Loaded hash browns the vegan way. A simple recipe using frozen potato hash browns and topped with all the fixings and vegan butternut cream sauce. The potato has become a mainstay in our diet since going vegan. While most people will agree that it’s a favorite, the potato has gotten a bad rap during these [...]
Vegan green bean casserole. Green beans tossed with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and vegan mushroom gravy. Topped with french fried onions and baked in the oven until crispy. Perfect side dish for a vegan Thanksgiving. I’m going to be completely honest right now… I never liked the traditional green bean casserole most of us grew up with [...]
Vegan mushroom gravy. Cashew based sauce with mushrooms and onions sauteed on the stovetop and then finished in a blender with the rest of the ingredients. This vegan mushroom gravy came about when I wanted something different to drizzle over my mashed potatoes. I love the rich flavors that mushrooms bring and I thought it [...]
Vegan stuffing with sage, apples, and portobello mushrooms. The best vegan stuffing for Thanksgiving. Pour over vegan gravy and serve with your other Thanksgiving sides. I bet if I ran a poll here about what your favorite dish on Thanksgiving is, stuffing would win every time. In my house, I have to make extra vegan [...]
Carrots braised in carrot juice and orange zest. Carrot juice is reduced down and the flavor is concentrated bringing the sugars out. The zest of an orange brightens up the flavor. The flavor of a carrot is so unique yet so common in the foods we eat. Carrots are found in almost every kind of stock [...]
Vegan potato tacos with carrot slaw. A veganized recipe of Chef Ludo Lefebvre’s dish shown in season 5 of Mind of a Chef. I was watching Mind of a Chef on Netflix the other night and I watched Chef Ludo Lefebvre prepare potato tacos. I had never heard of potato tacos or ever even considered putting mashed [...]
Vegan mashed potatoes cooked simply using unsweetened soy milk and extra virgin olive oil with hints of garlic and fresh rosemary. Perfect for Thanksgiving dinner or any recipe calling for mashed potatoes. Life without potatoes is a life I never want to live. As the weather turns cold here in New York I start to [...]
Vegan Avocado Greek salad for the gods recipe. Use any kind of lettuce and add tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, red onion, kalamata olives, pepperoncini, and dried oregano. Toss with a red wine vinaigrette. Here is a super easy greek salad with the addition of avocado. You might be asking why I added avocado?? And I might [...]
Recipe for fresh made, no-egg, vegan potato gnocchi that is easy to make and can be served with your favorite vegan sauce. I learned how to make this potato gnocchi from the brilliant chef Marco Canora of Hearth and Terroir Restaurants. I was working as a cook at one of Tom Colicchio’s restaurants and I was [...]
Vegan Red Pepper Cream Sauce and Roasted Cauliflower with pasta. The sauce is made completely in a blender and tossed with roasted cauliflower. Creating sauces to be made in a blender is probably one of my favorite things to do. It’s so easy and clean, I mean you are literally just dumping ingredients in the blender [...]