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Baked Creamy Vegan Gluten-Free Spinach Artichoke Pasta (Allergy-Free)

October 29, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 48 Comments

Your favorite party dip transformed into a creamy dairy-free pasta bake! This Baked Creamy Vegan Gluten-Free Spinach Artichoke Pasta is top 8 allergy-free, full of veggies, and cheesy flavor! It’s a cozy recipe for an easy weeknight family dinner that the kids will love too!

Spinach artichoke dip is something I always associate with my mom. She was always the one who jumped at any chance you could indulge in that creamy, cheesy, hot dip. It was something she would always order as an appetizer at restaurants or dig into first at parties and gatherings. Honestly, it was never something I chose to dip my chips into. I much preferred something like this, but alas, it grew on me as I got older (and ironically could no longer have it!) So I took it upon myself to remake spinach artichoke dip into a full on meal! One that’s gluten-free, vegan, allergy-free; most importantly dairy-free!Read More

Mom’s Best Classic Gluten-Free Vegan Baked Ziti (Soy-Free)

October 24, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 34 Comments

Our family’s favorite famous comfort food recipe, remade! Mom’s Best Classic Gluten-Free Vegan Baked Ziti without the dairy, but still under 5 ingredients! This make-ahead “cheesy” pasta dinner casserole is soy-free too, super easy, delicious, and baked in 20 minutes! Great as a freezer meal or having leftovers throughout the week!

My mom didn’t cook things from scratch much. She was more of a “throw these chicken nuggets in the toaster oven and this packet of rice in a pot” kind of cook. Every so often she would get the urge to make her “famous” baked ziti recipe. While this Italian pasta casserole only needed 4 ingredients (she used jarred sauce), it still tasted like home-cooked comforting love! While I grew up eating her baked ziti, she and I both can’t indulge in the cheesy carby comfort food anymore…until now.Read More

Easy Creamy Gluten-Free Vegan Mushroom Gravy (Allergy-Free)

October 15, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 35 Comments

An Easy Creamy Gluten-Free Vegan Mushroom Gravy that’s top 8 allergy-free, quick to make, and a perfect recipe for biscuits and gravy or topping your mashed potatoes! This homemade veggie-packed sauce is smooth, full of flavor, and a healthier version of your family’s comforting holiday classic!

It’s about time we whipped up some cozy gravy here on Strength and Sunshine! From gluten-free vegan buttermilk biscuits to rustic mashed potatoes, now the delicious food combining stars can finally align! I hope you’re just as excited as I am! I’ve actually never been a gravy fan, but this creamy mushroom gravy finally won me over! It’s all about the texture, flavors, and aromas when it comes to a good gravy. No chunky mushroom gravy here! This one is super smooth, creamy, and packed with aromatic herbs.Read More

Homemade Gluten-Free Copycat Totino’s Pizza Rolls (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

August 13, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 64 Comments

The iconic, bite-sized, pizza pillows that are a favorite snack and party food for kids (and adults!), now as a healthy homemade recipe! These Gluten-Free Copycat Totino’s Pizza Rolls are vegan, top 8 allergy-free, baked, easy to make, and 100% freezer-friendly!

It’s a pizza dream come true! The bite-sized, poppable, exploding, little handheld pizza pockets (aka: pillows) that have been providing microwave comfort to teenage boys’ insatiable appetite, college students’ all-night study sessions, and boisterous game day sports fans for decades. For some reason pizza and celiac disease/ food allergies never tend to go together. From actual pizza parlors to all the frozen and processed pizza goodies on the market. But, are we restricted eaters really going to take the neglect?Read More

Easy Vegan Maine Lobster Rolls (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)

July 9, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 61 Comments

Nothing screams New England summer than a lobster roll! These Easy Vegan Maine Lobster Rolls are gluten-free, allergy-free, meatless, and fit for everyone to enjoy! A simple, healthy, and delicious recipe that redefines this classic fast-food sandwich!

The magic that is a simple, humble, lobster roll. A sandwich that defines New England summers, a Maine namesake, a fast-food comfort dish that’s so easy and minimal on ingredients, the quality of the sandwich all comes down to the fresh lobster. A traditional lobster roll just includes, fresh, cold chunks of lobster, mayo, maybe a little chopped celery, scallions, and squirt of lemon juice, served up on a buttered and grilled bun.Read More