Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal is the definition of vegan comfort food. Easy to toss together and perfect for lazy weekend mornings. Or make ahead for something warm and hearty during the week. In the background plays "Every day is like Sunday" by Morrissey Yes, another take on vegan baked oatmeal. Please understand me, baked oatmeal...
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Homemade Fruit + Nut Bars
Homemade fruit and nut bars are easy to make and you can use whatever dried fruits you happen to have in your pantry. A healthy grab and go snack.
10 Vegetarian Pantry Meal Ideas
10 vegetarian meals you can make with a well-stocked pantry or freezer. Plus a printable essential pantry list you can download and print before your next trip to the store. The world has gotten a little crazy in the last week. My little family is doing our best to stay put and just be. Just...
Vegan Quinoa Chili with Stout
And as much as I like holiday food, I'm ready for something filling and wholesome. Snow day food. Sitting around watching movies in wool socks kind a food. This is Boxing Day food. And I think it is the best kind.
Sushi Salad with Sweet Miso Dressing
For when you are craving sushi but can't get out for take-out, this sushi bowl has everything: rice, miso, edamame, some seaweed tossed with chopped fresh ingredients. Craving sushi but going out for lunch is not in the budget right now? Try this sushi salad. It has everything - rice, edamame, seaweed (yes!) and a...
Chewy Chocolate Chip Pan Cookies
Oooey-gooey chewy chocolate chip pan cookies. A smallish batch - so you can eat them all hot, right out of the oven. Perfect for the next family movie night.
Fresh Salad Wraps
For a mid-week dinner, if you have the veggies prepped ahead of time, they are actually very quick to make. And they are so versatile, you really don't need a recipe. This is more of a technique. Fill them with any veg you want. You could fill them with leftovers even.
Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars
You will love this easy (almost) no-bake lemon cheesecake recipe. An easy layered lemon cheesecake bar that is always a crowd favorite. Everyone loves lemon desserts! My theory is there are two kinds of people in this world. Chocolate dessert people and lemon dessert people. Of course, there are many of us that are indiscriminate...
Easy Chickpea & Olive Pasta
This chickpea and olive pasta recipe is made with green olive tapenade. Olive Tapenade is a magic ingredient you will want to have in your kitchen for those times when you need to have dinner on the table in minutes. It's so full of flavor, it is all you need to turn some pasta into...
BBQ Tofu Sliders
BBQ Tofu Sliders - quick, no-fuss dinner. Tofu for dinner just got easier 😃 These tofu burgers are so easy! And so cute 😍. Topped with a creamy orange sesame coleslaw you will love these fresh little tofu sandwiches. Tofu is prepared simply here using quick convenience products -your favorite bottled BBQ sauce and pre-shredded...
Easy Buckwheat Breakfast Bowls
Cinnamon Buckwheat Breakfast bowls are easy and filling. Simply prepared with almonds and dates, these bowls are vegan and gluten-free. Buckwheat is a funny grain. Because technically it's not a grain. It's actually a seed. Similar to quinoa. It's a seed you can eat and cook like a grain. And funny, it's not related to...
Roasted Chickpea Potato Bowls
Roasted Chickpea Potato Bowls. This whole meal is made on a couple of sheet pans and roasts in the oven while you get other stuff done! I love meals like this. Healthy. Vegan. Plant-based. Can we talk meal-prep for a minute? Over the years I have tried every approach to meal prep and meal planning...
Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies
A soft and chewy brown sugar cookie, well-spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and ginger. I've added almond flour to guarantee that perfect texture and chewiness. I was super happy about these cookies. They crinkled just enough on top, with just the right amount of chew. And the spices! I like a spiced up cookie 🙂...
Instant Pot Italian Minestrone
Minestrone Soup is a hearty and healthy plant-based meal, and totally doable on a weeknight when you have an instant pot to help you out. How about a warm bowl of hearty, comforting soup? It's soup season, and there just has not been enough soup in our life lately. Soup is often part of my...
Cream of Garlic Soup {Vegan}
Originally posted in December 2012, I've updated this post and recipe with new photos and useful tips. This simple creamy garlic soup is vegan and is easy to whip together with simple ingredients. Definitely pungent, but in all the good ways. I am certain this is my Polish grandfather's recipe. While he never made anything...
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart {Vegan}
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart is for when you need something creamy and chocolatey and easy to make. Vegan. No-bake. Peanut-buttery. And everything you ever wanted in a chocolate pie. I've taken a bit of break from sweet things. It's been long enough. Today I'm giving you the best vegan chocolate pie you will ever...
Apple + Berry Baked Oats {vegan}
Looking for a healthy make-ahead breakfast? This is it. This berry baked oatmeal is heavy on the fruits - 3-½ cups! Vegan and easy to throw together on the weekend to eat during the week. One-bowl recipe. Baked oatmeal is an easy addition to your weekly meal prep routine. I like to make a batch...
Vegan Skillet flatbreads
Making your own bread does not need to be complicated. This easy flatbread recipe is vegan, requires no yeast, no rising time and very little kneading. Up-level your next soup, wrap or hummus with homemade bread. Making your own bread is crazy satisfying. Something about turning flour into bread is magical and worth every bit...
Barley Salad with Sweet Onions + Sundried Tomatoes
Sweet onions and whole grains make for a hearty whole-grain salad. This barley salad makes a great lunch or side for a large gathering. I believe barley is completely under-appreciated. As far as whole grains go, it hardly ever gets mentioned. Barley is hearty and filling. I love the nutty and chewy texture. It deserves...
Easy Potato Curry with Roasted Cauliflower + Greens
Easy Potato Curry with Roasted Cauliflower and Greens - this plant-based, vegan meal comes together in about 30 minutes. Cauliflower is roasted in the oven until sweet and caramelized while the potatoes are simmered to make a quick sauce. It's sweet and fragrant. And best of all quick. Happy New Year! Happy New Decade!! Can...
Easy Green Pea + Feta Pasta
Truly a less than 30-minute meal - this green pea and spinach pasta will be on the table in about as long as it takes to boil the water and cook the noodles. Considering that the sauce is full of good for you veggies - this is one you will want to keep in your regular dinner rotations.
10-minute Peppermint Fudge
This 10-minute peppermint fudge recipe is so easy. Just 3 basic ingredients and 10 minutes of work. Make a batch tonight, and give it away tomorrow. Fudge is gluten-free. Its that time of year when you are rushing around for a last-minute gift or treat for some get-together that you've forgotten... or basically time just...
Lentil Taco Meat
A vegan substitute for Taco Tuesdays! Lentil Taco Meat is so easy to make. The carnivores in your life will be happy. This recipe makes a double batch - 2 x 2 cups batches. Use one tonight, freeze the other half for another time. This lentil taco meat is a gamechanger. It is so easy...
Orange Glazed Carrots with Feta and Mint
Simple glazed carrots taken to a whole new level. Crumbled feta, fresh mint and chopped candied pecans add sofistication to an otherwise ordinary sidedish. Glazed carrots are a simple side dish that work nicely on any special occassion dinner table. Add a few extras - like crumbled feta cheese and chopped pecans and instantly you...