Recipes
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Black Eyed Pea Salad
Are you excited for the new year? I know I am this past year has been tough. In the south we eat black eyed peas and greens to start the new year off right. To welcome the new year I wanted a modern twist on this tradition so I made a Black Eyed Pea Salad with fresh greens. This salad uses prepared back eyed peas. You could use canned but it is so easy cook your own black eyed peas in an instant pot if you have one. If you cook your own you won’t have to read labels to make sure your black eyed peas aren’t seasoned with meat.…
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Vegan Stuffed Sweet Peppers
These vegan stuffed sweet peppers are perfect for parties! The cute little mini sweet peppers are stuffed with herby cashew cheese to create a tasty vegan bite. I have seen these made stuffed with cream cheese and bacon and thought how easy it would be to veganize. I want vegan stuffed everything! So yummy! I love the color in these too. Use what ever colors you want but I like the mixed bags of peppers. The mini sweet peppers are not not that spicy. They are milder than bell peppers. If you want to make this with more heat try stuffing jalapeños or adding hot sauce to the cashew cheese. …
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Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas
Do you believe in good luck? In the south we eat black eyed peas on New Year’s Day for good luck in the new year. The swelling of the beans as they cook symbolizes prosperity. They are traditionally served with collard greens which are symbolic for money. Unfortunately in the south they are also traditionally cooked ham for flavoring so I won’t order black eyed peas and greens when I eat out. That’s why I prefer to cook them myself at home in my Instant Pot. Vegan Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas are so quick and easy to make you will want to eat them all year long! If you…
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Tomato Sliders
These Vegetarian Tomato Sliders are a bite-sized twist on the classic Southern tomato sandwich. Made with sweet Hawaiian rolls and fresh basil, they are the ultimate quick summer appetizer for your next backyard BBQ. Sliders are super cute mini sandwiches. I mean come on you can’t tell me these aren’t the most adorable tomato sandwiches you have ever seen. Everyone loves minis. They are easy to grab and pop in your mouth. These Tomato Sliders are perfect for parties because they only take about ten minutes to make and they will feed a crowd. Everyone at your party will love that they can just rip off a tomato slider or…
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Vegan Pepper Jelly Dip with Cashew Cream Cheese
Pepper jelly cream cheese dip is an appetizer most Southerners know and love. This dip reminds me of the holidays but it can be served year round. That’s why I wanted to veganize it for everyone to enjoy this dairy free vegan pepper jelly dip! The homemade cashew cream cheese captures that exact rich, tangy, and spreadable texture of traditional cream cheese without any of the dairy How Do You Make Vegan Pepper Jelly Dip? It’s really a pretty simple concept you just dump pepper jelly on top of cream cheese and serve with crackers. You could use store bought vegan cream cheese but with this recipe you can make your…
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Vegan Carrot Salad
This recipe for Vegan Carrot Salad is simple and straightforward because I wanted to let the sweetness of the carrots shine through. There are only five ingredients and it is pretty quick to whip up. If you have a food processor with a shredder function it should take less than ten minutes to make this yummy raw vegan carrot salad. If you don’t have a food processor you can still make it by using a box grater to shred the carrots but it will take a little more time. Love Carrots? Roasted Carrots with Farro Smoky Chipotle Bagel Sandwich Vegan Buffalo Potato Salad
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Vegan Cornbread Stuffing In Smoked Acorn Squash
Do you call it dressing or stuffing? I just call it yummy. This vegan cornbread stuffing is easy to make and perfect for holiday meals. What are some of your must have dishes at holiday celebrations? I like to mix it up and try different recipes. I won’t stray too far from traditional dishes for holiday meals but it’s fun to try new ideas and see what everyone enjoys. One thing is for sure I always make way too much food but leftovers the next day are half the fun right? I also love using all of my different serving dishes at holiday time too. Sure sometimes we keep it…
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Old Bay Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Did you ever roast pumpkin seeds as a kid? This was something we always did at our house when we carved jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. Pumpkin seeds make a fun healthy snack. They are a good source of protein and iron. To add a grown up twist to this treat you can add seasoning when you roast the seeds. Any spice mix you like will work. Try this recipe for Old Bay Roasted Pumpkin Seeds. Need More Spice In Your Life? Pumpkin Spice Latte Vegan Cheesecake Bars Vegan Whipped Pumpkin Pecan Dip Spicy Siracha Granola
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Vegan Thai Meatball Wraps
Secret confession time this meal was a total accident. I saved a recipe on Pinterest for “Thai Chickpea salad” that I was going to make into a wrap but when it was time to make dinner I couldn’t find my Pin or the recipe. I looked everywhere…both my Pinterest accounts…and all of my secret boards. No Pin for thai chickpeas anywhere; no familiar looking images in a quick Google search. I had no idea what I was going to make for dinner. So I did what any sane person would do I bitched about it on Twitter and then I starting searching my kitchen cabinets for something I could cook…
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Vegan Cheesecake Bars
That’s right you heard me, get excited, for PSL Vegan Cheesecake! It’s that time of year when the whole world goes insane for pumpkin spice, your truly included. I don’t know why. For me I think it’s about faking it until it really feels like fall outside. If I turn the AC on high, close my eyes, and inhale delicious pumpkin spice scent then I can pretend it is fall outside. But in truth it’s 90 something degrees outside and I’m beyond tired of sweating in this summer heat. We probably have another solid month of summer before it’s cool enough outside to break out my boots and leggings. So…
