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Dense Bean Salad (Mediterranean-Style)

Dense Bean Salad (Mediterranean-Style)

Nora Cooks

Jun 18, 2026

Spicy Peanut Vermicelli with Soy Curl “Chicken” (20-Minute Meal)

Spicy Peanut Vermicelli with Soy Curl “Chicken” (20-Minute Meal)

Nora Cooks

Jun 11, 2026

Vegan Taco Cups with Cilantro Lime Sauce

Vegan Taco Cups with Cilantro Lime Sauce

The Vegan 8

May 28, 2026

Sharp White Mac and Cheese with Broccoli (High Protein)

Sharp White Mac and Cheese with Broccoli (High Protein)

Nora Cooks

May 18, 2026

One Pan Cannellini Beans with Kale

One Pan Cannellini Beans with Kale

Nora Cooks

May 14, 2026

Easy Potato Curry

Easy Potato Curry

Nora Cooks

Apr 28, 2026

Comfort Rice Bowl with Golden Sauce

Comfort Rice Bowl with Golden Sauce

Nora Cooks

Apr 13, 2026

Chickpea Omelette

Chickpea Omelette

Nora Cooks

Mar 17, 2026

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One-Pan Vegan Taco Skillet

One-Pan Vegan Taco Skillet

Plant Based News

Jun 20, 2026

California’s $500M School Food Budget Enables Broader Access to Plant-Based Milk & Meals

California’s $500M School Food Budget Enables Broader Access to Plant-Based Milk & Meals

Green Queen

Jul 16, 2026

The 21 Best Vegan Amazon Prime Day Kitchen Deals to Shop Before They're Gone

The 21 Best Vegan Amazon Prime Day Kitchen Deals to Shop Before They're Gone

VegNews

Jun 23, 2026

A Vegan Cookbook Celebrating Indigenous Mexican Food Just Won a James Beard Award

A Vegan Cookbook Celebrating Indigenous Mexican Food Just Won a James Beard Award

VegNews

Jun 22, 2026

Vegan Dum Aloo (Potato Curry)

Vegan Dum Aloo (Potato Curry)

Plant Based News

Jun 26, 2026

The 21 Best Vegan Amazon Prime Day Kitchen Deals to Shop Before They're Gone

The 21 Best Vegan Amazon Prime Day Kitchen Deals to Shop Before They're Gone

VegNews

Jun 23, 2026

10 Vegan Summer Side Dishes To Bring To A BBQ Or Picnic

10 Vegan Summer Side Dishes To Bring To A BBQ Or Picnic

Plant Based News

Jul 03, 2026

Zero Waste Chocolate Overnight Oats

Zero Waste Chocolate Overnight Oats

Plant Based News

Jul 11, 2026

Books

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Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & Easy: 100 Fast, Healthy, Meal-Prep, Freezer-Friendly, and One-Pot Vegan Recipes

Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & Easy: 100 Fast, Healthy, Meal-Prep, Freezer-Friendly, and One-Pot Vegan Recipes

Toni Okamoto

Broke Vegan: Over 100 plant-based recipes that don't cost the earth

Broke Vegan: Over 100 plant-based recipes that don't cost the earth

Saskia Sidey

The Elements of Baking: Making any recipe gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free or vegan

The Elements of Baking: Making any recipe gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free or vegan

Katarina Cermelj

The Book of Veganish: The Ultimate Guide to Easing into a Plant-Based, Cruelty-Free, Awesomely Delicious Way to Eat, with 70 Easy Recipes Anyone can Make: A Cookbook

The Book of Veganish: The Ultimate Guide to Easing into a Plant-Based, Cruelty-Free, Awesomely Delicious Way to Eat, with 70 Easy Recipes Anyone can Make: A Cookbook

Kathy Freston, Rachel Cohn

The Joy of Vegan Baking, Revised and Updated Edition: More than 150 Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets

The Joy of Vegan Baking, Revised and Updated Edition: More than 150 Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

The Happy Herbivore Cookbook: Over 175 Delicious Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes

The Happy Herbivore Cookbook: Over 175 Delicious Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes

Lindsay S. Nixon

The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out

The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out

Angela Liddon

The Vegan Table: 200 Unforgettable Recipes for Entertaining Every Guest at Every Occasion

The Vegan Table: 200 Unforgettable Recipes for Entertaining Every Guest at Every Occasion

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Podcast Episodes

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Substituting Cheese in Vegan Cooking: Fighting Over Telita Cheese with a Plastic Spoon in a Locked Car

Substituting Cheese in Vegan Cooking: Fighting Over Telita Cheese with a Plastic Spoon in a Locked Car

More Plants: A Vegan Podcast by Brownble

Jun 19, 2026

Do You Freeze Your Tofu?

Do You Freeze Your Tofu?

Vegan Hacks

Jun 19, 2026

Vegan Munich | Traditional Bavarian Dishes, Plant-Based | Yuxi Xia

Vegan Munich | Traditional Bavarian Dishes, Plant-Based | Yuxi Xia

The World Vegan Travel Podcast

Jun 15, 2026

PlantYou Quickies: How to Eat Healthy When You Have No Time | Carleigh Bodrug

PlantYou Quickies: How to Eat Healthy When You Have No Time | Carleigh Bodrug

The Exam Room

Jun 25, 2026

Birthday episode: Lessons from this past year Ep.445

Birthday episode: Lessons from this past year Ep.445

The Fit Vegan Podcast with Maxime Sigouin

Jun 20, 2026

Ep. 358: How Terri Edwards Reversed Her Joint Pain, Lost 50 Pounds & Transformed Her Health with Comfort Foods

Ep. 358: How Terri Edwards Reversed Her Joint Pain, Lost 50 Pounds & Transformed Her Health with Comfort Foods

PLANTSTRONG Podcast

Jun 18, 2026

When the UPF label doesn't tell the whole story:plant-based meat alternatives with Ginny Messina, RD

When the UPF label doesn't tell the whole story:plant-based meat alternatives with Ginny Messina, RD

In a Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Podcast

Jun 24, 2026

1244: Low-Carb Plant-Based Diet – What To Eat? by Dr. Shireen Kassam at PlantBasedHealthProfessionals.com

1244: Low-Carb Plant-Based Diet – What To Eat? by Dr. Shireen Kassam at PlantBasedHealthProfessionals.com

Plant Based Briefing

Jul 14, 2026

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