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Picked up a bunch of collard greens at the Farmers Market and was inspired to make these wraps! They're so good I've been eating them for lunch and dinner since Sunday... 😅 Steam leaves of collard greens for ~5 min. Stuff with colorful veggies & rice (or marinated tofu!) and top with a sauce! I used a tangy ginger sauce. Wrap and enjoy! 💕Emi #vegan #homemade #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete #farmersmarket

Gorgeous, marinated, baked tofu. ✴ Crispy on top and soft in the middle. I'm not normally a fan of salty things, but this is too good! 1. In the biggest bowl you have, prepare marinade: soy sauce, sesame oil, minced garlic, sliced ginger, and water. 2. Chop three blocks of firm tofu into thirds and immerse in marinade. 3. Cover and let sit at least overnight (I let mine go for 48 hours). 4. Preheat oven to 400 and tear sheets of aluminum foil to create little boats for your tofu. Leave the boats open at the top so your tofu can get crispy. Bake ~40 min. Eat with rice to cut the salt... Enjoy!! There will be lots of leftover marinade, so freeze whatever you can't use up in the next week or so. 💕 -Emi #vegan #highsodium #lol #tofu #homemade #whatveganseat #nopreservatives #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete

The "Now and Zen Burger" from The Vegan Pantry by Miyoko Schinner. 😍 I love this cookbook because it provides recipes for kitchen staples in vegan form. And everything is written with an eye on time and money. No obscure ingredients that will break the bank, and things that can be made in large quantities to be frozen. I made 24 of these yesterday! Prep time was about half an hour, and total time was 2.5 hours. And now I have tons of meals ready to go. 💕 4 cups cooked brown rice 2 lbs cremini or white 🍄, pulsed in food processor until very fine 2 large onions, minced 3 tbsp miso paste 1/2 c soy sauce 1/2 c tomato paste 1 c parsley 3 c vital wheat gluten Allspice Whatever Italian spices you have 1/4 c Siracha (my addition) Mix all ingredients together in large bowl. Preheat oven to 350 and grease or place parchment paper on baking sheet. Form patties and lay them on sheet. Bake for ~1 hour (the cookbook said 30 min but that was nowhere near enough for mine). Patties are done when firm. I was able to fit 12 patties per sheet, so I finished them all in two rounds of baking. 🍓 Emi #vegan #homemade #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete #veganburger #theveganpantry

✨ Nice Cream feat. T0må7ø Pl4n7✨ Blended two frozen bananas and a handful of berries with a few dashes of soy milk. Topped with hemp seeds, coconut flakes, and cinnamon! Makes enough for one to three people. 🍅 Summer is the perfect time to buy fresh berries and freeze them, instead of purchasing prepackaged ones! Last week I got two flats of blackberries and black raspberries for $20 at a Seattle farmers market. I couldn't believe it. 😱 Costco recently issued a recall of frozen berries... avoid the salmonella and glass pieces, freeze your own fruit! 🍓🍒 A big thank you to @tiasvegankitchen for helping troubleshoot my nice cream consistency! Less liquid did the trick 🙆 Emi #vegan #homemade #nicecream #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegandessert #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete

Came home starving and put this together in fifteen minutes! - Quinoa steamed with almonds, rosemary (from our baby rosemary plant!), salt, pepper - Kale steamed with onions, garlic cloves, salt - Black beans - Bell pepper (rest of it eaten during cooking 😁) Birds are singing, stomach is full, it's still sunny outside... life is good. 💕 🌵 Emi #eattherainbow #butnotartificialrainbows #vegan #homemade #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete

When your vegan dinner is IG worthy 👌 Always inspired by @tiasvegankitchen! 😘 - Quinoa steamed with ginger and almonds - Kale steamed with onions and garlic - Black bean, corn, and baby tomato salad seasoned with lemon 💕 Emi #vegan #homemade #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete

Vegan chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons? Five ingredients? Oookay... 😱 Recipe from the Minimalist Baker! Mine didn't turn out exactly as the directions predicted, but still delicious. - 3 c unsweetened shredded coconut - Vanilla extract - 2 tbsp maple syrup - Melted coconut oil - Dark chocolate Blend coconut in blender until dough-like. Add vanilla and maple syrup and blend again (here I transferred to a bowl and mixed with hands because my blender got stuck). Heat oven to 350° and grease baking sheet with coconut oil. Form dough into balls and place on sheet. (At this point my dough wasn't sticky enough so I added 1 tbsp coconut oil and 3 tbsp water.) Bake 8-10 min (I baked mine for 12). Dip in melted chocolate and let firm on parchment paper! #vegan #homemade #veganbaking #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete #coconut #vegandessert #dessert #chocolate

Vegan lava cakes for Yumi's birthday yesterday. Recipe from the PETA Facebook page. Hbd gurl #vegan #homemade #cake #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete

Sunday morning rain is falling, and I'm making pancakes from scratch. Recipe from The Vegan Pantry by Miyoko Schinner. 🔸The mix🔸 4 c all-purpose flour 5 tbsp ground flax seeds 3 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt Mix and store in a Ziploc bag. (You can also use this mix for biscuits - it's pretty great.) 🔹The pancakes🔹 1 c pancake mix 1 c nondairy milk 1 tsp vanilla extract Mix it all up, leaving it sightly lumpy. I don't have a griddle, so I melt coconut oil in a large pan and do 3-4 pancakes at a time, essentially frying them. They turn out amazeballs every time. Serve with berries and maple syrup! ❤ Emi #vegan #homemade #breakfast #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete

Happy birthday to me! Aquarius power. ♒ I am celebrating with a vegan cake. The cake base is from a recipe in The Vegan Pantry by Miyoko Schinner, and I whipped up the glaze by combining homemade soy yogurt, homemade vegan butter, and sugar. 😍 (It actually was frosting but I couldn't wait for the cake to cool completely and it melted lol.) There was a bunch of leftover frosting and I ate it all up... Zero guilt when I know every ingredient in it! ❤Emi #vegan #homemade #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete #veganbaking #carbs #foodporn #valentines #valentines inesday #galentinesday

When it's Superbowl Sunday and you're waiting for kickoff so you can go make the gym your own personal playground... You make granola. THE BASE: 1/2 c olive oil 1/2 c maple syrup (or honey, if you don't mind it being non-vegan) 3 c rolled oats THE EXTRAS: A TON of spices (cinnamon, ginger, all-spice) Vanilla extract Raisins Almonds Whatever else ur little ❤ desires Bake at 350° for 60 min, stirring the granola every 20 min to ensure even baking. 🐴🐬✌ #vegan #homemade #granola #snacks #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete

It's Little House on the Prairie up in here. Homemade soy yogurt. Thick and tangy! ✨ Ingredients: non-dairy milk, cashews, arrowroot, pectin, and store-bought yogurt for starter culture. ✨ Blend everything except store-bought yogurt together. Simmer on stove 3-4 min, then stir in yogurt. No yogurt maker necessary - just put it in the oven for 7 hours, turning the oven on for a few minutes every couple hours to maintain temp of ~110°. -Emi #vegan #homemade #yogurt #whatveganseat #healthy #nopreservatives #eatclean #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfoodshare #veganfood #homemadefood #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #poweredbyplants #veganathlete

Fresh, homemade French bread and cashew milk for breakfast... Mmmmm! ✨ Both from Miyoko Schinner's "Vegan Pantry" cookbook. To make the milk, simply blend 4 c water, 1/2 to 2/3 c cashews (depending on how rich you like it), and sweetener of choice. No need to strain anything, thank goodness. 💦I was so excited to make soy milk for the first time a few days ago, and now I never want to do it again. 😢 If anyone has tips on how to make the soy milk straining process less of a headache, please share!! - Emi #vegan #whatveganseat #whatvegansdrink #homemade #nopreservatives #miyokoschinner #veganofig #vegansofinstagram #veganfood #veganbaking #breakfast #veganbreakfast #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #ighealth #igfit #health

If it weren't for my red shirt I could be the wall. Winter time n pale af. 😭 I've been hitting legs a few days a week with a focus on glutes. Was pressed for time today so little rest between sets and I felt da burn. 3 sets each of: - Front squats superset with Romanian deadlifts - Alternating lunges superset with decline pushups - Bulgarian split squats superset with single legged deadlifts (U get a pic of my baby bicep 💪 sometimes life doesn't make sense.) -Emi

Stuffed zucchini and sweet potatoes (not pictured) for dinner. Yumi's having one and she says she doesn't even like zucchini. 😁 Filling is made with the scooped out zucchini, tofu, and salsa! Baked at 400 for 30 min and topped with cilantro. Inspired by the lovely @tiasvegankitchen... Saw it on her insta months ago and have had the mind to make it ever since. -Emi #whatveganseat #vegan #vegetarian #veganinspo #nom #veggies #ighealth #igfit #igfitness #zucchini #veganathlete #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #veganshare #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #seattle

Check out this SPIRALIZER!! Thanks @robbiemw5! I'm so excited to try zucchini noodles 😍 Gonna lightly saute 'em in garlic and olive oil. Got some ginger-y bean soup going, too. Perfect vegan food for a cold. (Both Yumi and I are sick right now.) #vegan #vegansofig #whatveganseat #spiralizer #sohip #vegetarian #healthy #igfitness #igfit #girlswithmuscle #girlswholift #vegannoms #seattle #comfortfood #health #ighealth #nomeatathlete #veganathlete #veganmuscle