Not Your Mama's Vegan

Mom of 2, vegan foodie, serving up yummy food mostly from scratch, for my family.

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Recently I went to a local chain restaurant and ordered a roasted vegetable quinoa bowl. It had salad greens, quinoa, carrots, sweet potatoes, red onion, Brussels sprouts, black beans and cilantro-walnut pesto. The concept of the bowl seemed like it would work well. Sadly it was not executed well and was very bland. I was so disappointed. Well I decided I would replicate the meal and this is what I came up with. It was very tasty. Even my son went back for seconds. #roastedvegetablequinoabowl #veganbowls #vegetarianbowls #vegan #vegetarian #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #plantbasedfoods #plantbasedeating #dairyfree #restaurantcopycatmeal #notfromabox #homemade

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Isn't it funny that things you totally disliked as a kid, you like now? That's how it was for me and figs. I bought some fresh figs and used them in this sandwich. I made a rosemary cream cheese. I used a combination of Kitehill ricotta and Trader Joe's vegan cream cheese. I spread that on one side of 2 slices of bread. I buttered the other sides. I cooked sliced figs and apples in vegan butter. No added sugar. I also made a small batch of caramelized onions. Put it all together and cooked it until the bread was toasted. This is the one time I wish I had a panini press or a grill press. #veganfigsandwhich #figsandwhich #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #plantbasedeating #vegan #vegetarian #notfromabox #homemade

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It was hot today and I wanted to make something simple. All this was a bit time consuming it was worth the effort. I revisited the watermelon poké recipe. It was much better this time around. I served it over jasmine rice, cabbage, carrots, radishes and cucumbers. #veganpokebowl #watermelonpokebowl #veganbowl #vegan #vegetarian #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #plantbasedfoods #plantbasedeating #notfromabox #homemade

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I was feeling in the mood for some curry and needed to use the kabacha squash I had sitting around. I found what I thought to be a decent yellow squash curry recipe and made a few substitutions based off of what I had on hand. It turned out really well. I knew it was a good recipe, when my son went back for thirds🙃. #pumpkincurry #veganpumpkincurry #veganindianfood #vegan #vegetarian #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbasedfoods #plantbasedeating #plantbased #notfromabox #homemade

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I was at the farmers market and picked up some baby eggplants because they were so cute. When I was thinking about how to prepare it, I didn't want to go with the usual red pasta sauce or slice thin and fry/bake or cube and fry/bake. I decided on making it hassleback style. I did my usual recipe search to see how others made it. Research is everything. I decided to slice the eggplant lengthwise and stuff mozzarella in between the slices. I coated each eggplant with an oil infused gremolata and baked it for about 40 min. The mozzarella melted by the time I took it out, but I was okay with that. I made an arugula pesto and tomato basil sauce using cherry tomatoes. This was one of those dishes where you cross your fingers a pray that it tastes good because you've never made it before. I took one bite and knew this was a keeper. What I like best about the whole thing is you can make it all in an hour. I'm a little sad my son didn't get a chance to taste it, but at least I have lunch for the next day. #veganhasslebackegglant #hasslebackeggplant #vegan #vegetarian #plantbasedeating #plantbasedfoods #plantbased #veganeats #whatveganseat #notfromabox #homemade

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Getting the morning started off right with this vanilla almond granola with ripple and strawberries. #vanillaalmondgranola #vegangranola #granolacereal #vegan #vegetarian #refinedsugarfree #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #planbasedfoods #plantbasedeating #notfromabox #homemade

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A few weeks ago I went to a Cuban restaurant with some friends of mine. I was so impressed with the vegetarian dish there, I wanted to make it at home. I made a quick version of moros, yucca with garlic sauce, roasted squash and fried plantains. It was amazing. Even the kids scarfed it down. This is definitely something I'll make again. #vegancubanbowl #vegetariancubanbowl #vegan #vegetarian #vegancubanfood #veganvegetarianfood #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #plantbasedfoods #plantbasedeating #notfromabox #homemade

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For the past couple of weeks I've been wanting fried oyster mushrooms. I made this before and this was my test to make sure the flavors were correct. I used golden oyster mushrooms that I got at my favorite Korean grocery store. It was nice and crispy. I topped it with lemon dill mayo and rice. #crispyfriedoystermusrooms #veganfriedfood #vegan #vegetarian #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #plantbasedeating #plantbasedfoods #notfromabox #homemade

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Happy forth of July. What's on your grill today? I grilled some nectarines and peaches. Grilled fruit is so yummy. I topped it with sugar free vanilla ice cream that I made and balsamic glaze. It was delicious and refreshing on this warm day. #grilledfruit #grillednectarines #vegandesserts #dairyfreedesserts #sugarfreedesserts #vegan #vegetarian #veganeats #whatveganseat #planbased #plantbasedfoods #plantbasedeating #notfromabox #homemade #eatwhatsinseason

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I've been on a total ice cream kick. I made butters pecan ice cream. This flavor is my father's favorite. I never cared for it growing up because he always had it. I must say making your own is better then anything store bought. I seriously wanted to eat it all😂🐽, well not without sharing it with my dad first. #beganbutteredpecanicecream #veganbutterpecanicecream #veganicecream #vegan #vegetarian #vegandesserts #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #plantbasedeating #plantbasedfoods #dairyfree #refinedsugarfree #notfromabox #homemade

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Yesterday I was getting some vegetables from a local farm, when I came across some beautiful pink, red and purple radishes. I always thought I didn't like them, but I bought them anyway. I made this radish toast with freshly made almond cheese, toasted sourdough bread, parsley and a drizzle of olive oil. I was pleasantly surprised at the taste of the radish and enjoyed this toast immensely. #veganradishtoast #radishtoast #vegan #vegetarian #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #plantbasedeating #plantbasedfoods #notfromabox #homemade #eatwhatsinseason

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I haven't done my weekly shopping yet. I needed to get creative with what I had. I had a couple of blocks of tofu that needed to be dealt with along with a small Savoy cabbage. I looked up a few recipes on stuffed tofu. It's really popular in Asia. I took a bit from each recipe, and made a non traditional filling. I stuffed the tofu with cilantro lime coconut rice, Caribbean spiced walnuts and sautéed cabbage. I dipped it in a batter and fried it up. I served it with a side of tamarind sauce. This isn't something I would make or eat all the time, but the effort was truly worth it. The stuffed tofu was very filling. Even my son got full after eating just a couple of them and he's always hungry 😋. #veganstuffedtofu #stuffedtofu #vegan #vegetarian #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbased #plantbasedeating #plantbasedfoods #notfromabox #homemade

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I'm back with another bowl. I've really been trying to use up the couscous I bought in bulk which is the base for this bowl. I flavored it with vegan beef broth, lemon and garlic. All the veggies are roasted. If you're wondering what the spikes green vegetable is, that's romanesco broccoli. I like the taste of it better than broccoli. I topped it with a black garlic cream which isn't in the picture, but tasted good on everything. #veganveggiebowl #veganbowls #vegan #vegetarian #plantbased #plantbasedfoods #plantbasedeating #veganeats #whatveganseat #notfromabox #homemade

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It's that time of year when I feel the need to make yogurt. What I really like about it is that it's raw. No cooking was involved. The texture is like Greek yogurt. It was tangy and did not taste like coconuts. #vegancoconutyogurt #veganyogurt #rawcoconutyogurt #rawyogurt #vegan #vegetarian #rawfoods #plantbasedfoods #plantbased #plantbasedeating #veganeats #whatveganseat #dairyfree #homemade #notfromabox

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You know I like a good bowl and this one is no exception. There are lots of good things going on in here like roasted squash, brussels sprouts, beets, sweet potato, couscous and ginger lemon cream to top it off. #veganbowl #began #vegetarian #veganeats #whatveganseat #plantbasedeating #plantbased #plantbasedfoods #dairyfree #notfromabox #homemade

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Enjoying this lovely acai bowl from @jambajuicesocal which my daughter dropped off on her way to work. So sweet of her😍❤️#acaibowl #jamabajuiceacaibowl #fruitbowl #plantbased #plantbasedeating #vegetarian #vegan #getabowltoday

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I've been on a sandwich kick all week. A few months ago when I went to the vegan street fair, I had a chicken and waffle sandwich from a well known food truck. FYI they're not known for vegan food. I was super disappointed in the way it turned out and the cost. I ate it anyway and thought to myself maybe I could do it better. Here is what I made along side some freshly made beet chips. #veganchicknwafflesandwich #vegansandwich #veganchickn #veganwaffles #plantbased #plantbasedfoods #plantbasedeating #veganeats #whatveganseat #notfromabox #homemade