Vegan Mac 'N' Cheese

This is a great vegan mac and "cheese" recipe. It is easy to make and the end result is tasty and creamy. You can find the recipe on Chef Chloe's website.

Roasted Root Vegetables

 

Ingredients:

- 5 small red potatoes, cut into quarters

- 2 large turnips, peeled and cut
- 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut
- 3 medium beets, peeled and cut into quarters
- 1 tbsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. oregano
- 5 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

Directions:
1. Peel turnips, carrots, and beets. Wash potatoes with a vegetable scrubber. Cut vegetables into small pieces.
2. Toss the vegetables with olive oil (enough to coat) and seasoning. Salt and pepper to taste.
3. In a baking dish, cook at 400°F for about 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.

Spaghetti Squash

This is a classic fall meal. Follow this link to learn how to bake and prepare spaghetti squash. Serve hot with spaghetti sauce.

Pumpkin Muffins

 

This is a variation of a recipe I found on The Post Punk Kitchen. 

Ingredients:

- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

- 1 1/4 cups vegan sugar

- 1 tbsp. baking powder

- 1/4 tsp. salt

- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves

- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree

- 1/2 cup unsweetened rice milk

- 1/4 cup canola oil

- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

- 2 tbsp. maple syrup

Directions:

1. Lightly spray a 12 muffin tin. 

2. Combine dry ingredients separately from wet ingredients. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well. 

3. Bake at 400°F for 18-20 minutes.

Mashed Turnips

Ingredients:

- fresh turnips, peeled and cut into quarters (I used about 10 turnips)

- 2 tbsp. olive oil

- 2 tbsp. Earth Balance buttery spread

- 1/4 c. - 1/2 c. rice milk (or any non-dairy unsweetened milk)

Directions:

1. Peel turnips and cut into quarters.

2. In a large pot, cover turnips with water and boil until soft.

3. Drain turnips in a strainer. Rinse off cooked turnips with cool water. Return to pot and add remaining ingredients.

4. Either hand mash turnips or use a food processor until smooth.

5. Serve hot with salt and pepper to taste.