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Vegan Gravy

Vegan Gravy

The best vegan gravy Ever!  Perfect for mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving. Perfect for Thanksgiving!

Veggie Hash is Up!

Veggie Hash is Up!

From the beginning When we were younger, there were very few vegetarian restaurants in Grand Rapids and zero vegan options.  There was one restaurant that we loved that has since closed.  The Gaia House Cafe was a hip, cool vegetarian restaurant that served awesome food.  Read More….

Vegan Black Bean and Quinoa Burgers

Vegan Black Bean and Quinoa Burgers

  Big flavor burgers!

New Recipes Coming…..

New Recipes Coming…..

For the Week I mentioned before about the importance of meal planning, preparing and shopping.  I just got done making the menu for the week and shopping.  I plan to add a couple new recipes this week that I really love.  I like to fine Read More….

Vegan Potato Salad

Vegan Potato Salad

This Vegan Potato Salad is the BOMB!  Super fresh, a bit spicy and full of all the great flavors you remember, but amped up a bit and totally VEGAN!  Great summer potato salad with a big, bold flavor. Creamy, spicy and full of flavor.

Vegan BBQ Sauce

Vegan BBQ Sauce

You MUST try this Vegan BBQ Sauce.  Great big flavors – spicy, savory, smokey and sweet.  Way better than store bought and so much healthier as well. Smokey, spicy, sweet and savory – can’t ask for more.

Vegan Drunken Noodles with veggies

Vegan Drunken Noodles with veggies

My take on Drunken Noodles = Lots of veggies, less noodles, and more BIG+BOLD flavor!  This Vegan Drunken Noodles is a 10 on all of these.  Try it and you won’t order takeout again! This is an easy dish that delivers a depth of flavors Read More….

Vegan Fish Sauce

Vegan Fish Sauce

  I searched a lot of different recipes and found the combination of these ingredients were the easiest to find and developed a nice, rich flavor.  

The same but different

The same but different

NEW HOME Since I lost my job, we have been living in a rental home.  We were planning to sell our home even before I lost my job as we didn’t need such a big house now that our kids were starting to move out Read More….