August was a tasty month filled with lots of garden goodness. I tried out a bunch of new recipes, and tried my hand at some vegan baking too.

First up I tried out a batch of vegan vanilla rice pudding.

I also made a batch of vanilla chia seed pudding. This dish has quickly become one of my favorites.

One new recipe I made was for an amazingly tasty Polish dish called Haluski. Oh my goodness, this was absolutely delicious, and I will have to make it again.

Roasted Chickpeas and Steak-fries. Filling and vegan.

Since I had Chickpeas hanging out in the fridge, I decided to roast them for a snack. This batch I flavored with Chex Mix ingredients, and they were really good. Perfect snack, even though the kids still wouldn’t try them.

I made some tasty Panko Fried Okra with okra from our garden. I also was lucky to receive some tomatoes and cucumbers from my garden buddy. So tasty!

Homemade Cheese Pizza. Some for the kids, and some for me.

I can’t get enough Roasted Veggies. Again, this dish was vegan and filling. I also finally used up all of the chickpeas hanging out in the fridge.

O.k. so I’ve been thinking about baking, well vegan baking. I’ve been adjusting recipes, and veganizing them. First up was a batch of oatmeal muffins. I used Chia seed as my egg replacement, and Almond Milk instead of regular lactose free milk. The muffins were sweet, delicious, and baked up perfectly.

I finally finished up the last of the veggie soup that was hanging out in the freezer.

One more dish I made vegan, was Homemade Pizza, and now my eleven year old will never trust me again. This pizza was amazing! It was light, crispy, and filled with garden goodness. Again my garden buddy brought me over a giant tomato, and red bell pepper. Crazy good!

I’ve been craving take-out, and this homemade veggie stir-fry hit the spot.

Simple and delicious vegan Red Beans and Rice. I slow cooked beans (for chili) all day in the crock pot.

We even had a few late season Green Beans from the garden. We are still picking a few okra here and there.

I tested out a batch of vegan dinner rolls. They turned out perfect, and they were light and fluffy. Everybody really liked them too.

One more batch of roasted veggies. This batch included roasted okra from our backyard.