Author: Monica

Dinner, Recipes

20 WFPB Recipes to Make your Summer Sizzle

Hey babes, I feel like we’ve taken enough time to get to know each other. We can trust each other with secrets, right? Well, we’ll find out, because I’m going to let you in on a big one. Ready? Okay, here we go. Sometimes, in fact a lot of the time….I use other people’s recipes […]

Breakfast, Recipes, Sides, Vegetables

The King (Oyster) of Bacon

Hey babes, If there’s one rebuttal to a plant-based lifestyle that makes me nearly detach a retina from the level of eye rolls it generates, it has to be, “But BACON!!” Team, babes, citizens of Earth, come on. Let’s just get this right out in front. Pigs are sensitive, intelligent animals. When I was a […]

Beans, legumes & grains, Recipes, Sides, Snacks

Cowgirl Caviar

Hey y’all babes, Happy Independence Day for my fellow Americans, and for everyone else, happy Sunday! Now, if you’ve been vegan or fully whole food plant based for more than a couple of weeks, chances are you have run into this scenario. You’re out in the wild, living your best plant-fueled life. Your house is […]

Beans, legumes & grains, Dinner, Recipes

Smoky Chipotle Enchiladas

(Hey lovelies, just wanted you give you a head’s up that links to items in this post are affiliate links. I’ve only included things I personally buy, and you won’t be charged extra should you choose to purchase them. I will receive a small commission if you do, but I use these as much for […]

Beans, legumes & grains, Dinner, Recipes

Chana Masala-Inspired Shepherd’s Pie

Hey babes, If you’re like most of the western world, you probably grew up with a set of staple dishes rotating across your dinner table. For those of us from blue collar families with stay-at-home moms, that usually meant simple, hardy dishes. Being from the southwest, that meant lots of Tex-Mex, beans, cornbread, and chilis, […]

Fruits, Recipes, Snacks

Seedy (Fruit) Strip Joint

Hey babes! If you’ve managed to forgive me for that incredible post title, welcome aboard. I appreciate your appreciation for a good/bad dad joke. Love ya! But in all seriousness, today we are talking about a much more salacious kind of stripping: the kind that involves a vegetable peeler. Yep, we’re talking about snacks! I […]

Dinner, Fruits, Recipes

Tinga de Yaca

Hola bebes, Feliz Cinco de Mayo! For the uninitiated, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the anniversary of the first Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, where Mexican forces succeeded in fending off an assault by a much larger and better equipped French force on the city of Puebla. The victory was a huge inspiration to […]

Chezzz, Dinner, Pasta, Recipes

Meatless Monday Manicotti (Oil-free, Vegan)

Hey babes, So, I know it isn’t meant to be clickbait (or maybe it is, I’m not the Judge Judy of Intent), but I always feel cheated by the tagline “Meatless Monday.” I recently found myself on a pretty popular Millennial/Gen Z website, known for their mega lists, quizzes, videos, and surprisingly informative news branch. […]