Tail Between My Legs Veggie Menu Monday

Sorry for disappearing. Let’s just say too much money was spent and there was an eating out frenzy that’s made my budget look like the dog chewed it.
So here I go with the basics – menu planning. Over and over again it proves itself to be invaluable!
Fall is the perfect time to pull out the [...]

Vegan Watermelon Gazpacho

Nothing says summer has arrived like a chilled soup. When it’s so hot you’re sweating and the a/c is working as hard as it can, a chilled soup can make your whole day. Gazpacho is like a cool, liquid salad. It goes down easy, you don’t have to heat up the house to make it, [...]

Vegan Chickenless and Rice Soup

I’ve over extended myself this week, so we’ve been eating out a lot. So to make up for it, I have been eating soup for lunch everyday. So here’s another soup recipe.
This can be made in the slow cooker, but I did it stove top and it took less than 1 hour from start to [...]

Vegan Slow Cooker Picky Eater’s Soup

You know the drill, and I’m sure you’ve all heard the protests of “what’s that in my food?!” Picky little ones often grow up to be picky adults. And while I’m kid-less, I still hear about texture issues and fight the good veggie fight all the time. This one worked really good, she even asked [...]

Easy Vegan Vegetable Soup

I can feel another soup kick coming on. In fact, I ate 2 large bowls of this one just last night. Who knew that something so low calorie could make me so full, and taste this good?
Easy Vegan Vegetable Soup – about 10 servings

1 Tbl. olive oil (or broth for sauteing)
1 onion, minced
2 cloves garlic, [...]

Slow Cooker Cajun 16 Bean Soup

I love soup and I can be lazy. So it should come as no surprise how easy it is to make this soup. I had a bag of 16 bean mix and was craving something more texturally adventurous than split pea soup.
For a long time I avoided buying the 16 bean mix because it always [...]

Slow Cooker Vegan Lentil Parsnip Soup

Another super simple recipe that everyone loves. I made it for my New Year’s Eve party, and I’m looking forward to my leftovers lunch tomorrow too!
Slow Cooker Vegan Lentil Parsnip Soup

2 cups French Lentils
6 cups Filtered Water
1/2 Onion, minced
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
1 Tbl. Better than Bouillon no chicken flavor
2 Parsnips, minced
3 Bay Leaves
2 tsp. Thyme, [...]

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Still not feeling great and craving comfort food. I’m also cutting down on my daily calories and that makes things even harder when you don’t feel up to making a meal from scratch. So today’s recipe is a simple one, but it makes a ton and it also freezes well.
The slow cooker saves me in [...]

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 [...]

Creamy Spinach Soup

It’s soup season! I found a beautiful bunch of spinach at the farmers market and have wanted a big bowl of soup ever since. So last night I gave in and loved every spinach-y minute of it.
Creamy Spinach Soup

1 bunch spinach
2 medium potatoes, diced
1 small onion, diced
2 cups filter water
1 Tb vegan margarine
3 Tb flour
1 [...]