What's your go to easy meal?

For me its Golden Curry. Just dice up some veg, boil in veg/mushroom broth, and serve with rice.

It takes probably 20 minutes and is very inactive.

It also has the plus that I can use basically any veg combo, but I don't really stray far from the OG carrots, potatoes, and onions. I do often add broccoli or cauliflower.

Bonus points for beanless and cornless recipes. Fiance can't have either :(

Tomato soup is a personal fav and topped with croutons is absolute heaven. This one was just made today. Working on writing the recipe and then posting it. Potato soup is another one. Making it creamy can be tricky for beginners, but there's a secret ingredient that really takes it up a notch!

Ever made cranberry sauce at home?

** Pro tip: Prepare this 24-48 hours in advance and you can store it in mason jars in the fridge or freeze in zip-loc bags then thaw on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day!

**Safety tip: Make sure the sides of the sauce pan are high enough to prevent splattering.

Ingredients:

• 12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1 cup organic cane sugar
• ⅓ cup organic light brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon of lemon zest or orange zest from the peel
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ¾ cup orange juice from 2 large oranges
• Pinch of Sea Salt
• 1 cinnamon stick

Healthy Option:

• 1 cup monk fruit sweetener with erythritol for 1:1 substitute (If it's without the erythritol it will not be a 1:1 substitute measurement, you will need to season to taste)
• ⅓ cup golden monk fruit sweetener
• all other ingredients are the same

Directions:

Add all of the ingredients to a medium sauce pan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring often, until all the cranberries have popped. The cranberry sauce should be ‘thick’ on the fork. It should not be runny or drip through the prongs.

Remove from heat and let cool. Pour into Mason glass jars leaving space from the top. Place lids onto jars.

If the sides of your saucepan aren't high enough and there is a lot of splattering, put the lid on and remove it once the cranberries have stopped popping, then allow to simmer.

**For the Flexitarians I also posted this in Carnivore Kitchen

What's the one vegan dish you make or bring every year that even meat eaters in your family love! Or at least they love you enough to try it!

Drop your menu or recipe!

It's Soup Season!

With wintertime upon us, soup just sounds, feels and tastes so good! What better to top them with than these easy Homemade Croutons!

These are really fast and simple to make. I promise anyone can do this, you might never go back to store bought again once you made them yourself for the first time!

Ingredients:

• Cubed Texas toast or thick brioche
• Olive oil
• Italian seasoning
• Garlic powder
• Parsley
• Sea salt (fine)
• Black pepper
• Cinnamon

Directions:

In a bowl, add the cubed bread, olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, parsley, salt, and black pepper, cinnamon, tossing everything together until bread is fully coated.

Add the cubes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (spread out evenly) and bake at 350°F to 375°F for 10-15 minutes or until the croutons are golden and crisp. Remove and let cool. These are not just great for salad and soup topping, they are excellent for snacking! And you can make them whenever you want!

We found it! The perfect grilled cheese recipe!

Note, the vegan cheddar cheese contains a blend of cashews for those with a nut allergy!

Here's the recipe: https://minimalistbaker.com/the-best-vegan-grilled-cheese-sandwich/

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Cook Time: 15 min

Ingredients:

1. Thick sour dough bread
2. Vegan butter
3. Vegan cheddar cheese

Tip: A cast iron skillet would be best for this to get those crispy sides on the bread and those golden edges. But cast irons take time to preheat. The recipe may take longer if you haven't prepared the vegan cheese yet. Once the cheese is blended and you have a vegan butter of your choice cook time should be only 15 minutes.

The Butter: Most favored by all is Miyoko's Creamery European Style cultured vegan butter -"with a hint of sea salt" flavor. You can find it at most Trader Joe's. You can put this stuff on anything! If you can't get ahold of that, second option: Monty's Plant Based Butter

The Cheddar Cheese: Here's the recipe: https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-vegan-cheddar-cheese-spread--sauce/

According to the recipe it's made with a base of cashews and carrots. Then blended with tapioca starch, nutritional yeast, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, and spices. Once blended enough it's the consistency of a thick spreadable cheese sauce! Versatile for mac 'n cheese, casseroles & just about anything else you need cheddar cheese for.

Instructions: Simple! Heat the pan, butter the bread, layer the cheese spread. Cook on both sides until the bread is crispy and the cheese is heated all the way through. Don't burn your mouth on the first bite!

What are your thought's about this one guys? Would you try it?

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