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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili

We’ve been looking for ways to incorporate more sweet potato into our meals… and there’s no such thing as too much black bean! This is a modification of this recipe over at Eating Well. Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili

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Bayou Chopped Salad

The Shorty first found this idea at her workplace cafeteria, and loved it so much she had to recreate it at home. This is a buffet-style salad, so set up the ingredients below and let family members mix their own.

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Baked Tofu Marsala

I first found this recipe in a video by Fearn Smith and Russell Pierce. It looked tasty enough to figure out ingredient amounts, so I did. And I posted it here in October of last year. It’s a pretty awesome

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Tofu Pesto

If you haven’t made your own pesto before, it’s super easy! The recipe (and picture) below include garlic bread. NOTE: The baked tofu created in steps 1 and 2 also works wonderfully well as a dry snack straight out of

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Spicy Citrus Black Beans

We have lentil dishes and red bean dishes, plenty of soy dishes and dishes with lots of different beans. But now we finally have a dish that showcases my favorite bean, and the most beautiful bean. Noms!! This is an

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Red Lentil Stew

This is a minor adaptation of Budget Bytes’ awesome recipe. (If you haven’t spent hours yet on her blog, I’d highly recommend doing so!) Our version here is mostly doubled in ingredients, aside from the liquid and a few other

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Vegan Broth Powder

After years of trying various store-bought bouillion cubes and refrigerated broths – some with questionable flavors and all with too much salt – we found much happiness with this recipe. It’s got a great savory flavor, no salt added, considerable

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Chilled Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Edamame, and Red Wine Vinegar

This recipe was given to me one 4th of July several years ago. It’s really versatile, really easy, and perfect for summertime! 1 cup quinoa 1 can black beans, or equivalent amount dried beans, cooked until soft 1/2 cup edamame,

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Sushi Bowls

Ages ago I saw the idea somewhere — combining all your favorite sushi roll ingredients in a bowl. If, like us, you’ve never gotten around to buying a rolling mat, this bypasses spending that money. Or, if you’re unskilled at

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Black Bean Burgers

We had some leftover, plain white rice in the fridge from our gumbo a few days ago… you know, the orphaned rice that usually sits there unused in the fridge until it’s converted to a dried puck. Well, this simple

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