The Smoothie Vegetarians

Chili is one of those classic meat dishes, right alongside BBQ ribs that becomes a personal form of artwork instead of just a recipe. Everyone has their own way of making it and it never seems to be exactly the same dish twice. So I made a batch of vegan chili last night and thought I would share my recipe. Except that I didn't really follow a recipe and did a lot of random tossing as the batch simmered on the stove. So, you can follow along and hopefully put together some of your own wonderful meat-free chili. My free-form chili creation is simmering away happily in all its plant-based glory I started off with a little oil, and sauteed a clove of minced garlic and about a half cup of diced up white onion. I probably should have gone with a bit more garlic. Oh, and about 1 stalk of celery, diced small too. Once that got going, I added about 3/4 of a package of Gardein's meat-less crumbles (we love them because they are gluten-free!). I'm sure the whole ...

(photos by Danielle) (photos by Danielle)  If you want some delicious, indulgent recipes….check out some of these. All of these foods you can have for a dinner or as appetizers are all amazing if you want to eat food with amazing taste and texture, but not sacrifice anything! It can be important to stay on the healthier sides of course so of these meals can be made healthier with some alternatives.  (photos by Danielle) (photos by Danielle) (photos by Danielle) My family and I were looking for some alternatives to food we were already eating. So when we went to the store to pick up food for my family to eat during any of the upcoming football games, we found plenty of options. We did two products from Gardein which were the wings and the tenders. Both of these taste amazing and you can not even tell the difference. I also made some nachos which were absolutely wonderful.  (photos by Danielle) (photos by Danielle) ...