‘vegan’

These vegan protein pancakes are the best pancakes I’ve ever made! When you haven’t been to the grocery store for yourself (I recently spent a long weekend at my Mom’s house when my brother and his family were visiting – we went to Mariano’s four days in a row!) you kind of have to be creative with what you have.  Normally, I am team savory...

The secret to my vegan tomato soup recipe?  Silken Tofu! A couple weeks ago I bought silken tofu for a pancake recipe, and I never ended up making it.  My lunch out yesterday was 24 points, and I thought for sure I’d be over my healthy range for the day on WW.  Nope!  This vegan tomato soup was made mostly in my blender, and other...

This black bean chili with sweet potatoes will be your go to chili recipe for Meatless Monday. How to make a vegetarian black bean chili? Use sweet potatoes as the meat!  This vegetarian black bean chili is so hearty and filling, I promise you won’t miss the beef. How do you make black bean chili from scratch? You can make black bean chili from dried...

This Copycat Baja Fresh Salsa has been made routinely in my house for 11 years.  It is so flavorful! The Baja Fresh restaurant near us closed down several years ago.  In fact the closest one to me know is in Wisconsin! Luckily I had a small container left and my late husband and I were trying to figure out what the black flecks were in...

A week ago I had never even heard of vegan pakora.

Another busy Monday is in the books.  I knew it was going to be steady busy, so I was mentally prepared for it.  Even though I would have rather hung out with my brother and his family before they left last night.  Such is life! I made this quick picky plate for breakfast.  Hannah and Jacob bought cantaloupe last week and hadn’t cut it yet...

About a month or more ago, you may remember that a branch from my tree hit my neighbors roof and put a dent in their gutter.  Because there was no damage to my property, my insurance wouldn’t cover it.  They claimed that the damage was $5,000, they had to file a claim with their insurance company and will have to have their fireplace rebuilt –...

If you follow me on Instagram, you will have noticed that I had an impromptu day off on Friday.  Sadly, there was another suicide on my line, and it happened on the train in front of me.  I got on the train at 7:40 a.m. – the accident happened down the line at 7:45, and within minutes of leaving our station, our train ground to...