FatFree Vegan Kitchen

Mega Veggie Vegan Chili

July 31, 2017 By Susan Voisin 19 Comments

My husband’s birthday was last Friday, and I thought I’d be sharing his birthday cake (a carrot cake) with you rather than veggie chili, but in cooking (as in all things) it doesn’t pay to take things for granted. The cake was not a success. It sank in the middle and was only edible because vegan cakes have no eggs, so eating it wouldn’t poison us. My husband actually liked it, but I can’t share a recipe that doesn’t work even when I think I know how to fix it. I’ll be working on that recipe later, when I’ve gotten over the disappointment.

But his birthday did lead to a recipe, however indirectly. In our family, the birthday person gets to choose where to eat, and D chose to go to Mellow Mushroom for the vegan version of their Mega Veggie pizza: thick crust, red sauce, artichokes, broccoli, mushrooms, peppers, olives, dripping with gooey vegan cheese. It’s the kind of food I don’t cook, so you can see why he requested it on his special day….

Hawaiian Baked Beans in the Instant Pot

June 30, 2017 By Susan Voisin 44 Comments

With the 4th of July coming up, I felt it was my duty to take one of my old favorite ridiculously easy recipes and make it much more complicated.

Well, that wasn’t exactly my thinking. I was pondering an update of this Hawaiian Baked Beans recipe to go with the Red Bean-Chipotle Burgers I made yesterday. As you can see from the recipe, it uses canned baked beans, which are full of sugar and salt, and I thought I could make some homemade baked beans that would be healthier and add pineapple to them. I planned to start with canned navy beans, so it would be a fairly quick recipe….

Portobello Mushroom Pizzas with Hummus

May 17, 2017 By Susan Voisin 11 Comments

I’ve been enjoying my (sort of) new air fryer, but I haven’t been getting as creative with it as other people in my Facebook group have. I’ve done potatoes in fancy ways but mostly plain French fries and hash browns, tempeh bacon, asparagus, and, most successfully, tofu. After weeks of just “winging it,” I decided to…

Roasted Pickled Beets

April 30, 2017 By Susan Voisin 12 Comments

Spring has arrived in the South, and along with it my weekly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box. This year, I’m getting a weekly shipment of some fruits (strawberries) and mostly vegetables (collard greens) from Up In Farms, and I have to say, it keeps us eating healthy. It’s hard to stay on top of all the greens…

Simple Instant Pot Black Bean Soup

March 31, 2017 By Susan Voisin 45 Comments

I had a craving for black bean soup but didn’t feel like cooking. I wanted to keep the chopping and measuring to a minimum, so I tried to narrow down black bean soup to its most essential flavors. I came up with a soup that took just a few minutes to throw together and then…

Crispy Fat-Free Spanish Potatoes

January 25, 2017 By Susan Voisin 51 Comments

Lately I find that much of my cooking inspiration comes from going out to restaurants with few vegan options and being forced by hunger to order something I wouldn’t ordinarily eat. Last Saturday, after a long day of marching and standing at the Women’s March on Jackson, I wound up with some friends at one…

Crispy Air Fried Black-Eyed Peas

December 31, 2016 By Susan Voisin 12 Comments

Happy New Year! At the end of each year, I try to come up with a new black-eyed pea recipe so that I can start the year off with the Southern tradition of black-eyed peas and greens. Since I don’t want to be too traditional, I try to create something a little different each time….

Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad with Dried Cranberries and Cashews

November 17, 2016 By Susan Voisin 28 Comments

Last week my husband and I had dinner with some friends at a local pub. Though most of the menu was your typical pub fare (or at least an American concept of it), it did contain a few vegan or easily veganized dishes. One of them was a shaved Brussels sprouts salad that turned out to…