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The Betty Crocker Project: Vegan Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
Our weekend was a blur of oldest and dearest out of town guests, writing, being pregnant* and a baby shower**. After the crowd had left and the trays of Cinnamon Snail treats and sandwiches were empty there was time to catch up. To talk about […]
The Betty Crocker Project: Vegan Sloppy Joel Pies
Throughout The Betty Crocker Project, we’ve visited some pretty hardcore Americana recipes but one that will always stand out to me as the moment we just closed our eyes and jumped is The Cheeseburger Pie. This chef-d’œu·vre of The Betty Crocker Test Kitchen was our first […]
The Betty Crocker Project : Louisiana Vegan Chicken Skillet Dinner
I debated if I should post this recipe today because even though this is a very easy and delicious dinner – the photos just didn’t really show that. I mean this dinner has it all. There’s leafy kale, Vitamin C packed red peppers, cute little […]
The Betty Crocker Project : Cherry Cola BBQ Vegan Chicken Wings
This recipe comes to us from a Betty Crocker Summertime email, not the book, but is still Betty gold. I admit the original recipe was vegan–but again, we meddled. I was humming this tune the whole time I was making this, and it reminded me […]
The Betty Crocker Project : Vegan New England “Clam” Chowder made with Oyster Mushrooms & Artichoke Hearts
I recently discovered that my relationship with our cat Percy has developed to a point where he loves and trusts me enough to let me play air guitar on his tummy Bill & Ted style. I’ve been calling it Cat Guitar and it’s awesome. You […]
Special Edition : The New Orleans Stay-cation Part 2 : Vegan Po’Boys & Hush Puppies
Morning on Bourbon Street Even in a magical place like New Orleans, they don’t eat Beignets all day. When we were there about a year ago, one of our most memorable meals was vegan Po’ Boys at Cafe Bamboo. So it only seemed right that […]
The Betty Crocker Project : Linguine with Clams (Marinated Mushrooms) in White Wine Sauce & Rosemary Garlic Bread
OK: before everyone gets all ruthless about how this looks, please remember we’re veganizing this. I didn’t use the photo with the sauce mixed in because it just didn’t really show the sauce–and that’s the best part! Yes, using Oyster Mushrooms for clams is a […]