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5-Ingredient Vegan Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

5-Ingredient Vegan Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

Well, the title already gave away almost half the recipe, but I still have 3 more ingredients to share with you for these delicious 5-ingredeint vegan banana peanut butter cookies. And a whole lot more to write before I get to those three ingredients. If you’re not interested in learning more about how I got to this recipe, you can click on the link for a print-friendly version to get straight to the baking- if not, follow me in an adventure of laziness, cookies and non-human primates.

Spiralized Radish Thai Noodle Salad (Yum Woon Sen)

Spiralized Radish Thai Noodle Salad (Yum Woon Sen)

Yum woon sen is a classic Thai dish- a quick noodle salad, traditionally made with bean thread noodles (also called glass noodles) and tossed with other ingredients in a fairly simple sauce. The sauce is salty, a little sweet and spicy. but primarily sour from the fresh lime juice- like all Thai food it puts everyone of your taste buds to work. I made this recipe for the first time when I was pondering the best recipe to try with my new spiralizer I had been given for Christmas (thanks Lurena!). I was actually looking at some turnips I had when a memory hit me- thin noodles, bright sauce, cold, snappy vegetables and rich, nutty peanuts. I spiralized my turnips, whipped up a salad and it was delicious. There was only one thing I wanted to improve- the turnips. Turnips have a slightly sweet and earthy flavor but they weren’t as well suited to this dish as their cousin, the radish, was. The second time I switched out the turnip for the radish, and I was 100% sold.

Vegan Meatballs (Beetballs) – Seitan and Beet Meatballs

Vegan Meatballs (Beetballs) – Seitan and Beet Meatballs

I grew up eating spaghetti with tomato sauce, but (since I didn’t eat meat) the concept of meatballs was foreign to me. It was never something I knew, so it was never something I missed. Recently, however, for some reason I don’t quite understand I got it in my head to make a vegan meatball recipe. I decided to use beets in this recipe, primarily because of their beautiful color, but also I love their soft, sweet flavor. I didn’t try to make this taste like meat (again, I’m not really sure what meatballs taste like), but I wanted them to have the following qualities-
Flavorful
Chewy
Filling
Beautiful Color

High-Protein Vegan French Onion Dip

High-Protein Vegan French Onion Dip

This vegan French onion dip is light, creamy and, most importantly, tastes like onions. When I was younger on vacation, we would always get a package of French onion dip to have around as a snack, and I loved it! In reality, I think that dip was sour cream mixed with onion powder and salt, but I thought it was the best thing ever. I’ve been wanting to snack a lot more than usual lately, so I decided to try and replicate that childhood nostalgia into a healthier, vegan version.

Quick and Easy Cheesy Vegan Croutons

Quick and Easy Cheesy Vegan Croutons

Cheesy, salty, crunchy, chewy on the inside- and decidedly recipe-worthy. 

Crown Daisy Pasta in Spicy Almond Sauce

Crown Daisy Pasta in Spicy Almond Sauce

Homemade floral crown daisy (chrysanthemum greens) noodles in spicy, nutty almond butter sauce.

Almond Shortbread Vegan Rosehip Cookies

Almond Shortbread Vegan Rosehip Cookies

One of the best parts of the holidays is blending sweet, comforting flavors into warm freshly baked cookies. The cookies I ended up making use a simple, crispy shortbread cookie with sweet, nutty almonds and pops of tart, fruity, winter rosehips. The rosehip cookies are 

Lazy Vegan Cabbage Rolls with Mung Beans

Lazy Vegan Cabbage Rolls with Mung Beans

There’s something so incredibly satisfying about the combination of rice and beans- add cabbage to the mix and your body is left feeling nourished and loved. These lazy vegan cabbage rolls take advantage of that combination, while giving you a break from any of the 

Vegan Instant Hot Chocolate Mix, 5 Ways

Vegan Instant Hot Chocolate Mix, 5 Ways

I’ve always been a little frustrated at the lack of vegan instant hot chocolate mix in stores. Don’t get me wrong, I always choose to use a cashew or soy milk whenever I have it around (it does make any cup of chocolate much richer). But 

Delicata Rounds with Lemon and Miso Dipping Sauce

Delicata Rounds with Lemon and Miso Dipping Sauce

Although winter can provide us with stunning, ice and snow covered landscapes, glittering and sacrosanct, it also surrounds us with darkness. These days it will often still be dark as I make my way to work, and I’m lucky to catch a few rays of