J. Jill Florian

White golden retriever with a stuffed skunk toy

Good morning from our little stinker! #dogsofbluesky #goldenretrievers

Porcini crusted tofu on plate with mashed potatoes and gravy

Valentine’s Day Main Course: Porcini crusted tofu, herbed mashed potatoes and shallot dressing. Phenomenal! #glutenfree #veganfood

Valentines Day Dinner 1st course: Beet soup that had so much umami it was difficult to stop eating and save room for the main course! #veganfood #glutenfree

Bucatini tossed with carmelized onions and wild mushrooms in cashew Alfredo sauce.

Vegan wild mushroom bucatini tonight! Delish! #veganfood #glutenfree

Daring chicken tossed with ramen noodles in yakitori sauce

Daring chik’n yakitori tonight! #veganfood #glutenfree

Indian tempeh with rice

Indian curried tempeh tonight! Came out fantastic. #veganfood #glutenfree

Vegan grilled salmon on rice noodles and snow peas

Juice marbles teriyaki marinated and grilled “salmon” with rice noodles and blanched snow peas. #veganfood #glutenfree

Roasted cauliflower pasta

Roasted cauliflower pasta with Greek vegan yogurt, harissa, fresh mint, roasted chickpeas, and broccoli sprouts. Came out better than I thought it would! #veganfood #glutenfree

Peanut tempeh stir fry on rice

Sweet and sour peanut tempeh stirfry tonight came out amazing! #veganfood #glutenfree

Seared salmon with orzo

We tried the Juicy Marbles vegan salmon, pan seared with a preserved lemon and caper salsa with gluten free orzo, peas, and vegan Parmesan. Came out delicious! I think we prefer the other “meat” options by juicy marbles than the salmon, but was still yummy. #veganfood #glutenfree

Roasted beets on pistachio butter

Roasted and glazed beets over homemade pistachio butter and mint! Great lunch today. #veganfood #glutenfree

Gluten free rigatoni with wild mushrooms in a cream sauce

Creamy rigatoni with wild mushrooms- simple but hearty and rustic! #veganfood #glutenfree

Crispy lentils on rice with yogurt sauce

Crispy Indian spiced lentils with yogurt sauce over rice! #veganfood #glutenfree

Yes! A combo of coconut/cashew yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, and some seasoning :)

Smashed cucumbers on tahini yogurt sauce on a plate

Smashed cucumber, yogurt-tahini sauce and hot “honey” for lunch today! #veganfood #glutenfree

Fideos in a cast iron pan

Fideos with soyrizo! #veganfood #glutenfree

Pomfu Marsala on rice in a bowl

Gochujang pomfu Marsala! Delicious! #veganfood #glutenfree

Pasta with corn and corn sauce

Made sweet corn pappardelle with gluten free noodles I found at world market! Delicious! #veganfood #glutenfree

Roasted cauliflower on puréed cauliflower!

The preserved lemon salsa verde is covering up the roasted cauliflower, but this came out delicious! Roasted cauliflower steaks over puréed cauliflower and salsa! #veganfood #glutenfree

Dan Dan noodles to night! Yummy! #veganfood #glutenfree

Beet soup with cashew cream

Beetroot soup with cumin cashew cream! #veganfood #glutenfree

Rice and bean, Cajun style

Red beans and rice with andouille tofu crumbles! #glutenfree #veganfood

Kofta balls over tabbouleh in fish

Kofta balls with pomegranate quinoa tabbouleh! #veganfood #glutenfree

Menu- many gluten free options!

Unagi eggplant

Ahi Watermelon nigiri

Avocado beetroot tartar

Wow. My favorite part of traveling to larger cities outside of the US is finding upscale plant based restaurants (thanks Happy Cow app!). Had this fantastic lunch @PlantaQueen in Toronto today! Nearly everything on the menu is gluten free! I will be back!

Platter of loaded nachos

Loaded nachos for game day! The grilled pineapple is the bomb on it! Homemade queso from the Unbelievability Vegan cookbook is our new favorite! #veganfood #glutenfree

Pasta tossed with roasted butternut squash and peas with sage butter, in a dish

Hard to make pasta dishes look fancy, it this came out delicious! I cannot believe I pieced the recipe together myself. All the kids loved it and want it on regular rotation. Butternut squash and peas pasta with walnut-sage vegan butter! #veganfood #glutenfree

Plantains in curry with garbanzo beans, veges, and brown rice

Plantain Caribbean curry tonight! #veganfood #glutenfree

Quinoa with vegetables pad Thai salad

Pad Thai protein salad tonight! Used quinoa as the base. #veganfood #glutenfree

Noodles with walnut miso dressing in a bowl.

Walnut miso noodles with asparagus and chili crisp! #veganfood #glutenfree

We finally have two baby bunnies who have started to inhabit a hutch I put in the garden over a month ago. Yay!