JL Fields, of JL Goes Vegan, is letting me share her recipe for Mac and Cheese with Soy Curls from her book, Vegan Pressure Cooking. JL's book has a great intro to pressure cooking and cooking time charts. There are chapters on beans and grains, soups and stews. one-pot meals, sides, dips and even a few sweets. Before you know it, you'll be cooking all your meals in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker. I don't have a stove-top pressure cooker, but this came out great in ... Read More about Instant Pot Vegan Mac and Cheese with Soy Curls
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Instant Pot: Vegan Queso with Cauliflower
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions and the recipe are mine alone. #YesYouCAN #CollectiveBias I have the perfect game day appetizer for you today. Your friends and family will be excited to eat their fill of this homemade vegan queso. You will be thrilled because they are actually digging into a big bowl of creamy veggies! Cauliflower is the surprise main ingredient along with carrots, cashews, and nutritional yeast. The cashews are ... Read More about Instant Pot: Vegan Queso with Cauliflower
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 ... Read More about Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Au Gratin with No Added Oil
2 Quart Slow Cookers and an Autumn Harvest Veggie Soup Recipe
Small 1 1/2 or 2 quart slow cookers are one of my favorite appliances. You can make breakfast in it while you sleep or cook dinner for 2 while you're out at work. It's pretty magical. Today I have one of my favorite soup recipes Autumn Harvest Veggie Soup at the bottom of this post. I suggest you have this for dinner this weekend! Vanilla Fig Oatmeal with Baklava Topping; Photo by Kate Lewis Slow Cooker Bean and Oat Chili for 2; Photo by Kate ... Read More about 2 Quart Slow Cookers and an Autumn Harvest Veggie Soup Recipe
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake from from Laura Theodore’s Vegan-ease
In case you didn't get your fill of vegan dessert yesterday, I have a wonderful vegan pumpkin cheesecake from Laura Theodore's new book, Vegan-ease. The book is a beautiful hardcover edition with lots of full-color photos. You'll find some information on making your cooking and planning easier in addition to tons of easy-to-make recipes. You'll find a whole chapter dedicated to stress-free holiday recipes, so it's a must have for the entertaining season! One of my favorite parts ... Read More about Vegan Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake from from Laura Theodore’s Vegan-ease
Slow Cooker Vegan Sweet and Sour Tempeh
I've been in a slow cooker mood and making of a list of things I want to cook in my crockpot. First up is this Slow Cooker Vegan Sweet and Sour Tempeh. Why? Well, there was tempeh in the fridge and a pineapple that needed to be used asap. The sauce is mostly fresh pineapple with crushed tomatoes, soy sauce, and ginger. It's so easy. You just add all the sauce ingredients to your blender, pour over the cubed tempeh, bell pepper and chopped pineapple in the slow ... Read More about Slow Cooker Vegan Sweet and Sour Tempeh
5 Vegan Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
It's almost Thanksgiving! Do you know what you're making yet? We always go to the Triangle Vegetarian Society's big shindig for lunch, but then later we stop by another friend's to hangout with them and eat a little more. If this is your first vegan Thanksgiving, you may be worrying over what to serve as a main dish. You can relax, the main dish can be anything when you have sides that fulfill all of your fall cravings. I'll have a round-up of main courses, and you can check out my vegan ... Read More about 5 Vegan Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
Sweet Potato Latte from The Easy Vegan Cookbook
Pumpkin spice frozen coffee seems to have a cult following. Just saying the name invokes thoughts of sweaters and multi-colored leaves. Unfortunately, almost all of the commercial syrups have dairy in them. This recipe from The Easy Vegan Cookbook will change your perspective, so you can see outside the pumpkin-spice box. It still is creamy, spicy and full of fall. If you have some sweet potatoes left over from dinner, you have a new recipe to try! If you really miss your pumpkin though I ... Read More about Sweet Potato Latte from The Easy Vegan Cookbook
Mai Tai with Homemade Orgeat Syrup from Shake, Stir, Pour
You all know that I love a good cocktail. Some of my favorite restaurants, including Fiction Kitchen, have dazzling drinks with homemade syrups and infusions. As soon as I saw Shake, Stir, Pour by Katie Loeb, I asked Quarry to send me a copy to review. It has 50 recipes that are made with fresh fruit, herbs and spices. Many are syrups that can just as easily be made into mocktails if you don't imbibe. It's full of fancy cocktails (and mocktails) that you'd pay a fortune for when ... Read More about Mai Tai with Homemade Orgeat Syrup from Shake, Stir, Pour