What goes better than chili and football? Not much. Well since it’s the day of the SEC Championship (War Eagle!) and my dad’s meaty chili is no longer an option I wanted to come up with something spicy and hearty to eat during the game. I hadn’t gone to the grocery store, but luckily you…
Author: Michele Blair
Tempeh “Sausage”, Mushroom, Tomato and Kale Pizza
What’s one thing I miss the most since becoming veganish? Pizza. Who doesn’t want pizza every weekend? I wanted to find pizza that was still worth daydreaming about, but was something easy we could make on a Friday night. There’s not many good vegan pizza places around here, and the dairy free cheese isn’t the…
Crispy Tofu Stir Fry
I had NEVER even tried tofu before becoming vegan, so getting used to the texture was …interesting. The crispier the better for me, but I didn’t want to fry it because I still want to be healthy. I just got an iron skillet which would be great for this recipe, but I have been roasting…
Autumn Salad with Butternut Squash
I used to obsess over Clinton Kelley’s chicken salad recipe from The Chew (can’t miss an episode) and loved to make it in the fall. I wanted to recreate this salad (minus the chicken and blue cheese) and make it just as delicious. I use his shallot dijon dressing recipe and it makes the whole…
Best Black Bean Burger
Josh used to have a burger any chance he got, so I tried to find a recipe that would help us feel like we can still have burgers and fries, but in a healthier way. I tried out a few veggie burger recipes and the result was a mushy patty with no texture and…
Crispy Baked Eggplant Dippers
This is a scaled down, cheese free version of eggplant parm and it keeps the eggplant nice and crunchy! It’s a light meal with a salad and a side of marinara. 2 eggplants, peeled, sliced about ⅓ inch thick ½ c almond milk 2 cups breadcrumbs, love the Trader Joe’s bag 1 tbsp italian…
Asian Lettuce Wraps
These crumbled tofu lettuce wraps taste just like the ground chicken version, but a little lighter texture. They taste like a restaurant specialty and this is a great recipe for a light, colorful dinner. Recipe here
Tofu and Vegetable Ramen
This fall I had bronchitis twice, which led to my stomach being in knots from two rounds of antibiotics. All I wanted was warm comfort food and I knew chicken noodle soup wasn’t an option. I searched vegan soup recipes and this looked right up my alley. I used premade dried ramen noodles (from the…
Chickpea and Veggie Stir Fry
I pretty much crave Asian all the time which annoys Josh, but it’s helpful going vegan since there is rarely any dairy involved so it’s an easy go to category. This was a quick Asian stir fry that you can be really creative with. You can swap out the veggies or use a pre-made sauce,…
Porcini and Spinach Wonton Ravioli
I used this recipe and added sauteed spinach into the filling mixture and it was great! I would recommend boiling them for only a minute or two, not 5 minutes like advised because they are so thin that they started falling apart after that long. I boiled them a minute or two then transferred them…
Spinach, Mushroom, and Tempeh “Sausage” Lasagna
My mom makes amazing lasagna so it was always something our family looked forward to eating growing up, but since it’s laden with ground meat and cheese I wanted to find a replacement for us to enjoy. Most of the shredded vegan cheese I’ve tried aren’t the tastiest, so sometimes I’d rather just go…
Why Trader Joe’s is THE Best
I usually make my weekly Trader Joe’s haul and I’ve found some awesome products that we love. They’re flavorful, easy, international, and cheaper than traditional grocery stores and I play a little “Guess how much?” game with friends when I unload because it’s ALWAYS cheaper than what everyone guesses. Must Try Products Flowers-I have fresh…
Vegan Staples
There’s a few vegan staples that we use on the regular and they’re really handy to have on hand. The plus about vegan meal planning is also hard to get used to. It’s not meat and a side, most of it is in a bowl and mixed together. I usually meal plan and grocery shop…
Our First Turkeyless Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving… the holiday celebrating togetherness, thankfulness, and gorging yourself with tons of FOOD. It’s everywhere! Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, peas, gravy, etc., etc. and very little of that makes the vegan cut. This has been what we’ve eaten every year on Thanksgiving for my entire life. SInce we started this veganish diet…
The Beginning of the End for Meat
It all started with What the Health… that’s how going vegan started for quite a few people I’ve heard. I know it might not be 100% factual and it’s one documentary, but it was enough for me to be cleaning out every animal based product under our roof before the credits were done rolling. I…
Vegan Weight Loss
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The Charming Chickpea 