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Vegan Fruit Tart

This is a great mid-summer dessert when fresh berries and peaches are both widely available at farmers’ markets. Use plant-based butter and milk to keep it vegan I used raspberries, blueberries, and peaches, but you could easily use strawberries, blackberries,...
Sunny Citrus Olive Oil Cake

Sunny Citrus Olive Oil Cake

This cake is naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and moist! While this photo shows Grand Marnier as a liqueur, you can use sweet wine or Triple Sec, which really enhances the orange flavor. I garnished this with candied orange peel and slivered almonds, but you can use...

Spicy Steamed Clams

Looking for a different seafood appetizer? Try one of these: Creamy Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms Grilled Scampi Snow-Pea Wrapped Shrimp Spicy Steamed Mussels Spicy Steamed Clams We frequently serve both steamed clams and mussels as appetizers at the same dinner. The recipes...
Beef Wellington

Beef Wellington

This recipe is from Gordon Ramsay and one my son has been doing for years. He has absolutely perfected it, although the one in this picture is from my daughter as he lives 2,000 miles away and was not around to create it for us. He was on speed-dial, though and helped...
Mushroom Wellington

Mushroom Wellington

We tried several different wellington recipes, and many came out quite bland. This one has a lot of ingredients and seasonings, and we were rewarded with a flavorful, hearty wellington that more closely mimicked real beef wellington. I wanted to use soy-based whipping...
Mushroom Gravy

Mushroom Gravy

I made this gravy to go with the vegan wellingtons we were making so I used portobello mushrooms as I wanted it heartier. I think you could use any kind of mushrooms you prefer or have on hand, but these worked well for our dishes. To make it gluten-free, just use...