Recipes
These are some of my favorite recipes (all are originals unless otherwise specified) within previous posts – so you may need to scroll down within the post to see the recipe. I’m still updating this page, so please check back soon! 
Sauces, Dips, Dressings (Vegan)
Creamy Tomato Sauce (a personal favorite!!)
Dill Havarti “Cheese” – both cheese recipe and salad dressing recipe (raw)
Honey Mustard Dressing/Mustard
Red Pepper “pesto” dressing (raw)
Breakfast (Vegan)
“Egg” Scramble with Tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, and Lemon-Caper Pesto
Herbs de Provence Biscuits and Gravy
Frittata with Veggies and “Sausage”
Salads (Vegan)
Green Bean, Kalamata Olive, and Pecan Salad
Summery Edamame, Black Bean, and Lime Quinoa Salad
Soups (Vegan)
Avgolemano (Greek chicken/lemon/rice/egg) Soup
Creamy Black Bean and Sun-dried Tomato Soup
Creamy Broccoli and Cheese (+Chickpeas) Soup
Creamy Pumpkin Soup with Cinnamon Croutons
Creamy Tomato Soup
Daikon Gazpacho (raw)
Spaghetti Squash “Chicken Noodle” Soup
Snacks (Vegan)
5-minute Sweet Potato “Pumpkin Pie”
Flax-Pepitas Tortilla Chips (raw)
Coconut-Almond Butter “Energy Bars” Version 1, Chia Seed Energy Bars Version 2(raw)
Entrees (Vegan)
Baked Tofu with Miso-Mustard Glaze
Bok Choy with Seitan and Miso-Curry Sauce
Champagne Risotto with Clamshell Mushrooms, Pine Nuts, and Coconut
“Cheesey” Scalloped Potatoes
Chicago Style Breaded “Steak” Sandwich
Red, White, & Green Quinoa Salad
Easy Veggie and Cheese Lasagna
Flax-Nutritional Yeast Encrusted Sweet Potato Wedges
Greenbean and Mushroom Casserole
Grilled Eggplant and Tomatoes with Balsamic Agave Reduction, Cilantro, and Basil
Hungarian Quinoa and Kale Stew
Lime in the Corn-conut Cilantro Rice
Moroccan Quinoa & Sweet Potato Stew
Mushroom, Walnut, and Spinach Pasta with Alfredo Sauce
Polenta Stacks with Creamy Basil Sauce and Balsamic Veggies
Roasted Broccoli and Chickpeas
Spinach and Mushroom Burrito Lasagna
Stacked Eggplants with creamy tomato sauce
Val’s Veggie (sunflower seed) Burgers
Val’s Veggie Burgers (quinoa and chickpeas)
Vegetable Biryani (Indian)
Veggie Stew with Cornmeal Dumplings
Baked Goods (Vegan)
Coconut Oil Cornbread Muffins with Lime Custard Topping (custard is raw)
Desserts (Vegan)
6 layer bars (made with coconut oil)
7 Layer Bars (made with Earth Balance and tofu)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
Double Chocolate Chip Cooke Dough
Frozen Chocolate Chip Brownies
Healthy Vegan Flax Peanut Butter Cookies
Macaroons, 3 ways: Mint Chocolate, Chocolate Almond Butter, & Chocolate-Covered Cherry
Melamacarona (Greek holiday cookies – nonraw)
Melamacarona (Greek holiday cookies – raw)
“Trinidad” Truffles (raw) (just like the ones from Fannie Mae!)
Val’s Coconut Fudge Layer Bars – recipe coming soon!
Drinks
Omnivore Cuisine (not vegan)
Dad’s Veggie Lasagna This is one of my favorite recipes of all time!! I can’t take credit for this one: it’s my dad’s recipe, one of the first main dishes I ever learned how to make, is easy and vegetarian, and is also the first dish I ever made for my husband! However, I did make a knock-out vegan version here that I also highly recommend
I'm a school social worker who is also a newlywed (and had a Big Fat Greek Wedding, no less!) living in Chicago. I am starting this blog to talk about the training process I will go through to prepare for the Chicago Marathon, while also raising awareness for Ceasefire, a Chicago anti-violence program.
