Category: Grains
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Vegan Meatball Stew & Creamy Polenta
Nothing is better than a nice stewy dish when the weather is cold, and let me tell ya, the weather here has been COLD!!! I was really in the mood for a hearty vegetable stew but my partner wanted me to make creamy polenta so I split the difference and added a lot less broth…
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Vegan Bacon w/ Cheesy Broccoli Linguine
What do you do when your latest order of vegan food arrives in the mail and vegan bacon is inside? You make some version of vegan carbonara, but you don’t call it carbonara because all the Italian food purists will throw a giant hissy fit. My partner made a simple request, vegan pasta carbonara and…
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Quick & Easy Crispy Vegan Biryani
In my household, my partner and I are both self-employed which means that there are nights that roll around when we’re both so absorbed with work that it’s ten or eleven o’clock before one of us realizes that dinnertime has come and gone. We’re not proud of it, but it’s a fact of life and…
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Couscous & Vegan Mince Stuffed Mushrooms
I love mushrooms. They are just…delicious. You can use them as the ‘meat’ replacement if you’re just starting to transition to a vegan diet or lifestyle because they are sturdy and heavy and did I mention, delicious? You can grill them, fry’em, roast them in the oven or pop them in the air fryer. These…
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Vegan Shrimp Linguine Scampi
So I know that I’ve said on previous occasions that I’m not a fan of vegan foods that look like animal products and that rings true, but I am an adventurous person and on my latest online vegan food shopping spree I decided to do something bold. Something crazy. Something out of the realm of…
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Vegan Risotto alla Bolognese
Is there anything better on a cold November day than some thick and hearty carbs smothered in a creamy sauce that just makes you feel better about being stuck in the house and cold as hell? Not on this particular November day, anyway. This vegan dinner was a request from my husband a la Midnight…
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Vegan Comfort Food ~ Mac & White Bean Cheese
Hello. My name is Natasha and I have a serious carb problem. Specifically a pasta/noodle problem. The problem is, I can’t get enough of it. And the bigger problem is that he can’t get enough of it either. So we’ve been eating a lot of pasta. Maybe for comfort or familiarity or maybe because is…
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Picnic Style Vegan BBQ Buddha Bowl
With the weather turning cold and 2020 being the year that never ends, I was in the mood for something simple to remind me of those times when he weather was nice, when you could outside and have a picnic without worry, when you could just go…outside. And I just got a new tablecloth and…
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Vegan Takeout At Home ~ General Tso’s Soy Strips
I don’t know where you guys are in the world or what you’re options are for takeout but here in Romania, the answer is NONE. As in no options whatsoever and that goes double if you’re vegan. There are a couple of options at a nearby sushi joint and this restaurant that is both Italian…
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Easy Cheesy Mushroom & Lentil Bolognese
Happy Monday and a happier November to you all! Today we’re talking pasta and I mean, really, how many good things can you say about pasta? It’s delicious and comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Oh, and carbs are an important energy source for any diet. Did that cover it all? Hardly. But…
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The Spicy Spatula 