Flourless PB&J Cookies

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Flourless peanut butter cookies are chewy and delicious – you’ll never miss the flour. Add the perfect complement in the form of jelly and you’ve got the best of both worlds. They are very easy to make, with only 7 ingredients. You can use any kind of jelly that you want – I chose raspberry because it’s my favorite.

When shaping the cookies, don’t flatten them with a fork in the traditional criss-cross pattern. Instead, use your finger to poke a deep indentation into the ball of cookie dough. When they are finished baking they should form a shallow little “bowl” where you can put the jelly or jam.

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Easy Onion Bread

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Onion bread just like my Mom used to make! She made her onion bread by adding Lipton Onion Soup mix (yes, it’s vegan!) to her regular bread recipe. I did the same with my Easy Yeast Bread recipe and it was a success! It smelled so good while baking that I could hardly wait for the loaf to cool before I cut it and spread a slice with some vegan butter – as delicious as I remember!

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Vegan Picadillo

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Vegan Picadillo is a delicious Cuban-style dish that reminds me a little bit of sloppy joes. It’s quite tasty on toasted hamburger buns or with rice or macaroni. It has a delicious, tangy taste and it’s one of those dishes, like chili or spaghetti sauce, that tastes even better when it’s made the day before.

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Healthy Vegan Nachos

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Or, How to Trick Your Kids Into Eating Vegetables

It’s not true that all kids hate vegetables, especially if they have been raised vegan. But they can be picky about their choices. When I was a kid I loved cooked spinach and sliced tomatoes, while my sister wanted cucumbers with every meal. But I think all kids, big and little, want a little comfort food in their lives. These nachos are comfort food personified, packed with nutritious vegetables (tomatoes in the refried beans, carrots and potatoes in the cheeze sauce, cauliflower in the taco “beef”) and every bit as tasty as their fast food counterpart.

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Spicy Many Bean Soup

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Bean soup is hearty, filling and cheap! With the right spices and vegetables, you can have a delicious, healthy meal in a bowl. Here’s a bean soup recipe that is just the thing for a cold winter day.

I serve this soup with warm crusty bread or cornbread. It’s delicious and very inexpensive to make. You can vary the spices to suit your taste.

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