By Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, HealthyVoyager.com Nothing says comfort food like a hearty bowl of soup. Curling up on the couch with a great book or movie and a steaming bowl of this twist on minestrone is heaven on any night of the week. Full of healthy veggies and lots of flavor, this soup eats like a meal! Ingredients, Makes 4-8 bowls [...]

This healthy and savory recipe is adapted from Forks Over Knives – The Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes for Plant-Based Eating All Through the Year. In addition to being low calorie and featuring a host of vitamins and minerals, eggplant also contains important flavonoids and phytonutrients with antioxidant activity. Ingredients, serves 4 2 cups Vegetable Stock 1 cinnamon stick 1/4 teaspoon [...]

This is a very festive, yet simple and easy dish. Roasted delicata squash are filled with a wild rice pilaf studded with dried cranberries, shallots, celery, and toasted pecans. Serve this anytime in the fall or winter. It’s simple and easy enough to make on a weeknight for your family, but special and pretty enough for company. Ingredients, Makes 4 [...]

A food processor turns this dairy-free soup into a rich, creamy treat with a delightful mushroom flavor. Ingredients, Makes 4 servings 1 small onion, finely chopped freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 tablespoons dry sherry 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce salt, to taste 12 ounces mushrooms, sliced 2/3 cup old-fashioned oats 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1 bay leaf 5 [...]

Here is Lindsay Nixon’s go-to Thanksgiving menu full of easy, no fuss plant-based recipes. Start with a delicious (only 3 ingredient!) butternut soup, then head to the main event: a “meatloaf” made from pantry staples, with cornbread, mashed potatoes, savory green beans and mushroom gravy that captures all the flavors of Thanksgiving! Also included is a recipe for stuffed acorn squash that’s [...]

There’s something for everyone in this list! Some of these recipes are from Alicia Silverstone’s book, The Kind Diet, and others have been submitted by all you talented, kind, home cooks! Hopefully this is helpful for all of you as you plan your Thanksgiving menus: 1 Baked Sweet Potatoes With Onions and Cinnamon 2. White Truffle Vegetable Plate With Cranberries 3. Mixed [...]

This recipe from FitSugar is high in fiber and loaded with vitamin A. Pumpkin is an edible delight perfect for the fall and winter season.  This is a great side dish for Thanksgiving. Ingredients, Serves 4 2 tablespoons unsalted vegan butter 1 medium onion, sliced 1 garlic clove, chopped 2-1/2 teaspoons curry powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground [...]

PCRM.org shares this Vegan Thanksgiving dinner menu full of tasty, healthful, and comforting dishes sure to satisfy any holiday appetite. The recipes featured here are traditional, but have a fun and interesting twist. We hope this will inspire you to prepare holiday meals without the need to indulge in high levels of fat, salt, and sugar. The key is to [...]

The inclusion of apple makes these home fries from Happy Herbivore naturally sweet and extra delicious. Serves 4 Ingredients, Serves 4 • ¾ teaspoon rosemary, dried • 2 medium sweet potatoes, diced • 1 small apple, cored and diced • Salt, to taste • Pepper, to taste Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper [...]

This fall salad recipe is from The Very Best of Recipes for Health by Martha Rose Shulman. Ingredients, Makes 6 servings 1 cup wild rice 3 1/2 cups water or stock (chicken or vegetable) Salt to taste 2 pounds kabocha or butternut squash, peeled and cut in small dice (about 3 cups peeled and diced, weighing 1 1/2 to 1 [...]