Sides
Best Roasted Cauliflower
This roasted cauliflower is great on its own as a side dish, but I especially love it the next day, cold from the fridge, on a bed of salad and spread with salsa. They are meaty and hearty and filling, with a great texture and flavor. You can add cauliflower to almost any dinner dish-…
Read MoreVegan Perfect Gravy
I love gravy, and until I made this recipe I hadn’t found anything that rivaled the good ol’ fashioned gravy I remember eating from SAD (standard American diet) days. This is so good, I can’t keep it in the fridge- we want to put it on everything from salads to biscuits, mashed potatoes to toast!…
Read MoreFluffy Buttermilk Biscuits – Vegan, Oil-Free
When I first took a bite of these golden puffs of heaven, I felt like I’d completely won the vegan baking award: I’d succeeded in making a perfect oil- and butter-free biscuit. I usually make these with cinnamon to give them a bit of a sweet taste- but if you’re making these to hold vegan…
Read MoreBaked Soft Pretzels- Vegan, Oil-Free
Perfect, chewy, comforting and guilt-free soft baked pretzels
Read MoreRoasted Chickpeas
These are addictive and delicious. I love to make roasted chickpeas when I know we’ll be taking long car rides, because everyone loves them. What’s better, since we don’t cook with oil, these never leave oil on your hands or in your car. For those of you without heart disease, you can add a touch…
Read MoreInstant Pot Beets
I’m on a mission to cook every vegetable in my kitchen in the Instant Pot. Well, every starchy, root veggie at least- I don’t see a reason for putting cucumber in it 😂 When I cooked beets in the Instant Pot for the first time, I was transformed. It was so easy! So quick! And…
Read MoreInstant Pot Sweet Potatoes
A friend of mine casually mentioned the other day that she makes sweet potatoes every morning in her Instant Pot, and I admit I scoffed to myself. “Every morning?” I thought, “Psh, I make mine once a week and they’re always available in the fridge.” But… since I just got this Instant Pot… I thought,…
Read More2021 Best Esselstyn Recipes
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn recommends an oil-free, vegan diet in his book Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease . In addition to the great recipes in his accompanying cookbook, The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook: Over 125 Delicious, Life-Changing, Plant-Based Recipes, here are a few recipes that meet Dr. Esselstyn’s guidelines that we make almost every week,…
Read MoreMini Pizza Bites
My Aunt Cathy sent me a version of this recipe a few weeks ago and said she has added things to it but it just doesn’t seem right… it needs something to make it “just right”. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. I LOVE messing with recipes. I love trying to figure out what’s missing, and knowing my Aunt…
Read MorePerfect Hummus
This perfect hummus is your salad’s best friend. Great for wraps, dips, salads and sides. This is a no oil, completely clean recipe that I make every week. We often have it as a dip for celery and baby carrots, but my absolute favorite way to eat this is layered on a salad with salsa…
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