Crunchy Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Aioli

After I posted a recipe for onion rings a couple of months ago (which turned out to be the most popular recipe I’ve ever posted on Serenity in the Storm — go figure! I guess everyone likes onion rings!), I kept thinking about creating a recipe for sweet potato fries that were similarly breaded. The smokiness of […]

Buffalo Cauliflower

I love cauliflower. Like, really love it. It didn’t used to be a food I really thought much about, but something happened in the last few years and I just can’t get enough of the stuff. I love it raw, roasted, tandoori roasted, and I just discovered this week that I love it mashed, too (recipe coming eventually to […]

Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Topping

These pancakes are thick and filling with bursts of blueberry in them and the subtle hint of banana. Top with a delicious blueberry topping for an extra treat. The Recipe: Blueberry Pancakes Makes 10-12 4-inch pancakes 2 CUPS flour (feel free to use gluten-free flour if you like) 2 TSPS baking powder pinch of salt 1 CUP […]

Quick Potato Tacos

I rarely make potatoes for breakfast because I have this idea that they take way too long to cook. Then I decided to dice the potatoes into tiny, tiny cubes so they would cook faster. These tacos cook up in 15 minutes or so and are really easy to make. These can be endlessly adapted to […]

Marionberry-Blackberry Corn Muffins (Gluten-free)

I’ve been pretending today is Saturday. The cold below-freezing weather in Seattle has given way to rain and, in the spirit of a damp Saturday morning, I decided to make some gluten-free corn muffins. It’s always so cozy to have the oven on and something baking on a dreary December day. These would be a great […]

Smoky Pumpkin Pasta

There’s something about the weather turning cold and rainy that makes me crave macaroni and cheese. I’ve tried dozens of vegan mac and cheese dishes at restaurants and at home — some better than others. This doesn’t really pretend to be mac and cheese but it fulfills that same creamy comfort food craving — featuring […]

Barbecue Jackfruit Sliders

I don’t know about you, but my southern relatives eat “barbecue.” And when they say barbecue, they mean “pulled pork,” usually in sandwich form. Growing up in “The North” (i.e., Pennsylvania), this always confused me since people in Pittsburgh would talk about having “a barbecue,” which could mean eating any number of things. Nope. Where my Virginia […]

Pumpkin Pancakes

When I was a kid, my mom used to make this amazing pumpkin cake. It was moist, pumpkiny and nicely accented with fall spices. I’ve been craving pancakes lately, hence the recent savory zucchini pancakes, followed by the zucchini bread pancakes. Are we seeing a pattern here? Uh oh. I’ve also been reminiscing about that pumpkin cake and thought I should […]