Enjoy the flavors of lasagne without all the layering and prep work. This easy, plant-based lasagna soup combines noodles, tomatoes, mushrooms, white beans, and zucchini, so it’s a complete one-pot meal. Make it in about an hour!  When I started noticing lasagna soup recipes a couple of years ago, I thought, “Hmm, that’s interesting.” But I didn’t feel compelled to make one until recently when I was cleaning out my pasta shelf and noticed that I had several open boxes of lasagna, all of which contained some broken lasagna noodles. I’m too thrifty to throw them out and too rushed and impa ..read more

Is there anything more comforting on a cold, wet day than a steaming bowl of lentil soup? If there is, I haven’t found it yet. Other soups are also warm and inviting, but there’s something homey, something friendly, about lentil soup that warms me spiritually as well as physically. When cooler weather finally hit Louisiana, about a month or two after the northern areas of the country got it, I started cooking my way through my various lentil soup recipes. Homestyle Lentil Soup is to me the most comforting of the bunch, reminiscent of the beef stew I grew up eating. I’d alternate that with Len ..read more

This small vegan lemon drizzle cake packs a big flavor. Optional pomegranate seeds add a tart crunch as well as a festive appearance. It can be soy-free or nut-free depending on the type of milk or yogurt you use. It’s been a while, almost 2 1/2 years, since I’ve updated this blog. I’ve been working behind the scenes, answering email, posting on Facebook sometimes, updating the software, and paying the monthly bills (though I did miss one and had the blog disappear for a few hours until someone let me know.) But coming up with a new recipe has been the one thing I haven’t been able to do. The ..read more

Golden slices of summer squash and kernels of corn are baked in a creamy sauce and topped with bread crumbs in this Southern-style vegan squash casserole. It’s the perfect summer side dish. Hi, my name is Susan, and I’m a vegan. It’s been so long since I updated this blog that I only half-humorously feel like I need to introduce myself again. For those of you who don’t know me, you can find my real introduction on my About page. For those who do know me and worried that I had fallen off the planet, I’m happy to report that I’m alive and well and now living in Louisiana.  My husband and I ..read more

These easy scalloped potatoes combine the creaminess of the classic side dish with the ease of frozen hash browns. You don’t even have to thaw them out! I thought I was finished writing about scalloped potatoes. I posted my first scalloped potatoes recipe in my second month of blogging, way back in 2006. Then ten years later I updated that recipe with a “cleaner” recipe that used chickpeas instead of cornstarch for thickening. Well, I hadn’t anticipated that Julie from the 100% Pure McDougall Facebook group would come up with a brilliant innovation on the original recipe. She skippe ..read more

No one will believe that these chewy vegan snickerdoodles have absolutely no added oil. They bake up puffy and soft and taste just as good the next day. Try them and see why they’re the best oil-free cookies! Something about the nip of fall in the air has had me craving cinnamon. Or maybe it’s just October on the internet. Every time I turn around, it’s Pumpkin Spice this and Pumpkin Pie that. Maybe I should concentrate on the pumpkin, but it’s really baked goods full of cinnamon and sugar that I’m craving. I try not to give into the temptation too often because as I always say ..read more

Leftover brown rice becomes a healthy meal in minutes with this whole foods plant based Vegetable Fried Rice recipe featuring frozen stir-fry vegetables and riced cauliflower. Time during a pandemic does funny things. Individual minutes and hours can seem to crawl by, but whole days, weeks, and months pass by so quickly that I often have to stop to remember what month it is. August? August. It’s really hard to believe that most of the summer is gone without me going anywhere.(...) Read the rest of Ridiculously Easy Vegetable Fried Rice (1,359 words) © svoisin for FatFree Vegan Kitchen, 2 ..read more

Sautéed asparagus, mushrooms, and garlic combine with pasta and a light fat-free sauce in this delicious plant-based meal. Optional soy curls or chickpeas add heartiness, making this Asparagus Mushroom Pasta a very filling vegan main dish.(...) Read the rest of Vegan Asparagus and Mushroom Pasta (889 words) © svoisin for FatFree Vegan Kitchen, 2020. | | No comment Post tags: Asparagus, Gluten-free, Pasta, Weight Watchers Points The post Vegan Asparagus and Mushroom Pasta appeared first on FatFree Vegan Kitchen ..read more

A few weeks ago, I received an email from MamaSezz, a plant-based meal delivery service, offering me an opportunity to help promote their business in exchange for a commission.  As a blogger, I get a lot of offers like this, from companies selling everything from supplements to olive oil to keto meals (yikes!) I delete 99.9% of these emails without even reading them because almost all involve products or services I would never use, much less recommend. But when MamaSezz told me about their meals, I had to take a closer look.  That’s because unlike all the other meal delivery services I have ..read more

Farro, an ancient grain similar to barley, adds texture and creaminess to this vegan version of Tuscan white bean soup with carrots and kale. Use Alubia Blanca or any small white beans, such as navy beans. I’ve had a bag of Alubia Blanca white beans from Rancho Gordo sitting on my “bean shelf” for longer than I care to admit. I was overly optimistic a while back about turning myself from a canned bean user to a dried bean connoisseur and bought a bunch of Rancho Gordo beans, but as it turns out, old habits are hard to break. In order to cook with dried beans, you need to plan ahead to give th ..read more