Baked Creamy "Caulifredo" Pasta with Artichoke and Kale

Crummy weather mandated something decadent and creamy for dinner. I whipped up a roasted garlic cauliflower alfredo sauce and tossed it with pasta, artichokes, and sautéed kale. Topped with a layer of breadcrumbs, it went into the oven until bubbly and golden brown.

Served with a side of steamed broccoli

Avocado Buckwheat Toast with Carrot Lox

Two very strong flavors (buckwheat and fishy carrot lox) are better together.  Above is a slice of toasted buckwheat bread with smashed avocado, carrot lox, scallion and black pepper.

Buckwheat sandwich loaf. Adapted from Vegan Richa's white sandwich bread recipe, find the original here

I really missed the rest of the trimmings so I picked up a red onion today and added capers- much more complete!

NDE Vegan Pepper Jack and Pumpkin Kale Enchilada Casserole

 Pepper Jack recipe from the Non-Dairy Evolution Cookbook

Pepper Jack cooling in a silicon mold

Pumpkin, kale, black bean and corn enchilada casserole with New Mexico Red chile sauce, fresh corn tortillas, and NDE pepper jack

Pumpkin Curry Pasta Two Ways

Pumpkin curry sauce tossed with orecchiette,  lacinato kale, toasted pecans and a drizzle of pecan oil

 A dusting of parmesan just because

 The same pasta and sauce with roasted eggplant and garlic chives (perfect for Halloween with the purple/black eggplant)

Tart Cherry Sour Cream Bundt Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache

  A cute cherry sour cream birthday bundt cake topped with chocolate ganache decorated with almond and cherry flowers

A naked bundt cake just for afternoon coffee and tea

Black Bean and Corn Stuffed Peppers with Roasted Cauliflower, Millet and Jalapeno Cashew Cream

Black bean and corn stuffed bell peppers with raz el hanout roasted cauliflower, millet, jalapeno cashew cream and garlic chives. Yes it's vegan.

Bhindi Masala or Okra Curry

Last round of this season's small tender okra and probably the next to last round of decent tomatoes. Wanting to celebrate the fresh ingredients, I tried out Vegan Richa's very simple Bhindi Masala recipe and really enjoyed the delicate flavor. I served the okra with Basmati rice and a brown lentil dal. You can find the recipe here: http://www.veganricha.com/2016/05/bhindi-masala.html