These Jamaican red beans and rice are so delicious. With buttery red kidney beans and creamy coconut rice it will always be a favorite in my household! Traditional preparations cook the beans from dry and prepare the coconut milk from scratch, but with a couple easy and pantry friendly substitutions you have a recipe that …
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Jamaican jerk tempeh is one of my favorite preparations of tempeh and a beloved vegan twist on jerk. It’s delicious served as the main protein alongside other Caribbean dishes. Keep some jerk sauce in the freezer at all times and this is the perfect simple recipe to have on hand for last minute weeknight dinners. …
If you love spicy food and complex flavors then this Jamaican jerk sauce needs to be in your repertoire. It’s super easy to make–you just gather a bunch of ingredients and blend them. Jerk sauce can be made advance and kept in the fridge for a week or two, or frozen for longer term storage. …
This sweet corn risotto is ultra creamy and so incredibly delicious. It’s the perfect comfort food meal, and it just so happens to be vegan and gluten free. Well, it’s vegan because I am, but it’s gluten free because it’s naturally so! This may be the Illinois girl in me, but there is nothing as …
This smashed potato herbed salad is the perfect summery dish! It’s a must make for your next cookout, a delicious accompaniment to your meal that just happens to be vegan and gluten free. It’s made with smashed potatoes and a mouth watering lemon herbed cashew dressing. I love potato salad, with its buttery soft potatoes …
Sweet and sour tamarind, spicy chiles, and zesty ginger are mellowed by creamy coconut milk to make this tamarind red lentil soup the dal of your dreams. It’s super easy to make, and so flavorful. Pair it with some naan or flatbread, eat it plain as soup, or serve it with basmati rice. This tangy, …
This vegan caramel sauce is your classic caramel sauce made vegan. It’s delicious over ice cream, on brownies, cakes, or cookies, stirred into hot milky beverages–caramel macchiato anyone? This recipe is for a true caramel sauce, meaning the sugar has been cooked until it melts and caramelizes. Making caramel always sounds daunting, but I promise …
These vegan barbacoa tacos are made with a delicious homemade seitan barbacoa. You can also make it with soy curls for a gluten free option, or vegan beef for a meatier option. Vegan barbacoa is sooo delicious. It’s a saucy chile-seasoned dish that is perfect for stuffing into warmed corn tortillas. Traditionally you serve barbacoa …
This kale salad with roasted jalapeño dressing and smoky chickpeas is a great hearty, belly filling salad. It can be made in advance so is great for meal planning, but also comes together quickly so is perfect for busy nights. Sometimes it happens to me. The unthinkable! I crave a salad for dinner. Ideally served …
Enjoy these flavorful and refreshing peanut tofu spring rolls year round. They’re filled with crisp vegetables, fresh herbs, rice vermicelli noodles, and delicious peanutty tofu. Spring rolls are easy to make and perfect for snacking on, serving as appetizers or hors d’oeuvres, enjoying as a light meal. Eat enough of them and they’re quite filling! …