The Smiling Onion

Vegetarian and Gluten-free Cooking

Subscribe

  • Home
  • All Recipes
    • By Cuisine
      • Mexican
      • Indian
      • Caribbean
      • Italian
      • Middle Eastern
      • Asian
      • New American
    • By Diet
      • Peanut & Tree Nut-Free
      • Egg-Free
      • Grain-Free
      • Vegan
      • Dairy-Free
      • Low FODMAP
    • By Type
      • Soups and Stews
      • Salads
      • Sides
      • Entrees
  • Breakfasts
  • Twists on the Classics
  • Simple and Easy
  • Baked Goods and Desserts
  • Pantry
  • About The Smiling Onion
  • Recipe Guidelines
  • Recipe Gallery
  • Musings
  • Contact

Archives for September 2018

Pumpkin Spice Hemp Milk

September 27, 2018 By Alana Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Spice Hemp Milk

Hemp milk is one of my absolute favorite milks. While some might say it’s an acquired taste – and there is definitely something very unique about the flavor that “nutty” doesn’t quite capture – once you get used to it, hemp milk can’t be beat. It’s super nutritious (all those omegas!) AND you can make it without any straining, soaking, or waste. All you have to do is blend up some hemp seeds with some filtered water, add in whatever sweeteners or spices you’d like, and drink up. You do have to blend it for a couple minutes to really get a nice consistency, but this makes it even better: when it comes out of that blender, it’ll be warm, frothy, and altogether beautiful.

You can totally make hemp milk completely plain, and that is actually what I do most often. Since it does get so warm and frothy, I find that I like it without any sweeteners at all. But, since fall is here, why not try it with a bit of pumpkin spice flava?

[Read more…]

Tagged With: Cinnamon, Ginger, Hemp Seeds, Nutmeg, Pumpkin Filed Under: Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Grain-Free, Low FODMAP, New American, Peanut & Tree Nut-Free, Simple and Easy, Twists on the Classics, Vegan

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake for Rosh Hashanah

September 9, 2018 By Alana Leave a Comment

Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake

After a week of weather in the 90s, temperatures have suddenly plummeted, especially in Massachusetts. We’ve been plunged into autumn, just in time for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Incredibly, even though it falls so early this year, we’ll still be able to do our Rosh Hashanah tradition – apple picking! Though it felt like summer just three days ago or so, orchards have apples and it’s not too hot to pick ’em!

Lower temperatures also make baking start to sound appealing again. It’s traditional to eat sweet things on Rosh Hashanah, for a sweet new year, a sentiment that fuels the infamous apples and honey tradition. In years past, I’ve played with the apples and honey riff in my baking, but this year, I thought it might be nice to post something with chocolate. Because, as my dad reminded me recently, chocolate is appropriate for everything.

Granted, the cake itself actually does not contain any chocolate at all – it’s made of ground hazelnuts, brewed coffee, lots of butter, and sour cream. And it’s delicious. But the chocolate ganache that covers it is such an integral part of this cake that this is very much a chocolate hazelnut cake. I hope you enjoy it, and here’s to a sweet new year!

[Read more…]

Tagged With: Chocolate, Coffee, Hazelnut, Rosh Hashanah, Sour Cream Filed Under: Baked Goods and Desserts, New American

Connect with Social Media

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Hi, I’m Alana!

Thanks for checking out my collection of gluten-free and vegetarian recipes (with many grain-free, vegan, and dairy-free options) inspired by the cuisines I like most :-)

Read More about The Smiling Onion

gluten free blog network directory

Recent Posts

  • Oatmeal with Frothed Milk, Jaggery, Raisins, and Hazelnuts
  • Oyster Mushroom & Edamame Tacos
  • Turmeric-Carrot Muffins
  • Cranberry & Ginger Cream Parfait
  • Green Bean Chutney

Categories

Archives

  • April 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • April 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015

Home  About  Contact - Copyright 2015