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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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Healthy Vegan “Frito” Pie

Remember that amazing 5 Minute Cheez Whiz sauce I posted last week? I promised a delicious recipe coming featuring it. Here it is, the classic American Frito Pie. Easy, fast, healthy, delicious. Healthy Vegan Frito Pie. Homemade “fritos” are much healthier and are still tasty. They are much less salty than actual Fritos and don’t…

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Cumin Lime Pea Soup

This Vegan Cumin Lime Pea Soup is so delicious, is dairy-free, oil-free and requires just 5 ingredients (+ salt & pepper) to make it! It is loaded with protein and flavor and takes just minutes to prepare! Did you eat a lot of candy last night on Halloween? We took my daughter, Olivia, for the…

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Avocado Hummus

You might say I’m a little obsessed with hummus. I love it and I love making different flavors of it. I had two very ripe avocados that needed to be used, pronto. So, here you have a protein and healthy fat dip. Delicious and filling. I just dipped carrots in it, but you could even…

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White bowl of 30 minute vegan Mexican chili with green onions

30 Minute Vegan Mexican Chili

30 Minute Vegan Mexican Chili. This vegan chili is the most amazing vegan chili ever and is made in 1 pot! SO much flavor, yet meatless, filling, hearty and made with red and black beans. It takes just 30 minutes and all made in one pot. Made with such easy simple ingredients. *This post contains…

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Mexican Hummus

This is sooooo good. I LOVE Mexican food…especially being from Texas, but being Vegan makes it harder since Mexican food is known for having tons of cheese. Well, I also love hummus, such as my Red Pepper Hummus. So, I decided to change my original recipe up quite a bit and created this delicious Vegan…

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1 pot sweet potato lentil soup in white bowl

Vegan Sweet Potato Lentil Soup (8 ingredients and Oil-free!)

1 Pot Vegan Sweet Potato Lentil Soup! Smoky, flavorful, delicious and so hearty! Lots of wonderful, plant-based protein! JUST 8 ingredients! Vegan, gluten-free and oil-free! Ready in less than an hour! VEGAN SWEET POTATO LENTIL SOUP I just love soups with a little kick, but to really balance and turn up the flavor, I like…

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