Vegan Instant Pot Chik'n Bruschetta Pasta Recipe

Just like many of you I am ALWAYS looking for that one recipe that is a total dump-and-go, ready in under 30 minutes, with minimal ingredients.  Let's face it, life gets busy, but you still have to eat.  That is why I LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe for Vegan Instant Pot Chick'n Bruschetta Pasta …

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Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff Recipe

I'm pretty sure I've talked about this before, but when John and I went plant-based I knew in order for it to be successful there were a few recipes I was going to have to figure out.  Stroganoff was one of them.  I have been playing around with this recipe for a year, and after much trial …

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Easy Italian Ribollita Soup Recipe

If you are anything like me there are always a few leftover veggies in the fridge at the end of the week. That's why I love making soup on Sundays.  It's a great way to use up all of the those veggies and I have lunch for an entire week.  This week I had some leftover beans, kale, and leek …

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Easy Vegan Mushroom Philly w/a Horseradish Mayo Recipe

One of the questions I get asked the most since going vegan is "How did you get your husband on board?"  The truth is after we did the research he was on board, BUT what kept him on board was coming up with recipes that would help satiate those carnivore cravings.  This Vegan Mushroom Phi…

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Vegan Ravioli with a Mushroom Pan Sauce Recipe

Over the years you have seen a variety of recipes from me.  Some more intricate, some incredibly simple.  This recipe falls under the latter.  I mean sometimes you have some things in your fridge you just need to use up.  Sometimes you don't feel like slaving away in kitchen after a long day at…

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The Perfect Vegan Chili Recipe

This, ironically enough, has been one of the snowiest and coldest winters we have had in a LONG time.  It even snowed on Christmas day this year which was absolutely magical.  Anyway, with weather this cold you KNOW I had to make some chili.  Now my "regular" chili recipe is one of the b…

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Vegan Carbonara with Mushroom 'Bacon' Bits Recipe

One of my favorite quick and easy weeknight meals has always been pasta carbonara .  It's rich, creamy, comforting, everything you want in a great pasta dish there is just one problem.  Pasta carbonara is packed full of cheese and egg.  Seeing as though we are plant-based now, that just won'…

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Spanish Lentil Stew Recipe

I love a good refrigerator clean out and nothing lends itself to that like a hearty stew.  But this isn't your average stew.  No, this a flavor packed party in your mouth kinda meal in the form of my Spanish Lentil Stew Recipe! Not only is the Spanish Lentil Stew full of flavorful, but it's…

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Easy Vegan Pozole Verde Recipe

Happy 2021 friends!  I can't believe that the new year is upon us can you?  I remember thinking as a child that we would be driving around in flying cars and wearing space suits by now.  I guess we do have cars that drive themselves now, so there's that.  ANYWAY, its Veganuary and that mea…

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Vegan Stuffing with a Walnut Sausage Recipe

We've almost come to an end to my first vegan Thanksgiving menu, and no holiday menu would be complete without stuffing, or dressing, or whatever you want to call it at your house because there are no rules here on the matter.  This is a safe space.   Of course it would have been easy to make m…

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How to Make Perfect Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

I love mashed potatoes.  I could stop this post right here, go straight to the recipe, and that's all you need to know.  Mashed potatoes are literally one of my favorite foods, my spirit animal food if you will, but I have a confession.  I would often buy instant or microwavable mashed potatoes…

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How to Make a Homemade Vegan Turkey

This is it.  This was the one recipe, that when planning my first vegan Thanksgiving, literally kept me awake at night.  I mean let's face it, as much as we TRY to imitate meat, we can't.  It's just not the same.  Oh sure, we get close, but it's never quite there.  That's why th…

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Oil Free Sauteéd Green Bean Recipe

When it comes to sides it doesn't get any better than green beans to me.  Growing up in West Virginia I was brought up with them being cooked to death with hammock or bacon.  If that's your thing I'll link that recipe HERE , but since going vegan I try to keep things a little lighter and…

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Vegan Homemade Noodle Recipe

When heading into my first plant-based Thanksgiving there was one recipe I knew I had to figure out because it holds my beloved Thanksgiving tradition, noodle making with my family.  I have posted before about how my family gets together on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving every year to make my Gr…

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Vegan Creamy Cajun Cauliflower Pasta Recipe

Fall is finally here, and I don't know about you, but I am ready for ALL the rich and hearty comfort foods.  I know what you are thinking "You can't have creamy comfort foods when you are vegan!".  Well what, prey tell, makes you think that?  Not only can I have them, but I can i…

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Vegan Pot Roast Recipe

It's Sunday and as I'm sitting here typing all I can think about is Sunday supper.  Growing up we always had a rich, slow roasted, made with love meal.  It's a tradition many of us have upheld in our own homes as well.  However, when I went vegan I kind of thought those days were over. …

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Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe

So last night I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw a broccoli cheese soup that someone had made.  Oh man, being that it was the first cold and brisk day we've had this fall (I count the BER months as all), I instantly wanted this soup for dinner.  However, I am vegan now so there in lies…

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Easy Vegan Collard Greens Recipe

Being a country girl from West Virginia I grew up eating simple garden pleasures such as collard greens.  My grandma used to simmer these for hours with a smokey ham hock and OH MY STARS were they delicious.  So once I went vegan I set out to recreate the flavors of my youth without the meat.  I th…

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Vegan Red Lentil Dahl Recipe

Something that I did not expect when going plant based was how I would fall in love with cooking all over again.  Why you ask?  The answer is simple, it's  because we've been forced to try all sorts of new cuisines.  I never thought I would see the day when my husband, the self proclaimed r…

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Vegan Mushroom Reuben Sandwich Recipe

As many of you already know John (Studhubs) and I have gone vegan.  In fact it's been 8 month since we made the transition and there is no going back.  One of the questions I get ask most is "What do you eat?" My answer is always "anything I want!" I simply plantify it. This…

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