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→ You may also want to check out my ebook Simple: 15 vegan + gluten-free recipes to get you started & the companion 28 day meal plan

 

“best of ” recipe round-ups

each post contains a round-up of 10 vegan & gluten-free recipes

best of Thanksgiving
recipes include:

  • stuffed mushrooms
  • shaved brussel sprouts salad with perissimon
  • pomegrante, leek, fennel, apple + walnut soup with tumeric
  • multi-grain rolls
  • squash & celeric quinoa stuffing, wild rice no-meat loaf
  • gravy, 4 ways
  • apple cider cranberry sauce
  • rosemary roasted carrots
  • pecan pie
  • caramel apple crumble torte

best of autumn
recipes include:

  • red quinoa with butternut squash, cranberries & pecans
  • sweet potato okra & chickpea gumbo
  • grilled cabbage
  • roasted butternut squash soup
  • cumin roasted carrots
  • maple cranberry sauce
  • yam & peanut stew
  • autumn stew
  • pumpkin “cheesecake” pops
  • quinoa baked apples
  • autumn bars

best of Christmas
recipes include:

  • extra sharp raw chedder “cheese” ball
  • 5 minute high-raw vegan egg nog
  • stollen inspired holiday bread
  • winter citrus salad
  • warm roasted brussel sprouts & quinoa salad with tempeh bacon bits
  • roasted butternut squash, apple & leek bread stuffing with collard greens
  • festive chickpea tart
  • butternut, barley & lentil pilaf (with GF option)
  • mashed cauliflower “potatoes” with gravy
  • grain-free pumpkin pie
  • grain-free apple cranberry pecan crisp pie

best of pumpkin
recipes include:

  • pumpkin spice granola
  • pumpkin quinoa white bean chili
  • made-from scratch pumpkin butter
  • soy-free vegan pumpkin custard
  • maple cinnamon candied pumpkin seeds
  • pumpkin spice ice cream
  • coconut curry pumpkin soup
  • creamy oats with blueberries & toasted almonds
  • vegan shaved parmesan cheese
  • crusted pumpkin wedges with dill sauce
  • vegan pumpkin cheesecake
  • pumpkin hot chocolate

best of edible holiday gifts
recipes include:

  • chocolate coconut pistachio truffles
  • carob fudge
  • double chocolate candy cane cookies
  • chocolate salted almond bark
  • orange thyme jam
  • peanut brittle
  • sweet & spicy candied nuts
  • cinnamon roll flax almond butter
  • mint chocolate drizzled popcorn
  • gingerbread granola

best of chocolate
recipes include:

  • pumpkin chocolate pie
  • 3-layer almond coconut chocolate bars
  • chocomole
  • chocolate mint ice cream sandwiches (with quinoa cookies)
  • salted chocolate tart
  • pumpkin swirl brownies
  • chocolate twix bars
  • crazy-delicious chocolate fudge
  • chocolate peanut butter rice krispie treats
  • double chocolate orange milkshake

 

vegan/plant-based

I went vegan in 2006 

why I went vegan
I made the switch during my second pregnancy–I explain why

you drink milk & eat eggs, right?
nope, I don’t–here’s why 

vegan pantry basics
some things I think are essential

eating out as a vegan
it’s tough sometimes, but here’s what I do

breastfeeding, cow’s milk, & lies
why drinking cow’s milk doesn’t make any sense to me

a rebuttal–talking to the naysayers, again
there will be many who hope to tear you down–how to respond

joys of vegan mothering
I love raising my kids plant-based

what a vegan pantry/kitchen looks like
I give you a tour

vegan & mormon, an anomaly?
I belong to a faith that believes in eating little meat–how the culture & doctrine sometimes clash, & what I think about it

talking to the anti-vegetarian
some of the arguments you may encounter & how to respond respectfully

what I eat in a typical day
for you curious folks, here’s what I eat

4 stages to transitioning to a whole foods plant-based diet
transitioning to a vegan diet takes time for most people, here are four stages

my last piece of bacon
the last time I ate bacon

how I did it
how I went vegan 

what types of vegans are there?
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here are lots of brands of veganism–I explain the differing schools of thought

on living with an omnivore
my husband is not vegetarian–how we co-exist peacefully

why I don’t drink cow’s milk
i
t’s pretty simple 

frugal vegan, part 1 & part 2
you don’t have go broke trying to eat healthfully 

→ For more on being vegan, check out my ebook, Vegan Answered: 65+ vegan questions, answered

 

gluten-free

avoiding wheat was a decision I made to feel better, not because I have Celiac’s

going gluten-free
why I went gluten-free

gluten-free: the vegan’s dilemma
many gluten-free products use eggs &/or dairy–what to do about it?

 

frugal eating

ways to cut your grocery budget & help reduce waste

wanna save money? eat more of this.
rice is the staple food for half the world’s population, & with good reason

7 (easy) ways to save even more money on your grocery bill {+a bonus tip!}
7 things I do to shave even more from our grocery budget, without clipping coupons

the lost art of eating in {guest post by Lauren Cash}
eating at home isn’t just about saving money, though that is one of the benefits

5 tips for frugal juicing
How to save money on juicing + a frugal juicing recipe 

10 tips for frugal baking
save money by baking, save even more with these 10 tips 

13 foods you probably didn’t know you could freeze
save time & money by freezing these foods

why frozen is often better
fresh doesn’t always mean better, in fact, frozen foods can be nutritionally superior & help you save $$

is coconut water worth the expense? 
is coconut water worth the hype & expense? 

the frugal vegan
eating plant-based can be as expensive or as frugal as you want

the frugal vegan, part 2 
more on saving money with a vegan diet