Greek Stuffed Peppers

 

Vegan Side Dishes:

Maple Yam and Pecan Casserole

Holiday Baked Maple Yam Pecan Casserole

Cranberry Apple Pecan Holiday Stuffing

Cranberry Apple Pecan Holiday Stuffing

Mashed Potatoes With Gravy

Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Brown Gravy

Steamed Vegetablesin Cheezy Sauce

Steamed Vegetables In Cheezy Sauce

Tangy Collard Greens with Mushrooms, Onions and Coconut Milk

Tangy Collard Greens in Coconut Milk

 

Vegan Decadent Desserts (These are not low fat):

Vegan Pecan Pie


Holiday Vegan Pecan Pie

Vegan Cheesecake with Blueberry Compote

Vegan Cheesecake with Blueberry Compote

 

Vegan Lower Fat Desserts: 

Fudgey Blackberry Brownies

Fudgey Black Berry Brownies

Vegan Rice Pudding

Vegan Rice Pudding

Apple Strawberry Strudel Pie

Apple Strawberry Strudel Pie

There are lots of delicious and healthy recipes to choose from. I hope that I included some of your favorites.
So if these goodies entice you be sure to check out my book  Vegan Comfort Foods From Around The World
What’s your favorite vegan Thanksgiving dish?

Preview Photos From My Low Fat Vegan Comfort Soups To Keep You Warm Recipe Ebook

I’m REALLY excited about my new Comfort Soups To Keep You Warm recipe eBook. It’s actually going to be part of a series of many recipe eBooks (each containing 30+ recipes, tips and how to’s) later on.

I’ve spent over 3 months working on these recipes, testing them, making them for family and friends, photographing them and putting together this eBook. It’s a lot of work really. I had no idea just how much until now!

So while you may have thought I was just doing a few recipes here and there (which you’ve seen on my blog), I have actually been secretly hiding all of my BEST recipes on my computer!


You may have noticed there’s not a lot of low fat vegan soup recipes on my blog so far, but we’ve actually been eating oil free vegan soups almost every day for months!

I feel like I have actually perfected the art of designing and seasoning oil free vegan soups. From making my own oil-free homemade vegetable broth and fresh cooked beans to putting them together in soups that are 100% healthy AND delicious.

I’ve even tested them out on my parent’s omnivorous friends and they wouldn’t have realized they were oil-free or vegan, until I told them! All they wanted to know was where can they get more, and like right now!

I know you are going to love these soup recipes, there’s something for everyone and I took inspiration from cultures all over the world, including our world trip we did  a year and a half ago.

Most of these vegan soup recipes are naturally gluten free, or gluten-free friendly, nut-free friendly and most of them are soy-free as well.


Let’s take a look at my delicious soup recipes now:

Mexican Black Bean Corn Soup

Kale White Bean Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Tuscan Roasted Tomato Chickpea Soup

Tuscan Roasted Tomato Chickpea Soup

Low Fat Vegan Oil Free Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup

Low Fat Vegan Oil Free Red Wine Minestrone Soup

Red Wine Minestrone Soup

Low Fat Vegan Oil Free Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup With Garlic Croutons

Low Fat Vegan Oil Free Vietnamese Pho Noodle Soup

Vietnamese Vegan Pho (Noodle Soup)

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Creamy Potato Corn Chowder

Creamy Potato Corn Chowder

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Potimarron Carrot Soup

Potimarron (Red Kuri Squash) Carrot Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Just Like Chicken Noodle Soup

Just-Like “Chicken” Noodle Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Gourmet Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Gourmet Cream of Mushroom Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Spiced Indian Dal Soup

Indian Dal Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Cream of Asparagus Soup

Cream of Asparagus Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Yam Sweet Potato Chickpea Cabbage Soup

Yam Chickpea Cabbage Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Cream of Potato Leek Mushroom Soup

Potato Mushroom Leek Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Vegetable Bean Barley Soup

Vegetable Bean Barley Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Thai Pumpkin Soup

Thai Pumpkin Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Moroccan Chickpea Soup

Moroccan Chickpea Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Curried Carrot Leek Soup

Curried Carrot Leek Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Chinese Asian Vegetable Noodle Soup

Chinese Vegetable Noodle Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Cream of Artichoke Soup

Cream of Artichoke Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Split Pea Carrot Yam Sweet Potato Soup

Split Pea Carrot Yam (Sweet Potato) Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Greek Fasolada (White Bean) Soup

Greek Fasolada (White Bean) Soup

Low Fat Vegan Chef's Oil Free Cream Of Broccoli Soup

Cream of Broccoli Soup


This is just a sample of all the soups in the book, there are a few more, including 2 vegetable broth recipes and some bonus recipes you can use for sides and garnishes for the soups!

I have to say, it’s VERY difficult for me to choose a top favourite of all of these soups. I would eat them all again and again! After traveling all over the world, including Canada and the USA I can say that these recipes are MUCH MUCH better than the vegan soup offerings currently available at most restaurants. Most of the time their vegetable soups are rather watery and bland and need more seasonings and vegetables!

My soups are packed full of both vegetables and flavour that you will want to make these soups regularly as well. And who doesn’t love one pot meals with few dishes to clean up? I know I do!

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Here’s How You Can Enter To Win A Copy Of My Low Fat Vegan Comfort Soups Recipe eBook

The contest is now closed.

Simply comment on this post below and tell me which one or two soups you are the MOST excited to try and why and you’ll be entered to win! I will select from one of the comments below, so PLEASE make sure you put in your real name and a correct email address so I can contact you, should you be chosen. (These emails are viewable by myself only, no one else on the blog will have access to them.) The contest closes at Midnight EST Tues March 20 (9 PM PST the blog shows PST time stamps).


Comfort Soups To Keep You Warm is now available! Make sure you’re signed up to my newsletter to find out how you can get a copy and get a free special bonus for ordering during the launch.

 




Low Fat Oil Free Vegan Baked Maple Yam Pecan Casserole

Low Fat Vegan Maple Yam and Pecan Casserole

Featured in my new recipe eBook: Vegan Comfort Foods From Around The World with other holiday favorites like Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Holiday Stuffed Acorn Squash, Cranberry Apple Pecan Stuffing, Cheezy Sauce For Steamed Vegetables and 5 different gravy recipes and more!

I want to  share some of my delicious Christmas dinner recipes I made last year with you. Baked Yam Pecan Casserole is super easy to make and one of my favorite Thanksgiving and Christmas dishes.

It was my extended family’s first “predominantly vegan” Christmas and holiday dinner.  My mom was so thrilled not to have to deal with a turkey, so she just had her husband pick up some pre cooked roast turkey for himself and my grandmother, and the rest of us just at vegan and loaded up on all the delicious sides!

We made my new Cranberry Apple Pecan Stuffing, mashed potatoes and 2 kinds of gravy, vegetables in cheezy sauce. I know some of you will be wanting the recipes, so here’s another one for you to save for special holidays, or whenever you have a serious Yam craving! (Or if you are obsessed with sweet potato casseroles, or sweet potato pie, like they are in the South. I’m in Texas right now lol)

Now these are actually yams, but Americans will still call them Sweet Potatoes. Pretty much anything that seems like a potato and tastes sweet, they call sweet potatoes. In Canada and the rest of the world, they are called yams (In Australia kumara).  Hence why I called the recipe a Yam Casserole. I think the name “sweet potato” is very ambiguous and confusing, as in the USA it encompasses basically any starchy root than is semi sweet, whether it’s golden yams, purple yams, orange yams (like above) etc.  Check out the Wiki on yams if you don’t believe me!

This recipe is SUPER easy and you can of course scale it down if you don’t want lots of leftovers.

This recipe is also oil-free, Earth Balance-free and guilt free! If you don’t have maple syrup, you can certainly use some agave, brown rice syrup or other preferred sweetener.

Low Fat Vegan Maple Yam Pecan Casserole (Sweet Potato Pie -ish)

(You can also half this recipe, if you don’t want leftovers)

Serves 8-10

Ingredients:

5 large yams (orange flesh sweet potatoes in the USA if you insist on calling them that 🙂 )
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp herbamare
1/2 cup pecan halves

Directions:

1. Peel and slice yams into 2″ thick slices. (This is so they cook faster)

2. Steam yams or cook in a pressure cooker just until tender. As soon as you can poke easily with a fork and break them apart they are done.

3. Drain and turn into a bowl and mash with potato masher.

4. Add seasonings and stir gently.

5. Pour into a casserole pan, garnish with pecans and keep warm in the oven at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes until needed.

6. Serve.

What’s your favourite Christmas or Thanksgiving side? What did you have this year for Christmas dinner? Sweet potatoes or yams?