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Homemade Oat Flour
Are you purchasing costly oat flour when you already have old-fashioned rolled oats at home?
Chilean Porotos Granados
I love to explore flavors from around the world. Pack your bags, we’re heading to Chile.
Reasons You’re Gaining Weight on a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet
First of all, if you’re trying to lose weight, discard all the nonsense you’ve heard about dieting over the years and start with a clean slate.
Swift Baked Beans
This is my absolute favorite baked bean recipe that I’ve been making for over 30 years.
A Guide to Tofu Types and What to Do With Them
Tofu. There’s firm, extra firm, soft, silken - there’s a vast variety, but what’s the difference between them and how do you use tofu in cooking?
Plant-Based 101-Top Tips
There’s a lot of buzz these days around the term whole food plant-based, so what exactly is it? To be honest, it means different things to different people depending on where you’re at in the continuum of a whole food plant-based lifestyle.
Chickpea and Butternut Squash Tagine
This well known recipe from North Africa, is a slow-cooked aromatic stew, traditionally prepared in a tagine but can easily be prepared in any heavy duty 2 quart Dutch oven. Inspired by slow simmering, the Moroccan tagine vessel promotes natural steam circulation inside its cone-shaped lid to keep your vegetables perfectly tender and exceptionally flavorful.
Weeknight Black Bean Chili
This hearty Black Bean Chili is not only easy to make, it’s chock full of vegetables with just the right amount of seasoning, making it the best meatless chili ever!
Easy Plant-Based Italian Meatballs
This is a super simple and delicious meatless Italian meatball that pairs nicely with any pasta entree or stuffed into a whole grain Italian loaf. It’s easily customizable and comes together quickly for a busy weeknight meal.
Mushroom Bourguignon
This dish has several layers of flavor; earthy mushrooms, pearl onions for a sweet note, and artichoke hearts, carrots, and celery bringing additional flavor and texture.
Instant Pot Lentil Curry Stew
The curry flavor paired with root vegetables is the ultimate fall comfort dish. This is delicious served as is in a bowl or over baked spaghetti squash strands.
Authentic Fajita Seasoning
Have you ever eaten food in another country while thinking you wish you could achieve the same flavor when you return home? Well here it is, the authentic flavor of fajitas from the Baja region of Mexico.
Easy Non-Dairy Cream Cheese
This super easy plant-based cream cheese is a heavenly spread of creamy goodness that tastes great on a baguette, whole grain crackers, stuffed in grilled mushrooms or on top of a grilled veggie burger.
Spanish Vegetable Paella
One pan cooking makes this Vegetable Paella a favorite dish with my crew. It’s loaded with smokey flavor and versatile enough to use what ever vegetables are in season or what you have on hand.
Carrot Dogs
These plant-based hotdogs are a great alternative to regular hotdogs! They’re easy to make, low-fat, can be thrown on the grill, and they’re DELICIOUS!
Tofu Egg Salad
This Tofu Egg Salad is the BEST. It’s full of protein and can be served in a sandwich for lunch or makes a satisfying healthy snack when served with whole grain crackers. You’re going to love the flavor and texture along with the fact it’s remarkably easy to prepare!
Dairy-Free Nut Cheese Spread
Meet my beautiful homemade nut cheese. The secret to achieving a creamy savory flavor is in the seasonings.
Basic Vegetable Stock
A quality vegetable stock will elevate the base flavor of your plant-based soups and stews.
Porotos Granados
Pack your bags, we’re heading to Chile. Chile is quite a large country and I would imagine the cuisine varies by region. But in my Google search, Porotos Granados consistently appeared as a popular dish to try when visiting Chile. Here’s my version of this thick and deliciously smoky bean stew. I was surprised to learn that this popular stew is actually served on hot summer days. I can see why because it would be such a shame to reserve this delicious stew for winter months only.
More resources you might appreciate:
Plant-Based 101 to teach you the fundamentals of a plant-based lifestyle. Plant-Based Cooking Ingredient Swaps will help you replace items you’re no longer eating. This list of Essential Kitchen Tools will help in meal preparation. This article on Creating The Perfect Buddha Bowl will teach you how to build delicious bowls in 5 easy steps.