Category: animal product free

Recipe: Roasted Acorn Squash with Brown Rice, Beans, and Vegetables

Hello friends,

Who doesn’t love fall?

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It’s my favorite time of year. I love the colors, the weather, and the food! Once there is a crisp chill in the air, I tend to make at least one dish per week that utilizes a type of squash. But hey, I’m still the first to admit that all squash varieties have their ups and downs. I don’t think anyone enjoys hacking one open, but if you point in the effort, it’s so, so worth it! Think about a warm, sweet, roasted butternut squash, or how about spaghetti squash with homemade pesto sauce? Yum.  Continue reading “Recipe: Roasted Acorn Squash with Brown Rice, Beans, and Vegetables” →

Coupon Alert: $1.00/1 on Gardein & Beyond Meat & Boca

Hello friends,

Gardein just sent their latest coupon good for $1.00 off any one Gardein product good through October 9. If you don’t already love this company, you must try one of their products. My favorites are the Turk’y Cutlets and the Italian Meatless Sausage Pocket Meals.

Additionally, Beyond Meat has posted its new $1.00/1 Beyond Meat coupon good through October 1, and you can score a $1.00/1 any Boca products coupon from Coupons.com valid until October 9.

Last but not least, don’t forget to check out all my tips on how to save!

Cheers!

Jocelyn

Recipe: Vegan Carrot Cake

Hello friends,

This weekend I traveled back to West Virginia to celebrate my parents’ birthdays. Yes, that’s right – they have the same one! Born the same day, just two years apart. In honor of this occasion, I thought I’d make my dad’s favorite cake, the always moist and creamy, carrot cake.
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I had never tried to make a carrot cake before so I decided to look at a few recipes online. I wasn’t in love with what I saw – a lot of recipes with a ton of ingredients, most of which were not in my cupboards. Rather than move onto a different cake, I decided to look at a carrot cake cupcake recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Takeover the World. If you don’t have this book, you should snatch a copy ASAP. It’s my #1 goto recipe book.

What follows is a highly modified version of the cupcake recipe. I added in almond milk, tweaked the ingredient amounts, and added crystalized ginger instead of powder. Everyone seemed to enjoy the end result, and they said it was quite moist and creamy. I will admit, it’s a bit rich, so if you don’t have a real sweet tooth, beware! Please give this recipe a try and let me know what you think.

Cheers!

Jocelyn

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Coupon Alert: Chao Slices by Field Roast

Hello friends,

I wanted to let you know that I just found a new coupon that I am really excited about. Field Roast has included a $1.00/1 Vegan Chao Slices coupon good through December 2017 at the bottom of their current newsletter!

For those of you who haven’t tried Chao Slices, I urge you to do so. For me, it was love at first bite. The slices come in three flavors: Creamy Original With Chao Tofu, Coconut Herb With Black Pepper, and Tomato Cayenne With Spicy Pepper. Check out my full review. Hands down, the cayenne flavor is my favorite!

Last but not least, don’t forget to check out all my tips on how to save!

Cheers!

Jocelyn

Recipe: Vegan Shortbread Cookies

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Hello friends,

As you may have noticed from my recent posts, I am trying to burn through an overstock of chocolate chips and crystalized ginger chips. I figure you can make any basic cookie and spice it up by using whatever add-on ingredients can be found in the cupboards. Continue reading “Recipe: Vegan Shortbread Cookies” →