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Quick and Easy Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

When you’re visiting friends and relatives who aren’t vegan, it can be hard to whip up a vegan meal or dessert from some of your day to day recipes. They may not haveall the ingredients you have in your kitchen.

However, you can show off these Quick and Easy Vegan Chocolate Cupcakesbecause the ingredients are so simple that most people have them in their pantry.

My Mom always had some Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extr...

All the Vegan Holiday Desserts You Can Hold

I have even more holiday goodies for you! This time I have 46 vegan holiday dessertsfrom some of my favorite bloggers that you can make for your family and friends.

If you can schedule out a few hours this week, make a coupleof these to give neighbors and friends as a sweet surprise. Or even better, make as many as you can and have a delicious winter dessert party!

You can makesome of these slow cooker warm drinks to enjoy too.

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All the Vegan Holiday Cookies!

Okay, maybe not all of the vegan holiday cookies, just 50. But I bet that’s more than you can make today. However, you can look at that as a challenge to see just how many you can make.

Below you’ll finda variety of cookies and some are even gluten-free!

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Last Minute Holiday Gift: DIY Body Powder

We have a shelf in the closet for cool things we find all year to give as presents, but we never seem to have quite enough. I hate to go out shopping during this time of the year, so usually I make a few things instead. Luckily, everyone always appreciates a homemade gift.

ThisDIY Body Powder can be customized to use different base ingredients. The best part is that you can use your favorite essential oils or baking extracts to make it smell delicious.

It’s ridiculouslyeasy to make. You add...

Take Some Time Out for Tea with Cashew Almond Vegan Creamer

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A cup of perfectly brewed tea is my favorite way to take some time out just for me. I always overschedule myself around the holidays. But once I take even 10 minutes to sit down to drink some tea I’m relaxed and recharged.

We had a traditional hot tea drink with cinnamon and orange that I grew up on in Winston-Salem. I love thatBigelow‘s Constant Comment remind...

Vegan Mint Double Chocolate Black Bean Cookies

Pumpkin season is slowing down and peppermint season is ramping up! I can tell because I’m craving Mint Double Chocolate Black Bean Cookies. The original recipe that doesn’t have mint comes from The Great Vegan Bean Book.

These cookies are soft and cake-like without any added oil. That makes them a holiday treat you can feel good about having seconds on. You can use your favorite gluten-free blend to make them gluten-free, in addition to oil-free and soy-free. That will fit most people’s die...

Vegan Pumpkin Gingerbread with No Added Oil

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I love pumpkin in just about everything – soups, stews, smoothies, oatmeal and baked goods. Naturally, I jumped at the chance to work on a sponsored post that I get to create a recipe with pumpkin. You’re going to love this Vegan Pumpkin Gingerbread and it has no added oil!

Sam’s Clubs is where I purchased the pumpkin for my recipe. They have a bi...

Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil

I love potatoes and most vegans count on them for comfort food meals just like everyone else. Plus they are nutritious and delicious. I have a modernized old-fashioned favorite side dish, Au Gratin Potatoes.

It’s a twist to cook them in your 3 1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker. That’s just the beginning of my changes. The sauce is vegan, of course, and is made with vegetables!

It’s similar to my Creamy Vegetable-based Vegan Cheese Sauce.I didn’t have any turnips on hand so I left those out. You cou...

2 Quart Slow Cookers and an Autumn Harvest Veggie Soup Recipe

Photo by Kate Lewis

Small 1 1/2 or 2 quart slow cookers are one of my favorite appliances. You can make breakfast in it while you sleepor cook dinner for 2 while you’re out at work. It’s pretty magical. Today I have one of my favorite soup recipesAutumn Harvest Veggie Soup at the bottom of this post. I suggest you have this for dinner this weekend!

I did a recent round-up of some 2-quart slow cooker recipes on HSC and then I found out that the Kindle version ofVegan Slow Cooking for Twois on...

Slow Cooker Maple Herb Tofurky

Cheryl insists on having a Tofurky a few times a year and I have always enjoyed them. I know some of you are not a fan of faux meats and if that’s you head over to this post on Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Tempehor make some Slow Cooker Mole Mushrooms.

I think that the older we get the more we crave food from out past. Being vegan means that I won’t eat some traditional foods, but I love veganizing some of those familiar flavors.A protein with stuffing, veggies and mashed potatoes can work wit...