Kathy Hester's Blog, page 37

Vegan Homemade Strawberry Shake Recipe (No Ice Cream Needed!)

Please note that this post is sponsored by Kitchen PLAY on behalf of Frigidaire and Lowe’s . Even though I was compensated the opinions expressed (and the yummy recipe) are all mine.

Our a/c is on the fritz again and we’re counting the hours until our repair man can get here. I usually love having all the windows upstairs, but right now it’s rough. I’m keeping my cool with this vegan strawberry shake. My Homemade Strawberry Shake Recipe doesn’t call for pre-made ice cream, so you can make it...

The Extra Easy Recipe Vegan Menu Plan

I always manage to over schedule myself in the summer. But now that my new book is turned in, I’m ready to make easy dinners and read on the deck while I listen to the frogs with a blueberry thyme cocktail.

For this menu plan I’m giving you 3 breakfast recipes for a smoothie, iced coffee, and my favorite baked oatmeal. The dinner recipes are easy and still manage to be made of whole foods. The teff crepes do take a little prep, but you can make the crepes up to a day before and store in the...

Vegan Crab Dip Made with Jackfruit

Photo by Kelly Allison Photography

Great Vegan BBQ without a Grill is full of recipes for plant-based hearty foods, including ribs, burgers, and even steaks! But there are things on sticks, lots of sides, and cool appetizers like this Vegan Crab Dip made with jackfruit.

I’ve been getting more obsessed with jackfruit lately and have been using it in recipes that call for shredded chicken like veganizing a Tom Yum Soup. I hadn’t thought about using it in place of crab until I saw Linda and Alex...

Vegan Avocado Cashew Cream Cheese

I love bagels. There’s nothing better than a nice smear on an everything bagel. I really miss the fresh-baked bagels I got in my neighborhood when I lived in Brooklyn. There was a place that sold bagels wholesale, and you could smell the cinnamon raisin ones baking from blocks away.

It felt like you were doing something a little underhanded when you went through the back door into the huge room of ovens, men and cooling racks. Someone would eventually notice, and tell you what they were baki...

19 Vegan Tacos Everyone Will Love!

Are you prepared for your vegan Cinco De Mayo party? Or maybe taco Tuesday is coming around again? Even if you just want a quick and easy vegan dinner you’ll find what you’re looking for right in this meatless roundup of vegan tacos.

There’s bean tacos, veggie, tacos, taco filling mixed and cooked on a single sheet-pan, not to mention mole-drenched, slow cooked, and Instant Pot taco filling too. Really, I have all the choices you need for a vegetarian taco extravaganza!

Instant Pot Quinoa B...

Vegan Cashew Stuffed Artichokes from Deliciously Vegan

Have you gotten any fresh artichokes in your CSA box or seen them in your local farmers market? Maybe you avoid them because you’re not sure just what to do with them. Laura Theodore, The Jazzy Vegetarian, has all the details you need in her spring vegan recipe for Vegan Stuffed Artichokes.

These artichokes are stuffed with Italian breadcrumbs studded with chopped cashews, sunflower seeds, fresh basil, and tomatoes. That makes them a beautiful addition to dinner on the deck.

Inside her new...

Slow Cooker Mole Mushroom Vegan Tacos or Huaraches

This slow cooker recipe makes the best mole mushroom vegan tacos.  It’s the meatless Mexican recipe that you’ve been looking for, but may not have even known it.

What’s better than an easy vegan taco? How about a veggie taco that gets its umami from the “meaty” mushrooms and a rich flavor from the homemade mole sauce? Oh, and it’s a pretty easy vegetarian recipe to make!

We went toDreams Riveria Cancun Resort a few years ago was beautiful, all-inclusive and luxurious. The buffet restaurant a...

9 of the Very Best Vegan Cauliflower Recipes

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great week. There’s one way I know that I can make it even better for you – to share the best vegan cauliflower recipes from HSC.

You’ll find dips, cheese sauces, side dishes, hearty pasta sauce and my very favorite sandwich in the whole world. I hope these recipes make you as happy as they do me!

Cheesy Cauliflower and Potato Bake from The Abundance Diet

You just cook the potatoes and cauliflower, make the cashew cheesy sauce, then mix everything togeth...

Slow Cooker Lentil Quinoa Taco Filling

Photo by Kate Lewis

I make these slow cooker lentil tacos all the time in my 2 quart slow cooker. This vegan taco meat substitute is 100% plant based, gluten-free, soy-free and has no added oil. This easy vegan taco recipe is hands off and can cook while you’re away for the day and is a great change from refried bean tacos.

Slow Cooker Lentil-Quinoa Taco Filling contains no soy or gluten yet, has an almost meaty texture that tacos love. This filling is also a great place to stash some shredd...

2 Taco Recipes: Instant Pot Quinoa Black Bean and Chile Citrus Jackfruit

Ever since I went to Compare Foods,  a local Hispanic grocery store, all I can think about are chilies and making tacos and bowls. Luckily, it’s almost Cinco de Mayo, so I’m going to be giving you plenty of fun new recipes to celebrate with! Today, I have two delicious recipes for you to try in your Instant Pot. If you don’t have an Instant Pot yet, you can try my slow cooker lentil quinoa taco recipe. It’s hands off, too!

This post is sponsored by I Heart Quinoa, which is a company I really...