Heading out on a road trip? Here are some ideas for snacks to pack or get along the way and how to navigate the chain restaurants that might be your only option on a desolate highway.
Eggs are pricey these days (and prices are expected to go up 20% in 2025). As a vegan for many years, I have lots of experiences with substituting eggs in recipes. Below are some substitutions with estimated pricing (If a dozen eggs are $4.50, each egg is 38 cents.) Why Read more…
First, this isn’t a healthy breakfast, but it’s definitely delicious. And this post is less of a recipe and more a list of assembly instructions. The key is not cooking but procurement. Once you have the ingredients, you can store them in the freezer and have a delicious breakfast sandwich Read more…
Like everyone else, I’ve been nurturing a sourdough starter. I’ve learned a lot, which I may eventually outline in another post (for instance: be prepared to somehow get flour over every surface of your house). I haven’t made sourdough bread yet (and may never make sourdough bread, if I’m being Read more…
Chrissy Teigen’s recipes are delish but mostly not very plant based. I veganize them all the time though with great results (especially from her first cookbook). I make her carrot soup a lot. (I’ll post my modified version at some point for my own reference. Right now, every time I Read more…
This is easy to make but you end up with a lot of dishes to wash. Make some quinoa. The ratio is twice as much liquid as quinoa, then simmer for 15-20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed. Dice up a sweet potato and spice it up with salt, pepper, Read more…
This was super quick and delicious and was inspired by having (seemingly) no ingredients on hand. So modify away based on the lack of ingredients you have on hand. Box of couscous Bag of frozen butternut squash (you could cook your own, of course) 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can Read more…
I know. I’ve already posted a vegan chili, but last night, we wanted to make chili and I didn’t think we had the ingredients. We decided to go for it anyway, and realized that you can make chili with anything and it will be easy and totally delicious. Here’s what Read more…
This recipe is mostly adapted from the Brand New Vegan taco pie recipe. It’s a pretty easy recipe to adapt, so check it out. Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower (I used a bag of frozen riced cauliflower 1 cup chopped walnuts 8oz chopped mushrooms (I omitted these because I was out Read more…
Ingredients: 1 onion, diced 4 carrots, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 4 stalks celery, diced 1 tsp thyme 1/4 tsp celery seed salt and pepper to taste red pepper flakes to taste 1 potato, diced 4 T brown rice flour 4 c vegetable broth 1/4 c unsweetened nut or soy Read more…