Category: Beans
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Winter Flavors, Summer Vibes ~ Spiced Chickpeas & Carrots
Happy Hump Day! What’s the weather like where you are? It’s been really cold here, below zero but it’s finally in the super lower single digits this week so…progress? Anyway, in this house this is what we call soup weather. Soups, stews, stoups, bisques and the like reign supreme. Why? First, because it’s easy to…
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Carbonara Butter Beans
Happy Hump Day, folks! Today’s yummy vegan recipe is really easy and it’s all about the sauce. Let’s just get the name thing out of the way up front. This is not a carbonara in the literal sense of the word but this recipe was made in the spirit of carbonara. It’s thick and creamy…
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Vegan Persian-Style Stew
Happy New Year! It’s a new year but is it a new you? It’s the same ol’ me but still working on being a better version. Did you have a good holiday season? I spent the last few weeks of 2025 getting ready for 2026. I’m not sure where I’m going with this blog but…
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Rosemary Butter Beans
The weather around here has been cooling down quickly-ish. Not plummeting or anything, just cool enough that it felt like the perfect time to start breaking out the vegan fall recipes. There’s just something about butter beans, soft and creamy and oh so willing to absorb the flavors in the pot with them, that gets…
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Easy Vegan Butter Bean Medley
Hey there, it’s me, back again with yet another easy vegan recipe. If you follow me on social media, and you really should, you might’ve noticed I’ve not been around as much as usual. I’ve been writing. A lot. And I’ve been busy, but a girl’s gotta eat, right? Of course, she does! That’s when…
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Spicy Sticky (vegan) Sesame Chickpeas
Hello and happy Monday, friends and foodies! You know what I love? Well, I love a great many a things but food-wise what I really love is chickpeas. They are versatile, they hold flavor really well and they not something I grew up eating. At all. In fact, the very first time I had chickpeas…
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Let’s Talk About It…Vegan Proteins
We’ve all heard the jokes before about where vegans get their proteins, right? I know I have, especially when I even mention strength or resistance training. But here’s the thing, you should know where you get your protein. Meat eaters know because, well…meat. But the fact is that most non-vegans are also not getting the…
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Mediterranean Style Chickpea Bowl
Howdy, lovely vegan foodies! I hope you’re having a good week and staying cool if it’s still warm as balls where you are. It’s been in the low 30s (Celsius) this week which means I have been eating lots cool or cold vegan dishes. Lots of salads and bowls to keep me hydrated and satisfied…
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Have Veggies, Will Roast for Dinner
Vegetables. Most of us like them and the rest, well I shall not speak ill of those who have yet to discover the amazing taste and nutritional benefits of vegetables. 🙂 The first thing you need to make any good weeknight dinner is…vegetables. Grab one, two, or three (or more) of your favorite vegetables and…
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Vegan Refried Bean Bowl
You know, I never really understand it when people say that they don’t like beans. I mean, once you get past the whole farting thing, beans are delicious. If you cook dry beans, you get to add whatever flavors you want and they will seep into the beans, particularly in the slower cooker. Downside? Your…
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The Spicy Spatula 