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Hoppin’ John Sliders on Cracked Wheat-Pumpkin Topknots

  About one year ago today I got off of my not-really-into-the-holidays duff and came up with a New Year’s recipe using black-eyed peas and greens. Problem was, it was too late to post for …

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Seitan Hot Dogs. Oil-free.

With Memorial Day approaching, hot dog season will soon be in full swing.  It’s a bummer sometimes as a vegan to miss out on the traditional back yard party/picnic offerings – but of course, we …

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Heart-shaped Cherry, Chocolate, & Almond Ricotta Hand Pies

Valentine’s Day recipe number two!  To my mind, mouth, and tummy there isn’t much better than juicy fruit wrapped up in a buttery, crumbly, flaky crust.  Especially when half of that crust has chocolate in …

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Meyer Lemon, Lime, & “Graham Cracker” Parfaits. Gluten-free.

I had no idea what I was going to do with the two bags of Meyer lemons I picked up on a recent grocery run – but I couldn’t resist them.  Bright yellow and shiny, …

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Virtual Vegan Potluck: Red Lentil, Couscous, & Vegetable Stoup. Oil-free.

(Yes, I did use a dreaded Rachel Ray word in the recipe title.  I apologize for that, but it fits for this recipe.  It starts out as a soup but turns into a stew the …

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Vegan MoFo 20: Seitan Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce and Plum BBQ Sauce

AT LAST!  It’s big Number 20 – and the last of my PB & J-induced recipe insanity.  It’s kinda my favorite of the whole bunch. Inspired by Number 29 on 29 Ways to Honor the …

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Plum & Mango Tart with Gluten-Free Crust. Sugar-free, Oil-free

The standard pastry crust makes me feel guilty.  Me, the one who snarfed down the cinnamon-sugar coated scraps that my mom baked up after completing an apple pie.  Me, the one who carefully ate around …

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The Fixings Sandwich: That Lunch You Have to Get At The Deli (only better) Cuz They Don’t Have Any Vegan Stuff

That sinking feeling when – desperate for food – you walk into a deli, knowing that all you’ll be able to get is a sandwich with the veggie fixings…  What does a vegan sandwich look …

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The VVP Monday-Morning-Quarterback Post Game (now available on the VVP Blog)

The full post-game report (and some really cute vegan sandals) is live on the Virtual Vegan Potluck blog. Spoiler Alert: be ready to vote for your favorite Potluck dishes!  Info on that coming soon… Thank …

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Creamy Chik’n Soup with Sweet Potato Gnocchi & Kale

I don’t really want to rush time along, but this year winter has rudely muscled its way into spring and I’m aching for sunshine and warm temperatures.  This see-sawing act (hot…cold…hot…cold) is getting tiresome. Because …

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Red Velvet Waffles with Cream Cheese Sauce

This recipe comes thanks to my friend, Angela, at Canned Time.  Angela puts me to shame when it comes to Pinterest so I often poach ideas straight from her – like this recipe.  She’d pinned …

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Cashew Creamy Lentil Soup

You don’t need to say it. I’ll say it for you: my, but that’s a homely soup. Homely, yes, but delicious. Now maybe this is knowledge held by every vegan out there except for me. …

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Snickerdoodles: Inspired by Dog Biscuits

A couple of weeks ago, Ike’s aunt (Kel’s sister) sent him a care package that included a bag of doggy snickerdoodles. Snickerdoodles for a dog?! Curious, I opened the bag and the smell of cinnamon …

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Guest Posting at Veganosaurus: The Kelvis Sandwich

  Kel + Elvis = The Kelvis I’m very pleased to be “appearing” today on Veganosaurus – a blog jam-packed with inventive and delicious vegan recipes and written by one of the most kind-hearted women …

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Smoky Chickpea Stew with Spinach, Sausage & Cashew Cream

Congratulations to Dena B. for snagging a fabulous Vegan Cuts Snack Box!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Virtual Vegan Potluck blog to enter.  It was our most popular giveaway yet! Here’s an über …

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VeganMoFo: Cocoa PB Balls

Sigh.  The last peanut-milk-meal + chocolate post of the 2012 MoFo season!  This recipe is based on Cookie Bites by Erika over at Good Clean Food.  With my first taste of those nutty-chocolatey bites, I knew …

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VeganMoFo: Loaded Split Pea Soup

I’m like the Princess in the Princess and the Pea.  It doesn’t matter how many layers of goodness you have covering up that tiny pea.  I will find it.  I don’t want peas baked into …

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VeganMoFo: Peanut Sandies

Mom, I’m sorry.  I never told you this before, but I never did like Pecan Sandies.  In an era now sweetly veiled in nostalgia, when corduroys and cowl neck sweaters ruled the junior high fashion …

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VeganMoFo: Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse

Is there room in the blogosphere for one more vegan chocolate mousse? Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse 12.3 oz. silken tofu 1/2 cup peanut milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tbsp. cocoa powder 1 tbsp. peanut …

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VeganMoFo: Peanut Milk, Banana & Cocoa Smoothie-Shake

You knew this was coming, right?  What’s the first, most logical thing one would create with peanut milk?  Exactly.  Nothing earth-shattering here, folks, just the usual rock-solid-delicious smoothie suspects paired with their new friend, peanut …

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Peanut Milk & Meal

  I’m weaning myself off of soy milk.  Not only because I’ve discovered a connection between my consumption of soy milk and how (icky) I feel, but also because of a post about carrageenan by …

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Virtual Vegan Potluck: The Post-Game Wrap-Up

Isn’t it nice not to have to clean up after a big party? Ahh, my head is now swimming with vegan recipes – all of your delicious creations from drinks to desserts.  Now I just …

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Banana-Chai Buttermilk Waffles with Cocoa-Coconut Butter

Have you signed up yet for the Virtual Vegan Potluck??  It’s easy to do – just visit the VVP page to get the details, then send me an email at [email protected] or leave a comment …

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Cocoa-Coconut Butter

This post demonstrates the part of my personality which can become obsessive.  When I find something I’m interested in, I beat it to death.  Then inevitably I lose interest and move on to the next …

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7 Days of Salad. Day 6: Red Quinoa & Green Apple (and Making Vegan Butter)

Big thanks go out to Holly at My Plant-based Family and to Averil at The Cook, The Baker and the Clay Boy Maker for sharing The Versatile Blogger and The Sunshine Awards with me.  Woohoo!  …

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Tofu Salad Sandwiches with Roasted Bell Pepper & Olive Salad

Somewhere and at some time I vowed never to include a tofu salad recipe on my blog.  I lied.  Actually, it’s more accurate to say that at the time that I said that, I couldn’t …

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A Doughnut with No Holes

“A flute with no holes is not a flute.  A doughnut with no holes is a danish.” – Ty Webb, Caddyshack I’d have to delve deep into my awkward pre-teens to explain my connection with …

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Anything But Ordinary: Vegetarian Bacon (and a really good breakfast smoothie)

I love tempeh bacon.  Tofu mimicking bacon makes my mouth water.  Each has their own unique flavors and textures – and I’ve admittedly been a bit obsessed about bacon-esque tastes for a while now.  So …

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Remember Nutter Butters?

They weren’t my favorite cookie as a kid (Mystic Mints held that honor – remember those??), but they’d do in a pinch. This cookie borrows the concept (though not the shape) and it’s another modified …

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Stealing From Friends: Raw Brussels Sprout Salad with Fennel, Cherries & Tempeh Bacon

I won’t say who, but one of us in the household loves and appreciates that wee, sweet cabbage, the Brussels sprout.  One of us could live the rest of his days never spearing his fork …

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