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Cheesy Sprinkle
Cheesy Sprinkle – This is a salty, savory, and nutritious sprinkle to enjoy as a Parmesan-like dusting over spaghetti, or…
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Whole Wheat Quinoa Waffles
Whole Wheat Quinoa Waffles – For anyone with a waffle iron, this is a great way to healthify your Sunday…
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Classic Coleslaw
Classic Coleslaw – This is the coleslaw my mom always made, with a creamy-tangy applesauce dressing. I’ve used tahini as…
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Red Lentil & Buckwheat Stew
Red Lentil & Buckwheat Stew – This is a hearty, savory stew that's perfect after a long, cold day. Have…
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Garlicky Sauteed Kale
Garlicky Sauteed Kale – – kale, fresh garlic (minced or pressed), olive oil (or toasted sesame oil), sea salt (to…
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Savory Squash Pasta
Savory Squash Pasta – A savory, creamy sauce, made super easily if you roast a bunch of vegetables in a…
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Creamy Potato-Cauliflower Soup
– This is a twist on potato-leek soup, with a nutritional boost from cauliflower. Leeks can be pretty pricey,…
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Hot & Sour Tofu Soup
Hot & Sour Tofu Soup – Rather than ordering take-out, make your own sweet and tangy soup, chock-full of fresh…
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Economical Veggie Broth
Economical Veggie Broth – It’s surprisingly easy to make vegetable stock using large chunks of vegetables, or the ends and…
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Curried Quinoa-Stuffed Kabocha Squash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuTQiLKomwc Curried Quinoa-Stuffed Kabocha Squash – Mix nutmeg with curry spices, toast them into a quinoa pilaf, and pile atop…
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Savory Mushroom Pasta
Savory Mushroom Pasta – This is an easy weeknight meal, for those times when you want something salty and savory…
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Zucchini-Potato Hash Browns
Zucchini-Potato Hash Browns – Lighten up your hash browns with zucchini! These cook up quite moist, so if you’re used…
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Savory Chickpea Omelet Cups
Savory Chickpea Omelet Cups These little savory cups are like mini quiches, with a texture somewhat like eggs. Chickpea flour…
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Oil-Free Banana Bread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48cUsNk5Sgg Oil-Free Banana Bread – I love this one, because it's a little more bread-like and not sticky like the…
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Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Quinoa Salad
https://youtu.be/uJxC5-3D5QM Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Quinoa Salad – This is a simple salad, but so fresh and tasty! You could make…
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Brilliant Beet Hummus
Brilliant Beet Hummus – Give regular hummus a boost of nutrition, flavor, and color by blending in some beets! Beets…
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Pressure Cooker Fudgy Brownies
Pressure Cooker Fudgy Brownies – Making brownies with a base of melted chocolate ensures that they’ll be rich and fudgy.…
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Apple Spice Steelcut Oats
Apple Spice Steelcut Oats – – steel-cut oats, water, non-dairy milk (optional), sea salt, apple (cored and chopped), raisins, cinnamon,…
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Thai Coconut-Chickpea Stew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYBnKyjjOMs Thai Coconut-Chickpea Stew – This creamy, flavorful soup will spice up any evening. You can switch up the vegetables…
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One-Pot Tomato Pasta
One-Pot Tomato Pasta – – onion (diced), fresh garlic (minced), olive oil, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, whole grain pasta…
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Southwest Pasta
Southwest Pasta – Bring a spicy, smoky twist to pasta, along with black beans and corn for a full balanced…
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Coconut Curry Tofu
Coconut Curry Tofu – Serve this super flavorful curry over brown rice, along with warmed naan or pita to soak…
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Pistachio-Apricot Quinoa
Pistachio-Apricot Quinoa – This lovely and refreshing mix of flavors and textures is sure to be a hit for weeknight…
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Cilantro-Lime Brown and Wild Rice
Cilantro-Lime Brown and Wild Rice – Infuse wholesome brown rice with zesty lime and pair it with fresh cilantro to…
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Spicy Black Bean Taco/Burrito Filling
Spicy Black Bean Taco/Burrito Filling – This simply seasoned black bean recipe can be used as a filling for tacos…
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Greek Potato Salad
Greek Potato Salad – If we cross a potato salad with a Greek salad, we get this filling and tasty…
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Tabbouleh Salad
Tabbouleh Salad – This dish is a nutritional powerhouse because of the superstar parsley. While parsley is typically used as…
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Sweet Pearl Couscous Salad with Pear & Cranberries
Sweet Pearl Couscous Salad with Pear & Cranberries – Large pearl couscous, sometimes labeled Israeli couscous, has a hearty texture…
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Lime-Dressed Black-Eyed Pea Salad
Lime-Dressed Black-Eyed Pea Salad – This salad makes a great lunch to pack and delivers a bit of a spicy…
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Herbed Quinoa Kidney Bean Burger
https://vimeo.com/152463370 Herbed Quinoa Kidney Bean Burger – – kidney beans (or 1 1/2 cups cooked), cooked quinoa, carrots (grated), fresh…
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Creamy Chickpea Salad
Creamy Chickpea Salad – – chickpeas (or 1 1/2 cups cooked), lime, tahini, cinnamon, sea salt, bell pepper, peas, kale,…
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Mexican Black Bean Soup
Mexican Black Bean Soup – – black beans (or 1 1/2 cups cooked), olive oil, onion (diced), fresh garlic (minced),…
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Spicy Sweet Potatoes
Spicy Sweet Potatoes – – sweet potato (peeled and cubed), sea salt, dried oregano, cayenne pepper (or smoked paprika), black…
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Mushroom & Eggplant Lentil Bowl
Mushroom & Eggplant Lentil Bowl – – lentils, olive oil, mushrooms (chopped), sea salt, eggplant (chopped), fresh mint (chopped), tomato…
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Morning Glory Muffins
Morning Glory Muffins – While this recipe has a fairly long ingredient list, these muffins are totally worth it—soft, flavorful,…
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Quinoa Applesauce Muffins
Quinoa Applesauce Muffins – With a base of applesauce and cooked quinoa, these very moist muffins are super satisfying. If…
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Blueberry Oat Muffins
Blueberry Oat Muffins – Did you know you can bake oatmeal into delicious little muffins? The key to these is…
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Classic Pancakes
Classic Pancakes – Pancakes are easily made vegan using nondairy milk and ground flaxseed as an egg replacement. The flax…
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White Bean Burgers
White Bean Burgers – These burgers are soft inside and crispy outside from a combination of couscous and white beans.…
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Chili-Lime Black Bean Burgers
Chili-Lime Black Bean Burgers – These chunky, flavorful burgers are easy to make and cost a lot less than prepared…
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Whole-Wheat Biscuits
Whole-Wheat Biscuits – This is my mom’s biscuit recipe; rather than kneading and rolling the dough to cut smooth rounds,…
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Classic Hummus
– Making hummus is surprisingly easy—you just need a food processor. It can be done in a blender, if…
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Pasta Primavera
Pasta Primavera – This pasta is so satisfying, using only the simplest flavors. Look for the freshest vegetables as they…
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Pesto & White Bean Pasta Salad
Pesto & White Bean Pasta Salad – Pesto, pasta, and white beans team up here for a lunch of champions.…
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Spinach Pesto
Spinach Pesto – Pesto is delicious, but store-bought versions often include cheese, and it can be pricey to make your…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
– These are a perfect little chocolate chip cookie—with no butter, milk, or eggs, so you don’t have to…
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Eggplant & Chickpea Curry with Couscous
Eggplant & Chickpea Curry with Couscous – With this simple recipe, you can have curry at home tonight and tasty…
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Smashed White Bean Sandwich
Smashed White Bean Sandwich – This simple sandwich comes together quickly and travels well for a filling midday meal. To…
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Chickpea Noodle Soup
Chickpea Noodle Soup – Here’s a vegan take on the classic soup made from scratch. It’s really easy to put…
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Avocado & White Bean Toast
Avocado & White Bean Toast – Avocado toast is a simple and satisfying breakfast alternative to peanut butter toast. Here,…
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Cheese Fondue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpu1CdrqLU France is the land of cheese, and fondue is a common meal, especially in the colder regions of France…
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Roasted Vegetable and Chickpea Bowl
Roasted Vegetable and Chickpea Bowl – – fennel (sliced), asparagus (cleaned, trimmed, and chopped in thirds), mushrooms (chopped), bell pepper…
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Pesto Quinoa Bowl
Pesto Quinoa Bowl – – cooked quinoa, spinach (chopped), squash (cooked), bell pepper (diced), avocado (sliced), black pepper, balsamic vinegar,…
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Fennel & Kale Salad
Fennel & Kale Salad – – kale (chopped), sea salt, fennel (thinly sliced, or jicama), apple (chopped), goji berries (or…
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Black Bean & Squash Burrito Bowls
Black Bean & Squash Burrito Bowls – Burritos, in bowl form, are just as tasty but faster and pack up…
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Creamy Garlic Spinach Rotini Soup
Creamy Garlic Spinach Rotini Soup – Make pasta in a different way, floating in a creamy garlic broth with some…
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Sliding Scale Nachos
– Make a single serving of nachos for yourself as a meal, or scale up and share with friends.…
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Banana Bread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX05txSQWuI Banana Bread – This makes a beautiful vegan banana bread, just like the one my mom used to make.…
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Moroccan Couscous Stuffed Tomatoes
– This is a sweet and salty mix of flavors, stuffed and baked into whole tomatoes for a meal…
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Buddha Bowls
Buddha Bowls – A Buddha bowl is open to a realm of infinite possibilities. At its essence, it's a bowl…
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Coconut Curry Sauce
– This silky-smooth curry sauce is great to drizzle over a bowl of roasted veg and beans, or toss…
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Caesar Dressing
– Regular Caesar dressing uses mayonnaise and anchovies, but this vegan version has a similar creamy, cheesy tang. Most…
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Cilantro-Lime Dressing
– Cilantro is a fresh green herb that looks a lot like parsley. You can tell the difference quickly…
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Lime Burrito Bowl
Lime Burrito Bowl – Burritos, in bowl form, are just as tasty but faster and pack up easier. If you…
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One-Pan Baked Fajitas
One-Pan Baked Fajitas – Fajitas are a really satisfying meal, and here we’ll make it simple by baking everything together…
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Warm Savory Lentils
Warm Savory Lentils – Get a good portion of greens and beans in one dish. We can always do with…
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Sweet Potato Blender Soup
Sweet Potato Blender Soup – – sweet potato (cooked, peeled), zucchini, kale (optional), green onion (chopped), tahini, olive oil (optional,…
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Broccoli Slaw
Broccoli Slaw – – broccoli (chopped, including stems), cabbage (red or green, shredded), carrots (peeled and shredded), fresh parsley (chopped,…
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Chickpea Tart Crust (Panisse) with Ratatouille
Chickpea Tart Crust with Ratatouille – It's easier than you might think to whip up a chickpea flour crust, called…
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French Ratatouille
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxUQrrf4mQY French Ratatouille – This is a simple vegetable stew, served with rice, a dish from the Southern region of…
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Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup – Minestrone is so comforting on a cold winter day—it will fill your belly and fuel your brain.…
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Mac & Cheeze
Mac & Cheeze This won’t taste exactly like cheese, but the texture and color is spot on. If you want…
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Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes – Whip up some simple mashed potatoes to serve as a side dish to a burger, loaf, roasted…
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Easy Chickpea Soup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ylrpAFTrc Easy Chickpea Soup – This soup is easy and quick to put together, as well as super tasty, with…
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Build Your Own Taco Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1KAXuGqFFE Build Your Own Taco Night – Start with a delicious taco base of either spicy sauteed mushrooms or marinated…
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Creamy Orange-Ginger Dressing
– A rich, creamy dressing with sweetness from the orange, and tanginess from the fresh ginger. This is a…
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Lentil Chili
https://youtu.be/6anDHO9P7CQ Lentil Chili – Rich and satisfying, hearty chili is the perfect meal for a winter evening. Pairing those iron-rich…
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Sesame-Ginger Macro Bowl
Sesame-Ginger Macro Bowl – Here’s a yummy sesame-ginger dressed bowl with all the plant food groups represented, in proportion and…
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Parsley Pesto Pasta
Parsley Pesto Pasta – – Pesto Ingredients: fresh parsley, fresh basil (spinach or arugula), pumpkin seeds (or pistachios), fresh garlic…
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Fresh Cranberry Cookies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwJ0yCo7H_E Fresh Cranberry Cookies – These are soft cookies, more like a muffin top, and full of lovely zest and…
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Easy Stuffed Mushrooms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l56BIQ1tVw Easy Stuffed Mushrooms – – mushrooms, zucchini (minced), onion (minced), olive oil, sea salt, balsamic vinegar (or red wine),…
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Creamy Pumpkin Pasta
https://youtu.be/eH02HdmXP8w Creamy Pumpkin Pasta – This is a super creamy and delicious sauce, to give a change of pace from…
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Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Chocolate Brownie Cookies – – nut/seed butter, apple cider vinegar, applesauce (unsweetened ), vanilla extract, unrefined sugar, baking soda, arrowroot…
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Banana Walnut Muffins
Banana Walnut Muffins – – nut/seed butter, apple cider vinegar, banana, non-dairy milk (or water), unrefined sugar (or less), baking…
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Cranberry Pomegranate Barley Salad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El3gGbQFjEo Cranberry Pomegranate Barley Salad – A sweet salad for autumn, with a lovely mix of textures and flavors. Hearty…
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Arugula Walnut Pesto
Arugula Walnut Pesto – Not everyone likes arugula's distinctive flavor in salads, but it tastes amazing in this pesto with…
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Creamy Basil Soup With Caramelized Beets
Creamy Basil Soup With Caramelized Beets – This looks fancy schmancy, but is actually really simple to make – so…
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Smoky Avocado Kale Salad
One serving of kale (1 cup) has your full RDA for vitamin C, about twice the RDA for vitamin A…
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Roasted Veg & White Bean Pesto Pitas
Roasted Veg & White Bean Pesto Pitas – This may seem time-consuming for lunch, but it’s so good as a…
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Quinoa Almond Cranberry Salad
Quinoa Almond Cranberry Salad – This is a great way to use leftover quinoa from dinner, and is easy to…
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Roasted Chickpeas
– These are great as a protein-rich snack, or a salad topper to make it more of a meal.…
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Garlicky Sauteed Cabbage
– – cabbage (any variety – savoy is really nice), fresh garlic (minced or pressed), olive oil, sea salt…
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Aduki Pumpkin Soup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUCn3vAyCrw Aduki Pumpkin Soup – – aduki beans, pumpkin (cubed), sea salt, vegetable broth, parsnips (or carrots, chopped), fresh cilantro…
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Creamy Pesto Spaghetti Squash
Creamy Pesto Spaghetti Squash – – spaghetti squash (cooked), bell pepper (chopped), cherry tomatoes (halved), fresh parsley (chopped), green onion…
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Big Bean Salad with Lime Dressing
Big Bean Salad with Lime Dressing – – chickpeas (beans, or blackeyed peas (or 1/2 cup dried, fully cooked)), cherry…
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Simple Chickpea Scramble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qlQlfv7UsQ Simple Chickpea Scramble – A tofu scramble is the most prolific vegan brunch option. For those who are allergic,…
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Ricki’s Breakfast Sausage Patties
These breakfast sausage patties are a recipe from the lovely and talented Ricki Heller (click for her original recipe plus…
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3-Bean Chili
3-Bean Chili – Chili was one of my favorite meals when I was a kid, because it was so warming…
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Smoky Black Bean Burgers
Smoky Black Bean Burgers – – black beans, cooked buckwheat, tomato paste (or ketchup), liquid smoke (optional), green onion, smoked…
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Cocoa Banana Cupcakes
Cocoa Banana Cupcakes – Here’s a yummy sesame-ginger dressed bowl with all the plant food groups represented, in proportion and…
