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Meatless Monday Recipe – Vegan Green Bean Casserole

Nov 20, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Meatless Monday Recipe Tagged: Amazing Green Bean Casserole, Casserole Green Bean, Green Bean Casserole, Kind Green Bean Casserole, Kind Thanksgiving Recipe, Laurie Glass, Meatless Monday, Recipe Vegan Green Bean Casserole, vegetarian, vegetarian Thanksgiving side dish

You’ll absolutely love this delicious Meatless Monday vegan take on the iconic Thanksgiving Green Bean Casserole. I started making this holiday recipe a few years ago after adopting a plant-based diet. Quite honestly I wasn’t sure the family would accept an alternative to our traditional green beans. I needn’t have worried. One taste of fresh beans in the homemade mushroom sauce was all it took for this savory side to become a permanent part of our Thanksgiving menu. (Prepare the tasty sauce by itself to use in other dishes that call for creamy mushroom soup.) Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds fresh green…

Meatless Monday Recipe – Soda Bread with Carrot and Raisins

Dec 14, 2015 · by Lisa Camomile · In: Meatless Monday Recipe Tagged: Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday Recipe, Meatless Monday Recipes

A healthy Meatless Monday recipe for a simple soda bread flavored by carrot and raisins This recipe is perfect for making use of leftover carrot pulp from juicing. It only requires six ingredients and doesn’t call for sugar, oil, butter or eggs, making this soda bread a healthy breakfast or tea-time snack option that’s fast and easy to prepare. Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup carrot pulp/ shredded carrots 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons buttermilk 1/2 cup raisins Directions Preheat oven to 400° F. Combine flours, baking…

Meatless Monday Recipe – Split Pea Soup

Dec 7, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Meatless Monday Recipe Tagged: green split peas, Laurie Glass, Meatless Monday Recipes, split pea soup, split peas, Vegan recipes, vegan soup, vegan split pea soup, vegetarian recipe, vegetarian soup, vegetarian split pea soup

Hearty and delicious, this split pea soup makes for an excellent addition to a chilly Winter evening meal; or serve on its own for a light, cozy lunch. Share the bounty with friends and family. This Meatless Monday Recipe feeds a crowd! My extended family loves to hear there’s a batch of this split pea soup simmering on the stove. I give away pint after pint, and still have plenty for our own household. And it freezes beautifully! It’s normal for this soup to thicken; add a little water or stock to correct. Top with a large, crispy, cheesy crouton…

Meatless Monday Recipe – Baked Stuffed Apples

Nov 16, 2015 · by Lisa Camomile · In: Meatless Monday Recipe Tagged: Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday Recipe

Welcome the aromas and flavors of Autumn into the house with this quick and easy recipe for baked stuffed apples. Some apples are more suited for this way of cooking than others, particularly those that retain their shape and “appley” flavor, such as the ever popular Honeycrisp. For that classic apple taste and quality, the widely available Golden Delicious does a fine job. Ingredients 5 to 6 large cooking apples 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1/2 cup cranberries, cut into halves 4 medjool dates, pitted and chopped 2 tablespoons liquid sweetener such as honey/ maple syrup/ agave nectar 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom…

Meatless Monday Recipe – Almond Butter/Quinoa Blondies

Oct 26, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Meatless Monday Recipe Tagged: almond butter, almond butter dessert, blondies, brownies, gluten free desserts, Laurie Glass, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday Recipe, Nikela Meatless Monday, Quinoa dessert, vegetarian dessert

Quinoa is a versatile, nutritious seed: full of essential amino acids, B-complex and E vitamins, and essential fatty acids. It’s also AMAZING in desserts! My eldest daughter makes these vegetarian, gluten-free blondies for potlucks, soccer games, and parties when it’s likely someone may have a particular food preference or sensitivity. I was blown away when I tasted them: Moist, chewy, and delicious—what I EXPECT in a blondie! INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened ¾ cup smooth or crunchy almond butter 2 large eggs ¾ cup packed, light brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract ¾ cup quinoa flour* (see notes below) 1…