Spring Lentil Wild Rice Soup
Spring may be technically here, but it was snowing most of the day today, so I am still into warming hearty soups at the moment. It’s the perfect weather lately for staying inside, being cozy and cooking something delicious! Like this Spring Lentil Wild Rice Soup I recently made! It was so good I had […]
Vegan Double Chocolate Banana Bread
I have always loved banana bread. It is something that my Mom and Grandma always made when I was little (the same shared recipe) and it was always so good no matter the variation of it that was baked that day. Sometimes it had nuts or chocolate chips but the chocolate chip version was my […]
Strawberry Basil Foccacia
I love foccacia bread! It is always so delicious and it is fairly easy to make. I love it served with soup, salad or just for snacking! Although I have only ever made simple foccacia usually just with herbs and garlic or just plain, I see lots of them made topped with veggies, so I […]
Winter Vegetable Lentil Pie
Christmas snuck up so fast this year, I can’t believe I am already posting my Christmas food! I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season so far! Normally I make lasagna for Christmas but I decided to make something different this year. I have always wanted to make a savory pie for Christmas […]
Creamy Vegan Mushroom Wild Rice Soup
At pretty much every restaurant in Minnesota you will find some version or other of creamy wild rice soup, usually with chicken, and everyone claims that theirs is “famous” and the “best”. I tried a few growing up, and I never thought any of them were that great, except for the version that my Mom […]
Vegan Pumpkin Cornbread
I make chili almost every week. It is usually with rice on top and avocado, but last time I made it Eric told me that he prefers his with cornbread, so I said I would make some soon. I used to always make cornbread with my chili back in the day, and serve it topped […]
Roasted Veggie Burrito Bowl
Many people think that vegan food consists of just salads, and that we go hungry a lot of the time, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Every meal I make, I create things that will satisfy me and fill me up, especially dinner because I have more time to cook in the evening […]
Vegan Instant Pot Chickpea Chili
I have always loved chili. My family didn’t really make it, they just made regular soup and stew usually. But my friend’s Dad that lived next door to us made the best chili, and the ingredients in it were grown in their garden. It was spicy, since they grew hot peppers, but it was so […]
Vegan Chili Verde
I love any kind of chili. In fact, I make chili at least once a week, usually my Vegan Chili Mole with Rice because it is my favorite. But sometimes I like to switch it up, like last weekend when I decided to make some Vegan Chili Verde! I have made it before, and enjoyed […]
Savory Mushroom Vegetable Stew
Last weekend in Minnesota it was a bit chilly with only highs in the single digits (F), and snow showers happening frequently. I don’t let the cold stop me from enjoying the outdoors though, I feel that fresh air is important to enjoy year round and the snow is actually really beautiful! It beats staring […]
Chipotle Sweet Potato and Chickpea Soup
Happy 2022! I know new years was a few days back, but I am getting around to typing up a post now so Happy New Year! I decided to take a few weeks off of making recipes over the holidays because it was just too hectic and I wanted to enjoy them. But now I […]
Vegan Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup
Wild mushroom foraging season is now over in the upper midwest, but a few weeks back while we were on our honeymoon to the upper peninsula of Michigan it was a great time to go foraging for mushrooms! I honestly have never seen so many varieties of wild mushrooms in my life […]
Vegan Lasagna Roll Ups
When I was in middle school and I ate school lunch, one of my favorite things were the lasagna roll ups. When I saw that they were on the menu, I looked forward to lunch time. Oddly enough though, I haven’t actually ever had lasagna roll ups since I left middle school, because most people, […]
Vegan Winter Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
I made shepherd’s pie for Thanksgiving this year, and I might make it again for Christmas because I love it so much! It is a dish that takes a little bit of time and love so it is for special occasions. Since I tend to make quick recipes for dinner most of the time. I […]
Butternut Squash, Chickpea and Kale Soup
The weather is starting to cool off here, I am seeing a touch of color starting on some of the maple trees, and I am getting the comfort food cravings. So I thought I would make some warming soup last week. We had a few rainy days here, and it was just the thing to […]
BBQ Lentil Sloppy Joes
When I was a kid, sloppy joes were a staple at just about every summer gathering or party that I went to. Most likely because they were great for making in a crock pot and having ready ahead of time, and everyone loved them. They actually weren’t my favorite most of the time unless someone […]
S. Pellegrino Essenza
This post is sponsored by S.Pellegrino Essenza but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Staying home for dinner does not have to be boring, it can be exciting and fun with the right meal and beverages! Yes, you could go pick up takeout and I admit that I have a few times, […]
Vegan Broccoli Cheddar Mac and Cheese
Who doesn’t love mac and cheese?! Growing up, I pretty much lived off of things with cheese like grilled cheese, or mac and cheese. Not that I was picky or anything, but I just loved them so much and would ask my parents if I could have them often. I can still enjoy […]
Broccoli Almond Apple Slaw
I don’t know why everyone throws all of their broccoli stems away and just keeps the flowrettes, honestly the stems are the most delicious sweet part of the broccoli in my opinion! So, when I was making a big broccoli salad the other day at work and had a lot of stalks bound for the […]
Tahini Lemon Broccoli Pasta
I know a lot of people are ordering takeout with the whole Coronavirus going on, but that hasn’t been the case with me. We usually do takeout instead of delivery if we are going to do something like that, but only for a special occasion like my Mom’s birthday coming up, since we can’t go […]
Orange Kale Salad
Spring is on the horizon, it has been warm and sunny here lately with the snow rapidly melting and lovely outside. I have been trying to get out for a walk everyday and it is nice that now when I get home from work it is still light outside. Even though citrus season is almost […]
Vegan Creamy Potato Leek Soup
When I was little, one time when my Mom and I were out shopping on a Saturday, we stopped at this restaurant that I considered a little bit fancy at the time. Fancy was anything with ingredients I couldn’t pronounce or where the wait staff wore nice uniforms. They had a leek soup on the […]
White Bean, Sweet Potato and Kale Soup
The weather can’t seem to decide what it is doing here lately. It was thawing out and above 35F degrees, and then it was down to below zero then back to above freezing again. I will take the warmer days though, it is not often we see days above the teens and twenties this time […]
Roasted Sweet Potato Kale Salad
A lot of the time the recipes I make depend on what I already have on hand. Because I hate wasting things, and I also like saving money and saving a trip to the store. I had a leftover sweet potato on hand from making a sweet potato lasagna for Christmas, and I wanted to […]
Rutabaga and Yam Fries with Garlic Dipping Sauce
One of my all time favorite things we make at the deli I work at is sweet potato or yam fries. They are so simple but so good. So, often times I will make them at home. I call them my bacon, because they are to me what bacon is to meat eaters. Hard to […]
Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole and Vegan Sweet Potato Maple Cake with McCormick Spices!
This post is sponsored by McCormick® but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. There are so many things to be excited about around the holidays! Seeing friends and family you might not normally see the rest of the year because they live far away, the celebrations, and of course the amazing food! […]
Vegan Butternut Squash and Chickpea Chowder
We are full swing into soup season, and in the deli I work in it is just flying out of the pots because it is the most popular thing we have right now. I mean, I don’t blame people, I go home and eat warming soup too this time of the year most nights. You […]
Vegan Mexican Street Corn
I have been wanting to make veganized Mexican street corn for a while now, and I finally decided to do so this week when I got a good deal on organic sweet corn. You know what is really sad? I haven’t had any sweet corn yet at all this year until now, and it is […]
Vegan Caramelized Onion Mac and Cheese
As I was chopping some super strong onions at work and trying not to cry as my eyes burned I began to think about how it is funny you never become immune to them, even when you are someone like me who chops them just about every day. I also started to think about how […]
Summer Basil Pesto Pasta
When you are gifted a bag of pine nuts and a large bunch of basil, you make pesto! Or, at least that is the way I think. That is just what happened last week, and I had some whole wheat spaghetti on hand so it was perfect! Back in the day when I first got […]
Vegan Eggplant Parmesan Stacks
Growing up, I used to love eggplant parmesan. Or anything parmesan for that matter, my Mom would make chicken parmesan a lot as well. I loved the red sauce served with it and the crispy parmesan crust, the cheese and all of the good flavors of course. Surprisingly I haven’t yet tried to make a […]
Roasted Garlic Scape Hummus
About 10 years ago, I was shopping at a local co op that I made the trip to every weekend, and I came across an odd item in the produce. They looked like a bunch of green electrical cords or something, but they were obviously plants. What they were was garlic scapes, as I soon […]
Roasted Spring Vegetable Buddha Bowl
I tend to eat the same 4 things every week for dinner. Unless I am creating a new recipe then I will vary what I make. But the rest of the time when I make the same things it is mostly just because I know what I like, and because it ends up being a […]
Vegan Porcupine Meatballs
Growing up, I never realized how much work goes into making meat balls. I mean all the mixing and rolling them into a gazillion balls, that takes work! It’s no wonder we ate frozen meatballs growing up most of the time and not home made. Once in a while though my Mom would make some […]
Vegan Broccoli Cheese Chowder
Growing up, I used to eat a lot of canned soup and I thought nothing of it. That is, until me and my Mom started to make our own soups at home when I was in high school from a soup cookbook we had bought and when I later started working in a deli that […]
Roasted Sweet Potato Red Lentil Hummus
We make giant batches of hummus in the deli where I work. We are talking like gallons. It is such good hummus too! I think the trick to delicious classic hummus is plenty of lemon juice and sea salt. Of course it has to have a good amount of tahini to make it rich and […]
Air Fried Spicy Crispy Broccoli with Lemon Tahini Sauce
The first thing I made in my air fryer back when I got it for Christmas was crispy breaded cauliflower. I had been ordering cauliflower “wings” at a few vegan restaurants a lot before that and I wanted those amazing crispy wings at home but without the deep frying of course so the air fryer […]
Creamy Coconut Curried Split Pea Soup
We went from 40F degrees here at the beginning of the week to a cold snap of below zero temps in a matter of one day. It is kind of a shock to the system, and sometimes I wonder how as a high schooler I spent every day in the Winter practically outside at nordic […]
Tuscan Chickpea Vegetable Soup
We make soup like crazy in the deli I work in this time of the year, so you would think I would hate making soup at home. But that is not the case at all! I love soup just as much as the customers do, I just prefer to make a big batch for myself […]
Vegan White and Green Bean Casserole
Casserole sounds so sophisticated, but in Minnesota we usually call things baked in the oven hot dishes. So I find it funny that we don’t call green bean casserole green bean hot dish here! Green bean casserole is a Holiday staple, it was pretty much at every Thanksgiving and Christmas when I was little. But […]
Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff
Stroganoff is a dish that is big here in Minnesota. People usually make it with venison or beef, and it is considered comfort food and who doesn’t need comfort food when it is 20F degrees below zero in the Winter?! I grew up eating it and actually liked it, mostly because of the noodles and […]
30 Vegan Savory Thanksgiving Recipes
Sometimes I feel like people think that vegans don’t get to enjoy good food on holidays like Thanksgiving. But on the contrary, we feast just like the omnivores! There is just as much delicious vegan food out there as there are is food containing animal products and I never feel deprived with what I cook […]
Root Vegetable Lentil Stew
In the deli I work at, we sell so much soup it is unreal. We sell at least 24 quarts a day. I understand. We do make really good soups and stews from scratch, using organic ingredients. I am the vegan soup maker. Of all of the soups I make, my favorites are the soups […]
Sweet and Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts
One of my all time favorite items to make in the Fall is roasted brussels sprouts. They are like savory candy honestly. Tender on the inside, crispy and salty on the outside…sooo good! I make them all the time at work with just a little olive oil and sea salt and they are amazing. I […]
Autumn Apple Fig Salad with Lemon Maple Tahini Dressing
I still haven’t been to an apple orchard yet this year. Maybe next weekend. But I have bought some amazing local apples at the grocery store. The Honeycrisp apples are still my favorite. The local ones are the best though, and taste slightly different than the ones that are flown in from elsewhere. Not only […]
Thai Red Curry Vegan Mac and Cheese
When Eric and I were at Twin Cities Veg Fest last Sunday, the Herbivorous Butcher food truck had some Thai Red Curry Mac and Cheese that sounded good, but we didn’t get any because we had already spent our money. It sounded good really though, good enough to inspire me to make my own at […]
Strawberry Peach Avocado Quinoa Salad
We have a quinoa salad in the deli I work in that has Summer fruits in it and it is pretty popular. You wouldn’t think that quinoa and fruit would be a pair unless it was a breakfast quinoa or something but it actually really works as a savory salad! I actually have made quite […]
Blueberry Sweet Corn Salad
Some people think it is weird to eat sweet corn raw, right off of the cob, but when you get really good fresh organic sweet corn, it is so delicious that way! We have loads of fresh sweet corn here in Minnesota right now, it is the peak season, and nothing compares to it. Sure […]
Moroccan Roasted Carrot Hummus
One of my favorite things to make at work (in a health food store deli) is hummus. It is not my usual job, I am the one who makes salads, vegan soups and vegan hot bar, but when I have all of my stuff done, and they need help making hummus, I always volunteer. We […]
Vegan Roasted Asparagus Garlic Flat Bread
Last weekend I ran the Foodie 4 Mile, a race to celebrate the opening day of the Minneapolis North East Farmer’s Market. It was a beautiful perfect morning for running, about 49 degrees and cloudy. I like the cooler temperatures because then I don’t overheat. I ended up beating my time from last year by […]
Vegan Chili Mole with Rice
I have always loved spicy chili. When I was little, my best friend’s Dad made the best chili with the vegetables from his garden. Including spicy peppers like habaneros and jalapenos. I always loved it when I could eat dinner at her house when chili was being served. It was so packed with flavors, unlike […]
Italian Pasta and Chickpea Soup
So apparently Winter is never going away here. They are predicting even more snow, even though it is mid April and the tulips should be blooming by now. I am so over it. Last year the first week of April I was wearing shorts outside. So, I am not quite into the light Spring food […]
Tofu Vegetable Noodle Soup
I feel like everyone around me (including myself a few weeks ago) has been sick lately. The cold and flu are going around like no other. At least I just had a cold and it went away fairly quickly. But others around me are not over it yet, and so I thought I would make […]
Colorful Kitchen Review and Sweet Potato Skins Recipe
I have been admiring Ilene Godofsky Moreno’s recipes from her blog The Colorful Kitchen for a long time, so when she offered to send me a copy of her new book “The Colorful Kitchen” to review I was excited! I am always admiring her amazing looking sandwiches, bowls full of colorful veggies and decadent looking […]
Caramelized Onion Hummus
Sadly last weekend my favorite team, the Minnesota Vikings lost their chance at getting to the Super Bowl. Now, that may not seem like such a big deal to most, but of course we are hosting the Super Bowl here in Minnesota this year, so it would have been cool to have a team finally […]
Basil Almond Roasted Tofu and Veggies and Pop and Cook: My New Favorite Cooking Secret!
There has been a big chill in the air here lately, and I am craving savory, warming vegan comfort food. A few nights back, I made delicious Basil Almond Roasted Tofu and Veggies, a new recipe experiment featuring Pop and Cook, which I discovered it at my local Walmart in the frozen vegetable section. It […]
Vegan Spicy Sweet Potato Tots with Cilantro Avocado Dipping Sauce
Minnesotans love their tater tots. I mean, we have a whole hot dish featuring them and named after them. So, why didn’t I love them as a child like everyone else? I don’t know. Maybe because they were always served in school lunches, and the first time I tried them they were soaked in the […]
Veggie Filled Tempeh Fried Rice
I was given an Instant Pot for Christmas, and I was pretty excited about it. Before this year, I have never really thought about using a pressure cooker, but I had been seeing a bunch of my friends cooking things in them and posting photos on Instagram and Facebook and it got me interested. I […]
Vegan Southwest Shepherd’s Pie Chili
I made my Sweet Potato lasagna the other day, but I have had another sweet potato recipe floating around in my head for a while that I wanted to try out. It is definitely comfort food type weather here, so warming food is needed so badly. I have been wanting to make a sweet potato […]
Vegan Sweet Potato Lasagna
Before I went vegan, I used to like to make lasagna for Christmas. I would make home made noodles, my own sauce, and fill it up with veggies and plenty of ricotta. It was so good! It was something I wished I could have all the time, but even without making your own noodles and […]
Vegan Christmas Tree Pizza
The ground is covered in snow, and I am listening to Christmas music all day at work, all of my Christmas presents are bought, but for some reason I still can’t believe Christmas is almost here! The year went by so fast, it seems like it was just Summer. Anyways, I am trying to be […]
Loaded Baked Potato Bites
I was watching a cooking show recently with a football game foods theme and they were making potato skins. They looked delicious and it got me to thinking, I haven’t eaten potato skins since I was about 10 probably. I mean, it isn’t something I really see often at the restaurants I go to and […]
Butternut Squash and Cranberry Casserole
Squash is one of my favorite things ever, and I get super excited when it comes into season. There was a point in my life when I was younger when I used to eat it almost every day for pretty much the Fall and Winter seasons in different ways for dinner. My skin even started […]
Vegan Chipotle Mac and Cheese with Greens
I loved mac and cheese when I was little. I could have had it for every meal of the day every day. Well that and grilled cheese. I guess I was just a cheese loving little girl. It never dawned on me that it might not be healthy because I didn’t really care I just […]
Vegan Cheesy Potato Casserole
My Mom used to make a really delicious cheesy potato casserole when I was young to serve at family gatherings. Usually brunch type occasions, like when she hosted Easter at our house, or maybe a Christmas special request from me. I used to ask her to make it a lot because it was so good! […]
Rustic Fall Root Vegetable Tart
Fall is at it’s peak of beauty right now here in Minnesota. The leaves are all painted in warm hues, and fluttering to the ground. But it hasn’t gotten cold yet, so it is the perfect weather to go walking and enjoy the view, and listen to the crunch of the leaves beneath your feet. […]
Vegan Roasted Squash Garlic Nacho Cheese
There was a point in time I ate so much squash that my skin started to turn slightly orange hued. I try to vary my diet a little more now, but maybe I am still a little orange since all year round I am eating squash, sweet potatoes and carrots at least once a day. […]
Smokey Yam and Lentil Chili
We sell so much soup in the deli I work at that it is not even funny. 4 quart pots are emptied out in no time, and we are always making soup. You would think it would slow down a lot in the Summer, but it still sells like hotcakes! Even more of course in […]
Vegan Margherita Pizza
Back when I was in college, I got a pizza stone for Christmas, and I would make some of the best pizza. Well, I thought it was the best. Because it had a thin, cracker like crust which is what I prefer, and I topped each pizza with fresh veggies and different types of delicious […]
Vegan Lentil Goulash
Goulash is a classic comfort food that many American families had in their recipe box growing up. But my Mom did not cook that sort of thing. She was never really a big fan of hamburger helper type things, and I can totally understand why as ground beef never usually appealed to me either growing […]
Vegan Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes
Monday was kind of a rainy dreary day here in Minnesota. Everyone was excited about the lunar eclipse taking place, but it ended up being covered by clouds. Eric and I were hoping to see it, but instead we went out for a walk with our umbrellas. It was one of those days where the […]
Vegan Spice Crusted Chevre
Before I went vegan, I used to buy tubs of local chevre at the co op all the time. It was mild, slightly tangy (without being goaty) and delicious. I would top salads off with it, eat it with fruit for dessert, or spread it on toast. It was a staple. So, of course I […]
Creamy Vegan Mac and Cheese (GF)
I loved anything with cheese when I was little. Grilled cheese, mac and cheese, cheesecake. I mean cheese was delicious. I begged my Mom to make mac and cheese a lot, and what I liked was the boxed variety. We always had some on hand, but what we didn’t usually have on hand was milk. […]
Summer Watermelon and “Chevre” Salad
There used to be this fabulous watermelon and mozzarella salad at a restaurant my Mom and I would go to often when I was younger and it was super delicious. I hadn’t thought about it since then, but then recently my Mom made a salad for a party for one of her friends that was […]
Creamy Garam Masala Noodles
I am a big fan of Thai peanut noodles. They are simple, savory easy to make comfort food. We make them at my work and they sell like hotcakes! But I feel sorry for people who can not experience them because they are allergic to peanut butter. So, I thought why not create something similar […]
Roasted Yam, Coconut Bacon and Black Bean Salad with Miso Almond Dressing
I made a potato salad with coconut bacon over the 4th of July holiday weekend and it was really good but I thought of something that would be even better. Yams or sweet potatoes and coconut bacon. A match made in heaven, sweet and salty together. I had actually been thinking about this combination and […]
Cherry Berry Quinoa Salad with “Chevre”
I have been eating more quinoa lately than I used to. It stems from trying to eat a variety of vegan protein sources instead of my usual few in my meals (tofu, tempeh, garbanzo beans, lentils). Plus, quinoa makes a great salad and that is usually how I enjoy it. I can make a big […]
Vegan Broccoli “Bacon” Salad
There is a broccoli bacon salad that is very popular among Minnesotans at church potlucks or summer picnics. It has a creamy dressing, raisins, sunflower seeds, onions and sometimes cheese depending on who makes it. I used to like it when I was little because it was sweet and had bacon, but when I got […]
Vegan Italian Lentil Walnut Meatballs
When I was little, my Mom made really good meatballs with a red sauce. It was a recipe from a family friend. So years ago, she had asked me to make some vegan ones and she ended up liking them even better than this original recipe. I don’t have that recipe anymore, it was from […]
Thai Red Curry Noodles
We sell vegan Thai peanut noodles at my work, and they just seem to fly off the shelf! I feel like we are always making them. For good reason, what’s not to like about noodles in a creamy savory peanut butter sauce?! Well, I have made similar ones at home for a while and they […]
Spring Minted Pea Pasta and Vegan Garlic Chive Cheese
Before I went vegan I thought that Boursin cheese was some pretty delicious stuff. If you have never heard of it, it is a spreadable, soft cheese filled with lots of garlic, and some herbs. It is versatile stuff. It can be spread on crackers or used like a cream cheese, or stirred into hot […]
Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Quinoa Bowl
Last week, a coworker of mine made some roasted carrot fries for the hot food bar at work, and they were pretty amazing. I admit, carrots are not usually my go to favorite ingredient when it comes to starring roles, but I was surprised at how good it could be when prepared that way. It […]
Vegan Colcannon with Tempeh Bacon
My Mom e-mailed me a recipe the other day for colcannon with bacon, asking me if I could veganize it. I have actually never had it or made it before, but I thought why not give it a go! It sounded good to me, and like the perfect comfort food for a chilly day. Also, since […]
Roasted Sweets and Beets Lentil Salad
It was so warm here yesterday we set a record. Sixty degrees in February in Minnesota is almost unheard of. I am sure the skiers and other Winter sport enthusiasts are sad, but I am loving this weather. I would love it if we went straight into Spring. Anything above 45 degrees I will take. […]
Roasted Sweet Potato Wild Rice Salad
Wild rice is a Minnesota staple. Especially creamy wild rice soup, which we can’t ever have enough pots of at work, since it flies out of the deli! But soup is not the only way to enjoy it, hearty salads are awesome too for when you want to have something a little lighter. I am […]
Vegan Florentine Pizza
Do you ever accidentally buy too much of something, and realize that you need to use it up fast before it starts to go bad? Well, I have. I sometimes buy things like large containers of greens thinking I will eat more than I end up eating in a week, or I just don’t use […]
Vegan Rosemary Sage Cranberry Chevre
I used to be a huge cheese eater before I decided to go vegan. In fact, I had said “I could never give up cheese, people who have to live without it must be so sad”. But I could not have been further from the truth. The fact is, there are many great vegan cheeses […]
Vegan Roasted Sweet Potato Pizza
There was a point in my life at which I made pizza every week on a certain day. It became a tradition and something I looked forward too. I would choose different veggies (or sometimes fruits) and cheeses to experiment with every week so it was quite exciting! Some of the combinations were things like […]
Holiday Entertaining! Mini Sweet Potato Avocado Crostini and GOODFOODS Guacamole
The Holidays are a beautiful time of the year. Getting together with loved ones you haven’t seen in ages, sparkling snow and twinkling lights, and choosing the perfect thoughtful Christmas presents for friends and family. But they can also be hectic, and stressful if you are the one hosting the get together, or maybe you […]
Vegan Creamed Spinach
My Mom and I were recently out to one of our favorite restaurants, one known for creatively using seasonal veggies, and she ordered the creamed spinach. She said it was really good, but of course it had dairy in it, so I couldn’t try it. But, she said “I bet you can recreate this at […]
Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole
Like any mid-western cook, my Grandma would always serve a sweet potato casserole with Thanksgiving. As much as I loved my Grandma’s cooking, it was probably my least favorite thing and I politely would just take a small spoonful. Now, I am sure some sweet potato casseroles are good, and they use real yams, but this […]
Vegan Roasted Squash Black Bean Tacos Recipe with GOODFOODS Guacamole
Vegans love their avocadoes. So, it comes of no surprise that we scope out the best guacamole! Because sometimes we want to just grab it and go, not sit and scoop out avocadoes and add all of the seasonings. This is why I am happy I discovered GOODFOODS guacamole! I picked some up at Super […]
Vegan Italian Walnut Stuffed Mushrooms
From time to time, my Mom brings me veggies and asks me to make something with them for her, or to veganize a classic recipe and I am more than happy to do so! She has been trying to eat more plant based lately, and I am proud of her for that! She brought me […]
Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry Chevre
It has been beautiful here lately! Normally in November it is about 20 degrees cooler and we are all bundling up in hats and coats, but I actually am able to go out for my runs in shorts, wear t-shirts during the day, and enjoy the season! The sunsets have been awesome, and I have […]
Vegan Cheesy Squash Tots with Cranberry Chipotle Ketchup
It’s funny, growing up I was never a big fan of tater tots. Whenever they were included in my school lunches, I just left them there, because for some reason they did not appeal to me. French fries however were another story. Kind of weird for a kid or teenager I know, but that is […]
Golden Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpeas
My Mom bought me a cauliflower, and asked me to make her something with it. And, since it is prime veggie roasting season, I decided to roast it! When I was young, she had this book for healthy recipes that heal the body, and one of them was for a curries cauliflower rich in turmeric. I kind […]
Savory Lentil and Wild Rice Stuffed Squash
I have always had a thing for squash. It is the vegetable that I always used to get the most excited about, and when Fall rolled around, I had to have some in my kitchen at all times. There was a point when I ate it almost every day, and my skin turned slightly orange. […]
Vegan Black Bean Tostadas with Apple Salsa
What do you do when you have a hungry boyfriend who has had one of those terrible horrible no good very bad days arriving at your house and you have nothing made? You improvise and raid the pantry and make a random delicious recipe. I guess I am a softie when it comes to hungry […]
Berries and Beets Quinoa Salad with “Chevre”
People consider berries to be sexy. But you know what else is sexy? Beets. I mean, they are beautiful. Look at the color, they are sweet, and they keep you healthy. They are a pretty amazing vegetable if you ask me. Beets are actually one of my favorite things to juice, because the juice on […]
Moroccan Lentil Stew
I visited my Grandpa last Sunday and came home with about 10 lbs of fresh tomatoes from his garden. What does one do with that many fresh tomatoes besides make sauce? Well, I found lots of uses for them! I love my Grandpa’s Tomatoes, and every year I anxiously await them. It is so nice […]