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Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions with this Amazing Instant Pot Vegan Meal Plan!

We’re half way through January. How are you doing on your resolutions? Did you decide to make a list of them or just pick a word or intent to start off the year with? I picked cultivate as my word for 2017. I like that it balances work and nurturing.

Having a vegan menu plan helps save money, time, and keeps you on a path of healthy eating habits. What helps you the most? Is it that you shop one time a week, have everything on hand when you need it, or that you can make these with some hands...

Make Your Home Smell Fresh With Your Own DIY Cleaning Products

I am determined to get the house organized this year. Every shelf that gets cleaned or space that gets freed up on the floor is a new spot to clean too!I find that using essential oil scented cleansers with a brand new sponge makes iteasier for me to get dive into those large projects.

Please note that the links to Grove in this post are affiliate links. I really love the company and have used them to order cleaning products for years.

You can clean for 2017 right along with me with a new...

Instant Pot Vegan Uttapams with Cilantro Coconut Chutney

What the heck is an uttapam? If you haven’t had one, you are going to fall in love. It’s a savory south Indian pancake that’s traditionally made from a batter of urad dal (a type of skinned and split lentil) and rice that’s fermented overnight.

By the way, I want to thank all of you so much! I know many of you pre-ordered my new book, The UltimateVegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot, and I really appreciate your support. This recipe is from my new book.

I use the yogurt setting on my Instant...

Vegan Instant Pot White Bean Soy Curl Chili (with Options)

I have another vegan Instant Pot recipe for you today. I like the idea of white chili and this one is full of white beans, carrots, and soy curls.

Soy curls can be hard to find unless you live in the Pacific Northwest – or have access to the internet, because you can order soy curls on Amazon.

If you don’t want to wait to get soy curls in the mail, you can use Beyond Meat or Gardein vegan chicken cut into small pieces. Or you could use cubed tofu or tempeh.

However, if you are avoiding soy,...

Vegan Warm Cinnamon Horchata with Whole Grains and Almonds

This weekend we needed a hot drink to warm up after playing in the snow. I wasn’t in the mood for chocolate,so cocoa was out. I started thinking about atole, a thick, sweet drink full of cinnamon that I make with fresh corn and cashews. It’s so good, but I didn’t want to chance it with frozen corn.

I have an oatchatarecipe that I make in the summer and this winter Warm Cinnamon Horchata is pretty similar.

Max is still not sure about the snow. Even though he has more fur than when we adopted...

Start 2017 Off Right with This Vegan Instant Pot Menu Plan!

I want to help you start your new year off right. I have breakfast and 7 dinners that are all made in your Instant Pot. Don’t have an Instant Pot? Click here to go to a free slow cooker vegan menu plan.

Breakfast:Vegan Earl Grey Oatmeal w/ Rosewater, cooked in your Slow Cooker or Instant Pot, is a perfect breakfast for cold, snowy mornings.

Monday:Warm up Monday night with these Vegan Creamy Black-Eyed Peas. They are healthy and delicious!

Tuesday:Cream of Celery Soup is a great weeknight...

Vegan Instant Pot: Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe with Slow Cooker Instructions Too!

I want to share one of my favorite lazy recipes with you today. ThisQuick and Easy Creamy Tomato Soup comes together with the least effort and tastes like you worked hard all day.

I have 3 different methods to cook it for you to choose from: on the stove, in your slow cooker or in your Instant Pot! Basically, you are cooking the oats and softening up the cashews. The oats and cashews are what makes this soup extra creamy.

I like my creamy tomato soup to be very thick, but you can add extra w...

Smoky Vegan Split Pea Soup with Sweet Potatoes and Navy Beans (Instant Pot and Slow Cooker)

I’ve posted quite a few Instant Pot recipes lately, but it’s hard to not be excited about it with my new book being all Instant Pot. With that said, this recipe for my Smoky Vegan Split Pea Soup has slow cooker instructions too!

This is a great start of the year meal. It uses ingredients that are probably sitting in your pantry, and you just throw everything together and cook. There’s no prep at all!

I created this soup for my Halloween party this year. You would be surprised at how many peo...

Slow Cooker Yellow-Eyed Bean Soup For 2 with Veggie Variations

Today I have a soup recipe for you, that’s perfect for a wintery day. You can use all kinds of veggies in thisSlow Cooker Yellow-Eyed Bean Soup and it cooks in your little 1 1/2 to 2 quart slow cooker. I actually used my 2 1/2 quart and it worked fine.

Don’thaveyellow eyed beans in your pantry? Use black-eyed peas, pintos or another heirloom bean you’ve been saving. I fell in love with yellow eyed beans the first time I tasted them last year. Prettier than black-eyed peas they have a smoothe...

Vegan Instant Pot: Vegan Creamy Black-Eyed Peas

It’s almost a whole new year! I’m looking forward to 2017 andringing it in with some Vegan Creamy Black-Eyed Peas to fill my year up with luck! This recipe is so easy, and you can use water to saute in place of the oil to make them oil-free!

This is a great recipe to start using your Instant Pot. It’s easy, inexpensive, andcan be served by itself, with cornbread or over your favorite whole grain.

If you don’t have an Instant Pot, you can cook these on the stovetop. You will need to use more...