File this under things I never thought I’d say before I was vegan: but you don’t know what you’re missing until you’ve had a carrot dog. Marinated and grilled carrots mimic the taste and texture without the mystery meat and cancer causing ingredients of regular hot dogs. There are many commercially made vegan-friendly hot dogs on […]
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Food Inspo: Roasted Veggies for Barley Bowls
Roasted quartered onions, garlic cloves, tomatoes, and broccolini. Veggies are ready to add into barley bowls topped with Upton’s Naturals Italian seitan.
Food Inspo: Spicy Indian chickpea + cauliflower tacos
Spicy Indian chick pea + cauliflower tacos served with cooling cabbage and cucumber mint sauce for a little Taco Tuesday. I don’t have an exact recipe but for the taco base I do know I roasted an entire small head of cauliflower separately on 425 until fork tender. Before throwing the cauliflower in the oven, […]
Food Inspo: Southwest Veggie Burger
A delicious burger night can come together in a pinch with Gardein products like their veggie burger. You can also use their black bean burger or their meatless beef patty. Top it with avocado and sriracha mayo as shown here and serve on a sesame seed bun with a side of grilled smoked paprika potatoes. […]
Food Inspo: Breakfast Sundaes
Sunday’s family breakfast sundaes – chocolate nicecream with whipped topping, chocolate sauce, salted caramel sauce, chopped nuts, shredded coconut, and a cherry on top. Everything was made from nothing but fruit and nuts, and refined sugar-free. A touch of maple syrup in the chocolate sauce is as nefarious as it got and no animals were […]
Food Inspo: Stone Fruit Galettes
It was a dreadfully rainy day so I thought that called for stone fruit galettes. Peach and cherry almond that obviously won’t last long. I followed the recipe on Food 52 for the crust but substituted Earth Balance vegan butter sticks, I used 2 sticks with 2 ½ cups of flour. Once the crust was prepared […]
Food Inspo: Vegan Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Just a light lunch: Grilled CHAO cheese with Oh She Glows tomato bisque (from the cookbook) sprinkled with homemade parm. Cheese on cheese. Being vegan doesn’t have to be hard, see my list of favorite vegan convenience foods. No need to give up the comforts you enjoy, they’ve been veganized!
Food Inspo: (t)BLT club Sandwich – Vegan
One of my favorite sandwiches, a (t)BLT club. Tempeh Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato with vegan mayo on toast. Tempeh bacon has zero cholesterol and just a couple grams of fat unlike animal flesh bacon. I posted a list of my favorite vegan convenient foods and staples, like this tempeh bacon from the Tofurky company, These […]
Food Inspo: Coconut Bacon [link to recipe]
Have you tried coconut bacon? If not, I recommend not putting it off any longer and head over to Fettle Vegan for the recipe. But be warned, it’s addictive! We love to top loaded baked potatoes with ours but the uses are endless.
Food Inspo: Zoodles Bolognese
If you have a spiralizer, than you already know about the joy that are zoodles! Long, thin strips of zucchini make a light and healthy replacement for regular pasta. You can eat the zoodles raw or here they are lightly cooked in a little oil and garlic, topped with a “bolognese” sauce made from lentils […]