Recipes

More often than not, the holiday season is a whirlwind of tasks, from finding the perfect gift to planning and preparing at least one major meal. When it comes to cooking those holiday dinners, the Instant Pot can be a huge helpnot only making food faster and less hands-on, but freeing up your oven for all the other things youre baking, roasting, and reheating. Weve covered Crock-Pot Christmas dinners, all of which will work in the Instant Pot too (since it functions as a slow cooker in addition to a pressure cooker and all the rest), but these Instant Pot...

Note to self that we do not need a Sams Club size-bag of corn tortillas. Since we had corn tortillas coming out of our ears, we had to get creative to use them up! Made a couple batches of a healthier Mexican lasagna that turned out great. Cut back on the cheese and subbed out the sour cream or non-fat plain Greek yogurt for a boost of protein. Enjoy! 1-2 chicken breasts, cubed 1 red pepper, chopped 1/2 small onion, chopped 1 can no-salt-added black beans 1 can no-salt-added canned corn 1 cup of your favorite salsa 1 cup plain,...

Vegeta is a stock powder / seasoning is a secret ingredient used in some of my signature recipes. Its widely available in everyday grocery stores, but I regularly receive reader questions about it. So I decided it would make much more sense to write a brief post about it, answering the common questions! What is Vegeta? Vegeta is a European vegetable based seasoningthats used to add flavour into soups, sauces and stews, or to make liquid stock/broth by adding water. Think of it as salt but with flavour! Nowadays, its widely available one very day grocery stores.Its known by a...

If youve been neglecting your slow cooker, its time to put back on your kitchen counter.Vegan Slow Cooker Lasagna is your new best friend and last minute weekend dinner. Does This Cook All Day? This Vegan Slow Cooker White Bean Pumpkin Lasagna is from my very first book, The Vegan Slow Cooker. It cooks in 1 1/2 to 2 hours, so its not a recipe that you can start in the morning. If you are looking for something that does cook all day try my Vegan Slow Cooker Creamy Indian Lentils and Kidney Beans or Italian Slow Cooker Cranberry Bean...

Homemade vegan Chickpea Pot Pie is the ultimate in comfort food! This easy vegetable pot pie recipe is from my brand new cookbook, The Truly Healthy Vegan Cookbook! Its a terrific main dish for holiday dinners, potlucks, or any day youre craving a warming meal. The Truly Healthy Vegan Cookbook My secrets out I wrote a cookbook! Im so excited to tell you a little bit about it today and to share a recipe from it, too. My aim in writing The Truly Healthy Vegan Cookbook was to create a collection of delicious recipes that arent made with refined or...