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What Makes This Recipe So Good The texture of these marshmallows is spot-on! Whipped aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas) make these vegan marshmallows perfectly light and airy.They’re not too sweet. Most marshmallows are overwhelming sweet and loaded with sugar. This recipe contains just the right amount of sugar, allowing that delicious vanilla flavor to shine through!It really is so fun to make! It kind of reminds me of a science experiment, you get to watch magic happen right before your eyes....

Traditional stroganoff is made with noodles, mushrooms, and beef in a creamy, sour-cream based sauce. For this vegan mushroom stroganoff, I skipped the beef and doubled up on the mushrooms. I found in the past when I made my vegan mushroom paprikash that mushrooms go deliciously with creamy cashew-based sauce, so that’s what I used here. The sauce is something like cashew cream, with extra savory flavor thanks to the use of broth in place of water....

I occasionally eat meat substitutes at home, but I’m usually pretty reluctant to include them in recipes on this site. It has to be one of those situations where pretty much nothing else will work quite as well. Well, I’d been craving some polenta when I came across this polenta ragù recipe. Field Roast Italian-style links are one of my favorite meat substitutes, and probably the one that I use most in my kitchen....

Who doesn’t love a quick and easy one-pot dinner recipe that gets ready within minutes and tastes delicious? At least a lazy cook like me definitely does. And, if you are also like me - someone who loves cooking but doesn’t like spending hours in the kitchen making complicated recipes, then today’s recipe instant ramen with vegetables is perfect for you. This easy vegetable ramen gets ready within 25 minutes and tastes delicious....

Not only that, but it’s really nutritious stuff, and incredibly filling. I’d say notably filling, because every time I eat a chickpea flour “egg” breakfast I feel the need to note how full I am after I finish, and how full I still am every hour thereafter. 11AM: “I finished that omelet two hours ago, and I’m still full!” 12PM: “I’m not even ready for lunch yet!” So if you haven’t started yet, it’s time to get cooking with some chickpea flour....

Hello darkness, my old friend… It’s me! Your very favorite ultra-sporadic blogger, Cheryl of 40 Aprons. You used to read my blog… remember? It was a while ago, but we had a thing. I might even call it a connection… a spark? Whatever you want to call it, we had it. Ah yes, what’s happened since we last chatted? Besides being voted Blogger Most Likely to Fall Off the Face of the Planet, I’ve been doing things like working like a madlady at my agency job, continuing the good ol’ side hustle (and we’re caught up on our waitlist over at my food blog designer service, so get in touch if you’re ready to upgrade your blog’s look!...

What is Whole30? Whole30 is more than just a diet — it’s a totally transformative way of creating or keeping a healthy relationship with food and discovering foods that may be contributing to chronic health problems. You get to eat three meals, snacks, and you don’t count calories. The Whole30 diet is a 30-day program during which you focus on eating real, whole foods and avoid all added sugars. It’s designed to help you identify foods that are inflammatory, allergenic, or your body just doesn’t tolerate well....

Thanksgiving is almost here! Do you know what you’re cooking yet? For anyone still working in their vegan Thanksgiving menu, I’m here to help! I’ve created ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​four menus based on my favorite vegan Thanksgiving recipes. Pick one and make everything on it, or mix and match! And if you want even more vegan Thanksgiving dishes, check out this post, where I’ve linked over 100 of them. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!...

What Makes This Recipe So Good They’re surprisingly easy to make from scratch! With only five ingredients and in a few simple steps, you’ll have entire homemade mozzarella sticks. The air fryer does most of the hard work!They’re better than anything you’d order at a restaurant or buy at the grocery store! These cheesy, air fried bites are total perfection. They’re also made healthier with the use of an air fryer!...

These are a fun way to start a party, but I also make these salmon bites in the air fryer when I’m simply too busy for a lengthy dinner — which is often. Every bite is pure bliss, and you’d never guess they took just 10 minutes! Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for air fried salmon bites, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options....

At one point, I had over 100 almond flour chocolate chip cookies scattered across my kitchen counter. And on the butler’s pantry. And into the studio. You see, when I start testing a recipe like, for instance, almond flour chocolate chip cookies, I tell myself I’ll take it slow. Wait for perfection. But no… I never wait. I obsess over perfecting the recipe if it’s the last thing I do and end up with hundreds of almond flour chocolate chip cookies surrounding me....

There’s a ridiculous amount of different ways you could make avocado and egg on toast, and whilst there’s no right or wrong way, today I’m going to show you the best way 😛. Follow me… Smashed Avocado The avocado makes up a big part of this recipe, so it’s important to let it shine. Sure, you could just mash up some avocado, but I like throwing in a few extra goodies:...

I’m not a huge follower of TikTok trends, but ‘Baked Feta Pasta’ was pretty hard to miss. This dish is loosely based on that, just spruced up a little for extra deliciousness 😋 Follow me… Baked Feta So I guess this recipe begs the question ‘why bake the feta?‘. If you’ve never baked feta before, to put it bluntly, it’s life-changing. Baking feta turns it super soft and creamy, which in turn creates the base for the most delicious pasta sauce....

Baked Meatballs in Butter Garlic Sauce Everybody loved meatballs, baked or fried. Those juicy softballs with a nice golden crust on top and flavor from the meat, onions, garlic, herbs, and spices are so delicious and tempting; one is never enough. When we talk of meatballs, we want them to have a nice brown crust on the top and a tender and juicy inside. Meatballs should be spongy to the touch....

Why This Recipe Is So Good The maple syrup and balsamic vinegar create a rich flavor that is not overpowering.The sprouts are crispy and tender.This side dish is easy to make vegan and vegetarian, simply omit the bacon. How to Make It Preheat the oven to 400FBoil the balsamic down ’til reduced by half. Stir in the maple syrup. Don’t let it get too thickCrisp up the bacon and drain. Set asidePlace the sprouts on a baking tray – don’t crowd them....

These are potentially the most unnecessary yet necessary things I’ve ever created. Does sausage and mash need to be wrapped in pastry? Strictly speaking, no. But good grief it tastes good. Follow me… Cheesy Mustard Mash We’re going to spruce up the mashed potato with the gorgeous combination of cheese and mustard. My weapons of choice are a nice strong/mature Cheddar and some Dijon mustard. At first, the mash might taste quite mustardy, but it mellows out once it’s baked inside the pastry with the sausage gravy....

Mayocue Yes, this is a real thing, this is actually happening. Put simply – Mayocue is essentially a combination of mayonnaise and BBQ sauce. BUT, like most recipes on this blog, I like to spruce things up a little (i.e take things too far). For the best dang BBQ mayo you’ll ever taste here’s what you’ll need: Mayo BBQ Sauce Apple Cider Vinegar Worcestershire Sauce Smoked Paprika Onion & Garlic Powder...

To be honest, for years I could never have imagined adding tomatoes to any okra dish. My mother never cooked okra with tomatoes and I never tasted this combination anywhere else too. So, I always assumed that tomatoes make okra slimy, until many years back, a friend of mine offered me to taste bhindi masala from her packed lunch. It was delicious. Now it’s one of the most frequently cooked bhindi recipes in my kitchen....

I know you’ve been trying to cut down on gluten lately. So I made you these blueberry oatmeal pancakes. Hey girl, I know you’ve been thinking a lot about factory farming lately after watching Food Inc.: Baby Edition. So I made you these blueberry oatmeal pancakes. Hey girl, I know you have like fourteen seconds to make breakfast in the morning, so I made you this blueberry oatmeal pancakes recipe....

Ground Chicken Meatballs Whilst you could use beef for these buffalo meatballs, chicken is a far superior combo. I’ve got a whole post on how to get soft and juicy homemade meatballs, so do check that out if you fancy. But for now, here’s 3 essentials for chicken meatballs: Grated Onion – Onion is of course a must for a nice punch of flavour, but when you grate it, it not only intensifies the flavour, but adds much needed moisture to the chicken....