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Vegan Sloppy Joe Sliders

January 28, 2021 14 Comments

Vegan Sloppy Joe Sliders using Beyond Beef ground 'meat' cooked in a sweet and tangy sauce, topped with vegan coleslaw. Perfect for any party!

We all have childhood favorite meals. All we need is a mention of the dish in conversation with a friend, or a wisp of its aroma. Suddenly we're whisked back to Nana's kitchen table, our legs swinging under the table, love and security wrapped around us like a soft blanket. Sloppy Joes are one of those for me. I didn't have them at home, to be honest. Unbelievable as it sounds, it was in the school cafeteria. Sloppy Joe day was my favorite day, and I would have gone back for seconds if I ...

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Black Chana Masala {Black Chickpea Curry}

January 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

Vegan Chana Masala with black chickpeas, garlic, ginger, peppers and tomatoes for a flavor-packed one-dish meal. An optional roasted eggplant adds extra umami to this vegan dish.

If you want a completely traditional chana masala, I warn you, this might not be what you're looking for. For starters, it's a Black Chana Masala. So, it uses black chickpeas, in place of the more familiar cream ones. But I also took a Mexican twist on it by adding slices of avocado, lime juice, and a squeeze of vegan sour cream. Oh, and I added roasted eggplant to the sauce to make it even meatier. Whaaat? Ok, let's start with the Black Chickpeas. What are Black ...

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Spicy Delicata Squash Salad with Kale

October 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

Autumn means fall and winter squash begin to pile up at the market. Pumpkins, butternut squash, and delicata squash are among my favorites. Pumpkin and butternut squash are great for soups, but delicata is my pick for salads, like this Delicata Squash Salad with Kale. Can You Eat the Skin of Delicata Squash? One of the big reasons I love delicata squash is that yes, you can eat the skin. None of that time-consuming peeling is necessary at all. (Yay!!) This makes it uber-easy and quick ...

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Easy Vegan Eggplant Soup with Tomatoes

October 5, 2020 2 Comments

Easy vegan roasted eggplant soup with tomatoes with detailed instructions and photos for how to peel a roast eggplant.

First of all, I'm not super crazy about eggplant when eaten on its own. Mostly it's about the texture. But when I made this vegan eggplant soup in the first week of culinary school, I realized that I actually loved eggplant as part of an ensemble. In truth, culinary school not only taught me technique, but also exposed me to new foods. Or in the case of this eggplant soup, new ways of preparing foods I knew, but was absolutely certain I didn't like. Is Eggplant Bad For You? For some people, the ...

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Plant-Based Cheeses – Taste Tests

September 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Many people think all cheese is vegetarian, and add it to vegetarian casseroles, pastas and veggie burgers thinking they're fine. But this isn't necessarily true. In fact, most are not vegetarian cheeses.   Is Cheese Vegetarian? Traditional cheese makers use animal rennet as the coagulant. The coagulant is important as it thickens the milk into the thick curds needed to make cheese. Animal rennet typically comes from the stomach of a calf, goat or lamb. As a note, the animals are not ...

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Simple Vegan Chickpea Salad with Olives

August 27, 2020 9 Comments

Super-easy super-quick vegan chickpea salad that's ready to eat in 15 minutes. It has green olives, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula and my favorite vegan Parmesan-style cheese on top.

In summer, when it's way to hot to cook, and almost too hot to eat, I go for a chickpea salad. I have a few I like to make, but right now this chickpea salad with olives is my favorite. It refreshes me perfectly. This Chickpea Salad is Easy and Quick I often have cooked chickpeas on hand - since I cook up a batch most weeks. So this salad comes together in around 15 minutes, depending on what all I add to it. Here's a list of what I typically include, with a couple options. Main Ingredients for ...

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Honey Lemon Ginger Tea

March 14, 2020 10 Comments

Tea of hot water infused with lemon and ginger, sweetened with honey. It's great for boosting immunity, detoxing, and increasing your energy.

It's stressful managing fear and all the news about the COVID-19 pandemic racing around the world. So it's more important than ever now to take the time to relax. Take a breath. Find ways to nurture yourself. Since I returned from Mexico earlier this week, this immunity boosting Honey Lemon Ginger Tea is my answer. Travel out of the country?? I know, I know. It might sound a little crazy right now, but the trip was long planned, and the virus totally exploded while we were gone. And it was, ...

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Smoky Spicy Roasted Tomato Sauce

December 21, 2019 2 Comments

This spicy tomato sauce develops layers of flavor from roasting in the oven. It only takes 15 minutes to put together before sliding it into the oven, and can be used for many recipes.

Vegan        Dairy-Free        Gluten-Free        Whole30        15 Minutes or Less of Prep   This spicy tomato sauce develops layers of flavor from roasting in the oven. It only takes 15 minutes to put together before sliding it into the oven, and can be used for many recipes. The kids come in a few days for Christmas and New Years, and I have a new Plan. And this Smoky Spicy Roasted Tomato Sauce is part of that Plan. This sauce is a favorite pantry item for me to always have on hand, as it ...

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Lentil Bolognese (Vegan)

December 13, 2019 Leave a Comment

Vegan        Dairy-Free        Gluten-Free       30-Minute Recipe Not-so-traditional bolognese sauce made vegan with lentils. Just a little coconut milk is stirred in at the end, to add a little creaminess without the dairy and without much coconut flavor. This post includes many uses for this hearty sauce. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a 5-day vegetarian meal plan. I'd love to say I do these meal plans every week. But I don't. In the coming year, I'm shooting for making these meal plans ...

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Pomegranate-Glazed Hasselback Butternut Squash

October 28, 2019 19 Comments

Delicious, gorgeous vegan entrée for Thanksgiving or any special occasion. Step-by-step instructions to hasselback butternut squash are included, with photos for each step.

Vegan        Dairy-Free        Gluten-Free        15 - Minute Prep  Delicious, gorgeous vegan entrée for Thanksgiving or any special occasion. Step-by-step instructions to hasselback butternut squash are included, with photos for each step. A few days ago, I posted about making your own pomegranate molasses. It was so easy, and I loved how I could tailor it to my own taste by adding spices. I liked it so much, I created this Hasselback Butternut Squash recipe just so I could use it.  Before ...

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How To Make Pomegranate Molasses

October 26, 2019 2 Comments

Instructions and tips for making the best pomegranate molasses you've ever had with 3 ingredients and an optional spice + ways to use this Middle Eastern ingredient. When you live in a small town, with limited grocery stores, it's good to know some work-arounds when you need special ingredients. Case in point, I needed some pomegranate molasses for a pomegranate glazed hasselback butternut squash recipe I'm making next week. I searched high and low, and couldn't find any without driving ...

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Sesame Crusted Sweet Potato Cakes

October 18, 2019 4 Comments

Vegan        Dairy-Free        Gluten-Free        Easy        30-Minute Recipe   A couple of weeks ago, I posted a Weekly Vegetarian Meal Plan - something I do every couple of weeks or so.And sometimes I fall in love with one of the recipes, and can't stop making it. That's what happened with the Sweet Potato Cakes with Lemony Slaw by The First Mess. I've made this one 3 times now. And each time I make ...

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