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    Vegan Instant Pot BBQ Seitan

    We love BBQ! You have to love BBQ in The South. I think it’s a prerequisite to living here. You have to put up with the heat and humidity but you get to enjoy good BBQ year round. BBQ Seitan is easy to make. This recipe is for a ground or pulled style of barbecue that makes a great sandwich. How to Make Ground BBQ Seitan Seitan is easy to make but it helps to have a few kitchen tools. If you don’t have an Instant Pot you can bake it but the Instant Pot keeps the seitan extra moist and juicy. The seitan cooks in the instant pot for…

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    Everything Bagel Vegetarian Breakfast Casserole

    This Everything Bagel Vegetarian Breakfast Casserole is an easy breakfast or brunch recipe. All the prep work is done the night before so all you have to do in the morning is pop it in the oven. Super simple. Even though it’s just the two of us Eric and enjoy making a big weekend breakfast or brunch at home. I love casseroles. They are so easy to make and you can do other things while they bake. Plus did I mention the leftovers?!? Leftovers are the best. I love when I make a big weekend meal and I have leftovers for weekdays when I don’t have time to cook. If…

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    Blueberry Basil Compote for Pancakes

    It’s Summertime and blueberry season! What better way to enjoy some fresh juicy blueberries than on top of pancakes. This blueberry basil sauce is fast and easy to make. The prep and cook time is less than twenty minutes total. Fruit compote is amazing served right away as a warm runny sauce but if you prefer a thicker sauce make it the night before. As the sauce chills in the fridge overnight it will thicken. We love using locally grown fruit when it’s in season. Frozen berries can also be used when out of season. Have you ever been to a local farm where you can pick the berries yourself?…

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    Best New Vegan Cookbooks to Buy This Fall

    Since October is National Cookbook Month lets celebrate the best vegan cookbooks releasing this fall! Here are 10 new vegan cookbooks to check out. Vegan Holiday Cooking Kristen Kaminski is the blogger behind The Tasty K a website that focuses on plant based sustainable living. Her new book Vegan Holiday Cooking goes on sale October 29, 2019. All of Kristen’s food looks amazing! This is a must buy for anyone hosting holiday gatherings. Weeknight One-Pot Vegan Cooking Nicole Malik of Delicious Everyday is a plant based blogger from Florida. Her first book Weeknight One-Pot Vegan Cooking goes on sale December 3, 2019. Quick easy meals anyone can make because we…

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    Chopped Seitan Salad

    I love a good salad! The chopped seitan makes this salad more of a full meal than just a side. Plus it’s a great use for leftover seitan. Waste not want not. We made seitan ribs this past weekend and chopped up the leftovers. The smoky BBQ flavor was amazing on the Chopped Seitan Salad. Yum! If you have a food processor use it to chop the seitan. It shreds it in to fine little piece and the texture is really nice. Don’t have a food processor or don’t want to drag it out? No problem! Just chop it up finely with a knife. You may not get the same…

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    Instant Pot Seitan Ribs

    We have been experimenting with different ways to cook seitan and have discovered how easy it is to make in the Instant Pot. Which is a no brainer if you have an Instant Pot because what isn’t easier and faster to with one duh. If you are new to seitan check out this article from Women’s Health magazine. It explains a little bit more about it. It’s a tasty meat substitute made from gluten. Seitan can be prepared and used in a lot of different ways. This recipe is good for beginners. If you don’t have an Instant Pot and are looking for an easy recipe try our Basic Chick’n…

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    BBQ Peach Pizza

    It is a little known fact that I love pizza and could eat it everyday. I love to experiment with different flavors but the idea for this BBQ Peach Pizza actually came from a local restaurant. The local pizza joint, to remain nameless, was offering a special pizza that sounded amazing. It was a BBQ Peach Pizza with Andouille Sausage. When I asked the waitress if I could order it without the sausage she came back to the table and said “No, the chef won’t make the peach pizza without the meat on it because then it would just basically be desert pizza.” WTF?!? Needless to say I was pissed.…

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    Vegan Blackberry Cobbler

    Last weekend our little local farmers market had a blackberry and blueberry festival. I am a sucker for fresh summer berries. So of course we had to stop by and check it out. Several farms had pints of blueberries but only a few had blackberries. The berries they had were huge! Like the size of my thumb! Ok maybe not that big but close to it. More important than size they were delicious and juicy. I bought enough berries to make a Vegan Blackberry Cobbler and to munch on fresh berries all week! I love cooking in cast iron. Our cast iron skillets were passed down to us from Eric’s…

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    25 Fresh Tomato Recipes to Enjoy This Summer

    Tomato season is here! Is there anything better than fresh juicy delicious tomatoes? Tomatoes are a summer staple. I love going to the farmers market and buying locally grown tomatoes. They are so amazing! Here are 25 fresh tomato recipes to enjoy this summer. Southern Summer Vegetable Casserole from Syrup & Biscuits Southern Tomato Sandwich from Vegetarian South Heirloom Tomato Salad with Roasted Lemon and Garlic from Simply Fresh Dinners Tabouli with Hemp Hearts from Two Sleevers Panzanella Salad with Basil and Artichokes from Whitney Bond Israeli Salad from Know Your Produce Rustic Tomato Ricotta Tart from Curry and Vanilla Pickled Grape Tomatoes with rosemary and garlic from Canning and…

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    Vegan Pasta Salad In A Jar

    Have you ever made a salad in a mason jar? It’s so easy! Mason jars salads are great for picnics or weekday office lunches. Our pesto flavored vegan pasta salad in a jar is quick and simple to make. Everyone has a few old unused mason jars sitting around the house right? Cue southerns shaking their heads yes in unison. They are just so dang useful. All you have to do is layer a few simple ingredients in your mason jar. Then just shake the jar up or mix in a serving bowl when you are ready to eat. Easy peasy any you have yourself a vegan pasta salad in…

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