Vegan Recipes Archives

Chilled Charred Pepper & Sweet Corn Soup

July 15, 2015 by Kristin

Today was the first noticeably scorching hot day this summer. As I lowered into my car and avoided direct skin to seat contact, I eyeballed a 101 degree reading on my dash. I thought “yikes!”. And then I thought about soup. Confused, I redeemed myself {to myself} with ideas of chilled soup. Because chilled soup in 101 degree weather makes sense.

A few minutes after arriving home, I had my mind set on this soup. But after flying to and from Dallas today, I also had my mind set on not braving the Whole Foods crowd. The likelihood of Fresh Plus, my neighborhood grocer, having golden beets was oh so slim. And I didn’t feel much like roasting beets anyway..

But what I did feel like doing was setting cutesy bell peppers on fire. And then putting all of the lovely bits of char into a {coconut} cream-based soup.

I really enjoyed how the sweetness of the corn paired with the smokiness of the peppers. And even more so, I appreciated how creamy this soup was, naturally, without cream.

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Vegan Mashed Potatoes With Garlic Chives

September 11, 2014 by Kristin

My entire life, I’ve been fooled into thinking that mashed potatoes take so long to make and are so special that they are a side reserved only for Thanksgiving and Christmas. And even after years of being one of the kitchen leads during the holidays {knowing that mashed potatoes are not tough} they still feel like a special occasion thing.

With that said, nothing particularly special happened today to warrant mashed potatoes. I’m about to finish my first restaurant project {the construction portion}. And I’m about to head to Italy for the trip of a lifetime. But nothing out of the ordinary happened that called for mashed potatoes today.

But as I wandered around Whole Foods after yoga {an atypical 40-ish minutes of wandering}, I kept thinking about potatoes. And not quite the holiday potatoes I’m accustomed to, but vegan potatoes with garlic chives that I would later confuse by pairing with a steak. Vegan potatoes with garlic chives that my steak-eating roommate said was the best part of his meal.

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Coconut Truffles

August 14, 2014 by Kristin

Being resourceful in the kitchen can {sometimes} get you into a bit of trouble. Most folks that find themselves without chocolate during a massive chocolate craving just simply do without chocolate for the time being. Me? I whip random ingredients together until I’m either sort-of-satisfied or surprisingly super satisfied.

After a week of gentle tweaks, I was super satisfied. A progression of hemp seed chocolate bars to coconut/almond chocolate bars to just coconut bars led me straight to coconut truffles. And now I have a bundle of sweet treats waiting for me in anticipation of any chocolate craving, big or small.

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Peach & Pecan Chia Seed Pudding

June 11, 2014 by Kristin

If I had to choose between ice cream and pudding, it would be pudding all day, every day. And any kind of {homemade} pudding – chocolate, vanilla, pistachio, tapioca, rice. I like it all, but rarely have it in the house.

Naturally, the discovery of chia seed pudding blew my mind. How a fiber and protein packed seed could taste so similarly to tapioca was beyond me. This treat quickly became my new favorite thing to pick up from Snap Kitchen as a mid-afternoon snack.

The ingredient label was simple enough that I knew I could recreate at home. Sweetened with dates, seasoned with vanilla and cinnamon, and garnished with peaches and pecans – this chia seed pudding is wonderful for both breakfast and dessert alike.

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