This is not your traditional mac and cheese—it’s a completely new take on the bright yellow noodles we all grew up with. Minimalist Baker created this vegan recipe and it’s one of my favorite weeknight meals. The sauce is a combination of onion, garlic, salt, pepper, nutritional yeast, cumin, vegetable broth, corn starch, chili powder,…
Fluffy Quinoa Pancakes
Saturday morning. Kids are playing in their jammies. You’re sipping on a hot cup of coffee. And no one has to get ready for work or school today. It’s time to mix up a batch of Feasting on Fruit’s Fluffy Quinoa Pancakes. These pancakes are thick, healthy (thanks to the quinoa flour), and pair marvelously…
Super Energy Balls!
Whenever Hannah is having a hard time relaxing for her afternoon nap, I tell her that I’ll have a special treat waiting for her when she wakes up and that usually cheers her up. So during nap time I’ll spend 20 minutes whipping up a dozen Super Energy Balls just for her. What makes them…
Coconut Curry Lentil Soup
There’s something special about a dish that starts with onion, garlic, and ginger. Just the aroma of those three ingredients cooking together gets me and my kids excited for curry. (Yes, you read that right, my toddler likes curry!) This Coconut Curry Lentil Soup recipe was created by Vegangela and it’s in regular rotation at…
Banana Blueberry Almond Meal Muffins
My kids love muffins, so what could be better than a healthy, vegan, gluten-free muffin?! This recipe was created by Minimalist Baker and it’s simple to make. Make sure you have two ripe bananas, almond meal, flax meal, and oat flour on hand before diving in. I topped mine with fresh blueberries and they were…
Toddler Mexi Plate
This is one of Hannah’s favorite meals—she requests beans and rice at least once a week, and it’s so easy! All you need is leftover rice, a can of pinto beans, tortilla chips, and whatever toppings your toddler likes. In my case, it’s salsa and avocados. I like to use pinto beans and smash them…
Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff
This yummy mushroom stroganoff recipe was created by From My Bowl, and it’s a big win with my toddler, baby, and husband. I used gluten free quinoa and rice noodles to keep it gluten free, and I didn’t have any “no beef broth” so I swapped in vegetable broth instead. (I didn’t miss the beefy…
Soyrizo Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes was one of my favorite dinners as a kid, and I wanted to capture that nostalgia in this vegan version. I start with an old school sloppy joe spice packet from the supermarket, then swap in Trader Joe’s soy chorizo along with a can of chickpeas to replace the meat. The result is…
The Little Veggie Kitchen 