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Vegan Chickpea & Quinoa Tandoori
View recipe: Vegan Chickpea & Quinoa TandooriLet’s just get this out in the open right now; I do NOT have a clay Tandoori oven so, sure, technically this isn’t a real vegan Tandoori. But I used all the delicious flavors that mean Tandoori to me, so here we are. I’m not going to let myself get boggled down in the details…
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Vegan Takeout Recipes ~ Mongolian Tofu & Rice
View recipe: Vegan Takeout Recipes ~ Mongolian Tofu & RiceWhen you’re in the mood for a nice hot vegan meal that won’t have you in the kitchen all day, here’s my advice: grab a grain, a protein, a vegetable and make a quick sauce. In thirty minutes (give or take) you’ll have a delicious vegan meal that will make you feel good about yourself.…
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Creamy Sweet Potato Polenta & Roasted Veggies
View recipe: Creamy Sweet Potato Polenta & Roasted VeggiesI just love it when we have our Midnight Tokyo Diner nights and my partner chooses something that stomps me…at first. Yeah, I’m not ashamed to admit that his request for sweet potato polenta threw me for a moment but after a few minutes of research, my confidence rose and I was like, “I got…
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Vegan Pepper Steak Stir-Fry
View recipe: Vegan Pepper Steak Stir-FrySo this time, we’re starting with a story. Way back in 1998 , I was an eager high school graduate headed to downstate Illinois for my very first Freshman orientation with my best friend. We visited the entire campus and I was sure–absolutely certain, in fact–that I, of the dubious navigation talents, would be able…
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Vegan Corn & Potato Chowder
View recipe: Vegan Corn & Potato ChowderYou know how sometimes you’re scrolling through Facebook and you see a vegan dish that calls to you? Well that’s what happened to me with this meal. There is no long story about why I love it or why I was craving it, just a simple case of I saw it. I wanted it. I…
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Vegan Mushroom Mapo Tofu
View recipe: Vegan Mushroom Mapo TofuIf you’ve never heard of Mapo Tofu, then you are in for a real treat. I came across video by Wil Yeung on YouTube and you know what happened next? That’s right, it ended up on my plate a few days later! For those of you not in the know, Mapo Tofu is a Chinese…
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No-Meatball Creamy Curry Risotto
View recipe: No-Meatball Creamy Curry RisottoPerhaps my favorite part of getting to choose what my husband cooks on his nights, is coming up with new combinations to see what he’ll do with the dish. On this night, I wanted three things: curry, vegan meatballs and risotto. It sounded strange even to my own ears, so I hit up the Google…
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Cabbage Spring Rolls & Peanut Butter Soba Noodles (VEGAN)
View recipe: Cabbage Spring Rolls & Peanut Butter Soba Noodles (VEGAN)Recently I was in the mood for cabbage rolls, but not really, more like spring rolls made with cabbage instead of rice paper. I don’t know why, not really, other than I was reminiscing about some really delicious Vietnamese spring rolls I had once in Wheaton, IL. Then I was walking down the aisle of…
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Easy Vegan Soups ~ Red Lentil & Ramen Veggie Soup
View recipe: Easy Vegan Soups ~ Red Lentil & Ramen Veggie SoupOne of my favorite things to make when it’s cold outside is soup. Or stew, or a delicious combination of the two that I liked to call, stewp. Give me a bunch of veggies and a handful of grains served with a delicious broth and I am good to go. At least, that’s what I…




