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March 18, 2017
Vegan Menu Plan for Any Kind of Weather!
The weather may be crazy lately, but don’t let that stop you from meal planning. This week there’s a mix of foods that should be fun to come home to if it’s hot or cold.
Breakfast: Air Fried Vegan Beignets (with an Oven Option) have a pillowy texture, are rich from the coconut milk and have half the sugar of regular beignets.
Photo by Ann Oliverio
Monday: Break Up with Takeout! Make this quick and easy Vegan Broccoli with Spicy Garlic Sauce from my book, The Easy Vegan Cookbook
, in less tim...
March 16, 2017
Vegan Cheesy Crackers from Veganize It!
After you’ve been vegan awhile, you may find that you have cravings for foods you used to eat. I found that I wasn’t actually craving meat or cheese, but just really wanted some nostalgia veganized that hit a similar flavor spot. You see it again and again in vegan recipes for bbq, “ribs”, vegan cheese, and vegan crab cakes.
Today’s recipe is a veganized Chez-it by Robin Robertson. A book that is chock full of make from scratch recipes that will quench and cravings you might have. You can ma...
March 14, 2017
Savory Southwest Teff and Steel-Cut Oats
The cold front has me craving warm porridge in the morning and I thought I should make a nice savory one for dinner too. This recipe adds in whole grain teff to a traditional savory steel-cut oat. This Savory Southwest Teff and Steel-Cut Oats makes a great base for a 1 bowl meal, but can be stuffed inside a burrito too!
Please note that this post is sponsored by The Teff Company, the makers of Maskal Teff™ products
. If you can’t find them in your local store you can order Maskal Teff™ produc...
March 11, 2017
17 St. Patrick’s Day Vegan Recipes
It’s hard to believe that it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day. Depending on the day it seems like the dead of winter or almost summer. I know the weather is weird most places but while I’ve been putting this roundup together it’s been in the 70’s and there’s a 50% chance of snow predicted for Sunday. That’s just crazy!
St. Patrick’s Day is more than green beer and trying to avoid getting pinched. Even though it’s more of an American tradition, it still a great way to celebrate potatoes, cabbage, s...
March 8, 2017
Mini Gluten-Free Vegan Irish Soda Breads made with Teff Flour!
St. Patrick’s Day is almost here and I wanted to give you a fun recipe that your whole family would love. It’s vegan, gluten-free and has no added oil, so everyone can partake!
Please note that this post is sponsored by The Teff Company, the makers of Maskal Teff™ products. If you can’t find them in your local store you can order Maskal Teff™ products on Amazon.
Soda bread is traditionally made without any sweetener, so feel free to leave out the tiny amount of sugar if you’d rather, but I t...
March 6, 2017
Quick and Easy Weeknight Vegan Skillet: Cauliflower Rice and Black Beans with Kale
Some weeks just wear me out. At the end of the day lately, I don’t want to think about cutting up more veggies and cooking an involved recipe for dinner. Today’s Quick and Easy Weeknight Vegan Skillet Meal is the solution to being too busy to cook.
Please note that this post was sponsored by Green Giant but all opinions and the recipe are my own.
The base of my recipe today is Green Giant Riced Cauliflower & Sweet Potato blend. I love that I can stash a few bags in my freezer, and that ther...
March 4, 2017
This Week’s Vegan Menu Plan is All Made in Your Slow Cooker!
It’s time for a new vegan menu plan and this time you’ll want to get out your slow cooker! This week’s plan has soups, stews, curries and more. Plus there’s even a vegan pound cake for dessert!
Breakfast: Slow Cooker Pumpkin Coffeecake Oatmeal is a wonderful breakfast w/ pumpkin, spices, & sweetness from the coffee cake topping. It’s the reason I always have my pantry stocked with organic canned pumpkin
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photo by connoisseurusveg.com
Monday: You deserve a treat after leaving the house to go...
March 1, 2017
Air Fried Vegan Beignets with an Oven Option
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Whole Earth Sweetener Co. All opinions are 100% mine.
Mardi Gras snuck up on me this year, but I can’t let today go without a healthier treat that’s still plenty decadent to celebrate it, even if it’s after the fact. I lived in New Orleans for 12 years, and this time of the year is all about enjoying yourself.
What the heck are Beignets? Beignets are just rectangle yeast donuts that are usually drowning in powdered sugar. At Cafe du Monde i...
February 28, 2017
Becky’s Spicy Mango Tango Green Smoothie
If it seems like you are wading through molasses just to get up in the morning, starting each day with a green smoothie might help. My blogger friend, Becky Striepe of Glue and Glitter, wrote just the book to get you through your next 40 days of green smoothies.
Each week in the book starts with a shopping list to make it easy for you. Then Becky follows up with your 7 recipes for the week. Using 40 Days of Green Smoothies is a great way to get out of a morning rut and have some veggies firs...
February 25, 2017
Vegan Menu Plan to Celebrate Mardi Gras!
Mardi Gras has snuck up on me. It’s not much of a thing where I live in North Carolina, but I did live in New Orleans for 12 years and it still feels weird to work on Fat Tuesday. Since I didn’t partake in all the veganized New Orleans goodies that I usually do, I thought we should have a whole week to celebrate with our dinners!
photo by kitchenwindowclovers.com
Breakfast: Kitchenwindowclovers.com’s Smoothie Bowl inspired by Mardi Gras colors is an energizing breakfast for a busy day ahead!...
