Granny's Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 (11 ounce) can condensed black bean soup (or canned black beans in juice)
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (sometimes I use lentils)
• 1 (16 ounce) can vegetarian baked beans
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chopped tomato puree (I use large 29 oz. can crushed tomatoes)
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 zucchini, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced chilies
• 1 -2 jalapeno, chopped (depending on how much heat you want)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon cilantro (optional)

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, saute the onion, bell pepper, zucchini, and celery for about 5 minutes.
2. In a slow cooker, combine black bean soup, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, baked beans, tomatoes, corn, onion, bell pepper, zucchini, jalapeno, chilies, and celery.
3. Season with garlic, chili powder, cumin, parsley, oregano, basil (and cilantro if using).
4. Cook for about 6 hours on low.
5. Serve with tortillas, cornbread, rice, or French bread.
6. Enjoy!
7. This freezes well!
8. Leftovers are good on top of nachos!

Source : http://www.food.com/recipe/grannys-slow-cooker-vegetarian-chili-51140

Vegan Beef-less Taco Salad

(makes 4 servings – or 2, depending on how much you like taco salad)

Ingredients:

• 1 package (12 oz) Beef-less Ground Beef from Trader Joe's
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup cooked brown rice
• 1 onion
• ½ cup Daiya vegan cheese
• ½ ear sweet corn
• 2 tbsp guacamole
• 2 tbsp mild salsa

How to Make? View on http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com Here!

Raw Corn and Avocado Salad

by Dani Spies

Ingredients

• 3 cups of corn, cut off the cob (about 3 cups)
• 1 red pepper, diced
• ½ red onion, diced
• 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 large or two small avocados, cut into bite size pieces
• 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
• The juice of one lime (2 if their not super juicy)
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make? View on http://www.care2.com Here!

Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Spiced Icing

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups applesauce
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 banana, mashed
• 3 tablespoons soymilk
• 2 cups flour, (I used 1/2 whole wheat)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup pecans, chopped

How to Make? View on http://www.namelymarly.com Here!

Sweet Potato with Warm Black Bean Salsa

Ingredients:

• 4 medium sweet potatoes

• 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed

• 1 cup salsa (choose lowest sodium one you can find)

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 teaspoon ground coriander

• 1 lime cut into wedges

• ¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream (or non-fat plain yogurt) (optional)

• ¼ cup shredded 2% cheddar cheese

How to Make? View on http://chreader.org Here!

Green Chile Chickpea Tortilla Cups

Ingredients:

• 1/2 recipe wheat tortillas, made into twelve 4+" tortillas
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 cup chickpeas
• 1 can Old El Paso green chiles, drained
• 1 tomato, finely diced
• salsa
• shredded vegan cheese (I grate Tofutti slices)

How to Make? View on http://vegandad.blogspot.com Here!

Gluten-Free/Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie

Crust
INGREDIENTS:

• 1 and 1/2 cups almond flour
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
• 2 tablespoons agave nectar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Cream Layer
INGREDIENTS:

• 1 can coconut milk
• a small pinch sea salt
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
• 1/4 cup agave nectar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips (73% cacao)

How to Make? View More on http://chicosandbeans.blogspot.com Here!

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas

These enchiladas are delicious and different – and gluten-free.

Filling:

Beans:

• 1 14-oz can black beans, rinsed, drained
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• fresh lime juice from 1 lime

Potatoes:

• 2 cups cooked sweet potatoes, smashed
• 1 Tbs chopped canned green chiles
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp gluten-free curry or chili powder
• sea salt and black pepper, to taste

To Assemble::

• 8 corn tortillas (*tip:: wrap in paper towel and reheat briefly in microwave before stuffing, to soften)
• 1 cup vegan “chicken broth”
• 1 Tbs white rice flour or arrowroot starch
• 1 cup salsa verde (green salsa) or chopped canned green chilies
• cumin or chili powder, to taste

How to Make? View on fatfreevegan.com Here!

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Dreena's Frosted B-raw-nies!

Base:

• 1 cup raw almonds
• 1/4 cup raw cashews
• 1/2 cup raw walnuts
• 1 3/4 cups (packed) pitted medjool dates (see note)
• 1/4 cup dried organic pitted cherries (OR more dates, ie can use 2 cups dates in whole - omit almond extract if not using cherries)
• 1/3 cup raw cocoa powder (or regular cocoa if you prefer)
• 1 vanilla bean (see note)
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup coconut butter (not coconut oil; I use Artisana coconut butter)
• 1/4 cup raw agave nectar
• 2 tbsp raw cocoa powder (or regular if you prefer)
• pinch sea salt

How to Make? View More on http://viveleveganrecipes.blogspot.com Here!

Plum and Blueberry Pie

Pie Crust:

• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons vegan butter, cold
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Pie Filling:

• 1/4 cup flour
• 5 cups plums, peeled, seeded and sliced
• 1 pint blueberries
• 1 cup sugar

How to Make? View on www.noveleats.com Here!

Lentil Croquettes with Mango Jalapeno Chutney

Ingredients:

• 1 cup lentils (I used red)
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube
• 2 bay leaves
• splash of lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons bread crumbs plus bread crumbs for rolling
• 2 tablespoons chick pea flour
• dash garlic powder
• oil for frying

for the mango chutney

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 spring onions, or 1 small regular onion
• 1 ripe mango
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1-2 jalapeno peppers, de-seeded and sliced
• dash of salt and pepper
• pinch cinnamon
• pinch allspice
• pinch cardamom
• pinch coriander powder

How to Make? View on www.vegalicious.org Here!

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Easy raspberry tarts

Ingredients:

• 2 frozen, vegan puff pastry dough sheets, thawed
• pinch flour to dust the pastry form
• 1/4 cup raspberry jam
• 2 tbs. raspberry liquor or syrup
• 1 tsp. corn starch
• 1/2 pint fresh raspberries

How to Make? View on www.vegalicious.org Here!

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Almost-Raw Pumpkin Butter Tarts

Ingredients:

Crust:

• 1 cup raw almonds
• 1 cup raw cashews
• 4 dates
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot flour
• 2 teaspoons coconut oil
• pinch salt

Pumpkin Butter:

• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• pinch salt

Filling:

• 8 to 10 dates
• 1 cup pumpkin butter
• 2 teaspoons coconut oil
• 1/2 cup whole pecans

How to Make? View on vegweb.com Here!

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Raw Orange Chocolate “Cheesecake”

Crust:

• 1 C Almonds*
• 1/4 C Cacao Powder
• 3 Dates

Filling:

• 3 Oranges (make sure you have very good oranges)
• 2/3 C Agave
• 2 1/2 C Cashews (soaked at least 3 hours)
• 3/4 C Coconut Butter
• 1/2 t. Sweet Orange Essential Oil (optional as it is not raw but still very healthy)

How to Make? View on www.rawmazing.com Here!

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Baked BBQ Tofu

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound tofu, drained and pressed, cut widthwise into eighths
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Apricot BBQ Sauce:

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 11⁄2 pounds apricots (6–8, depending on their size),pitted and sliced about 1⁄2 inch thick
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable broth or water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground coriander
• Several pinches of freshly ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke

How to Make? View on TheDailyGreen.com Here!

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Peach Upside-Down Cake

Dry ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached white flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/2 cup natural sugar (I used demerara for all the sugar in this recipe)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Liquid ingredients:

• 1 cup vanilla soy milk mixed with 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest (or 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract)
  
• 4 cups peeled and sliced peaches
• 2 tablespoons natural, raw or brown sugar
• 1/4 cup natural, raw or brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water

How to Make? View on blog.fatfreevegan.com Here!

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Vegetarian Sloppy Joes

You'll love this vegetarian version of sloppy joes with mushroom, peppers and onions. It's satisfying and healthy at the same time.

Recipe:

• 1 pound portabella mushroom caps
• 4 Garlic Cloves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 small onion
• 1/2 med red pepper
• 1/2 med green pepper
• 1 8oz can tomato sauce
• 3 tbs light brown sugar
• 1 tbs red wine vinegar
• 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbs tomato paste
• 1 tsp Fresh Thyme leaves

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Directions:

• Chop Mushrooms into small piece and add to a pot on med heat which is sprayed with cooking spray and let cook for 5-7min
• Add Garlic, Onion, Peppers and season with salt and pepper, cook 5-7min.
• Make sauce by adding Tomato Sauce, Brown Sugar, Vinegar and Worcestershire to a bowl and mixing together.
• Add Tomato Paste to veggies and let cook 1-2 min.
• Add sauce as let cook and thicken for 2 min.
• Add Thyme and Red pepper flakes.
• Serve on a bun with chopped pickles.

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Coconut – Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream

Ingredients:

(makes 4 small servings…anything smaller than an overflowing bowl is ‘small’ where ice cream is concerned)

• 1 cup coconut milk (canned stuff will do the trick)
• 2/3 cup half and half (the original recipe calls for heavy cream, but I like to keep it light wherever I can)
• 1/4 cup raw cane sugar
• shavings from 2 chocolate truffles

How to Make?? View on theveggie.wordpress.com Here!

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Chocolate Covered Cherry Pudding Cake

Ingredients:

• 20 frozen pitted cherries (about 1 cup)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon rum extract (optional)
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup unbleached flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoons soy yogurt
• 1/4 cup vanilla soymilk (or other non-dairy milk)
• boiling water

How to Make? View on blog.fatfreevegan.com Here!

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Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 cups 1″ cubed stale bread (about 1 lb)
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 3 ripe bananas, sliced ½” thick
• 2-2¼ cups rice milk, almond milk or soy
• 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder or tapioca flour
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

How to Make? View More on Vegan.com Here!