Vegan Double Chocolate Muffins

Pierre Van Zylbaking, chocolate, muffins, Muffins, Scones, & Quick Breads, Recipes, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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When things feel particularly uncertain or unknowable, it’s usually my first instinct to bake. Baking sweet things is one of the ways that I remind myself of the sweetness of life, especially when I’m getting lots of reminders to the contrary. And there’s comfort in the ritual, too: baking, measuring, following a recipe. Baking is more science than art, and the precision is part of what I find soothing. This was one of those happy baking projects in which I was pretty sure…

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Vegan Chocolate Bundt Cake with Chocolate Ganache Glaze

Pierre Van Zylcake, Cakes, chocolate, dessert, Holidays, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, valentines day

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I didn’t get to posting this delicious vegan chocolate bundt cake with chocolate ganache glaze last week, but I did get around to enjoying it. And I’ve got a few slices left in my freezer as a Valentine’s Day gift to myself 🙂 It’s no secret by now that I have a thing for cake. Even within the wonderful world of cake, I have favorites, and bundt cakes are high on the list. I love the domed and decorative shapes, the simplicity of…

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Easy Vegan Black Bean Sweet Potato Tacos

Pierre Van Zylblack bean, easy, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, quick, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, sweet potato, tacos, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, weeknight

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Remember how, on Sunday, I said that I had Superbowl-friendly recipe coming your way? This could have been it, but it wasn’t it. What I had planned was a chili that turned out to be yet another in a several-months-long streak of #recipefails. I ate it, and I even froze some of it, but it really wasn’t tasty enough to share. I’m not sure why half of what I cook turns out to be so disappointing lately, but I’m not going to spend…

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Easy Vegan Black Bean Sweet Potato Tacos

Pierre Van Zylblack bean, easy, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, quick, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, sweet potato, tacos, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, weeknight

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Remember how, on Sunday, I said that I had Superbowl-friendly recipe coming your way? This could have been it, but it wasn’t it. What I had planned was a chili that turned out to be yet another in a several-months-long streak of #recipefails. I ate it, and I even froze some of it, but it really wasn’t tasty enough to share. I’m not sure why half of what I cook turns out to be so disappointing lately, but I’m not going to spend…

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Perfect Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pierre Van Zylbaking, banana, Breakfast, chocolate chips, muffins, Muffins, Scones, & Quick Breads, Recipes, Snacks, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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You may be wondering how I’ve never made a vegan banana chocolate chip muffin before? I’m wondering too. I’ve made banana muffins, banana bread, and I have no objections to putting chocolate into just about any baked good (oatmeal, blondies, scones). It was only a matter of time until I tried this combo in a…

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The Best Vegan Pasta alla Vecchia Bettola

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, ina garten, Main Dishes, pasta, Recipes, Soy-free, tomatoes, Vegan, vodka sauce

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This recipe is delicious for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with me. It’s a vegan spin on Pasta alla Vecchia Bettola, a Florentine recipe that’s been brought to many places around the world, including and especially Nick & Toni’s restaurant in East Hampton, where it’s been on the menu for twenty plus years….

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Creamy Chickpeas & Mushrooms Over Mashed Potatoes

Pierre Van Zylchickpeas, comfort food, easy meals, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, mashed potatoes, No Oil, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, Vegan

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I’m ending this year and starting the next one with a recipe that feels well suited to where I’m at lately. It’s comforting, familiar, and easy, all of which are top priorities after a somewhat helter-skelter fall and early winter. And it’s the first recipe that I’ve made in a while that just came to…

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Creamy Chickpeas & Mushrooms Over Mashed Potatoes

Pierre Van Zylchickpeas, comfort food, easy meals, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, mashed potatoes, No Oil, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, Vegan

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I’m ending this year and starting the next one with a recipe that feels well suited to where I’m at lately. It’s comforting, familiar, and easy, all of which are top priorities after a somewhat helter-skelter fall and early winter. And it’s the first recipe that I’ve made in a while that just came to…

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Vegan Sweet Cherry Bars and 20 Reasons to Eat Sweet Cherries in 2020

Pierre Van Zylbaking, Bars, Breakfast, cherries, Gluten-free, Recipes, Snacks, Soy-free, Sweets, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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We all know that this season—the transition of one calendar year to another—can be loaded with messages about food and diet that are anything but wholesome. I don’t like to enter into a new year with any intentions of restriction, elimination, or deprivation. But I do greet January as a time to consider how my…

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Moroccan Sweet Potatoes

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, Holidays, Main Dishes, Recipes, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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Holiday lesson #1: Things (often) don’t go to plan. I watch a lot of reruns of The Great British Baking Show, and in many episodes there’s a moment when a baker presents something that’s falling apart, or sinking in the middle, or only halfway decorated. One of the judges will smile sympathetically, and say “looks…

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Vegan Dark Chocolate Granola Bark

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, Holidays, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, Sweets, Vegan

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I’ve been enjoying my holiday baking this year, but it’s nice to whip up a sweet treat that not only doesn’t involve baking, but also doesn’t involve cleaning my food processor or blender. This recipe for vegan dark chocolate granola bark is so easy, not to mention festive, fun, and adaptable.  The star of the…

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Cinnamon Spice Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pierre Van Zylcake, Cakes, cinnamon, Desserts, Gluten-free, holiday, Holidays, Recipes, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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This vegan cinnamon spice sheet cake with cream cheese frosting is my answer to the many recipe flops I’ve had lately: a delicious, fragrant, festive cake that isn’t overly complex or difficult to make/decorate. When I first thought about making this cake, I thought it would be a gingerbread cake, modeled after this beloved recipe….

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Butternut Squash, Kale & Lentil Soup with Herbs

Pierre Van Zyleasy, Gluten-free, iherb, Main Dishes, products, quick, Quick & Easy, Recipes, soup, Soups, Soy-free, stew, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, winter

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This post is sponsored by iHerb. All opinions are my own. Thank you for your support! Tis the season for nourishing soups and stews—along with all of the sweet treats I’ve been making at home and eating by the tree.  Tis also the season for dashing hither and yon for holiday gatherings, errands, end-of-year work…

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Red Lentil Chickpea Loaf & Simple Vegan Mushroom Gravy

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, Holidays, loaf, Main Dishes, Recipes, Sauces, Soy-free, thanksgiving, Vegan, vegan holidays

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I’m far from home as I write this post—an adventure I’ll share more about soon! Being in a very new place makes writing about a cozy holiday recipe all the sweeter and more meaningful. This red lentil chickpea loaf with simple vegan mushroom gravy is my Thanksgiving dish for 2019. But it’s simple and memorable…

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Wholesome Vegan Pumpkin Oat Scones

Pierre Van Zylbaking, Breakfast, Holidays, oats, one degree organics, Recipes, scones, Soy-free, Sweets, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, whole grains

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As mentioned in a few posts already this fall, I’ve officially given into pumpkin season. These wholesome vegan pumpkin oat scones are a perfect way to celebrate fall baking while also indulging the desire for treats that are a little less sweet, and a little more nutritious, than others. I’ve found that there tend to…

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Roasted Butternut & Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, Holidays, Recipes, salad, Salads, Sides, Small Plates, Soy-free, thanksgiving, Vegan

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It’s about time for a few Thanksgiving recipes 🙂 My last few holidays have been simple, and my recipes have followed suit. This roasted butternut & shaved Brussels sprout salad looks festive and has a lot of nice contrast in textures, but it comes together with only a few main ingredients. Leftovers of the creamy…

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Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, Gluten-free, No Oil, Recipes, Soy-free, Sweets, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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Just a little pre-weekend check-in with a sweet breakfast treat: vegan pumpkin chocolate chip baked oatmeal. Baked oatmeal has long been a go-to for me because of it’s versatility: it can be enjoyed at home or on the go, freezes well, is easy to portion out for the week’s breakfasts, and it’s a version of…

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Vegan Halloween Whoopie Pies

Pierre Van Zylcake, Cakes, cookies, dessert, Gluten-free, halloween, Holidays, Recipes, Soy-free, Sweets, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, whoopie pies

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As I was sitting down to write this post I thought I’d make a joke about how it was the first dessert I’d posted in ages that isn’t cake. But then I realized that of course whoopie pies are cake. Just small cakes, shaped into a sandwich with their icing. So the cake parade continues…

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Vegan Beef and Zucchini Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Pierre Van Zyldinner, easy, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, No Oil, not recipe, quick, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, sweet potoates, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, vegan meats

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I was traveling for a wedding over the weekend. Last week felt a little rushed, as days before heading out of town often do. In keeping with the mood, my meals were very easy and very fast: sandwiches, wraps, stuff on toast. And these vegan beef and zucchini stuffed sweet potatoes. Travel aside, I’ve had…

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Vegan Torta di Mele (Italian Apple Cake)

Pierre Van Zylcake, Cakes, dessert, Holidays, italian, Recipes, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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This post is sponsored by La Cucina Italiana. Thank you for your support! In spite of the fact that I always associate autumn and the holidays with apple pie, cake is and always will be my one true dessert. I’ve made a lot of cake in the past couple years, from PB & J swirl…

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Vanilla Spice Pumpkin Overnight Oats

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, Gluten-free, overnight oats, Quick & Easy, Recipes, snack, Soy-free, Vegan, vegan protein

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Until recently, it had been a while since I’d made overnight oats. Last week, though, New York City gave me the perfect invitation to make them. There was a hint of fall in the air, but temperatures reached the 80’s and 90’s for a couple days straight. Stovetop oats, warm drinks, baking projects, and the…

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Creamy Sweet Potato & Roasted Red Pepper Spread

Pierre Van Zyldip, Dips, Gluten-free, No Oil, Quick & Easy, Recipes, red pepper, sandwich, Snacks, Soy-free, spread, sweet potato, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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Hummus is one of those foods that I could (and usually do) eat every single day without boredom or the craving for something else. Every so often, though, I like to experiment with a different type of dip or spread, and I think this creamy sweet potato roasted red pepper spread is destined to be…

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Farro Breakfast Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Apples

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, Dressings & Sauces, Recipes, Salads, Soy-free, Vegan

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This breakfast grain salad combines a few of my favorite things: sweet and salty flavor combinations, savory (or savory-ish) breakfasts, whole grains, sweet potatoes, and creamy dressings. It’s such a no brainer that I’m surprised it took this long to pop into my head 🙂 I have to admit that, as I was putting this…

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Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry Walnut Muffins

Pierre Van Zylbaking, Breakfast, fall, Holidays, muffins, Muffins, Scones, & Quick Breads, pumpkin, Recipes, Soy-free, Vegan

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I taught a vegan baking class at Ovenly last week, which was a lot of fun. We made brownies and muffins (these ones). The former were of course richer and more decadent and in many ways the star of the class. But at the end of the night, when I was on my way home,…

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Oh-So-Simple Tomato Bread Soup

Pierre Van Zylbread, Dietary Preferences, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soups, Soy-free, tomato soup, tomatoes, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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The first time I tried Marcella Hazan’s famous tomato sauce (using vegan butter), I had the same reaction that so many others have had: complete disbelief that anything so simple could taste so good. For those of you who haven’t tried “Marcella sauce,” as it’s sometimes affectionately called, it’s made with only four ingredients: tomatoes,…

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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting

Pierre Van Zylbaking, Cakes, chocolate, frosting, peanut butter, Recipes, Soy-free, Sweets, Vegan, vegan baking, vegan frosting

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Remember how, a couple weekends ago, I mentioned a recent battle with vegan cupcake recipe testing? These are the cupcakes I was fighting for. They were, and are, so worth the effort and refining it took to get them just right. It wasn’t so much the cupcake batter that gave me a hard time.I used…

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One-Skillet Spiced Lentil Walnut Rice

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, lentils, Main Dishes, No Oil, Quick & Easy, Recipes, rice, skillet, Soy-free, Vegan, walnuts

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This dish began as a craving for some sort of lentil taco “meat”—a filling that I could use in breakfast tortillas and burritos and bowls through the week. I’ve made dishes like this before (there’s a recipe in Choosing Raw) and enjoyed having them around as a protein-rich component for meals. This time, I thought,…

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Vegan Chickpea Caesar Wraps

Pierre Van Zylcaesar, chickpeas, easy, lunch, Main Dishes, No Oil, quick, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, Vegan, wraps

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This is a great time of year for sandwiches and wraps. They’re quick and easy, which means that they free up time for me to take a walk on my lunch break, rather than staying in and fussing over my lunch. They don’t demand an oven, a stovetop, or any other heat source, which is…

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Unfussy Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers

Pierre Van Zylblack beans, burgers, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, No Oil, Recipes, Soy-free, summer, sweet potato, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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These are just what they sound like: unfussy, un-fancy sweet potato black bean burgers. What makes them sort of remarkable is the fact that this is the first sweet potato black bean burger I’ve ever made! It’s difficult to wrap my mind around, since the sweet potato + black bean combination is a regular favorite…

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Unfussy Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers

Pierre Van Zylblack beans, burgers, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, No Oil, Recipes, Soy-free, summer, sweet potato, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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These are just what they sound like: unfussy, un-fancy sweet potato black bean burgers. What makes them sort of remarkable is the fact that this is the first sweet potato black bean burger I’ve ever made! It’s difficult to wrap my mind around, since the sweet potato + black bean combination is a regular favorite…

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Golden Oats with Gingered Blueberry Sauce

Pierre Van Zylblueberries, Breakfast, Gluten-free, oatmeal, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, turmeric, Vegan

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It’s usually the case that, when I finish up a period of being especially busy or distracted, I can’t wait to get back into the kitchen. Not so with the end of my DI. Maybe I’m still bouncing back, maybe it’s the summer heat, but I’m feeling spectacularly lazy about cooking. I’ve been making a…

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Green Lentil Hemp Seed Sliders with Spicy Dijon Date Mustard

Pierre Van Zylentertaining, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, No Oil, Recipes, Sides, sliders, Soy-free, summer, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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It’s summer! In theory, the season of vegan grilling and burgers galore, except that these tasty green lentil and hemp seed sliders are actually the first burger I’ve made this season. I really like vegan burgers, but they’re a food that I’ve historically purchased more often than not. Making them from scratch always struck me…

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Vegan Peanut Butter Waffles

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, brunch, No Oil, peanut butter, Soy-free, Vegan, waffles

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I finished my rotations on Friday. All weekend, I thought about the DI experience and what I could write about it on Sunday. Then Sunday rolled around, and I just couldn’t bring myself to type a thing. There’s a lot of happiness and pride in finishing, but my immediate sensation is an incredible amount of…

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Lemon Dill Zucchini & Chickpea Rice

Pierre Van Zyleasy, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, Quick & Easy, Recipes, rice, Soy-free, student life, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, weeknight

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This is one of the quickest dinners I’ve made in a while, and it was well-timed with this last, busy week of my internship. Somehow, in spite of the speed and the fact that I didn’t think very much about it as it came together, it’s one of my favorite meals I’ve had in a…

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Pizza Cauliflower Bake

Pierre Van Zylcomfort food, easy, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, No Oil, Recipes, sheet pan, Soy-free, summer, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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This past Saturday was admittedly a crazy day to have my oven on; it was scorching and humid in NYC, and it would have been a perfect night for leftovers or a dinner salad. But that isn’t what happened. Instead, I had my oven on to create the cheesy, melty, altogether delicious vegan cauliflower pizza…

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Tahini Mustard Sweet Potato, Lentil, and Arugula Salad

Pierre Van ZylDietary Preferences, Gluten-free, lunch, Recipes, salad, Salads, Sides, Soy-free, sweet potatoes, tahini, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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Today’s salad is a great example of how recycling a recipe—keeping it intact, but with a few key tweaks—can pay off. It’s based off of my mustardy lentil sweet potato salad, which isn’t a green leafy salad so much as a spread of sorts, in the same way that chicken salad and egg salad are…

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Easy Vegan Strawberry French Toast Casserole

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, Gluten-free, internship, make ahead breakfast, No Oil, Recipes, Soy-free, student life, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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This vegan berry French toast casserole is a perfect illustration of the timeless cooking rule that simpler is better. I learn this again and again and again in my life as a home cook. Sure, there are those moments when an extra step or two, a longer process, a specialty ingredient, or an added seasoning…

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Lemony Bulgur Chickpea Salad

Pierre Van Zylbulgur, chickpeas, easy, Main Dishes, quick, Quick & Easy, Recipes, salad, Salads, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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I’m so tired. I’ve been tired plenty during the internship, but how I feel right now is special. It is, as they say, next level. And, with a final on Thursday, four assignments to finish, and almost two weeks left in my current rotation, the feeling doesn’t promise to let up soon. I’ve been at…

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Wholesome Vegan Lentil, Mushroom & Kale Lasagna

Pierre Van Zylcasseroles, comfort food, Gluten-free, Holidays, lasagna, Main Dishes, No Oil, Recipes, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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Since September, I’ve been telling myself that this is a year for soups, stews, easy grain dishes, sheet pan meals, and other low maintenance cooking endeavors. It’s true in many ways: soup, for example, has been a mainstay during my internship because it’s easy to make and yields a ton of food for freezing/reheating. With…

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Vegan Golden Milk Cake with Coconut Frosting

Pierre Van Zylbaking, cake, Cakes, golden milk, Recipes, Soy-free, Superfoods, Tree Nut Free, turmeric, Vegan

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Sooner or later I should post a dessert recipe that isn’t cake, right? I guess I just can’t help myself. Placed in a room full of every vegan dessert imaginable, cake would be my first choice every time. But give me time: once the internship eases up I’ll be baking more treats, and they can’t…

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