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Veggie Inspired: Plant-Based Family Recipes

Jenn shares flavorful vegan recipes with approachable ingredients and easy to follow instructions. Get your daily dose of fruits and vegetables in a delicious and satisfying way!

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Sweet Treats for Halloween

Hi, Reader, Happy Halloween! If you're looking for some healthier sweet treat options to celebrate the holiday, I've got you covered! Here are some of our favorites: Pumpkin Fudge Bars Vegan Toffee Bars Chocolate Cherry Truffles Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Spiced Chocolate Covered Cashews Have a fun and safe holiday! Enjoy! Want more plant-based, easy family recipes? My cookbooks are available online and everywhere books are sold. The Meatless Monday Family Cookbook The Meat-Free...

Hi, Reader, I started this blog 12 years ago. Back then, even though the recipes were delicious, my photography was pretty terrible and the information needed to make the recipes perfectly every time was lacking in the posts. Over the years I have updated many (MANY!) of those older recipes and posts making them even better. Here are some of my most recent updates: Apple Oat Date Bars Curry Roasted Cauliflower Salad Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Coffee Cake Almond Flour Chocolate Cookies Maple...

Hi, Reader, Yellow curry powder is a versatile spice blend that can be used in a variety of recipes. The flavor is warm and earthy with notes of pepper and subtle sweetness. This spice blend is an easy way to impart big, bold flavors. It's one of my favorites. Here are some of my favorite recipes using yellow curry powder: Curry Roasted Cauliflower Salad Curry Carrot Lentil Soup Creamy Curried Corn Soup Curried Tofu Salad Curry Fried Rice Sweet Potato Quinoa Bowls with cashew curry sauce...

Hi, Reader, In honor of my husband's birthday today 🎉, I thought I'd share his favorite recipes from Veggie Inspired. He is not plant-based, vegan or vegetarian, but he loves these recipes. So, if you have a mixed-diet family, I suggest that maybe you start with these! Here is my husband's Top Ten Veggie Inspired Recipes: BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches (He eats these 2-3 at a time!) Sheet Pan Veggie Fajitas (Easy to customize!) Vegan Chorizo Pasta Bake Mediterranen Pasta Vegan Pepper Steak (I...

Hi, Reader, Fall is my favorite time of year! I love the changing colors, the crunchy leaves, the cooler temperatures, and all the delicious seasonal produce, like apples, pumpkins, butternut squash, corn, kale, and more. Here are some of our favorite fall dinners using seasonal produce: Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Pumpkin Lentil Chili Vegan Stuffed Shells Roasted Cauliflower Steaks Sweet Potato Corn Chowder Enjoy! Want more plant-based, easy family recipes? My cookbooks are available...

Hi, Reader, It's that time of year. Are you ready for pumpkin-all-the-things? Here are some of our favorite vegan pumpkin recipes... Savory Pumpkin Lentil Chili Pumpkin and Kale Stuffed Shells Pumpkin Pasta Sauce Kale Apple Salad with Warm Pumpkin Vinaigrette Sweet Pumpkin Bread Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars Pumpkin Cupcakes Breakfast Pumpkin Apple Baked Oatmeal Pumpkin Pancakes Pumpkin Donuts Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins Drinks Pumpkin Spiced Iced Latte Harvest Oat...

Hi, Reader, Here in the midwest of the USA apple season is in full force. Sweet apples, tart apples, apple cider - they're all great and can be used in both sweet and savory cooking and baking. Whether you pick your own, buy a fresh picked bag from the orchard market, or purchase from your local grocery store, apples are so versatile! Here a few of our favorite vegan apple recipes: Apple Cider Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato (Starbucks copycat!) Apple Cider Donuts Vegan Apple Cake (uses both...

Four photo collage of recipes using fresh herbs.

Hi, Reader, If you have a backyard garden then you probably have more fresh herbs than you know what to do with. HOT TIP: If you have a lot left before the end of the season, you can blend them up with some olive oil and freeze the mixture in ice cube trays. These frozen herbs can then be added to soups, stews, sauces, pastas, etc. throughout the year. However, we still have plenty of warm days left, so before we need to worry about freezing them, here are some of our favorite ways to use...

Two photo collage of pesto pasta bake and vegan chorizo pasta bake.

Hi, Reader, Baked pasta feels fancy, but is easy to make and is made with pantry staples. Great for quick midweek meals or lazy weekend suppers. It's always a family favorite! Here are two of our favorite pasta bakes: Pesto Pasta Bake (Perfect for using up all that garden basil! Or use store-bought pesto to make this even quicker.) Vegan Chorizo Pasta Bake (Has a bit of a spicy kick!) Which one will you make first? Enjoy! Want more plant-based, easy family recipes? My cookbooks are available...

Four photo collage of vegan sweet corn recipes.

Hi, Reader, I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day weekend! Now let's celebrate the last moments of summer with some fresh sweet corn. It's at its finest right now. Living in the midwest, I'm lucky to be near some of the best, in my opinion. But don't fear, the majority of these recipes can be made with frozen corn, as well, so you can make them year round! Besides eating it straight off the cob, here are some of our favorite ways to use fresh summer sweet corn: Raw Corn Radish Salad Creamy Sweet...