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Roasted Chickpeas (that STAY CRUNCHY!)

March 27, 2021 Leave a Comment

Curry and paprika roasted chickpeas for a healthy, delicious and easy snack.

Roasted chickpeas that stay crispy and crunchy for days are easy to make and are compatible with so many spices! This post contains affiliate links which help to support the cost of running this website. I'm starting a Whole Life Challenge in 10 days, and am starting to prepare for it with this Roasted Chickpeas recipe. I've slid into some bad habits in general - not just dietary - and I need to get back on track. One of my bad habits is to have a couple (or more) cookies around ...

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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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3 Best Tips for Perfect Instant Pot Black Beans

March 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

Best tips for perfect Instant Pot black beans every time, including whether you should pre-soak the beans, cook times, and how to boost flavor.

I'm always focused on pantry items I can have on hand for quick meals. And now, with all the rules changing in our lives, my pantry items are even more critical. What's at the top of my must-have list? Instant Pot black beans and chickpeas. If I turn back the clock a few years, I cooked all my beans on the stove top. Then I switched to the slow cooker. But now, cooking dried beans is the most frequent way I use my electric pressure cooker. Every week, I make a fresh batch of either chickpeas or ...

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Moroccan Citrus Salad with Quinoa

January 21, 2020 45 Comments

Moroccan citrus salad of oranges and kalamata olives dressed in a spicy vinaigrette. Add peppery arugula and quinoa for a vegan main dish.

Moroccan citrus salad of oranges and kalamata olives dressed in a spicy vinaigrette. Add peppery arugula and quinoa for a vegetarian main dish. Citrus is at its peak right now, and brightening hearty winter salads is one of the best ways to use it. Like this Moroccan Citrus Salad that I love to make all winter, or this Sumo Citrus Salad with Cauliflower, Olives and Feta. As note: This recipe was originally posted in January 2012, and updated January 2020. Why Use Citrus Now Variety Grapefruit, ...

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Top Vegetarian Posts From 2019

December 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

I like to look back through the year to see what was popular and what wasn't. After all, just because I thought a dish rocked doesn't mean everyone wants to try it. For those of us with blogs, we study Google Analytics, the God of all that matters (or so it sometimes seems). And based on the numbers, I came up with these 10 top vegetarian posts of 2019. BTW, this means they were posted in 2019. I note this because a lot of my top posts are ones that have been around for awhile. For example, ...

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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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I'm a mostly vegetarian married to a mostly carnivore and am on a constant hunt for healthy, delicious recipes we'll both like. Most recipes here are vegetarian with tips for adding meat or fish for the meat-eaters at the table. Whether you're vegetarian, or just wanting to eat less meat, I hope you'll find inspiration here to try something new for your own table, even if you're sharing it with someone with different eating preferences.

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