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Easy Tomato Refrigerator Jam

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this Easy Tomato Refrigerator Jam is a quick and easy effort for some flavor packed summertime goodness! another way to enjoy fresh garden tomatoes.

 

Easy Tomato Refrigerator Jam @spabettie #vegan #glutenfree #oilfree #jam

Easy Tomato Refrigerator Jam

There really is no comparison to a fresh tomato picked from the vine. Standing in the middle of my garden, biting into that warm juicy flavor.

This year, I have two in my garden – Roma and Celebrity. Both are great to slice thick and put in a sandwich, on toast, just on a fork with salt.

I have used each variety in separate batches of this jam – both taste great.

Easy Tomato Refrigerator Jam @spabettie #vegan #glutenfree #oilfree #jam

Refrigerator Jam Versus Canned

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Lemon Elderflower Layer Cake

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this vegan and gluten free Lemon Elderflower Layer Cake is royally delicious! bright and light flavors, tasty lemon cake surrounded by smooth and sweet elderflower frosting. perfect for a 4am Royal Wedding breakfast celebration, a Mothers Day brunch, or a Tuesday.

 

Lemon Elderflower Layer Cake on a light green cake stand, cake garnished with pink edible dried flowers and yellow lemon peel curls

 

Lemon Elderflower Layer Cake slice on a plate, garnished with yellow lemon peel curls and pink edible dried flowers

Vegan Lemon Elderflower Layer Cake

I’m just going to come right out and ask – will you be watching the Royal Wedding?

Airing at four in the morning my time, I will be watching.

and I will be eating cake.

for breakfast, even.

Lemon Elderflower Layer Cake on light green cake stand; one slice cut from it showing inside layers, slice on plate in front of cake stand

Vegan Layer Cake

The Royal Wedding Cake is to be a Lemon Elderflower Cake.

The strange fact about the cake? It …

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Build Your Own Vegan Chef Salad Bar

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Build Your Own Vegan Chef Salad Bar – whether it is lunch for a crowd or making a solo salad, follow this recipe as a guide for a tasty entree of fresh greens, veggies and protein!

Build Your Own Vegan Chef Salad Bar @spabettie #vegan #glutenfree #oilfree #salad

 

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Build Your Own Vegan Chef Salad Bar

hey, y’all!

We made it through another Daylight Savings Time!

Personally, I LOVE IT. We are at the beginning of what will eventually be daylight until nine pm on the West Coast, and this time of year is what I live for! Fresh air, warmer days, sunshine…

The last couple days, we all see …

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Powder Pink Strawberry Puppy Chow

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vegan Powder Pink Strawberry Puppy Chow recipe – Valentines, Easter, Springtime and Summer – this colorful sweet fruity treat is for any time of year!

 

hand reaching in to bowl of Powder Pink Strawberry Puppy Chow

Powder Pink Strawberry Puppy Chow

you guuuuyyyyys.

It is already that time of year where I talk incessantly about how it is staying lighter later in the day. When I flip out with a tiny glimmer of sunshine. I look silly while …

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Tangy Lemon Crabless Cake Salad

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Tangy Lemon Crabless Cake Salad – a quick, easy, and tasty salad with layers of flavor and texture – warm plant based crabby cakes over crisp cool greens.

 

Tangy Lemon Crabless Cake Salad @spabettie

Fast Food Friday @spabettie

When I wake up and it is dark and cold, and it is still cold when I return home from tennis, I want something warm. Earlier this week, I also wanted that something to be light, fresh, and bright – like the summer we just had.

Fall is my favorite, do not get me wrong! You all know I love my comfort food as much as anyone. Still, sometimes I want bright and fresh.

and warm.

and fast.

Tangy Lemon Crabless Cake Salad @spabettie

Today, our Fast Food Friday non recipe takes me back to my childhood. Every Fourth of July, our family would meet at The Embarcadero for a weekend of contract rummy, cocktails…

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Tasty Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Bars

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Tasty Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Bars – this quick and easy dessert bar recipe has just five ingredients, no oil or gluten, and fresh plump dates for sweetness!

 

Tasty Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Bars @spabettie

I love a crumble topping.

I always have – just ask my mom. When I was a kid, we sometimes had these extraordinarily good danish for breakfast. Special …

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Tangy Pickled Cornichon Slaw

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Tangy Pickled Cornichon Slaw – pickles or cornichons bring a tangy update to a cool slaw recipe – quick, easy, and tasty for your BBQ or game day!

 

Tangy Pickled Cornichon Slaw @spabettie

Fast Food Friday @spabettie

Fast Food Friday, yay!

You all know I love pickles. They add a tangy zip to most anything, in my opinion.

This Tangy Pickled Cornichon Slaw was included with our recent Smoky Lentil Chili and A Hot Dog Toppings Bar:

Tangy Pickled Cornichon Slaw Vegan @spabettie

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Smoky Lentil Chili and A Hot Dog Toppings Bar

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Smoky Lentil Chili and A Hot Dog Toppings Bar – this tasty chili recipe is a year round favorite, and is a great addition to a summertime BBQ!

 

Smoky Lentil Chili and A Hot Dog Toppings Bar @spabettie

July is National Hot Dog Month.

I mean, summer is hot dogs, right? At baseball games, an ice cold beer and a hot dog are required, right? They are essential to BBQs and backyard cookouts, camping and summertime road trips.

As essential as chili.

We topped bowls of chili with cashew cream and Spicy Jalapeño Sesame Salsa:

Smoky Lentil Chili and A Hot Dog Toppings Bar Vegan @spabettie

While it is a valiant effort for July to dedicate one whole month eating hot dogs, the third Wednesday in July is National Hot Dog Day. So… options.

There’s also …

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