corn (please try to buy this organic)
1/2 red pepper chopped
1/2 yellow pepper chopped
2 avocados pitted and chopped
2-3 T apple cider vinegar
1 T toasted sesame oil
salt to taste

Instructions

Throw all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

by Melissa King

Recipe Notes

To make this even better, let it sit in the fridge for a few hours so the flavors can develop further. It’s even better the next day! This made 4-5 servings. Enjoy!