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Low-Fat Vegan Pizza Hummus

Low-Fat Vegan Pizza Hummus. Oil-free, nut-free, dairy-free hummus that tastes just like pizza and all you need is 8 ingredients! LOW-FAT VEGAN PIZZA HUMMUS I’m a hummus lover. I’m a pizza lover. This pizza hummus is the result of both. When this idea hit me, I thought to myself, oh man this is going to…

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Easy Oil-free Homemade Pizza Sauce

Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce in 5 minutes and the flavor is so much better than store-bought! It’s healthy, oil-free and just 7 ingredients! EASY HOMEMADE PIZZA SAUCE You’ll never need to buy jarred pizza sauce again. Like everrrrr. This Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce really gives you no excuses. I’m so not kidding when I tell…

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Vegan Oil-free Zucchini Fritters

These Vegan Oil-free Zucchini Fritters are not only oil-free, but baked, not fried and also gluten-free and just 8 easy ingredients and topped with a Creamy Lemon Pepper Sauce! VEGAN OIL-FREE ZUCCHINI FRITTERS Finally! You can eat a vegan corn zucchini fritter without oil or frying them. There are a bazillion zucchini cake or fritter…

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Low-Fat Spinach Artichoke Fries

Have you figured out how much I love potatoes by now? What’s not to love…they are a wonderful source of potassium, protein, healthy carbs and are basically a fat-free food. They are a wonderful anti-inflammatory food too, which has been especially important for my husband’s arthritis. Oh, and did I mention they taste amazing?! They are so…

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Fluffy Buttermilk Vegan Mashed Potatoes

The most delicious Fluffy Buttermilk Vegan Mashed potatoes ever! Creamy, light, fluffy and better than dairy and yet, oil-free! Dairy-free and made with yukon gold potatoes! Let’s be real here. Mashed potatoes are the epitome of comfort food. When I asked this question on Facebook, mashed potatoes was one of the biggest responses. I agree…

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Vegan Low-Fat Chili Cheese Fries

Vegan Chili Cheese Fries that will win everybody over! These also happen to be super healthy, low-fat and oil-free as a bonus, but the flavors would never reveal that. VEGAN CHILI CHEESE FRIES Isn’t that an oxymoron? Chili cheese fries can’t possibly be low-fat, can they? If they are made the the vegan 8 way,…

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Smoky Chickpeas with Olive-Cado Relish….and my thought process on writing recipes!

When I shared a prior post on My Story, I got several questions from readers, a few of them asking how I come up with my recipes. I will try to explain my style and process a little bit on this post. Having a blog that focuses on creating recipes with just 8 ingredients or…

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oil-free barbecue pesto in white bowl with fries

Oil-free Vegan Barbecue Pesto

Say whattttttt?! Barbeque pesto?? YES. Forget traditional basil pesto, I have created a new kind of pesto. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love classic pesto, but I love barbeque sauce and the idea of creating a pesto/sauce out of homemade barbeque sauce sounded really good to me. Guess what…it is delicious and I’m sharing…

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Vegan Cheez Whiz (Oil-free)

An amazing Vegan Cheez Whiz that requires just 5 minutes to throw together. No cooking or standing over the stove. This goes great with chips, burritos or even on broccoli!

Mexican Sweet Potatoes with Mexican Tahini Sauce

I live in Texas, where people love their Mexican food. I grew up eating it and what’s not to love? Spices, aromas, melty cheese…..just total comfort food. Well, I eat a plant based diet now, so no more traditional cheese. But, I do make a cheesy sauce and have found there is virtually a way…

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