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Vegan Apple Sage Breakfast Sausage!

A hearty, vegan breakfast sausage that’s savory, a little sweet, and full of wholesome ingredients — a brunch favorite that always gets requests for the recipe. Why You’ll Love These Vegan Breakfast Sausages My Story Behind This Recipe These plant-based apple and sage breakfast sausages were one of the most popular things on the breakfast menu at the Emmanuel Institute when I worked there.So when I was invited to bring something to a potluck brunch, this was one of the first recipes that came to

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Stephanie Howard

I help people who would like to adopt a plant based vegan diet to achieve their goals. With a realistic plan, proven recipes and a sustainable mindset so that they and their families can be healthier, stronger, and happier.

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Honey Nut Granola

  If you are a regular reader, you know that I have been experimenting with granola recipes lately. You also know that my husband’s favorite granola is the Everything Granola and my daughter’s is the Gingerbread Granola. Is anyone curious as to what my favorite is? I knew that you

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Healthy Breakfast

Gingerbread Granola

  Growing up I had cereal almost everyday of my life. So I am not sure why my kids are not happy with it. Of course I was eating Cap’n Crunch, Cookie Crisp and Fruit Loops, which could explain why I never got tired of it. But even now that

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Healthy Breakfast

Meatless Monday: Breakfast for Supper – Granola

Truth be told, I usually have granola or cereal for breakfast. My kids are always asking for something else for breakfast…anything. They occasionally will make pancakes for the family, but what they really like is something savory for breakfast. When I am cooking at Emmanuel Institute I make something savory

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Veggies & Sides

Meatless Monday – Spanish Rice

In keeping with our Taco Party theme over the past few weeks, I thought you might like to make a batch of Spanish rice to make the party complete. My version is made with brown rice, which is a little un-traditional but I believe it offers more flavor and it

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Veggies & Sides

The Taco Party Continues with Homemade Salsa and Chips

When we went to Iceland last year, our host was from Mexico. We were planning the meals for a youth group and I made the mistake of suggesting that we buy salsa instead of making our own to save time. He thought that was absolutely ridiculous and volunteered himself to

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Vegan Dinner

Vegan Pizza Combinations

Today we celebrated ridzoboy’s 15th birthday so I made homemade pizza.  I used to work for Pantera’s Pizza in Missouri…many years ago, so I know a fair bit about making a good pizza.  I find that most Pizza eaters get in a rut always ordering the same old pizza.  Pepperoni

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Veggies & Sides

Kid’s LOVE Zucchini, No Really, They Do!

  Monday we had our Fresh From the Garden Cooking School. We had a great turn out, despite the near tornado strength storm that went through our area leaving one of my helpers with a tree through the garage, another with a tree on a truck, a third with trees

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Meat Substitutes

Meatless Monday — Bar-B-Q “Chicken” Sandwich

Becoming Vegan is not as hard as you might think I think some people tend to complicate things.  I am a straight forward kind of person I like to make life as easy as possible. The best way to eat vegan is simply one day at a time.  Let’s start

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Vegan Desserts

It’s Berry Season!–Fruit and Coconut Bar Recipe

These quick and easy bars are absolutely delicious and stunning to look at. Your friends and family will be impressed and won’t even know that they are vegan, soy free and easily made gluten free.  Now is the perfect time to make them with all the berries we have available

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