Kathy Hester's Blog, page 30

Ghoulishly Green Vegan Potato Soup

In October I turn all my recipes into spooky Halloween fun! This Ghoulishly Green Vegan Potato Soup is my favorite potato soup with a twist.

I love the idea of having some fun savory dishes that your kids will be happy to eat before the candy binge begins. You can also try these recipes for some savory Halloween fun:

Vegan Sin-cinnati Chili for Your Halloween Dinner Spooky Skull Vegan Pot Pies for a Haunted Halloween Dinner Swamp Monster Slow Cooker Jackfruit Gumbo Spooky Purple Potato Eyes...

The Best Vegan Halloween Savory Recipe Roundup

From pasta to pizza, we have you covered for all your vegan Halloween savory recipe needs. It’s important to send the kids out with a belly full of nutritious food before they start eating all the candy they can.

These are great for grown-up parties too!

This Vegan Slow Cooker White Bean Pumpkin Lasagna is an easy to make and hearty dish to serve for your Halloween celebration.

photo by veggiessavetheday.com

These English Muffin Pizzas: Vegan Mummies are a cute and fun way to celebrate clas...

One Pot Veggie Vodka Sauce and a Peek into One of My Gothic Dinner Partys

Photo by Anne Oliverio

I can’t believe that it’s almost the end of October. I have so much to do for my Gothic dinner party! This year it’s a Harry Potter theme, so we already have candles and keys dangling from the ceiling. We’re also getting the living room decorated like the forbidden forest.

Since I talk about it all the time, I thought it would be nice to give you a glimpse into my favorite party of the year. All of the photos are from phones and in particularly difficult lighting. But I...

Creepy Bats and Cats Chocolate Graham Crackers from The Ghoulish Gourmet

Are you in the Halloween spirit yet? If not, grab some black cocoa or some Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa, get out the Halloween cookie cutters, put on your witch hat and bake some bat and cat chocolate graham cracker.

I use a chopstick to make the eyes before I bake them. You could also make Fork and Beans homemade googly eyes to make them even more over the top.

These cute cookies are lightly sweetened with maple syrup and use whole wheat flour. That makes them healthier than your average Ha...

Vegan Pecan Pumpkin Shake – No Ice Cream Needed!

This Vegan Pecan Pumpkin Shake is so easy to make and you don’t use any vegan ice cream to make it. It’s so rich and creamy that you’ll forget it’s actually healthy. In fact, it’s healthy enough to even be your morning smoothie.

This recipe is from my ebook, The Ghoulish Gourmet. You can get the Kindle version at Amazon for $7.95.

Now back to your yummy shake. First, you make your own homemade pecan milk. I don’t bother straining it since I love any little pieces that sneak through in a shak...

Vegan Slow Cooker Pumpkin Coconut Caramel Sauce

I hope you’ll join me in a steaming pumpkin spice latte. Mine’s made with slow cooker vegan pumpkin caramel sauce – yum! Today’s recipe blends some of the best flavors of fall into a rich sauce that makes the best coffee you may ever have. It’s also pretty awesome in a cup of tea.

Not only is this much cheaper than your fancy coffee habit, but it’s almost as easy to make. You really just toss everything in a small 1 1/2 to 2-quart slow cooker and cook for 7 to 9 hours on low.

The fat conten...

It’s Pumpkin Drink Time! Vegan Pumpkin Spice Frozen Coffee

Everyone I know is dreaming of pumpkin spice everything or they want to punch a wall everything they hear those words. It’s a line in the sand and I fall on the everything spice side. Of course, you don’t have to drink hot coffee to pack all those fall flavors in and today I have a recipe for a frozen coffee drink.

Oddly enough, the pumpkin spice syrup at Starbucks actually has dairy in it, so if you want a pumpkin-spiced anything, making it at home is your best bet. You can get the cold bre...

Vegan Whole Wheat Pumpkin Drop Biscuits from The Easy Vegan Cookbook

Photo by Ann Oliverio

It’s finally pumpkin everything season!! I know some of you would rather that summer stay around a little longer, but I’m ready for the leaves to change now. For now, wearing cozy pajamas or a sweatshirt is good enough. At least as long as I have these Vegan Whole Wheat Pumpkin Drop Biscuits.

For those of you who are anti-winter squash, remember that you can substitute sweet potato puree for pumpkin puree in any recipe. Honestly, most of the time applesauce would work to...

A Lavender Syrup for Your Coffee

I love fancy coffees and sometimes there’s never a vegan variation that you can buy – or get – at the coffee shop. For instance, Starbuck’s pumpkin spice latte has milk in the syrup base. It’s cheaper to make your own syrups and creamers, and it really doesn’t take a lot of time.

It’s a huge plus that you can use the sweetener that fits in with your diet, use your favorite nondairy milk and have your coffee as strong or weak as you want. It’s just an extra bonus that you’ll save about $5 a...

Vegan Slow Cooker Lasagna with White Beans and Pumpkin Tofu Ricotta

If you’ve been neglecting your slow cooker, it’s time to put back on your kitchen counter. Vegan Slow Cooker Lasagna is your new best friend and last minute weekend dinner.

Does This Cook All Day?

This Vegan Slow Cooker White Bean Pumpkin Lasagna is from my very first book, The Vegan Slow Cooker. It cooks in 1 1/2 to 2 hours, so it’s not a recipe that you can start in the morning. If you are looking for something that does cook all day try my Vegan Slow Cooker Creamy Indian Lentils and Kidne...