Crunchy, spicy, and bold chickpeas that will warm you right up on a brisk Fall day. These chickpeas are the perfect addition to a classic salad. I am a roasted chickpea aficionado. I love them in tacos. I love them in salads. And I love them on their own as a snack. It turns out that [...]
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A warm and cozy bowl of oats made for the chocolate lover in your life... or just for you. It is entirely okay to hog these oats for yourself! I have a confession to make. I did not like hot oatmeal for the first 26 years of my life. In fact, I actually hated it! I [...]
Some foods notoriously sound fancy, stuffy, and complicated. These same foods normally intimidate me and, as a result, in the past I have shied away from making them. Baking my own bread has always been on that "intimidating list," as has making homemade pies and poaching pears. For some reason, the idea of "poaching" something [...]
The perfect vegetarian version of a classic comfort food. It is not chicken noodle soup. It is chickpea noodle soup. I have been writing this little blog for over two years now and have posted countless breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert recipes over these past 26 months. I have a feeling, however, that some of [...]
A five-ingredient hearty and delicious breakfast sandwich perfect for vegetarians and bacon-lovers alike! Just because I am a vegetarian does not mean that I do not deserve to eat delicious breakfast sandwiches made with crispy bacon... ...uh, tempeh "bacon," that is! Sure, it may not exactly look like bacon. And it might not be quite as crispy [...]
A Three Cooks One Kitchen edition featuring a Nebraska staple-Runzas. I made my healthified version vegetarian-style. We stepped away from the grill this month and got back into the kitchen. Despite experiencing wonderful weather this past weekend, Joanna, Erin, and I wanted to devote our latest edition of Three Cooks One Kitchen to a staple here [...]
A sneak peak into my meal plan for this week and a simple, quick, and delicious recipe for a Mexican-themed pizza for one. Check it out! I'd like to think that I eat good every week. And by "good" I do not mean "perfect." I mean that I eat relatively healthy and deeelicious meals. I [...]
How to Make a Baked Sweet Potato in the Microwave
October 15, 2014 in Desserts, Recipes, Sides, Snacks
A tutorial on how to "bake" a sweet potato in the microwave in under seven minutes. If you have not already figured it out, I am a big-time sweet potato lover. I love sweet potato fries. I love sweet potato in soups. I love baked stuffed sweet potatoes for dinner and baked sweet potatoes topped with [...]
Is there anything better than a BLT sandwich? Maybe a vegan "TLT" in the form of a salad, perhaps? BLTs are just one of those staple sandwiches in the American diet, you know? But maybe not so much for us veggie-eating folks... Just because we do not eat bacon does not mean that vegetarians and [...]
A simple, yet hearty chickpea salad recipe that is perfect for vegans and non-vegans alike! Some of you are probably thinking... "not another chickpea salad!" Or if you are like me, you may be thinking... "Yes! Another chickpea salad!" There are plenty of chickpea salads floating around the blogosphere- so many of which are extremely delicious- but [...]
