These holiday sugar cookies aren’t naughty, they’re nice! These treats are completely free of oil and butter and are full of heart-healthy fiber from whole grain flour. They’re a sweet, indulgent treat that won’t make your belly shake like a bowl full of jelly! While they aren’t exactly healthy (they are sugar cookies, after all…
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Seitan, Red Bean & Mushroom Bourguignon
This vegan bourguignon is rich and savory, filled with both chewy seitan (say-tan); a traditional wheat meat, rich in protein, along with red beans and mushrooms in an umami-rich gravy. This hearty vegetarian dish is elegant and satisfying, yet is significantly lower in fat and calories than the original French dish made from beef. This is…
Apple Bundt Cake
You won’t believe this sweet, moist apple cake is made with whole grain flour and is completely vegan and fat-free!!! I have to tell you it took me five attempts at adapting my mom’s original apple cake recipe (which contained white flour, a cup of oil and 3 eggs!) to create a completely oil-free, whole…
Stuffed Delicata Squash with Holiday Rice
This is a very festive, yet simple and easy dish. Roasted delicata squash are filled with wild rice studded with dried cranberries, shallots, celery and toasted pecans. Serve this anytime in the fall or winter. It’s simple and easy enough to make on a weeknight for your family, but special and pretty enough to serve…
Ultimate Vegetarian Chili
This meaty vegan chili recipe is so easy to make and is a powerhouse of nutrients. It’s mild enough for little kids, but is easy to turn up the heat by adding a dash of hot sauce at the table. In addition to beans, this chili contains seitan and mushrooms in lieu of meat. Seitan…
Spiced Butternut Squash & Coconut Milk Soup
This rich and luxurious vegan soup recipe is a creamy taste of autumn. I love to make it on chilly fall days, because it always makes me feel so warm and cozy. It is reminiscent of pumpkin pie, but sweet and savory. It’s surprisingly quick and easy to make and full of vitamins and…
Black Bean & Potato Tacos with Guacaverde and Quick Pickled Cilantro-Lime Slaw
These tacos are really fresh, bright and flavorful. They combine health-promoting, affordable comfort-food staples including black beans and potatoes with creamy avocados, bright cilantro, fresh lime juice and crisp cabbage. I always cook my beans in a pressure cooker. Pressure cookers are very reasonably priced and it’s hard to believe how delicious beans can be until…
Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup
This soup is so rich and creamy, you’ll swear it’s made with cheddar cheese and sour cream. Just thinking about it is making my mouth water. Including low-calorie vegetable soups as part of a diet plan can help you lose weight. Feeling full while keeping calories low is an important part of maintaining a healthy…
Luxurious Sonoma Tempeh Salad
If you are making the switch to a plant-based diet and miss rich, creamy chicken salad, give this a try. This version is quite luxurious due to the rich, creamy dressing, the addition of grapes and toasted pecans and the additional sweetness that comes from maple syrup. This is a dish you may even want…
Oil-free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These oatmeal raisin cookies are everything you want them to be – rich, soft, chewy and familiar. They are a healthier vegan version of the classic using wholesome ingredients. Nutrition Facts: Oats possess various pharmacological activities like lowering blood cholesterol and blood sugar, anticancer, antioxidant, antiatherogenic, topical anti-inflammatory and are useful in controlling childhood asthma…