Tag: KristaCooks
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Roasted Vegetable Salad w Avocado Dressing & Gingery Maple Glazed Tempeh

Such a great salad! I could have eaten the salad without the tempeh but wanted to try out the combination together & I’m so glad I did! This recipe is cool because you can use the tempeh recipe for many other meals, & I will definitely be serving this salad at future dinner parties! Special…
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Chickpea Salad Sandwiches & Cream of Broccoli Soup

Happy Monday! I had a really fun, summery weekend . . . now back to real life! Sometimes when I have a difficult time deciding what to cook I think back to the non vegan foods I used to love to eat, and then Veganize them! I used to love chicken salad, and this oil…
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Roasted Teriyaki Mushrooms & Broccoli Soba Noodles

I don’t think I’ve ever told you guys you have to make any of my recipes, but that ends today . . . because I am telling you you HAVE to make this. Since Sean doesn’t like mushrooms (insert eyerolling emoji), and I love them, I decided the recipes that I want to make with mushrooms I…
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Seitan Scramble

I had a very exciting weekend. Sean told me on Friday that he had bought me an early birthday present. He is always so thoughtful and buying me the best gifts, and I figured it was something I needed for the kitchen (I honestly thought he bought me a cute little apron) . . .…
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Stuffed Acorn Squash w White Bean Salad

Happy Friday everyone! It’s supposed to rain all weekend and I’m secretly looking forward to staying in, cuddling, and making soup…especially after last weekend’s long 4th of July weekend…I think I’m still tired from it! I have come to realize that I’m obsessed with squash…summer squash, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, and now I’m adding acorn…
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Portobello Fajitas

Growing up I used to love eating chicken fajitas, and substituting the chicken for mushrooms was definitely an upgrade. I love mushrooms! I also used my tofu recipe from when I made BLT’s a while back for a little extra something in the fajitas, so. good! Since we load up our fajitas with fresh vegetables…
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Chickpea Meatballs

These chickpea meatballs were so easy to make! After making those vegan swedish meatballs a while back I was expecting that these would be difficult as well, but they weren’t! Lucky me! I served these ‘meat’balls with a little bit of gluten free pasta, zoodles (zucchini noodles), and steamed summer squash, zucchini, & spinach. For…
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Pasta E Fagoili

Any dinner that includes pasta . . . sign me up! Love all the vegetables in this recipe, and the lentils/beans give it lots of protein! Add this to the ‘easy weeknight meals’ list! Ingredients: -3 Cups dried pasta shells -1 Tablespoon oil, plus extra for the pasta -1 medium onion, diced -1 zucchini, diced…
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Vegan Pot Pie

Well Sean has discovered his new favorite meal that I make (enchiladas, you’re old news) . . . it’s my Vegan Pot Pie. I have to admit, it was really good, and filling! Another meal where you don’t feel like you’re “missing” out on anything . . . as long as there are potatoes in…
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Vegan Enchiladas

I’m proud of myself for cooking at all this week…adjusting to a new work schedule is always tough, but I need to continue to make my vegan meals a priority. I have made this enchilada recipe several times, and it is one of my favorites. It’s a perfect meal to cook during the week because…