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Southwestern Casserole (Vegetarian)

May 11, 2022 By valentina 36 Comments

Southwestern Casserole with Mushrooms with sliced avocado on top.

This Southwestern Casserole is an amazing vegetarian comfort food. It’s layered with grilled zucchini, mushrooms, black beans, caramelized onions, and Latin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comforting Savory Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, beans, casseroles, chipotle peppers in adobo, cumin, jalapeño peppers, mushrooms, zucchini

Creamy Avocado Dressing with Lime

April 20, 2022 By valentina 19 Comments

Top view of Mason jar full with creamy avocado dressing surrounded by slices of lime and avocado.

This Creamy Avocado Dressing with Lime will bring anything it's served with to the next level. It's not only delicious on salads, but also on fruit, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comforting Savory Recipes, Condiments, Dressings, & Sauces, Salads Tagged With: avocados, cumin, garlic, limes, salad dressings

Fire Roasted Corn Recipe with Jalapeños

March 14, 2022 By valentina 20 Comments

Green bowl filled with fire roasted corn and half of a raw jalapeno surrounded by corn silk.

Fire Roasted Corn with Jalapeños is a fabulous summer side dish, and it's perfect with almost anything you throw on the grill. You can serve it warm, cold … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comforting Savory Recipes, Sides, Spring & Summer Favorites, Vegetarian Tagged With: corn, cumin, jalapeños, roasted corn, side dishes, sides, smoked paprika

Caramelized Spiced Pecans

February 9, 2022 By valentina 6 Comments

Small pile of caramelized spiced pecans on parchment

Caramelized Spiced Pecans will bring just the right amount of crunch, spice and sweetness to almost anything you add them to. Or, fill a bowl with them and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Hors d'Oeuvres & Snacks, Comforting Savory Recipes Tagged With: brown sugar, candied nuts, cayenne pepper, cumin, honey, nuts, pecans, spiced nuts

Roasted Butternut Squash Chili

February 1, 2022 By valentina 12 Comments

3 bowls of butternut squash chili with fresh oregano sprigs

Roasted Butternut Squash Chili is the perfect vegetarian, one-pot meal for cooler weather. As delicious as it is pretty, it's full of warming spices and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comforting Savory Recipes, Entrées, Gluten-Free, Savory, Soups & Stews, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocados, butternut squash, chili, cinnamon, cumin, jalapeños, kidney beans, tomatoes

Curry Smashed Potato Stew

October 29, 2021 By valentina 16 Comments

Curried Smashed Potato Stewin red pot with lid behind it

This Smashed Potato Stew recipe is made with a warm coconut sauce filled with aromatic curry spices, and the creamy, buttery Dutch Yellow Potatoes have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comforting Savory Recipes, Entrées, Gluten-Free, Savory, Product & Book Reviews, Soups & Stews, Vegetarian Tagged With: cardamom, cumin, curry, potatoes, stews, vegan, vegetarian

Coconut Spiced Carrot Soup

October 26, 2021 By valentina 18 Comments

vegan-coconut-spiced-carrot-soup

This Coconut Spiced Carrot Soup is vegan, and so unbelievably rich and creamy, that it's hard to believe it's cream-free. Full of warming spices, it's a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comforting Savory Recipes, Fall & Winter Favorites, Gluten-Free, Savory, Soups & Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: cardamom, carrots, coconut milk, cumin, curry, cyaenne, puréed soups, turmeric

Cream of Jalapeño Cauliflower Soup

September 28, 2021 By valentina 20 Comments

Cream of Jalapeno Cauliflower soup in rust-colored bowl with slices of jalapeno on top

Cream of Jalapeño Cauliflower Soup is a vegan soup that's made rich and creamy with slowly cooked cauliflower, and deliciously comforting with warming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comforting Savory Recipes, Fall & Winter Favorites, Gluten-Free, Savory, Soups & Stews, Vegetarian Tagged With: cauliflower, cilantro, cumin, jalapeño peppers

Plantain Picadillo Empanadas (Empenadas de Platano)

February 12, 2021 By valentina 27 Comments

Empenada de Platano with Picadillo sliced in half on white plate

Empenadas de Platano (Plantain Empanadas) are filled with delicious Mexican Picadillo. A combination of sweet and savory ingredients, mixed into finely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Hors d'Oeuvres & Snacks, Comforting Savory Recipes, Gluten-Free, Savory, Meat Tagged With: almonds, capers, chipotles, cumin, empenadas, plantains, platano, raisins, skirt steak

Yellow Curry Paste Recipe

January 11, 2021 By valentina 12 Comments

This Yellow Curry Paste recipe bursts with fresh flavors and warm, rich spices. You can whip this up inside of twenty minutes and use it to flavor dozens of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comforting Savory Recipes, Condiments, Dressings, & Sauces Tagged With: cardamom, chile pepper, cinnamon, cloves, coconut milk, corriander, cumin, curry, curry paste, curry powder, fish sauce, garlic, lemongrass, shallots, Thai paste

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I’m Valentina Wein, certified chef, mom of two boys, owner, recipe developer and photographer here at Cooking on the Weekends. I use seasonal whole foods to create unique and comforting recipes for casual entertaining. Read more about my love of food and cooking.

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SPRING & SUMMER FAVORITES

Roasted baby corn with green onion and red chili on a round, white plate.

Roasted Baby Corn with Chili and Lime

Several grilled scallions on a white plate.

Grilled Green Onions Recipe

Green bowl filled with fire roasted corn and half of a raw jalapeno surrounded by corn silk.

Fire Roasted Corn Recipe with Jalapeños

Fig cake with one slice being llifted from whole cake

Upside Down Fresh Fig Coffee Cake

DESSERT!

Small white espresso mugh holding 3 chai cookies with cinnamon sticks and green cardamom pods.

Chai Spice Cookies with Chocolate

One slice of Nutella Pie topped with hazelnut praline on a white plate with whole pie behind it.

Nutella Pie with Hazelnut Praline (No Bake)

5 coffee chocolate chip coookies in a stack with one leaning on it with a bite taken out of it and white coffee mug behind them.

Creamy Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

small stack of chocopate chip cookies with bananas behind them

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

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