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Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for my tuna and egg salad recipe, what each one does, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. How To Make Tuna Salad With Egg I have step-by-step photos here to help you visualize the recipe. For full instructions with amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card. Want to change it up? Sometimes I swap out the dressing for avocado (like my avocado tuna salad), add other spices (try 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder for a spicy kick....

What could be more comforting than a big, piping hot bowl of vegan chicken noodle soup? Not much, as I can confirm firsthand after creating and testing this version! This recipe has been a long time coming. It was before I even started blogging that my husband asked if I could create a vegan chicken noodle soup recipe. What You’ll Need Vegetable broth. I used Better Than Bouillon in roasted vegetable flavor....

Get it? Vegan torte? Vegan tort? It took me a minute too. But there’s actually a good reason I didn’t have one until now: veganizing a chocolate torte is hard! Whereas a recipe for something like a vegan chocolate cake or vegan chocolate chip cookies can be created by making a few simple tweaks to a non-vegan recipe, tortes are a bit more complicated. A chocolate torte is basically a flourless chocolate cake....

I was lucky enough earlier this year to find a restaurant that served vegan dan dan noodles, something I’d been wanting to try for years! I’ve never had traditional dan dan noodles, so I had no idea what to expect, but let me tell you, these noodles were mind-blowing delicious. My first order of business after that meal was to reverse engineer it, and second was to share it with you all!...

This time of year I always find myself whipping up lemony treats like my vegan lemon bars, vegan lemon bundt cake, and vegan lemon curd. One treat that was missing until today was a vegan lemon loaf, Starbucks style. I have to admit, I’ve never had the Starbucks version, but I can’t imagine it’s better than this! This loaf is most, tender, and so flavorful. It’s also really easy to make, so it’s perfect if you need an easy dessert or have a craving that you need to satisfy asap!...

A lot of my meat-loving friends also like to reserve at least one day of the week for meatless dinner and keep on asking me for suggestions. Today’s recipe – Vegan orange tofu is perfect to be saved for such meatless nights. It’s a vegan version of the popular recipe-Chinese orange chicken. Though most of us call it a Chinese recipe, many chefs believe that it’s not an authentic Chinese recipe but an Americanized Chinese recipe....

My boyfriend texted me from work last week to notify me that October is national cookie month. He thought Connoisseurus Veg should know. He was right! I can always use an excuse to bake some cookies. I don’t make cookies that often, and when I do I usually send them to work with him, not only to share the cookie love, but also to get them out of the house....

I didn’t even know what a po’ boy was until I ordered one at a vegan restaurant that was open very briefly while I lived in Philly. Are you familiar with them? A po’ boy is a Cajun sandwich that’s normally made with crispy cornmeal coated shrimp, lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, and Remolade sauce. What I remember distinctly about the vegan version was the smell of it cooking. All those spices!...

It’s that time of year! Pumpkin dessert season is here, and I am ready for it. But sometimes it’s not ready for me. I mean, I don’t always have plans for fancier pumpkin desserts like vegan pumpkin cake, vegan pumpkin pie, or vegan pumpkin cheesecake. I love making those treats when we have company coming over, but sometimes I don’t want to wait around for special dates to enjoy some spicy pumpkin goodness....

Have you ever had spaghetti carbonara? I have not. It’s a dish that’s also often referred to as “bacon and eggs pasta,” which means it’s basically not my jam. I didn’t even like bacon and eggs back in my omnivore days when I was a kid. I learned about the dish when a customer requested it at an Italian restaurant I waited tables in during college. She had to explain what it was....

Taco pizza never really appealed to me. I always saw it on pizza menus growing up and thought it was a terrible idea. I realized recently that things had changed. I think I used to be attached to the idea that pizza needed to be topped with red sauce and cheese. You know, before I started making all kinds of vegan pizzas topped with stuff like hummus, caramelized onions, and barbecue sauce....

This recipe is carb-o-riffic. But hey, if there’s a day when you can go all out on the carbs, it’s got to be Thanksgiving, or Christmas, or any of the year-end holidays really. Vegan holiday recipes certainly take the cake (ha ha! Um, sorry.) when it comes to carbing things up. This one is puff pasty stuffed with carbs. And it’s SO good. This dish is kind of based on beef Wellington, but it’s also kind of not....

For an easy weeknight meal, what can be more perfect than a recipe that’s easy to make, quick, filling, needs just one pot with a handful of ingredients, and most importantly delicious? Today’s easy recipe for vegetarian baked gnocchi with feta and tomatoes is one such recipe. Packed with flavors, this quick one-pot dinner recipe can be prepared in just 25 minutes and is sure to please everyone you serve it....

What I love about veggie burgers is that they can be made from just about anything — or at least anything meatless. Who needs meat when you can make a black bean burger, sweet potato burger, tempeh burger, or mushroom burger? Today we’re making our veggie burger out of carrots. Sounds kind of iffy, right? You’ll be surprised! These carrot burgers are delicious, and have so much more than just carrots going for them....

A few weekends ago my husband and I went on a double date with my brother and sister-in-law. The venue was a Middle Eastern place and I got to try out a bunch of new things, which is awesome, because that means I later took to the kitchen in an effort to cook up my own versions of all those new things. This soup was the first dish to come out of that experience....

Have you bought my Whole30 Starter Kit yet? It includes my Total Whole30 Guide eBook, with lists of what you can and can’t have, what to expect, ideas for simple meals, ideas for eating out, and over 100 of my favorite Whole30 recipes. The kit comes with 4 weeks of meal plans and shopping lists, too, making your Whole30 as easy as it gets! Click here to buy – only $10....

What Makes This Recipe So Good Whole30 lasagna soup takes all the tasty flavors you love in a traditional lasagna, and turns it into a dairy free, gluten free, pasta free, Whole30-compliant soup that’s perfect for cool days. You can’t beat that!It’s such an easy recipe to throw together at the last minute, which is great if your weekdays are typically pretty busy (to put it nicely). Plus, since it’s a one-pot meal, the clean-up is a breeze!...

I’ve had my share of disappointing veggie fajitas, having ordered them at many-a-restaurant where they were the only meatless option. I usually get the impression that these fajitas are simply stuffed with the trimmings that would go in their regular fajitas…in other words, just onions and peppers with no seasonings. Well these vegan fajitas are way better! I kept the usual onions and peppers, but also added a couple of my favorite veggies (asparagus and portobello mushrooms) and a zippy sauce, then topped them off with a sprinkle of cilantro and a slathering of guacamole....

What Makes This Snack Recipe So Good They’re a great way to put the typically discarded part of a pumpkin to good use! Whether you’re carving or roasting a pumpkin this year, make sure to save the seeds. This recipe is an ideal way to reduce waste! They’re extra crunchy and fun to snack on! I love popping a handful of these pumpkin seeds in my mouth whenever hunger hits. They’re perfectly salty and surprisingly addictive....

Cooking sirloin steak in the air fryer might sound risky at first, but it actually works very well and is hard to mess up, because it reaches high temperatures very quickly. This means that you can sear the outside of the steak while keeping the inside nice and juicy. Plus, air fryers circulate hot air around the food, ensuring that it cooks evenly on all sides. Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for cooking sirloin steaks in the air fryer, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options....