Vegan Chickpea Salad Panini

I mentioned mock “tuna” salad in an earlier post. Of course, I couldn’t get it out of my head after that until I made some. The recipe I used is below. To make a panini I used organic white bread and spread the salad over one slice, then covered the top with marinated artichoke hearts. [...]

Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing with Meyer Lemon

Earlier this year I got myself a dwarf Meyer lemon tree. I have wanted one for a few years. It was only 2 feet tall, but already covered in green baby lemons. Now, 6 months later, I have about 8 juicy yellow Meyer lemons to cook with.
It looked beautiful on my deck, and the white [...]

Vegan Acorn Squash filled with Boca Burger Bread Stuffing

I love me some winter squash! The last Acorn squash recipe I posted was cooked in the slow cooker. I did this one in the oven, but you could also cook it in the slow cooker if you prefer.
I wanted to try using Boca burger in it because I’m trying to use up some I [...]

Veggie Menu Monday

Still eating from the pantry and the freezer. This week I bought romaine, brown sugar and veggie stuffing. We’re going to Asheville for our first real vacation this year and I’m treating myself to the spa on Sunday. I’ll be posting more about it next week.
Monday: Acorn Squash stuffed with sausage bread stuffing with vegan [...]

Budget Friendly Chickpea Winter Squash Stew

Most of us have a can of chickpeas in the pantry, if not some dried ones. You can make a great stew, minestrone, hummus, and a tuna salad substitute all from this great bean. The chickpea, sometimes know as a garbanzo, is very multicultural!
Remember that dried beans cost much less than canned, and have nothing [...]

The Budget-wise Pantry

No matter how much money you make or how secure your job is, all of us are trying to start saving more money. Maybe it’s for a rainy day, or maybe it’s to pay off that mound of debt that we’re keeping at bay.
Your food budget is usually a great place to shave a few [...]

My Sleepy Mistake

Last night I decided to be a good housewife and make some hot cereal in the slow cooker for breakfast. Even better, I thought I’d be extra nutritious and use quinoa instead of my usual steel cut oats.
A great idea, and if I hadn’t been half asleep when I did it I would’ve had the [...]

Coupon for Vegan Cheese!

Save $1.00 on any Vegan® or Rice Vegan® Product. This includes all varieties and flavors. Go to Galaxy Foods’ website and print out a coupon. It’s not everyday that you can snag vegan coupons.

Budget Menu Plan Monday

I have a ton of boca burgers in the freezer and I’m going to start using them in a dish each week. I’m out of sausage, so I’m going to make some tempeh sausage crumbles from Vegan with a Vengeance and stick that in the freezer for this week and maybe next week too. i [...]

Slow Cooker Citrus Black Bean Soup

This is on of the recipes I made for my dinner party last weekend. I thought it turned out pretty well, but I was a little heavy on the garlic. I’ve corrected that in the recipe below.
You could also make a flavored sour cream by mixing in salsa verde  or even a single spice like [...]