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October 16, 2016
Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry Dog Cookies
Isn’t Brenna a cutie? She’s our beautiful lab mix that’s been with us for 10 years and she loves cookies. All the cookies I make aren’t for her, but she is an optimist and always thinks that the currentbatch is hers.
You probably noticed the shaved part of her leg. She was diagnosed with lymphoma in October and started treatment. Her veins aren’t easy to find, so they needed to shave some hair off to get to them.
It’s been up and down the past few months, but we’re hopeful that she’ll get be...
October 15, 2016
Cool Weather Comfort Vegan Menu Plan
Autumn seems to be sneaking in more places. I know some of you are already into freezing temperatures, but I just happy that it’s not in the 90’s anymore. I know you’ll enjoy this week’s free vegan menu plan because it’s full of cool weather comfort food.
photo by delishknowledge.com
Monday: Nothing says comfort after a long day like coming home to this Slow Cooker Butternut Squash and Black Bean Chili. Set it up in the morning, and you’ll have dinner already cooked for you when you get home...
October 14, 2016
Trio of Vegan Halloween Spooky Spreads
Photo by Stacey Sprenz
I love Halloween, and I spend entirely too much time thinking about what I can add a spooky twist to. One night when I looked into my fridge and took inventory of my leftovers I was inspired to make Halloween themed spreads.
You may notice the red spread in the photos is not in this post. That recipe is in myinmy ebook, The Ghoulish Gourmet. The pdf version costs $8.95 and you can buy the pdf here. Or you can get the Kindle version at Amazon for $9.95. But the butternut...
October 13, 2016
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...
October 12, 2016
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 Ibake them. You could also make Fork and Beans homemade googly eyesto make them even more over the top.
These cute cookiesare lightly sweetened with maple syrup and use whole wheat flour. That makes them healthier than your average Hallow...
October 11, 2016
Spooky Purple Potato Eyes with Smoked Avocado Mousse
Halloween food is almost always about the eyes. Slicing up veggies and layering them with olives to turn even a simple salad into a haunted treat. TheseSpooky Purple Potato Eyes with Smoked Avocado Mousse will add a spook factor and have your guests asking for more.
Just so you know, this is another post in my series of recipes sponsored by theIdaho Potato Commission. Vegans can never have enough potato recipes. I can’t get enough of these purple fingerling potatoes for spooky Halloween reci...
October 10, 2016
Slow Cooker Vegan 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...
October 9, 2016
Free Vegan Menu Plan for Autumn Days
There’s finally a cool breeze even in Austin where I’ve been this week. The free vegan menu plan o’ the week reflects that with lots of autumn produce and plenty of vegan slow cooker recipes too.
Please let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions for future menu plans and be sure to share this with any of your friends that want an easier time making healthy food at home!
Breakfast: This week I’m havingVegan Spiced Sweet Purple Potato Baked Oatmeal for breakfast. If you have kids...
October 8, 2016
Vegan Spiced Sweet Purple Potato Baked Oatmeal
Purple sweet potatoes are one of my favorite parts of fall. ThisVegan Spiced Sweet Purple Potato Baked Oatmeal makes the most of them. It’s a perfect Halloween kids activity too! Make individualbaking dishes of the oats, set up a decorating station and let everyone make their own monster face.
My ebook, The Ghoulish Gourmet, is the just what you want to plan your Halloween party. The pdf version costs $8.95 and you can click the buy now button to purchase (the button is below the cover photo...
October 7, 2016
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Cashew Creamer
By now you all know the dirty little secret that most pumpkin spice lattes and syrups have dairy in them. But did you know most of them don’t even have any pumpkin in them at all?
The pumpkin spice refers to a blend of spices you use in pumpkin pie. My other pumpkin latte includes real pumpkin, so I thought I needed to make one with no pumpkin too. This recipe is especially for those of you who are not pumpkin-in-your-coffee kind of people. Now everyone can revel in pumpkin spice season!
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