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Day 14, and the Vegan Mofo challenge is: Share something vegan (and delicious, duh!) with a non-vegan. I have found the the easiest thing to...

Day three of Vegan Mofo is to post about something quick, easy and delicious. What does my family like that fits that bill? Nachos! We ...

The other day I picked up some frozen vegan tamales at the grocery store, on a whim. Remembering how much I like the seasoned black beans an...

It would be Texas without a salsa at a celebration. And I really love trying out new and different salsas! Black Bean and Corn Salsa ...

Two things my youngest never tires of - black beans and kale. I knew making this soup would be a huge hit, and it was. Black Bean and Kale...

Temps got down in the 50s recently, and I wanted to celebrate with soup. If I suggest soup for supper during the summer, I get the *look* fr...

Cilantro is a common herb used where I live, but I went years before ever tasting it fresh. On a whim I had it added to a salad at a local r...

Typically in my house, leftover beans and rice get gobbled up by the next day for lunch. IF there are any left over! I had a couple of servi...

You can never go wrong with beans and rice. They are such a staple at my house. I can always fall back on beans and rice and no one complain...

Skillet meals make life convenient. Like one pot meals, everything goes into one pot or pan and done. I like crockpots for the same reason. ...

Before becoming vegan, the tacos we typically consumed were ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and shredded cheese. Simple. Ordin...

My ancestry is both Irish and German, with plenty of Viking thrown in for good measure. One would think that I could drink anyone under the ...

We've had a cold snap where I live, and nothing warms better than soup. In fact, for a period of about one week, I think I made a differ...

I have a fondness for delectable finger foods. Especially at Yule. Christmas Eve. New Year's Eve. Any day that ends in y. We refer to th...

When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Halloween. ~Author Unknown Something wonderful happens when I see the colo...

Call me a snob, but the best Mexican food is in Texas. I've traveled around the country, but nowhere do I enjoy eating Mexican food as m...

When my family took off for a day long outing, I prepared breakfast burritos the night before. Cooked up some potatoes and bell peppers and ...

I have to say it - my youngest is pretty awesome. He will often come home from work and offer to cook. How many kids do that? And the beauty...

July 21 is National Junk Food Day. Because the next day was my son's birthday, and he loves the occasional night of snack food dining, I...

We all have them, those days where we wind up being much busier than we had planned or expected, but still have to feed everyone. We're ...