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Can oil-free falafels be just as delicious as traditional deep-fried falafels?I vote yes!I love falafels. The flavors are like a party for your tastebuds. The first time I tried falafels I was enchanted by the mix of spices and herbs.Traditionally, falafels are deep fried. Tasty, but heavy. Also, I feel the heaviness of the deep frying takes away from some of the more nuanced flavors ...
Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo (wfpb, oil-free, gluten-free)
This vegan fettuccine from Plant-Powered Families has been a hot dish, so I'm posting it today.As with my Chickpea Salad, I did have this recipe available once before, but it was deleted with my site redesign.Before moving into the vegan fettuccine further, I have to tell a little story.I had this post almost ready to go, but was abruptly sidetracked. A reader email explaining that ...
Sweet Potato Muffins (vegan, whole-grain, oil-free, nut-free)
Continuing the sweet spud love with Sweet Potato Muffins today!My love for sweet potato runs deep. On my site alone, you will find sweet potato cake, sweet potato fudge, sweet potato soup, sweet potato hummus, sweet potato fries, sweet potato salad, another sweet potato soup.That's just the recipes posted here - doesn't include my books, and other recipes I have lined up on my ...
Chickpea Salad (vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, oil-free)
This Chickpea Salad has been wildly popular with readers, so I'm posting it - a second time!When I did the redesign of my site, I also had to convert all the recipes from that dang recipage site to a new platform. All the recipage recipes were glitchy, so it meant inputting ALL of my recipes into a new software.Every recipe.That was fun. #uhnoMost recipes were within blog ...
Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake (vegan, oil-free)
At least once a month I'm asked for a healthy vegan carrot cake recipe.Funny, I've made a pumpkin cake, sweet potato cake, carrot muffins (in a couple of cookbooks), and zucchini muffins. So, I'm not sure what has taken me so long to post an actual carrot cake.Especially since I've had this vegan carrot cake recipe in my files for over three years.😲Yep.It was a recipe I ...
Fresh Almonds: Vegan Taste-Test!
Have you ever seen fresh almonds?Last week I saw something new in the produce section at one of our local grocery stores.Fresh green almonds! These are not raw almonds, which I have used in recipes either in whole or pureed nut butter form.Naturally, I was very curious to try these fresh almonds. But, hadn't a clue how they tasted or how to even eat them.Another woman was picking ...
Healthy Vegan Nacho Dip (dairy-free, vegan, oil-free, gluten-free)
I made this vegan nacho dip for our daughter's birthday this weekend.Her 17th birthday! WHAAAT?I know. 😳Some of you have been with me and my recipes for a long time - since I was blogging here. Yep, long ago. Before instagram, twitter, and yes before facebook.I started blogging a year after our second daughter was born. I remember thinking "yeah, I can do this now"! (I ...
Vegan Peanut Sauce (Pea-NOT! sauce): Raw Almond Sauce
Every cook should have a good vegan peanut sauce recipe in their arsenal, or in this case a pea-NOT sauce!Vegan Peanut Sauce My first introduction to a vegan peanut sauce was from a restaurant menu many years ago. It was fabulous, and I needed to create my own version at home.After creating a recipe, I realized I preferred using nut butters, such as almond butter and cashew ...