Guess who has lots of lentils hanging out in the pantry, begging to be used? ::raises hand:: It was time to use them and get my fiber and protein back on track, so I decided to go for a delicious, not-so-much chopping, easy vegan lentil meatball recipe to serve over a huge pile of whole wheat pasta.…
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Puerto Rican Style Chickpea Soup
You know the type of recipes that make you feel like you’re back home as a little kid, cuddled up on the couch with a warm, fleece blanket? That is exactly how this Puerto Rican style chickpea soup made me feel.…
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Vegan Butter Chicken Recipe
As per usual, I was craving Indian food. But I wanted to be in control over what went into it and I wanted it to be veganized – which is a challenge to get when just wandering into any usual Indian restaurant (they often use ghee, butter, and milk – which aren’t vegan). Okay.…
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Toaster Oven Potato Cakes
You guys. Sometimes I just want whip up toaster oven potato cakes with the least amount of effort required. So, that means I don’t want to chop, I don’t want to use a bunch of equipment, and I don’t want to have to go to the grocery store to buy extra stuff and go over my grocery budget.…
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11 Rice and Beans Recipes That Aren’t Boring
Looking for rice and beans recipes that are fun and not boring? Here’s my roundup of some of the most delicious rice and beans recipes on the net, that’ll blow you away (on a budget, of course). Some pros to rice and beans: >> They are some of the cheapest food items you can find. >> Together they make a complete protein. >> A rice cooker and canned beans make it ridiculously easy to whip up a meal.…
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Brown Rice + Black Bean Veggie Burger Recipe
Ugh, I am so in love with veggie burgers, especially this brown rice + black bean veggie burger recipe that I whipped up for my #WeAreEatingRice week on Instagram. Honestly, I could eat burgers all day, everyday. The veggie options are endless: Black Bean & Tofu Burger Smoky Shiitake Mushroom Burgers Potato Breakfast Burger Plant-Based Lentil Burgers The list goes on-and-on. But you’re probably wondering: is this burger mushy like all the other veggie burgers out there?…
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Hearty Rice And Bean Tomato Soup
I know, I know. It’s summertime and you’re probably wondering why I am still making soup recipes, especially something like a tomato soup. Here’s the real answer: because they are delicious and cheap that’s why. Did anyone here forget that I am frugal?…
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Puerto Rican Yellow Rice (Arroz Con Gandules)
If you haven’t cooked with sofrito, are you really cooking? 😉 Just recently I made sofrito, so I knew it was only right that I made Puerto Rican yellow rice with it, which is also known as arroz con gandules.…
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Sin Carne Guisada (Vegan “Beef” Stew)
Puerto Rican food is always the winner at my home, so it was time to finally make Puerto Rican-style carne guisada, but vegan and sin carne. Also known as vegan beef stew. Puerto Rican carne guisada is a beef stew that’s usually made with beef stew meat.…
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Dang Good Black Bean & Tofu Burger
I am often experimenting with burger recipes – trying to figure out the near-perfect balance between flavor, texture, and moisture. For this recipe, I decided to for a black bean and tofu burger. Each ingredient in a veggie burger serves a particular function, whether that’s to enhance the flavor, texture, or the burger’s stability. Anyway, I highly recommend reading the cooking notes and following the recipe exactly as it is. So far, this is the best (easy) veggie burger I’ve made.…
