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Vegan New Years Appetizers

Last Updated December 30, 2020. Originally Posted December 30, 2020 By Kristina Sloggett 2 Comments

this comprehensive list of vegan new years appetizers is everything you need to ring in the new year or any time of year!

 

Party Treats and Snacks To Ring In the New Year @spabettie #vegan #party #cocktails #recipes #appetizers

 

Ring In the New Year Right

The entertainer in me loves an arrangement of vegan new years appetizers.

Whether we make resolutions or add to our normal goal setting, one thing we do fully embrace is celebrating the year end. We rarely go out on this night, and if we do, we hire a car and are home before midnight.

I like to make a few fun snacks, plan a cocktail that is champagne friendly – because a fancy champagne coupe IS a must this night. For me, anyway. 

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Dinner, Game Day, Gluten Free, Happy Hour at Home, holiday, Meatless Monday, recipes, snacks, Vegan, Vegan MoFo

Vegan Mushroom Gravy

Last Updated December 17, 2020. Originally Posted December 17, 2020 By Kristina Sloggett 20 Comments

this vegan mushroom gravy recipe uses the hearty flavor of mushrooms and spices to make an aromatic and flavorful plant based gravy everyone loves.

recipe originally published November 15, 2013

 

vegan mushroom gravy being poured over mashed potatoes and a vegan roast, broccoli and cranberry sauce also on the plate.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS – Jump to any section:

    1. Savory Vegan Mushroom Gravy
    2. How to make vegan gravy
    3. Flourless gravy instructions
    4. Easy make ahead gravy
    5. More recipes to pour gravy on
    6. Vegan Mushroom Gravy Recipe

 

 

Dried mushrooms bring great flavor

This vegan mushroom gravy recipe has been our standard for years. It has incredible flavor, and gets great gravy reviews. (Good gravy!)

The dried shiitake mushrooms really are the star in this recipe. Dried mushrooms have such a concentrated flavor, even after rehydrating. 

If you watch the how to video and then also see the process photos, you’ll notice …

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Filed Under: Dinner, Gluten Free, holiday, Meatless Monday, recipes, sauce / dressing, Vegan

Vegan Cranberry Fluff

Last Updated December 11, 2020. Originally Posted December 11, 2020 By Kristina Sloggett 7 Comments

this vegan Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad is a retro classic. we updated our vegan jello salad with a festive holiday flavor!

recipe originally published November 14, 2015

 

single servings of bright pink cranberry fluff jello salad on rustic white plates, sugared cranberries and champagne glasses in the background

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS – Jump to any section:

    1. Cranberry Fluff
    2. How to make this recipe
    3. More vegan holiday ideas
    4. Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad Recipe

 

 

This classic holiday recipe is a must make

One of my holiday favorites growing up was that Lime Jello Salad. Why it is called salad, we may never know. (If …

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Filed Under: Dessert, Gluten Free, holiday, Meatless Monday, recipes, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegan MoFo

Crispy Vegan Stuffed Potato Balls

Last Updated December 5, 2020. Originally Posted December 5, 2020 By Kristina Sloggett 15 Comments

these crispy vegan stuffed potato balls are a flavorful and fun food that works as an entree, side, or appetizer. use your leftovers: mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, even dressing!

recipe originally published December 6, 2015

 

an inside view of crispy vegan stuffed potato balls - sitting on curly kale on a white plate, this panko crusted mashed potato ball is cut in half to show the jackfruit filling

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS – Jump to any section:

    1. Stuffed potato balls
    2. How to make potato balls
    3. Recipe variations
    4. Vegan stuffed potato balls recipe
 

Recipes using leftovers

While the concept of “leftover mashed potatoes” is foreign to me, I’ll gladly cook up a new batch of potatoes specifically for these crispy vegan stuffed potato balls.

This recipe includes a super tasty maple mustard jackfruit filling. We also …

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Cooking Light, Dinner, Game Day, Gluten Free, Happy Hour at Home, holiday, Meatless Monday, recipes, Side Dish, Vegan

Vegan Boursin Herb Cheese

Last Updated December 4, 2020. Originally Posted December 4, 2020 By Kristina Sloggett 31 Comments

vegan Boursin style cheese is here! this garlic herb vegan cheese spread is a dairy free version of the classic French Gournay cheese.

recipe originally published March 28, 2012

 

vegan Herb Cheese spread in a white ceramic serving bowl, pretzels and vegetables for dipping

TABLE OF CONTENTS

    1. Vegan Boursin
    2. How To Make Vegan Boursin Cheese
    3. Vegan Garlic Herb Cheese Serving Suggestion
    4. How Long Does Vegan Cheese Last?
    5. More Dairy Free Cheese Recipes
    6. More Vegan Appetizer Recipes
    7. Vegan Boursin Cheese Recipe
 

Classic appetizer recipe

Who grew up with foil wrapped discs of Boursin cheese and tubs of Alouette in their fridge? 

Around the holidays, “the fancy cheeses” appeared, and among them, Boursin …

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Filed Under: Appetizers, cocktails, Game Day, Gluten Free, Happy Hour at Home, holiday, Meatless Monday, Oil Free!, recipes, snacks, Vegan

Vegan Holiday Recipes

Last Updated December 9, 2020. Originally Posted December 1, 2020 By Kristina Sloggett 5 Comments

Vegan Plant Based Holiday Recipes have you set for the most wonderful time of the year! breakfast, appetizers, sides, entrees and desserts.

article originally published November 28, 2014

 

Champagne @spabettie

 

Festive dishes to make all season long

Parties, getting together with friends for events, time with family all call for plant based holiday recipes.

I can safely say the food plays a pretty big part of our holiday events. I love to plan the menus, try new recipes to serve alongside the classics I cannot do without.

Like many things, half the fun is the planning. For more tips and tricks to planning a seamless holiday gathering, see our event planning tips.

Having been a …

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Filed Under: Dinner, Gluten Free, holiday, Meatless Monday, recipes, Side Dish, Vegan

Ginger Cranberry Sauce

Last Updated December 1, 2020. Originally Posted November 24, 2020 By Kristina Sloggett 39 Comments

replace the can with this quick and easy ginger cranberry sauce recipe! naturally sweetened with fruit for a no sugar added cranberry sauce.

recipe originally published December 19, 2011

 

two small glass serving dishes of Ginger Cranberry Sauce on a wooden table. blurred in background: serving bowls and whole spaghetti squash

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS – Jump to any section:

    1. Quick and easy cranberry sauce
    2. How to make no sugar cranberry sauce
    3. Can I add sweetener?
    4. Make ahead recipe!
    5. Can I freeze cranberry sauce?
    6. Ginger Cranberry Sauce Recipe
 

Quick and easy cranberry sauce

Cranberries are a classic holiday flavor. See more: Cranberry Recipes.

Kid Kristina always wanted to help “cook” at the holidays – my tasks included setting the table, preparing the classic Holiday Jello Salad, and plating cranberry sauce.

Even back then, I played up the irony of the canned sauce. I would leave it in can form and serve it in my grandmas crystal serving dish. I would carefully carry it to the table as the can shape slid and wiggled around the plate.

For years, I have been making this ginger cranberry sauce recipe and …

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Filed Under: Dinner, Gluten Free, holiday, Meatless Monday, Oil Free!, recipes, Vegan

Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash

Last Updated November 19, 2020. Originally Posted November 19, 2020 By Kristina Sloggett 10 Comments

this vegan stuffed acorn squash is an incredibly flavorful and cozy comfort food dish. also: how to cook amaranth.

recipe originally published November 5, 2014

 

stuffed acorn squash: an amaranth grain mixture stuffed into a half an acorn squash, served in a grey rustic shallow bowl, topped with cashews and chives

TABLE OF CONTENTS – Jump to any section:

    1. Amaranth stuffing recipe
    2. What is amaranth?
    3. How to cook amaranth
    4. Tips for the best amaranth
    5. How to serve stuffed squash
    6. Meal prep and storage
    7. Cooking with seeds – a complete guide
    8. Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe

 

 

Amaranth stuffed acorn squash

This recipe for stuffed acorn squash makes a festive, meat-free main dish that tastes so good you won’t want to wait long to make it again.

The amaranth stuffing is incredibly flavorful, and …

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Filed Under: cookbook review, Dinner, Entree, Gluten Free, holiday, Meal Prep, Meatless Monday, recipes, Vegan

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welcome! I’m Kristina

I am a voracious reader and chickpea eater. also known as spabettie.

using my extensive culinary training and work in the industry, I have been creating vegan recipes for more than a decade.

at spabettie, you will find easy and appealing plant based recipes - vegan, gluten free, and full of vibrant flavor.
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