Hi guys! I have a mini post for you today! it’s a short ‘Snack Hack’ for Vegan Ranch Popcorn! It’s like a life hack… but for snacks.. because making your life easier with yummy, healthy, and EASY recipes is what I do. 😉 With Halloween fast approaching, it’s a great time to gather some healthy snacks and goodies for the kids, and this snack is definitely kid approved! Did you know that October is also #NationalPopcornPoppin’Month ? Well, it is, so that means it’s the prefect time to kick your popcorn up a couple of notches! To accomplish this, I literally take one of my favorite snacks and use it to make my popcorn even better! Let me explain…….
Summer Celebration Tortilla Soup
Summer, Love, and the Evolution of Summer Celebration Tortilla Soup
Last week, my husband and I celebrated the day we met 31 years ago! I was working as a live mannequin at a clothing store on Venice Beach. We were 17 and 22. My husband frequented the boardwalk with his friends, and decided to try to get my number, on a bet. I had noticed him several weekends before, in a crowd of people that had gathered in front of the store, and I felt a connection with him. I was really happy when he came to the store when I got off of work. We met, started talking on the phone, and started dating and the rest is history!
So thinking back to that time, I wanted to give you a recipe that is near and dear to our hearts. This was in the early 90’s so we didn’t even have a computer, and food blogs were definitely not a thing! I had always loved cooking, and now that I had someone to cook for, I wanted to expand my repertoire a bit! Tortilla Soup was one of the recipes in one of the first cookbooks I bought. It looked so yummy, but it definitely wasn’t vegetarian. (I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 16). So I began to tinker with the recipe. My husband (my then boyfriend) loves Mexican food and this soup was an instant hit. Over the years I’ve perfected this recipe and it’s gone through many different variations. This latest one is our favorite, as it really celebrates the bounty of summer! So celebrate with us! Here’s to Summer! Here’s to wonderful summer veggies! And here’s to 31 yrs of being in love! I think that’s a lot to celebrate! 🙂
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The Best Stuffed Mushrooms Ever
Hi Everyone! I have a REALLY awesome recipe for you today! This is one of my favorite recipes, and actually, the Best Stuffed Mushrooms Ever, there I said it. I’m usually a very modest person, but I will proudly own this one. So what makes these so great? Let’s talk about juicy sundried tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, and cream cheese, all mixed up, getting friendly with each other, and stuffed into bite sized mushrooms! YUM! The mushrooms get so succulent when you bake them, and make the perfect little vehicles to transport that heavenly mixture right into your mouth! Seriously, if you haven’t already started your shopping list, do it now! These mushrooms are the perfect appetizers, and they cozy up nicely to any Holiday or Italian style meal as well. They are also awesome party food, and they’re easy to make. Seriously, MAKE THEM FOR YOUR NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATIONS – whatever that looks like for you. It doesn’t matter. Huge, fancy party, or stay at home on the couch, either way, these guys don’t care, they’re ready to party on your plate! We have them every Christmas with our lasagna, and it’s a tradition that everyone loves, Vegan and Not Vegan! And, confession time… I had more than a few (with that lovely glass of white wine in the photo), right after this little photo shoot! I could hardly keep my 5 year old, Teddy, from taking them off of the plate, WHILE I was taking pictures! That was BEFORE he broke his leg, 4 days before Christmas! :0 Poor little guy! He’s mending well, and even hobbling around in his cast shoe now, so thank God for that! But that’s a whole other story… Anyway, Mushrooms!!
Thoroughly remove dirt, and then remove stems by giving them a little twist as you pull on them. This particular package was said “Stuffers” on them, but usually I just buy the organic, white mushrooms.
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Vegan Pizza Snacks
December 14 – only NINE days until Christmas! I’m trying super hard to get everything done, like a week ahead of time, so I can spend that week before Christmas, baking cookies with my kids, reading stories, watching ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, and sitting by the fire, drinking something warm and yummy. Or maybe something cold and sparkly, and enjoying a short stack of these crispy vegan pizza snacks, otherwise known as Pizzadillas! That’s what it looks like in my mind anyway! We’ll see what happens in real life.
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Angel McNall is the author and photographer of High Vibe Lifestyle. For over 20 years, Angel has been teaching people how to live more vibrantly by eating a plant based diet, and using plant based medicine. 
