Easy Artichoke Puffs

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 33 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
The taste of these artichoke puffs is outstanding. The pastry crust is light and crispy, and the filling intensely flavorful from the marinated artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes. Biting into one is like a flavor explosion. It is tangy and savory, and also quite salty.

Ingredients: frozen vegan puff pastry (Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets used here), marinated artichoke hearts, scallions, vegan cream cheese (Trader Joe's brand used here), capers, oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt, black pepper.

Smoky Grilled Tempeh

This recipe is from the cookbook Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero.

Recipe: see page 130 of Veganomicon.
I haven't made anything from Veganomicon in awhile, and this recipe jumped out at me because I love tempeh. The tempeh is marinated for awhile before cooking. I've never

Maple-Baked Root Vegetables

This recipe is from the cookbook Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 211 of Vegan Planet.
If you are looking for a recipe that makes turnips taste like candy, then this is it.

Penne with Artichokes, Walnuts and Olives

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 68 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
That linguine with artichoke recipe from Quick-Fix Vegan that I made last week was so good that I had to try another pasta recipe from this book.

Linguine with Artichoke and White Bean Alfredo

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.

 Recipe: see page 71 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
This is a tasty alternative to traditional alfredo sauce, which usually contains the non-vegan ingredients of butter and cream.

Horseradish-Dill Hummus

This recipe is from the vegan cookbook Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz.

Recipe: see page 138 of Appetite for Reduction.
Everything I know about about horseradish I learned from The Three Stooges and old Warner Bros cartoons.

Smoky Chipotle-Chocolate Chili

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 59 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
I had been looking forward to trying this recipe since it contains ALL my favorite things. AND one wild-card, at least for me. I've never used unsweetened chocolate

Tootsie Rolls (veganized)

This recipe is from Vegan Candyland by Kelly Peloza.

Recipe: see Vegan Candyland.
This recipe is a spot-on vegan copycat of Tootsie Rolls. In fact, it is BETTER than store-bought Tootsie Rolls.  I enjoyed Tootsie Rolls back

Vegetable Fritters

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 32 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
I've never made fritters before so this has been a new experience. They are light and puffy like pancakes, but filled with potato, onion,