These quick & easy tofu steaks are a staple in our household for a simple 30 min dinner! In this era of vegan food, there are so many amazing products out there like vegan steaks, vegan chickn scallopini, and cutlets galore. But lately I’ve been craving more simple plant-based proteins. Falling back on things like […]
Vegan recipes
Instant Pot Rice & Beans
Inspired by arroz rojo, this is Instant Pot red rice & beans, a meal you can set and forget and come back to. I’ve been making a lot of Set It & Forget It type recipes because at this point in toddlerhood, it is necessary for survival. This is a recipe for when you’re craving […]
Instant Pot Vegan Butternut Squash Risotto
Only 10 minutes of active cooking results in this deliciously creamy and cheesy dairy-free butternut squash risotto in the Instant Pot! Lately I’ve been a big fan of quick dinners that I can set up in about 15 minutes and then come back to when it’s dinner time. I’ve made a mushroom rice cooker meal […]
Mushroom Rice Cooker Meal with quinoa, corn and lentils
I’m back with another rice cooker meal! This quinoa, corn, lentil & mushroom rice cooker meal is budget-friendly and an easy hands-off kinda meal. I’ve been making more of these set-it-and-forget-it kind of meals because as a toddler-mom, I just don’t have the time to stand by the stove to stir as much as I […]
Lentil Barley Rice Cooker Meal
This Lentil Barley Rice Cooker meal is an easy one pot side dish or main that is perfect for college students, busy parents, or just busy people. I’ve been finding myself in a cooking rut lately. So, I needed an easy dump and go meal that I could set and forget and come back to […]
Copycat Vegan Ice Cream Cake
This is a copycat vegan ice cream cake with layers of dairy-free vanilla and chocolate ice cream, a fudgy chocolate ganache layer and a crispy cookie crumble layer. It’s the ice cream cake I grew up with, but vegan! Typically for the recipes I post on here, I like to test them a few times […]








