Fish, chips, and mushy peas. Oh boy do I miss this classic pub & chippy fare! I resigned myself to never being able to have it again, but alas, anything you can make I can make vegan! Hubby always gets fish and chips when we are back in his homeland (and let’s face it, at…
Tag: vegan comfort food
Shepherd’s Pie
On a wicked cold day, there’s nothing quite like a meal that warms the soul. This vegan shepherd’s pie does just that. The thick stewed vegetables are divine, and the creamy mashed potato layer is like the icing on the…pie? I confess that it takes a while to make so be warned, but it is…
Pesto Gnocchi with Veges
Tonight was hubby’s turn to cook dinner. I had mentioned to him in passing that there was a bag of frozen gnocchi in the freezer for whenever we didn’t have the energy for something more creative, and he decided to take up this option for our dinner this evening. It was such a good…
Chickpea Pasta with Sweet Potato
One of the best inventions ever was the one pot meal. All you have to do is chop and measure the ingredients, put it all in a pot together, leave it to simmer, and voila, a deeply flavorful meal with minimal effort and clean up. I’d been meaning to try Smitten Kitchen’s Quick Pasta and…
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
One of my favorite comfort foods ever in my pre-vegan days was a good pulled pork sandwich. There was nothing like the smokey flavor and the fall apart texture of this delicious festival food. When I became a vegan two years ago, I was on the hunt for something that could satiate my barbecue cravings….
Saturday is for PIZZUH ZUH
It’s Saturday, which means we’re having PIZZA! In my home growing up, we had takeout pizza nearly once a week, always on a Friday or Saturday when Mom didn’t feel like cooking. Even though the pizza featured above was not delivery and therefore required cooking, it was so simple, it almost doesn’t count! With frozen…
Vegan-ish Lasagna
About a week ago, I was rummaging around in our food cabinet and saw that we had a box of oven ready lasagna noodles buried in the back – a rare find! When I ordered my groceries for this week (grocery delivery is the life hack of the century), I included extra red sauce and…
An Imperfect Vegan 