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[Kitchen Experiment!] Cooking Up Carrot Lox

[Kitchen Experiment!] Cooking Up Carrot Lox

If you’ve ever eaten lox (also known as smoked salmon), you’ll know that it has a very distinctive flavor and texture. It seemed impossible that one might mimic the feel and taste of smoked salmon with a crunchy, sweet root veggie. Until we gave this recipe a try.

[No cook recipe!] Mother’s Day Coconut Chia Breakfast Bowls

[No cook recipe!] Mother’s Day Coconut Chia Breakfast Bowls

Mother’s Day is the perfect excuse to whip up a delicious breakfast that the whole family can come together and enjoy, regardless of their individual dietary preferences. Check out our beginner-safe, completely vegan (but everyone will love it), perfect for Mother’s Day brunch recipe: Coconut Chia Breakfast Bowls.

Spotlight on: Sharon Palmer, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian

Spotlight on: Sharon Palmer, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian

Sharon Palmer, RDN, the Plant-Powered Dietitian chats with us about avoiding labels when it comes to plant-based eating, keeping the conversation positive, and making various dietary preferences work in one family (without a chef on staff!).

[recipe!] Smoky Butternut Hummus

[recipe!] Smoky Butternut Hummus

We love hummus, really, we do. But face it—sometimes it's the only thing us vegheads can eat at parties. And that gets a little boring.  This Superbowl Sunday, we want you to do a little better. Our new smoky butternut hummus is a little sweet, a little savory, and a lot yum—and something that everyone at your party will love.

[recipe!] Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

[recipe!] Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

Holiday season is in full swing, and all us vegetarians want for Christmas (and Chanukah and Kwanzaa and New Year's and Festivus) is a guarantee that there will be something satisfying for us to eat at the many parties we're getting ready to attend.  Sure, we love chips and guacamole, but there's got to be something more...like our crispy roasted chickpeas.

[recipe!] (Who Cares if it’s Not) Summer Roll Bowls

[recipe!] (Who Cares if it’s Not) Summer Roll Bowls

We’re back in school and the calendar says ‘September.’ But this week has been H-O-T. That’s why we’re obsessed with these new (Who Cares if it’s Not) Summer Roll Bowls. It's a refreshing meal that requires little time in the kitchen and tastes uh-mazing.

[recipe!] Cocoa Halvah Spread

[recipe!] Cocoa Halvah Spread

Sesame seeds are packed with protein, iron, and calcium—nutrients all vegetarians, especially teenage ones, need to look out for. But how many meals can you sprinkle the little guys on? We combined a few simple ingredients to turn sesame superseeds into an easy peasy chocolate-y topping that would taste great on toast, as a dip for carrot sticks, or mixed into plain oatmeal.

[recipe!] Silky Chocolate Chia Pudding

[recipe!] Silky Chocolate Chia Pudding

Try this foolproof (not to mention vegan) dessert recipe. Five simple plant-based ingredients, no refined sugar, hardly any work to make, and a familiar, delicious flavor that may help warm even the pickiest eater up to ch-ch-ch-choosing ch-ch-ch-chia.

[recipe!] Pumpkin Bread Pancakes (that just happen to be vegan and gluten free)

[recipe!] Pumpkin Bread Pancakes (that just happen to be vegan and gluten free)

It always feels like a bit of a cruel joke that my birthday falls out around (and sometimes on) Thanksgiving. I mean, is there any holiday that is more meat-centric? But rather than feel sorry for myself, I get cooking. Thanksgiving dinner may not be MY meal, but these pumpkin bread pancakes—a delicious, vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free way celebrate fall—totally are. I'd rather celebrate all month long than at one meal, anyway!

[recipe!] non-dairy, vegan ricotta cheese (aka ricNOTta)

[recipe!] non-dairy, vegan ricotta cheese (aka ricNOTta)

Creamy, dreamy ricotta cheese is what makes foods like white pizza and manicotti oh-so-good. But if you or someone in your family is avoiding dairy, these dishes are probably off the table. SmartGirlVeg to the rescue!

Celebrity spotlight: Acacia Courtney, Miss Connecticut 2014

Celebrity spotlight: Acacia Courtney, Miss Connecticut 2014

Miss Connecticut 2014 dishes with us about why she went veg, how she's spreading the word about Meatless Monday, her must-have stay-healthy (and swimsuit competition-ready) snacks, and more as she prepares for the Miss America competition next month.

[recipe!] The Smart Girl’s Take on McDonald’s Shamrock Shake

[recipe!] The Smart Girl’s Take on McDonald’s Shamrock Shake

It's March, which means it's Shamrock Shake season at McDonald's restaurants across the United States (Canada and Ireland too, we're told). Each year, the seasonal St. Patrick’s Day offering—a bright green minty whipped cream- topped shake—seems to develop more and more of a cult following. If you're not headed to the golden arches to get one this month, surely you know someone who is.

[recipe!] Chia Power Pudding

[recipe!] Chia Power Pudding

Have you heard about chia? These little seeds—the same ones used to grow the grass-like "hair" in those infamous Chia Pets—are all the rage in the food world. Not only are they fun to cook with, but they're also a good source of the plant-based form of omega-3 fatty acids, the nutrient found in fish that is good for your heart, brain, skin and more.