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I am all about the creamy pasta sauces, and nothing says nostalgic comfort food like a bowl full of small shells in a creamy garlic sauce. It’s my veganized version of a certain popular noodles sides brand (that rhymes with “ipton”) that I grew up eating. This rich creamy sauce is full of delicious garlicky flavor, and it pools into the shells making every bite pure perfection. How to make the vegan creamy garlic sauce: Creamy sauces usually have a few non-vegan ingredients....

I think everyone loves naan. What’s not to love?! It’s a soft, buttery bread. A perfect vehicle to eat Indian dishes with your hands. Naan is a traditional Indian flatbread made from a dairy-enriched dough. It typically is made with yogurt or milk, as well as butter or ghee. These ingredients get worked into the dough to make a softer, tender bread. Luckily it’s easy to make great vegan naan at home!...

If you’ve been vegan for a while, chances are that you’ve eaten your share of disappointing brownies. Either it’s cake that’s masquerading itself as a brownie, or something that is closer to fudge. Brownies are tricky, and not only because there are as many ideas of what makes a perfect brownie as there are people who eat brownies. For me, the perfect brownie is chewy, richly chocolaty, has a shiny, crackly top and won’t be confused for either fudge or cake....

When it comes to sharing my favorite recipes, it’s better late than never right? This vegan vodka sauce is one of our go to easy recipes! It’s rich in flavor and creamy in texture, the perfect combination of umami savory with tomato sweetness. It’s delicious tossed with pasta or used as the base of a pizza, great in sandwiches and eaten straight with a spoon (I mean how different from tomato soup is a tomato sauce really)....

Rich, comforting and incredibly tasty (it also has sausage!), this chili may make you forget all about your turkey soups and tetrazzinis… No turkey? No problem, it goes great with chicken as well! Hey everybody, it’s Jason, and this is my first post. Usually I am the one in the background taking care of all the technical details of GypsyPlate, but this month Alpana is letting me get in on the fun....

There are cozy soups, hearty pastas, tasty appetizers and a ton more Andouille Sausage ideas, the sky’s the limit! Whether you’re hosting company or just looking for a super quick weeknight dinner, you’ll find something on this list of my favorite recipes. Go through this whole list, and never wonder “what to cook with andouille sausage?” again! Enjoy… What is Andouille Sausage? Andouille sausage is a smoked sausage made using pork, garlic, pepper, onions, wine, and various seasonings....

That’s why we compiled this great collection of Pasta Side Dishes from GypsyPlate and around the internet. Whatever you’re pairing your pasta with, there’s something here for you. From light and fresh to creamy and cheesy, this list has it all. Cook your way through all of these delicious pasta sides, they’re all sure to be a hit! The Best Pasta Side Dishes: 1. Mediterranean Pasta We’re starting this list of pasta side dishes with our Mediterranean Pasta....

Well, fear not! With good recipe and the right ingredients, you’d be amazed by how many delicious dishes you can make with this humble canned meat. In this post, we’ll share some amazing recipe ideas for turning Spam into easy, great meals that your family will love! From Span Fried Rice, Spam Ramen , Spam Musubi and Span sliders there are endless possibilities. All of these spam recipes are easy-to-follow and quick making it perfect for busy weeknights....

Rewards for Kids We can all use some easy tactics to help encourage behavior in our kids, but it seems like we too often rely on treat-type foods. And there are so many other options that don’t create potentially tricky relationships with food. I have a nice list of them today to offer ideas to use with your kids, plus thoughts on why we might want to consider steering clear of using candy and food rewards as much as we do....

Baked Chicken Meatballs Meatballs are one of the foods I grew up eating regularly and turn to as easy comfort food. I like all kinds of healthy meatballs (and my kids do, too!), and these basic but delicious chicken meatballs are often in our meal plan. They use super simple ingredients, are easy to mix together, and are a wonderfully easy-to-eat texture for little kids. I love to double this recipe and stash half of them into the freezer for a future meal....

Are you on a clean lifestyle diet and looking for some light meal ideas that you can whip up in few minutes? Then you have all come to the right place! We have compiled this amazing list of Light Dinners just for you. There are many options that you can make, from chicken, to fish, to shrimp or even go meatless and still end up with a cracker awesome meal....

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so be sure to also check out our Easy Belgian Waffles, German Pancakes, and BEST French Toast! What is an Aebleskiver? Aebleskiver (or Ebelskiver) are puffy Danish pancake balls and a traditional Danish dessert most often served during the Christmas season. Enjoy them year-round as a delicious breakfast treat! Whether you refer to them as aebleskiver or ebelskiver (same pronunciation, different spelling), the actual word in Danish is Æbleskiver and it means “apple slices” because traditionally these were made by putting a small slice of apple in the center while cooking them....

French Toast Sticks I am always looking for ways to simplify cooking for my family, especially with meals that can be a little labor intensive. Which is where these baked French Toast Sticks come in. The batch bakes up in the oven, which makes them so easy to make, and they have banana right in the batter—so they taste a little like banana bread! Plus, the sticks are a super easy shape for little kids to pick up and eat with their hands…and dip as they like!...

We love a good savory breakfast! Be sure to check out some of our other popular breakfast recipes like Green Chili Egg Casserole, Biscuits and Gravy Casserole, Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs, and Make-Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches. You’ll love these Homemade Breakfast Burritos I am most definitely a breakfast person. I don’t skip it and I steadfastly live by the credo that it really IS the most important meal of the day....

It’s been a while since I shared this recipe for garam masala salmon steaks on here, which is surprising since we eat salmon often at our house. I love to pan-sear individual fillets in my cast-iron skillet, or cook it in the oven as a sheet pan meal. But one of my favorite methods for preparing salmon is wrapping it in foil and grilling or baking it. And this soy brown sugar salmon that is perfect for the summer grilling season is one of the best grilled salmon recipes ever....

Okay, maybe these S’mores Bars could give them a run for their money, but Carmelitas are pretty darn incredible. And if you like desserts with oats, be sure to try my Toffee Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Homemade Iced Oatmeal Cookies, or Oatmeal Rolled Sugar Cookies next! I guarantee that everyone will love you if you show up at a friend’s house or at work with a plate of these rich, wonderful bars....

Looking for something to round out your menu? This cheesy garlic bread is always devoured by our family and is an at-home version of one of our Italian restaurant favorites. No one can resist that buttery garlic bread with a toasted stretchy cheese pull! The origins of cheesy mozzarella garlic bread lie in the rustic culinary traditions of Italy, where minced garlic cloves, fresh herbs, and artisan bread have long been staples of Italian recipes....

Not every curry needs to be bold and spicy. This one is mild yet loaded with that typical curry roux flavor known in Japanese curries. If you’re a curry lover like me, this is definitely one you’ve got to try in your kitchen! Curries, believe it or not, are pretty big in Japan. My Japanese Beef curry is one of the most popular curries on GypsyPlate. I also learned that katsu curry, a Japanese export, is extremely popular in England, and features regularly on restaurant menus there....

If you also prefer homemade cakes made from scratch over box cake mixes, you will definitely want to check out my Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting, Homemade Funfetti Cake, and Best Red Velvet Cake. Heck, I have an entire category of frosting recipes that would pretty much all be amazing with these moist chocolate cupcakes! And honestly, the cake part itself is so amazing that I always eat at least one cupcake sans frosting while I wait for them to cool....

You want a pasty? I want a pasty. Corned tempeh pasties! Flakey layered pastry dough filled with a zesty corned tempeh and mashed potato filling that is peppered with scallions, which provide an oniony bite. A riff on your typical meat and potatoes pasty, but with healthy tempeh, which provides a great meaty texture without all the heaviness. To make this, I used rough puff pastry dough, which is a version of laminated pastry dough that is much simpler and quicker to make than puff pastry while still having a nice flakey result....