Caramel Apple Cider Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: An easy and delicious recipe for slow-cooked apple cider. Just combine the ingredients and walk away! And then, a recipe for caramel apple cider, with a shot of bourbon for the adventurous. Ingredients To make the cider: 10 medium sweet apples 3 dried cinnamon sticks…
Lentil, Mushroom, and (veggie) Sausage Soup
Lentil, Mushroom, and (veggie) Sausage Soup Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A hearty vegetarian soup with lentils, mushrooms, potatoes and veggie sausage, along with a slew of other vegetables! Delicious and filling. Perfect for blustery wintery days! Ingredients 2 cups uncooked small green lentils 9 cups vegetable broth 1 bay leaf 9-10 small…
Vegan Snickerdoodles
Vegan Snickerdoodles Prep time: 40 minutes Cook time: 8 minutes Total time: 48 minutes Serves: 20 cookies The perfect snickerdoodle cookie – puffy, creamy, and delicious! Vegan, too – but you’d never know it! Ingredients For the cookies: ½ cup (1 stick, 4 oz) room-temperature butter, vegan or otherwise (I used Earth Balance) ¾ cup…
Marinara Stuffed Roasted Eggplant
Marinara Stuffed Roasted Eggplant Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A super easy roasted eggplant dish that tastes like pizza, without all the calories! A vegan parmesan mixture piled on top of marinara sauce and stuffed into eggplant halves makes for an awesome meatless meal. Ingredients 4 Japanese eggplants (7-8″ long) ~1/4 cup extra…
Pear & Honey Phyllo Tarts
Pear & Honey Phyllo Tarts Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Traditional fruit tarts get a twist using phyllo dough and pears. Just 15 minutes in the oven yields these delicious treats good any time of year. Gently spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, and lightly sweetened with honey. Ingredients ½ package (8 oz) phyllo…
Spiced Banana Walnut Bread
Spiced Banana Walnut Bread Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A favorite banana bread recipe spiced with cinnamon and garam masala. You’d never know it is vegan and full of healthy whole grains. Chopped walnuts give it a bit of crunch! Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup white whole wheat flour ¾ tsp…
Slow-Cooked Black Bean and Poblano Baked Taquitos
Slow-Cooked Black Bean and Poblano Baked Taquitos Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 6 hours 25 minutes Total time: 6 hours 40 minutes Serves: 8 large taquitos An easy recipe for baked taquitos with homemade slow-cooked black beans and charred poblano peppers. Ingredients For the slow- cooked black beans: ½ lb (about 1 heaping cup)…
Raw Zucchini and Feta Salad
Raw Zucchini and Feta Salad Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: An easy summer side recipe made from a favorite summer vegetable. Just sliced raw and tossed with toasted pine nuts, feta cheese, and arugula, this is a refreshing way to start off a meal. Ingredients 2 medium-sized zucchini 2 medium-sized yellow squash 2…
Easy Homemade Fig Jam
Easy Homemade Fig Jam Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 12 minutes Total time: 17 minutes Serves: 1 1/2 cups An easy homemade jam recipe with fresh summer figs. Perfect for enjoying on its own, in a PB&J sandwich, or in other recipes! No canning required – just stick it in the fridge when done….
Mostly Healthy Cinnamon Blueberry Coffeecake
Mostly Healthy Cinnamon Blueberry Coffeecake Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 35 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Serves: 8-10 pieces Mostly Healthy Cinnamon Blueberry Coffeecake – you’d never, ever know it’s 100% whole wheat and vegan. The best coffeecake I’ve ever had! Ingredients 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1 t salt 1 tsp baking…
Quick & Easy Parmesan Focaccia
Quick & Easy Parmesan Focaccia Prep time: 1 hour 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes Serves: 12 pieces The easiest focaccia recipe out there! Parmesan cheese (vegan option!) is mixed into the batter and sprinkled on top, with Italian herbs and coarse sea salt. All together this takes less…
Grilled Tomato & Broccolini Pasta Salad with Zesty Balsamic Vinaigrette
Grilled Tomato & Broccolini Pasta Salad with Zesty Balsamic Vinaigrette Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 4-6 A delicious pasta salad eaten warm or cold. Grilled tomatoes pop in your mouth, and broccolini gives it a nice chew. A surprising balsamic vinaigrette adds a layer of tang that…