Welcome to Day 2 of the July Salad a Day Challenge! Today’s salad is a fun vegan remix of a classic sandwich: the BLT. This salad is comprised of a lettuce, tomato, red onion, and tempeh bacon base, and then gets topped with a creamy green dressing to replace the mayo typically found on a…
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Spring Abundance Bowls with Maple-Balsamic Tempeh
These Spring Abundance Bowls are made with soba noodles, baked maple-balsamic tempeh, roasted vegetables, and fresh greens. A goddess dressing ties it all together. Call me boring, but there are few meals that excite me more than bowls. Place an array of grains, legumes, colourful vegetables, and sauce before me, and I’ll be as happy…
Date Night Vegan Penne with Tempeh Chorizo and Red Pepper Cream Sauce
It’s still early spring, which means it’s perfectly acceptable to share this cozy pasta recipe, right? Pasta is the ultimate date night meal. And if you gussy it up with tempeh chorizo and a creamy cashew red pepper sauce, you’ll most definitely succeed in impressing your person. As my dad always says, “The way to…
Vegan Meatball Pizza with Green Goddess Ranch Dip
All your vegan pizza dreams came true with this meatball pizza. Tempeh meatballs, tofu ricotta (or vegan cheese of your choice), and veggies bake up into pizza perfection atop a homemade spelt pizza crust. Take it over the top by serving it with my Green Goddess Ranch Dip. Recently, a number of high profile (high…
Homemade ‘Beyond Meat’ Burgers
Yeah, I get it. Weekend’s over. But what if I told you the fun doesn’t have to end on Sunday? What if you had legitimately meaty burgers to look forward to at dinner tomorrow night? My intention was to share this recipe on Tuesday, in keeping with my new Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday posting schedule. But given the…
The Best Vegan Meatballs
I kind of have a love affair with Italian food. It’s a lot like my love affair with Greek, Indian, Thai, Ethiopian, and Mexican food. (What can I say? I guess I just have a thing for food.) But sometimes, nothing can compete with a gigantic bowl of spaghetti topped with steaming homemade marinara, tempeh…
Tempeh Chorizo
This tempeh chorizo is guaranteed to please vegans and omnivores alike! It’s intensely flavourful and can stand in for the “real thing” on pizza, breakfast burritos and sandwiches, quesadillas, salads, and more! Rich in complete protein and without a single processed ingredient, I can’t think of a healthier (or more delicious!) faux meat!
Mahalo Kale Salad with Peanut Marinated Tempeh and Coconut Basil Lime Dressing + a few thoughts on gratitude
ˈmäˌhälō/ exclamation & noun: a Hawaiian word used when thanking someone As local produce starts to flood the farmers’ markets at this time of the year, my heart overflows with gratitude. Gratitude for the local farmers who work tirelessly to maintain the integrity of the land and put food on our tables. Gratitude for Mother Nature,…