Craving your favorite Chinese Takeout? Then check out my Vegan Cashew Chicken! It tastes BETTER than the original plus it's OIL-FREE! We were out of town several weeks ago and stopped at a Chinese Restaurant to have dinner. We had just found a new lunch spot where they served an incredible Vegan BBQ Chicken Sandwich, so I asked the waitress here if we could order my wife's favorite, Cashew Chicken, but make it vegan & oil-free. They did! And it was incredible! So hats off to you Dynasty Chinese, Sequim, WA for being so versatile! I KNEW when we got home I'd have to try and recreate that ..read more

If you're looking for a warm, comforting, stick-to-your-ribs kinda stew, look no further than this Spicy Potato Chickpea Stew! It'll have them going back for seconds! Simple ingredients that anyone can find, and 1 single pot to cook them in - what could be simpler? The spice level can easily be adjusted to super mild, so no worries all you spicy food haters. And the flavor - wow! To all those people who say our food is bland & boring, I dare them to try this! Maybe with a hunk of my Rustic No-Knead Bread to sop up all that scrumptious broth! [feast_advanced_jump_to] ?Why You're Going to ..read more

I'm speaking at a potluck today on the health benefits of chile peppers, so I made these insanely delicious Vegan Chipotle Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Peppers to share with everyone! The mini peppers are not spicy AT ALL, and the chipotle adds just enough kick to make these little guys POP! What about this vegan chipotle cream cheese?! I have to tell you, this was inspired by my good buddy Adam over at Cinnamon Snail and MAN is it delish! It's my first CULTURED cream cheese ( fermented for that cheesy tang!) I only tweaked a couple of things, but I just HAD to share it with you (with his permis ..read more

This is the EASIEST Stir Fry Sauce you'll ever whip up! Not only is packed FULL of flavor, it's 100% vegan, oil-free, AND gluten-free, and the best part? It's ready in just 10 minutes or less. Why You Are Going To LOVE This Sauce! I created this recipe WAY back in 2014 and love it for many different reasons. It's EASY! Only uses 7 ingredients you probably already have 10 minutes on the stove and you're ready to pour Not spicy at all for all of you spice-haters 100 vegan, oil-free, AND gluten-free A perfect blend of sweet & savory and garlicky goodness Whether it's a dipping sauce for My ..read more

Whether it's a big bowl of beans or my best damn vegan chili, you just gotta have some cornbread to go with! And these gluten-free cornbread waffles are just the ticket! Naturally, they are 100% vegan & oil-free, and now without the gluten! My original cornbread recipe has been popular for years, but now that my wife is gluten-free, I remade the recipe so she could continue to enjoy it too. It goes great with my vegan soup beans or my best damn vegan chili, and I made them into waffles because.... waffles are FUN! [feast_advanced_jump_to] WHY YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS RECIPE ❤️Vegan: I gr ..read more

Sweet chili sauce (aka Thai Sweet chili sauce), or nam chim kai in Thailand, is an amazingly flavorful condiment in Thai, Malaysian, and Western cuisine. It's super easy to make with everyday ingredients and goes great on rice, lettuce wraps, or spring rolls. It's conveniently found in just about any grocery store, but often with questionable ingredients and preservatives. So why not make your own using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry?! You control the sweetness as well as the spice level so you can truly customize this sauce to match any tas ..read more

Get your GAME on with this Vegan Chile Cheese Queso Dip! But you better make lots because your buddies won't care that it's vegan and it'll be gone by the first field goal it's so good! It's thick, spicy, super creamy, and ready in minutes. A creamy queso dip without dairy you ask? Absolutely and the secret is potatoes. If you've made my Vegan Cheese Sauce before you KNOW it's good, especially in a Mac and Cheese. But this time I'm adding a little spice to kick things up a notch and make it worthy of whatever chip or veggie stick you want to devour it with [feast_advanced_jump_to] ? Why You'l ..read more

Do you remember Panera Bread? My wife LOVED their Broccoli Cheddar Soup, so I made a vegan version and then converted it to an Instant Pot Recipe! If you don't own an Instant Pot - I have a stovetop version here, and it's also in my new cookbook: Comfort Food Classics. The stovetop version has always been a fan favorite, but yesterday, while doing my weekly YouTube Live Cooking Show I made an instant pot version. And as promised, this is that recipe. Now it's easier than ever to have a big pot of delicious soup read in minutes. What I Love About This Recipe What's not to love? It's quick! I ..read more

2023 has come and gone, and what a year it has been. But rather than lament over all of the negative things that went WRONG last year, I thought I'd take a minute to share what we (my wife and I) will be focusing on NEXT year. Our main focus is on our blood pressure, as both of ours have been all over the map this last year. My wife's goal is to get OFF her blood pressure medication, and mine is to not NEED it! We are going to tackle 2024 together by focusing on these 4 pillars of health that Dr. Dean Ornish wrote about in his book Undo It. (affiliate link) My BNV Support Group will be readin ..read more

By fan request, I made a classic winter soup with a history as rich as its flavor. This Vegan French Onion Soup is the perfect soup for those cold winter nights. During ancient times (and even today), onions were cheap, easy to grow, and simple to store. So for the poor peasant, the onion was a savior, with onion soups being popular during the Roman times.  One story says that our modern version goes back to the 17th century when King Louis XV was at his hunting lodge one night and was hungry. When he only found onions, butter, and champagne in the pantry, he decided to use the three ing ..read more