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Vegan, Gluten-free Dessert: Organic Dark Chocolate Ice Cream With Walnuts, Raspberry and Strawberry Spread

Tonight for dessert was simple, a scoop of Luna & Larry's Organic Dark Chocolate Ice Cream, made with coconut milk topped with crushed walnuts and a tablespoon of Mountain Fruit Co. Red Duet fruit spread which is simply pureed strawberries and raspberries mixed together. This fruit spread is heavenly and remarkably only 5g or sugar per serving.

Turkey Florentine Meatloaf Deconstructed Into Cupcake Form For Cool Portion Control Idea

I saw these Turkey Florentine "cupcakes" at Whole Foods Oakland and thought what a fun and brilliant portion control idea.

Vegan, Gluten-free Chicken and Five Spice Tofu Fried Brown Jasmine Rice

I took your standard fried rice to a new fun level with this creation. This dish is tasty and is real fast to cook!

Spotted In The Hot Foods: Vegan Chicken Verde

I was at Whole Foods Oakland the other day, and they had this vegan chicken verde made with Beyond Meat. Looks really meaty and is tasty! Couple with some brown rice and black beans for a filling meal.

Food Gawking In Whole Foods Deli: Seared Ahi Tuna And Chicken Quesadillas

The sight of this Seared Ahi Tuna in the Whole Foods deli made me drool!

Stuffed Red Quinoa Vegetarian Red Bell Peppers

Saw these beautiful Red Quinoa stuffed vegetarian red bell peppers at Whole Foods. Looks good next to the kale salad!

Cooking An Allergy-friendly Fish Chowder Sandwich At Home With Julia & Jacques

Deciding to cook at home instead of going out for dinner one night, my friend Nima had the most brilliant idea of cooking a Fish Chowder Sandwich he saw on Hulu.com on an episode of Julia & Jacques Cooking at Home starring Julia Child and Jacques Pepin. For those with good memories, Julia and Jacques did this public television cooking show back in 1999 for one 22-episode season. Fortunately, you can watch all the episodes for free on Hulu.

Meatless Burger: Adzuki Bean Burger Bowl

I'm always game to try frozen veggie burgers because they are convenient and easy to make at home especially for a quick Meatless Monday meal. At Whole Foods the other day, I saw a packet of these Hilary's Eat Well Adzuki Bean Burger patties with green chili and cumin, and decide to try them.

What caught my attention right away is that Hilary's burger is vergan, gluten-free, soy-free, corn-free, yeast-free, nut-free, and is non-GMO Prject verified. Seriously, this sounded like my perfect burger. I was admittedly a little skeptical because minus all the usual suspects, veggie burgers can taste bland and have the texture of mushy saw dust.

Happily, this Adzuki Bean Burger is delicious. It's a new fave now! The cumin really does stand out but not obnoxiously so. I pan-fried my patty with a little olive oil, and then sauteed some red onions and cremini mushrooms. This patty is so easy to cook thatt in the cooking instructions they even include the toaster. No microwaving.

I melted some vegan Daiya Jalapeno Garlic Havarti wedge on top to make a cheeseburger, added a couple sweet pickle slices, and then rested everything on a bed of arugula. See, a vegan, gluten-free cheese burger can look good and be yummy!

I Can't Believe This is Vegan! Classic Spinach Dip

Because of my dairy and egg allergies, one of the dips I miss most is classic Spinach Dip with gooey mayo and sour cream, water chestnuts, onion soup mix, and frozen spinach.

Well, no more! I have figured out a way to make a vegan version of my favorite spinach dip, and even for me, I cannot believe this dip is vegan. I had a friend try it, and he was surprised it was vegan too. We inhaled the whole bowl!

Vegan, Gluten-free Jalapeno Popcorn Chicken

Looks like the real stuff, huh? I gotta say, I love how food manufacturers are getting better and better at making allergy-friendly and humane-friendly foods. It's no secret I'm a big fan of Beyond Meat like this vegan BBQ chicken pizza I made and this Curry Chicken salad.