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Creamy Curry Soup with Zucchini and Potatoes recipe (Vegan, Oil free) for the stovetop or slow cooker

September 29, 2020 By Jen deHaan 3 Comments

I love a good yellow curry. If you have a bunch of zucchini and potatoes to use up, this is one great way of doing it. The curry flavor absorbs into the potatoes and zucchini which results in a very flavorful soup. I have used both sweet potatoes and regular yellow potatoes for this recipe, […]

Vegan cowboy beans: a plant-based meal for the crock pot (Low fat, oil free)

December 27, 2016 By Jen deHaan 2 Comments

Vegan Cowboy Beans is a bean focused meal that can be made in the slow cooker. It’s hearty, filling, and sure to warm up the cold winter months — and it’s so easy too. Just add to the slow cooker or Crock Pot and wait. You can also make this dish in the instant pot. […]

Pad Thai Protein Salad recipe from The Plant-Based Cookbook + Book Review and Giveaway!

Announcements & News, Dairy free, Featured, Gluten free, Mains, Oil free, Recipes, Reviews, Salads, Sides, Special diets

I am so excited to share a delicious oil-free vegan Pad Thai Protein Salad recipe from an upcoming new cookbook called The Plant-Based Cookbook by Ashley Madden. Ashley’s new cookbook features 80 healthy and delicious vegan, oil-free and gluten free recipes! This article also features a review of the cookbook and two chances to win […]

Lemon ginger bowl sauce with miso recipe (Oil free, no added sodium)

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This vegan recipe for a lemon ginger sauce makes a nice and easy spreadable sauce that you can add to burgers, wraps, or bowls. It is so flavorful you only need to add some oatmilk and whisk the sauce to turn it into a salad dressing you can drizzle over a bowl. One of my […]

Simple miso gravy recipe (Oil free, Vegan)

Recipes, Sides, Spreads, Dips and Dressings, Vegan Comfort Food

A miso gravy recipe is a useful tool to have in your hands during the holidays. This simple vegan gravy is easy to make quickly for the holiday meal. I love the flavor profile of miso, and it lends itself wonderfully to a simple gravy recipe. You can make this gravy in advance of the […]

Vegan Holiday Zucchini boat recipe with potato and cranberries (Oil free)

Holiday Recipes, Mains, Recipes, Vegan Comfort Food

This zucchini boat is festive for a holiday meal, and it can serve as a meal in and of itself if you wish. However for a holiday meal you can easily serve the zucchini boat with sides such as stuffing, candied yams, or your favorite vegetable side. I first made this holiday zucchini boat for […]

Winter Stew recipe: Vegan Mushroom Barley with turmeric and garlic (Oil Free)

Dairy free, Low fat, Low or no sugar, Low sodium, Mains, Oil free, Recipes, SOS free, Soups, Special diets, Vegan Comfort Food

I am excited about this easy to make vegan winter stew recipe. The mushrooms and barley are really filling, and the stew features a bunch of ingredients that are inexpensive if you buy them, or easy to grow if you garden them. Turmeric and garlic flavors the stew, but doesn’t overpower the dish. I tried […]

Creamy tomatillo (or apple!) and jalapeno dressing or dip recipe (Oil free, vegan)

Dairy free, Gluten free, Low fat, Low or no sugar, Oil free, Raw, Recipes, SOS free, Spreads, Dips and Dressings

This tomatillo and jalapeno dressing, dip or spread recipe is incredibly easy and offers a unique flavor combination that goes well in your next bowl, burger, wrap, or salad. You can use tomatillos when they are in season (or out of your garden), or substitute apples or goldenberries and end up with a very similar […]

Refreshing Ginger Orange Black Bean and Corn Salad recipe (Vegan, Oil free)

Dairy free, Gluten free, Low fat, Low or no sugar, Low sodium, Oil free, Recipes, Salads, Sides, SOS free

This simple side salad is perfect as a side salad, appetizer, lunch, or to take with you to a pot luck meal. One of the most common ways we use this? Add it to a burrito. We add this salad with some rice and my chipotle spread or dressing inside of a tortilla and it […]

Healthy oil free vegan dinner roll recipe (aka bun or bread roll recipe)

Baking, Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Sides, Snacks, Vegan Comfort Food

The dinner roll, also called a bun or bread roll (or a whole bunch of possible names in the UK), is often an essential at holiday meals or family gatherings. A small somewhat crusty roll that you can eat with a spread, or to mop up meal remnants on your plate. Whatever you call it, […]

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