My future mother-in-law made a vegetarian broccoli and cheese soup for us when we came to visit last month. I was intrigued by the process, that I wondered if I could make a full vegan version. So, I looked up a plethora of recipes and took a ideas from some of them and made this…
Category: Side Dish
Easy Tri-Color Pasta Salad (Vegan)
Apparently I’ve been feeling nostalgic recently! My mom used to make this super easy pasta salad for get togethers, growing up. I randomly thought about it the other day and realized it just so happened to be vegan! So, I had to make it! You can add celery or onions too, if you want but…
Old Bay Cauliflower ‘Wings’ (Vegan)
Cauliflower in place of boneless chicken wings is my life! It gets me through all my flavor cravings! You can do so many varieties of this recipe, any sauce, any spice, any any ANY thing! I have a few of those in the recipes section of this blog! Ingredients: • 1 head of cauliflower •…
Roasted Potato Salad (Vegan)
This ain’t your grandmas potato salad….this is something that has been kicked up a notch! Ok so Hellmans makes a bomb diggity vegan mayo, I highly recommend 👇🏼 Also, I like to use stone ground mustard instead of yellow mustard, it makes quite the difference 👇🏼 And of course the most important part is roasting…
Bang Bang Cauliflower ‘Wings’ (Vegan)
Full Recipe Video Ingredients: 1 head of cauliflower 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cashew milk (or any nondairy milk of your choosing) 1/4 tsp salt and pepper 1 cup panko Bang Bang Sauce Ingredients: 1/2 cup vegan mayo 1/4 cup Thai sweet chili sauce 1/2 tsp sriracha Directions: Preheat oven to 400 F. Cut…
Gravy (Vegan)
With Thanksgiving coming soon, I figured I would post my super easy and delicious Vegan Gravy! Ingredients: 1/4 cup Smart Balance ‘butter’ 1/4 cup organic all purpose flour 2 cups organic vegetable broth Directions: Gently melt your ‘butter’ on medium heat in a sauce pan on the stove. Once it’s melted, add your flour and…
Veggie Salad (Vegan)
My fiancé’s mom requested a summer veggie salad for their vow renewal. She had had something she really liked at a Church event of hers. She named off some of the ingredients and I went full on creativity! I was very pleased at what I was able to put together! It was a big hit!…
Football Treats
I love football. And treats. These are super easy way to celebrate draft day, the super bowl or any football Sunday! It’s a great way for kids to get involved in the kitchen too! Please remember that regular marshmallows contain gelatin, and therefore are not vegan. There are some vegan marshmallows you can buy or…
Carrots in a Blanket
Pigs in a blanket is one of my most favorite of all the times. So, when we went mostly vegan/vegetarian, this was a struggle to substitute. Look, it’s not the same. But, it’s pretty delicious and pretty healthy too! I use a vegan puff pastry I’ve found but sometimes I can only find the vegetrian…
The Chew Appearance
I don’t have all the fancy high channels on the tv. I just have the basic broadcast networks. So, for me, The Chew is something I watch religiously! It’s not just fun, it’s research. If you’re familiar with The Chew, you’ll know they have a hashtag that is #youonthechew. Naturally, any food I post on…
Midnight Munchies & More! 