Vegan Recipes

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Sometimes vegetables can be difficult to incorporate into your diet if you don’t get creative with them. And by that I mean the recipes and technique of how you prepare them. If you are eating broccoli three times a week and it is the same recipe, with the same flavors, you are most likely to get bored of broccoli and stop eating it. I also enjoy finding new ways to cook and prep food so I don’t get burnt out on plain ol’ veggies. I haven’t also been a fan of brussels sprouts but after making them with coconut oil […]

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Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

True to the season, I wanted to create a festive take on the traditional sugar cookie. Not to mention, coconut oil makes sugar cookies so delicious. Since I’ve been traveling a lot lately, I decided to pull a little inspiration from one of my favorite TV chefs, Sandra Lee, and made it “semi-homemade.” You can of course, go above and beyond and make these cookies from scratch. I started out knowing I wanted to make a pumpkin flavored cookie. Since I do my best thinking while driving, an idea popped into my head – why not replace the egg with […]

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World Vegetarian Day: Vegetarian Three-Bean Chili

 Happy World Vegetarian Day! As I have recently stated, I have changed my diet to vegetarian for personal reasons and I feel great. I do find it sometimes difficult to make vegetarian meals for the whole family because my husband hasn’t joined me in the diet change. However, I found this really easy-to-make chili using the crockpot without meat and then I can just brown some turkey for him afterwards. Typically when I make chili I add a few “secret” ingredients that really bring the dish together: cinnamon and coconut oil. Ingredients: 2 cans petite diced tomatoes 1 can reduced […]

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