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Green Mango Pickle from Asian Pickles

I’ve been holding out on you. I was so excited when Ten Speed Press sent me a free review copy of Karen Solomon’s book, Asian Pickles. While this is not a vegan book, mostof the recipes are naturally vegan and it’s easy to either modify or skip the recipes thataren’t for you.

The chapters are countries and here’s just a taste from each one: Japan (red pickled ginger), Korea (7 kinds of Kim Chi!), China (salt-cured long beans), India (mango pickles) and Southeast Asia (banana ketchup).

You know...

Slow Cooker Tempeh Braised with Figs and Port Wine

I know that you’re gearing up for the big Thanksgiving feast, but you still have to eat a regulardinner the next fewdays. To make more time for prepping,you need an easy-to-make dinner that cooks while you are at work or running errands. Slow Cooker Tempeh Braised with Figs and Port Wine is from my first cookbook, The Vegan Slow Cooker and cooks up perfect in your crockpot.

This recipe embodies what I lave about slow cookers – very little hands on time and it cooks without supervision. If you’...

6 Vegan Thanksgiving Pies

Earlier in the week I pointed you to some amazing vegan Thanksgiving recipes, but there wassomething missing – vegan Thanksgiving pies!

I used to be the person who’d bring dessert to a big dinner, but since becoming vegan I usually bring something savory. That way no one has to go out of their way to make something just for me. Plus, it gives me a chance to introduce everyone to a vegan dish that they will hopefully love.

I think pie is the classict-day dessert. We had pumpkin and pecan pies on...

Happy Vegan Thanksgiving!

Slow Cooker All in One Thanksgiving Dinner for Two (recipe by me photo by Kate Lewis)

Thanksgiving isa bigfoodie holiday and some peoplecan’t fathom howit can be as delicious without meat, eggs or dairy. With more allergies popping up, almost every family has to add in a few new dishes so everyone can eat. So, why not make your life easier by cooking up some of these tasty recipes?

I hope that this post will help solve some of the headaches for those of you having vegans over or the first time....

Thanksgiving Potato Stuffing Balls with a Cranberry Center

Tasteful Selections™is sponsoring today’s post and I’ve created a delicious recipe with their cute little potatoes that you’ll have to make for the holidays!

Thanksgiving is coming up fast. In Durham we have a Triangle Vegetarian Societyevent that’s the largest vegan Thanksgiving feast in the country! My friend Linda Watson, from Cook for Good, already scored us all tickets and I can’t wait to go. It has multiple seatings and still sells out the day registration begins. Want to go next year? S...

Book Review: Vegan Casseroles and a Recipe!

I love Julie Hasson’s recipes and couldn’t wait to take a peek at her latest book, Vegan Casseroles. She has a deliciousmix of old and new flavors. My favoriteis herlighter Cream of Mushroom Soup to healthy up some of your own passed down family favorites. Now I can try some of those slow cooker recipes that use it!

Be sure to scroll down and enter her giveaway today!

Julie has a chapter to help you get your pantry casserole-ready and then divides up the recipes into seven chapters:

One-Dish App...

Kite Hill Vegan Cheese Review

Disclaimer: The Durham Whole Foods marketing department provided freeKite Hill products for me to try in the hopes that I would review it on my blog. I was not paidto write this post and the opinions here are my own. It seems thatwe’re in the middle of a vegan cheeserenaissance and you can expect a few more reviews form me in the coming months.

Have you been seeing Kite Hill sightings all over the web the past month? I know I have and wondered where it came from. They are brilliant marketers a...

6 Vegan Chili Recipes for a Perfect Fall

Here, in Durham, the temperature has already dipped to freezing. I had to rescue all my warm weather plants and one of my kitchen counters is covered in small pots of herbs I’m trying to keep alive through the winter. (Wish me luck!)

All this chilliness has made me into a soup and stew maniac. One of my favorite stews is a chili. They are simple, can be made in the slow cooker or on the stove, plus it’s just cozy to hold onto a warm bowl of it. I have 6 vegan chili recipes for you here in this...

Vegan Deviled Potatoes for Halloween

This may bemy favorite week of the year. Halloween is just around the corner, but there’s still time for me to create some new dishes for my Gothic dinner party on Saturday. We’re just beginning to decorate for the party and that’s fun too. Plus this year I will do some of the decorating which will make Cheryl happy!

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to get the must make recipe for your Halloween party this year.

For the next 3 monthsTasteful Selections™has sponsored me to create 3 r...

4 Vegan Biscuits You Need to Make

It’s true – I’m from the south and I love biscuits of all kinds! They can be plain, full of fruit, stuffed with veggies or even used as a base for the best breakfast pizza you’ll ever have!

Why so much biscuit love? They are easy to throw together and take less than an hour start to finish. You can use up leftover bits of fruit or veggies. You can even used leftover grains to bump up nutrition and clean out the fridge at the same time.

The very best part is your family will go nuts and probably...