Vegetarian Archives - Stacey Homemaker

Roasted Portobello Mushrooms with Green Pea Pesto Lentils

June 27, 2017 by Stacey Homemaker 9 Comments

Tender slices of garlicky roasted portobello mushrooms and protein-packed lentils swimming in a flavorful green pea basil pesto sauce. Vegan.

I had this delicious dish for dinner when we were on our Disney cruise honeymoon last month.

I couldn’t believe the texture of the roasted portobello mushrooms, it was so meat-like. I had to double check the menu to make sure that my vegan dinner wasn’t really sliced chicken or pork!

Nope, it was definitely a portobello mushroom. Delicious, garlicky, perfectly-cooked roasted portobello mushrooms sitting on top of a mountain of lentils surrounded by a moat of pea pesto sauce.

It was so darn good.

I knew that I had to try recreating it once I got home.

Recreate it, I sure did!

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Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe

May 2, 2017 by Stacey Homemaker 44 Comments

This thick and creamy vegan broccoli cheese soup recipe is loaded with “cheesy” goodness that will quench your craving for comfort food any night of the week. Kid-friendly, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free.

Cheese has definitely one of the hardest things for me to give up while I’m working on transitioning to being 100% vegan.

The only way that I’ve found to stop the cravings is by “veganizing” my favorite cheesy recipes. That means to still make macaroni and cheese or cheesy loaded broccoli stuffed potatoes when you’re craving it, just make it without dairy cheese.

This soup doesn’t have any fake cheese shreds in it either. The few brands that I’ve tried, I didn’t like. They didn’t melt properly and they just taste artificial to me and that’s exactly what I’m trying to avoid! I want to cut out as much processed food as possible and eat only whole foods that actually came from the earth.

There’s no reason to give up your favorite comfort foods, you just need to switch up the ingredients. It can be done, I promise. If it’s done right, even the most experienced cheese lover won’t be able to tell that the dish is completely dairy-free.

If you’re craving something cheesy, you need to make this broccoli cheese soup asap!

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(Secret Ingredient) Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes

April 23, 2017 by Stacey Homemaker 13 Comments

Vegan lentil sloppy joes are sure to be a hit because they’re classic comfort food that everyone knows and loves! The flavorful tangy sauce has two secret ingredients that will make you want to lick every last drop of sauce off the plate. Vegan + dairy-free + gluten-free.

I don’t know what it is about sloppy joes. It’s a classic comfort food that everyone knows and loves.

Sloppy joes were never my favorite food or a meal that I requested by name, I don’t have fond memories of eating them for lunch at school or at a picnic table with my friends at summer camp. (Probably, because I never went to sleep away summer camp because my mom would threaten it like it was a punishment! I never wanted to leave my mom’s side so being “sent away” to camp was absolutely terrifying to me!)

My mom did make them for us for dinner when we were little and I can remember the feeling of the sauce dripping down my arm and the filling always falling out of the sandwich. I don’t think that I liked the mess factor, although I was well known for making mashed potato balls to chuck across the table at my brother.

Somehow, I now find myself craving sloppy joes as an adult. Hmm, it’s pretty strange how the brain works.

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Cilantro Lime Quinoa Side Dish

April 21, 2017 by Stacey Homemaker 3 Comments

This zesty cilantro lime quinoa side dish is perfect to pair with any main course. It’s loaded with tangy lime juice and fresh cilantro. Who wants plain quinoa when you can have flavor loaded quinoa?! Vegan, dairy-free & gluten-free.

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This cilantro lime quinoa side dish recipe actually came to be because I had a bunch of cilantro that got pushed to the back of the fridge and when I found it, it was on its last leg.

I hate food waste more than anything so I just couldn’t bear to throw it away because it was a little bit wilted and limp. Just because I couldn’t use it as a garnish didn’t mean that it couldn’t be used in another way.

First, I thought I’d make our favorite cilantro lime salsa or avocado chipotle sauce but then I remembered that I needed a healthy side dish to go with Travis’ dinner.

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