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CopyCat Ladles Vegetable Soup
My children absolutely loved to visit a quaint local soup café called “Ladles” for delicious savory vegetable soup on chilly winter evenings. The visits became so frequent, I decided to find a way to make a copycat version from home. Following the 2020 pandemic, the shop nearby closed down, which leaves me thankful to have…
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Vegan Mango Lassie
This recipe started as a spin on a delicious shake in traditional Indian cuisine. I find it to make the perfect sip for transitioning to “EVERYTHING IS PUMPKIN SPICE” season, while still residing in a hot, semi-tropical climate. The key spice in this recipe is CARDAMOM! This singular use of a warming “carminative” provides a…
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Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread
Whenever September comes around, even though it’s usually still hot where I live, I still want all the cinnamon spice this and that! Maybe I’m a sucker for the media telling me what I should crave, but that’s beside the point. This bread simplifies an old family traditional bread,
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
We are not huge on coconut flakes in our home. But sometimes a little hint of coconut flavor in some dishes gives traditional recipes a fun twist. I like to use coconut products as butter, oil, milk and sugar substitutes, cooking, AND vegan baking! This classic chocolate chip cookie recipe uses a couple coconut-based substitutes…
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Squashy Mac-N-Cheese
Imagine this: A mac-n-cheese alternative that tastes good AND is free of all of this::: Nuts. Dairy. Eggs. Meat. Soy. Corn. Gluten. Wheat. Grain. I made it happen one night at dinner. I’ll be honest… I felt like a kitchen-super-mom when my husband even approved of the final outcome during the “taste test.” Seriously… where’s…