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Author: Chastiti Johnson

Vegan Classic Cheesecake

Vegan Classic Cheesecake

I truly believe that cheesecake has the most love or hate relationships typically when I learn people’s opinions about this delectable, creamy dessert they either despise or overindulge. Just in case you were wondering my opinion is #overindulge. If nothing else cheesecake is known to be…

Korean Fried Chicken Wings

Korean Fried Chicken Wings

It wasn’t until I learned about a Korean franchise Bonchon that I learned of what is called Korean Fried Chicken. This double-fried tender chicken is something that changed my thought of fried chicken 3-4 years ago that has led me to want to recreate this…

BBQ Chicken Sliders

BBQ Chicken Sliders

I know I love some good barbecue just as much as any other, there is something about some good smoke meats and hardy barbecue sauce. But, with the influx of summer showers, and Lord knows I don’t want to wait in line at a restaurant in the middle of the day when I’m looking for something quick and easy to eat. So, lately, I have been making bbq quick and easy for me and hopefully for you to curve that craving for some heave bbq. We know herbnstyle is about healthy and easy but sometimes carbs creep in and I’m not apologizing about it. I have some super light and filling chicken sliders that you can make with your family it’s so easy your children can whip this up on the go… how many recipes that require shredding chicken are easy? (okay, there may be a few, but that’s beside the point!) So check out my quick and easy barbecue chicken sliders!

Ingredients:

  • Yeast Rolls
  • Chicken Breast
  • BBQ Sauce
  • Butter Chip Pickles
  • Red Onion
  • Vinegar
  • Dairy-Free Butter
  • Dairy-Free Mayo
  • Salt & Pepper

 

Materials

  • Kitchen Knife
  • Boiling Pot
  • Baking Dish
  • Cooking Brush
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
In a medium boiling pot, over medium-high heat boil chicken breast in salted water until fully cooked. While chicken is cooking, thinly slice the red onion and let slices soak in vinegar until chicken is prepared.
Once the chicken is fully cooked, remove chicken from boiling water and begin to shred using claws or hands and incorporate 2-3tbsp of bbq until chicken shreds are fully coated *season with salt as needed*
Preheat Oven to 350°
In a baking dish, slice yeast rolls in half to separate the top and bottom using a serrated knife and begin dressing the sliders. To dress the sliders, first brush 1-2 tbsp of bbq sauce, adding a layer of shredded chicken, and top with pickles and onion.
Finish sliders by laying the top layer of rolls and brush melted butter over the rolls and place the baking dish into the oven for 10mins, until the rolls are golden brown.
Once rolls are browned and chicken is lightly heated. Remove from oven and serve with your favorite bbq sandwich toppings.

BBQ Chicken Sliders

Chastiti Johnson
Quick and easy mini shredded barbeque chicken sandwiches
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner, lunch
Cuisine American, Barbeque
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • Medium Boiling Pot
  • Kitchen Knifes
  • Meat Shredder Claws
  • Cooking Brush
  • Measuring Cups & Spoons

Ingredients
  

  • .5 Ibs Chicken Breast boiled, shredded
  • ½ pack Yeast Rolls Hawaiian Rolls
  • 4 tbsp BBQ Sauce
  • ¼ Red Onion thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • ¼ cup Bread & Butter Pickle Chips
  • 2 tbsp Dairy-Free Butter melted
  • Dairy-Free Mayo* optional

Instructions
 

  • In a medium boiling pot, over medium-high heat boil chicken breast in salted water until fully cooked
  • While chicken is cooking, thinly slice the red onion and let slices soak in vinegar until chicken is prepared
  • Once the chicken is fully cooked, remove it from the boiling water and begin to shred using claws or hands in incorporate 2-3tbsp of bbq until the shreds are fully coated *season with salt as needed*
  • Preheat Oven to 350°
  • In a baking dish, slice yeast rolls in half to separate top and bottom using a serrated knife and begin dressing the sliders
  • To dress the sliders, first brush 1-2 tbsp of bbq sauce, adding a layer of shredded chicken, and top with pickles and onion
  • Finish sliders by laying the top layer of rolls and brush melted butter over the rolls and place the baking dish into the oven for 10mins, until rolls are golden brown
  • Once rolls are browned and chicken is lightly heated, remove the baking dish from the oven and serve with your favorite bbq sandwich toppings
Keyword Barbeque Chicken, party treats

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Watermelon Arugula Salad

Watermelon Arugula Salad

Sometimes you can’t go wrong with “Fruit Salad… yummy, yummy…” This recipe is not exactly a fruit salad, but we all know that you almost can not have summer with fresh melon. Especially not watermelon! When I was young I used to get the worst…

Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad

Even though for the longest I thought salads were boring and tasteless mostly because they tasted healthy (lol), there was always one salad that never disappointed and I grew up continuing to eat which was Chicken Salad. This is quite surprising since as a child…

Greek Salad

Greek Salad

As I said for my 7 layer salad, we are bringing sexy back to salads this summer! We started summer ’21 with an American classic now we are taking it to the Mediterranean with a classic Greek salad. To be honest Greek salad has always been a favorite salad that I would describe as sophisticated with the many burst of flavors is a simple concept. Therefore, I would say Greek salad is not for the week (aka developed palates).

But, in all seriousness, I wanted to bring another simple recipe honestly less than 20 min salad to keep us refreshed and snatched for the summer. Leaving the dairy in the grocery store, I couldn’t leave this classic without feta cheese, so I have found a great vegan feta alternative to keep the great flavors. Here is my Greek Salad.

Warning: This Salad is top 8 allergy-free

Ingredients:

  • Spring Mix Lettuce
  • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers
  • Red Onion
  • Vegan Feta Cheese
  • Dijon Mustard
  • Olive Oil
  • Red Wine Vinegar
  • Oregano
  • Salt & Pepper

Materials:

  • Cutting Board
  • Kitchen Knife
  • Small Mason Jar
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
Clean and dice tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and garlic and refrigerate to chill.
In a small mason jar, combine oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, oregano, and salt/pepper. Shake and store the Greek dressing in the refrigerator to chill.
Prepare salad in a large serving bowl with spring mix lettuce and top with drained olives, tomatoes, cucumber, and onion.
Lastly, pour dressing over vegetables and toss salad with serving utensils and top salad with vegan feta crumbles.

Green Salad

Classic Mediterranean inspired salad
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Large Salad Bowl
  • Mason Jar
  • Large Serving Spoons
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 5 oz Spring Mix rinsed
  • 6 oz Kalamata Olives drained, pitted
  • 10 oz Cherry Tomatoes cleaned, sliced
  • 1 whole Large Cucumber diced
  • ½ whole Red Onion finely chopped
  • ¼ cup Vegan Feta Cheese crumbled

Greek salad Dressing

  • ½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Salt & Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Clean and dice tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and garlic and refrigerate to chill
  • In a small mason jar, combine oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, oregano, and salt/pepper. Shake and store the Greek dressing in the refrigerator to chill
  • Prepare salad in a large serving bowl with spring mix lettuce and top with drained olives, tomatoes, cucumber, and onion
  • Next, pour dressing over vegetables and toss salad with serving utensils and top salad with vegan feta crumbles
Keyword Greek Salad, Mediterranean Salad

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7 Layer Salad

7 Layer Salad

If nothing else I am agreeing to appreciate salads again this summer. I understand salads not getting the same respect and praise as many other dishes because they tend to be boring and flavorless. But I am taking the challenge to make salads sexy again…

Vegan Biscoff Donuts

Vegan Biscoff Donuts

Can we take a min all the airplane cookies I missed out on due to the lack of traveling last year? And yes I said “airplane cookies”, you know those sweet coffee cookies. Well fun fact for those who didn’t know A. they are called…

Vegan Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Vegan Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Now that we have officially kicked off cookout season and everyone’s gotten reacquainted with their grills and family… what are you bring to the next cookout? Are you even invited?

All jokes aside if nowhere else, in America, we are going to a cookout, and whether you have been declared a grill master or the cutlery connoisseur… what you bring is always important and honestly sets the tone for if you are going to be invited back. So, if you are worried your cookies didn’t turn out how they are supposed to or the family is still sweating you about the mac-n-cheese, hey I have a fool prove crowd-pleaser that will surely have your friends invite you to make something for the next pot-luck.

I have a great dairy-free cheesecake stuffed strawberry bites, and yes I said dairy-free this is a vegan and top eight allergy-free that your great uncle who is watching his diet won’t suspect to be good for him. As always I have to bring the best and tasty ingredients for my herbnstyle family. So let make this less than 30min healthy bitesize treat that will have them begging for more.

  • Strawberries
  • Vegan Cream Cheese
  • Dairy-Free Whipped Topping
  • Gluten-Free Gram Crackers
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Powder Sugar

Materials:

  • Knife
  • Strainer
  • Freezer Bag or Pipping Bag
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • Medium Mixing Bowl

Using a small paring knife, remove the tops of all strawberries until hallow in the center of each strawberry and set aside.
 
Tip: slice a small tip-off of the bottom of each strawberry to form a flat bottom for the bites to stand upright

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together vegan cream cheese, dairy-free whipped topping, vanilla extract, and confectioners sugar until evenly combined.
 

Once cheesecake filling is mixed, place filling into a large freezer bag and snip a bottom corner to begin pipping your strawberries.

Begin pipping each strawberry until all strawberries are filled and set aside on a serving dish.

 
Place gram crackers into a small freezer bag or food processor and crush for gram cracker crumbs, and sprinkle crumbs over the strawberry tops to dress the cheesecake bites

Vegan Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Chastiti Johnson
Dairy-free alternative to strawberry cheesecake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Strawberries

Equipment

  • Knife
  • Strainer
  • Cutting Board
  • Medium Mixing Bowl
  • Whisk
  • Measuring Cups & Spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Ib Strawberries
  • 8 oz Vegan Cream Cheese
  • 4 oz Dairy-Free Whipped Topping
  • tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Confectioners Sugar gluten-free
  • Gluten-Free Gram Crackers

Instructions
 

  • Using a small paring knife, remove the tops of all strawberries until hallow in the center of each strawberry and set aside
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together vegan cream cheese, dairy-free whipped topping, vanilla extract, and confectioners sugar until evenly combined
  • Once cheesecake filling is mixed, place filling into a large freezer bag and snip a bottom corner to begin pipping your strawberries
  • Begin pipping each strawberry until all strawberries are filled and set aside on a serving dish
  • Place gram crackers into a small freezer bag or food processor and crush for gram cracker crumbs, and sprinkle crumbs over the strawberry tops to dress the cheesecake bites
Keyword Allergy Friendly, Dairy free, Strawberry Cheesecake, Stuffed Strawberries, Vegan Cheesecake

Dairy-Free Ambrosia

Dairy-Free Ambrosia

Ingredients: Dairy-Free Vanilla Yogurt Dairy-Free Whip Topping Agave Nectar Green Grapes Mini Marshmallows Mandarin Oranges Maraschino Cherries Coconut Shreds Materials: Mixing Bowl Baking Spatula Measuring Cups & Spoons In a large mixing bowl, whisk together yogurt, whip topping, and coconut shreds until smooth. Next, whisk in…