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Homemade Smoky Apple Barbecue Sauce

This Homemade Smoky Apple Barbecue Sauce has a delicious sweet apple flavor with unexpected ingredients that give incredible flavor! HOMEMADE SMOKY APPLE BARBECUE SAUCE Ok, folks, here it is. The bbq sauce to put on everything. If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, you know that my 2 favorite flavors are BBQ and Mexican….

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Easy Vegan Mexican Cheese Sauce

Learn how to make this Easy Vegan Mexican Cheese Sauce with ONLY 6 ingredients and 10 minutes! Goes amazing on tacos, burritos or just as a dip. Dairy-free, oil-free and so delicious! RAVE REVIEWS by every reader! Ok, I’m obsessed with Mexican flavors. I borderline want to carry around cumin and chili powder and salsa around…

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Vegan Teriyaki sauce with spoon and jar

The BEST Vegan Teriyaki Sauce (Soy Free!)

Learn how to make the most delicious Best Vegan Gluten-Free Teriyaki Sauce totally oil-free and soy-free! Loaded with flavor and made with coconut aminos, fresh ginger and chives, it will become your go-to teriyaki sauce. Meet my new best friend. Sauces can be best friends, can’t they? I originally fell in love with the Teriyaki…

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Yellow bowl of barbecue hummus and chips

Oil-Free Barbecue White Bean Hummus

I’m currently into lots of dips and finger foods and sauces. I have been putting them on pizzas instead of traditional pizza sauce and literally eating this one in particular, with a spoon. I think it’s no secret that I love barbecue sauce, by the evidence of so many barbecue recipes on my blog. My…

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Orange bowl of smoky jalapeno black bean dip

Smoky Jalapeno Black Bean Dip

This Vegan Oil-free Smoky Jalapeno Black Bean Dip is the perfect party dip! So easy and delicious and basically fat-free. Dairy-free and gluten-free! When I dip, you dip, we dip. I’m totally aging myself, but does anybody else recognize that song? Hahaha. I used to love that song and everytime I make a dip, I…

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Vegan Baked Oil-Free Hush Puppies

These Vegan Baked Oil-free Hush Puppies are baked, not fried, oil-free, gluten-free and absolutely to-die-for delicious! They are soft, buttery, moist and like little clouds. You will become obsessed with them! VEGAN BAKED HUSH PUPPIES That’s right, today we are eating some Vegan Baked Oil-Free Hush Puppies! Sayonara grease bombs, hello healthy, but-still-delicious, hush puppies….

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Lemon Italian Herbed Grilled Zucchini

Meet one of my favorite veggies of all time. Zucchini. I love zucchini baked, grilled, sautéed and even baked into desserts. I definitely think I’d have to say that grilled gives the best flavor though. Not to mention, some gorgeous grill marks. Giving these grilled zucchini some Italian herbs and fresh lemon juice really amped…

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Easy Vegan Baked Falafel (Oil-free)

This Easy Vegan Baked Falafel is oil-free, healthy and incredibly delicious and full of flavor. No oil, not fried and baked for a delicious healthy dinner. Made with only 8 ingredients and whole foods and fresh ingredients for a satisfying plant-based meal. EASY VEGAN BAKED FALAFEL A couple of weeks back, my family and I…

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bowl of corn black beans avocado and lime dressing

Southwest Lime Corn Salad

Southwestern corn salads are a fairly popular dish for the warmer weather. I honestly can’t get enough of them. I created my own favorite version. Most versions seem to have tomatoes and onions and I don’t care too much for them raw in this type of dish, so I just stuck with lots of bell…

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Homemade Enchilada Sauce in glass bowl

Homemade Healthy Enchilada Sauce (Vegan)

Easy Homemade Healthy Enchilada Sauce is vegan, oil-free and easy to make in 10 minutes! Made with chili powder, maple syrup and spices. Perfect for vegan enchiladas! HOMEMADE HEALTHY ENCHILADA SAUCE One of my absolute favorite things in the world is enchiladas. I grew up eating them and I just love that spicy enchilada sauce…

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