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Cauliflower Soup

Cauliflower Soup

This soup is perfect for fall, with a creamy broth and lots of chunky vegetables. Make it a little rich with the addition of a few cashews, or leave them out for a still creamy but lower-fat soup. ...

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Summer Slaw

Summer Slaw

This colorful raw salad calls for golden beet, zucchini, carrot, radish, cucumber and jicama, and has a light, tangy dressing. Shredding the vegetables in the food processor makes preparing this salad ...

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Shepherd’s Pie

Shepherd’s Pie

This healthful and flavorful Shepherd's Pie defies tradition by forgoing the usual ground or minced meat, and uses portabella mushrooms instead. This version also leaves out the butter and milk, but ...

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Beefless Stew

Beefless Stew

This hearty stew includes large chunks of potato, carrot, celery, and onion, and portabella mushrooms stand in for the beef. Garlic, paprika, and fresh rosemary provide excellent flavor. This is one ...

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Pineapple Stir-Fry

Pineapple Stir-Fry

This colorful, Asian-inspired dish calls for green onions, garlic, ginger, pineapple, and a dash of brown rice vinegar and red pepper flakes—no high-sodium soy sauce is needed for great flavor! Makes ...

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Creamy Mushroom Gravy

Creamy Mushroom Gravy

This gravy is delicious over Mashed Potatoes and Lentil & Rice Loaf. It’s rich and flavorful even without the overly processed ingredients found in many plant-based gravies, mainly salt, soy ...

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Creamy Coleslaw

Creamy Coleslaw

There are countless variations of this popular side dish; my recipe is inspired by my mom's, which includes apples and raisins. I use a cashew-based dressing instead of oily vegan mayo, but you can ...

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Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Don't throw the baked potato out with the butter, sour cream and bacon bits! Hundreds of potato stuffing possibilities exist that are delicious and have no relation to meat and dairy. Read on for ...

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Creamy Mushroom Soup

Creamy Mushroom Soup

If you have fond memories of canned mushroom soup, you will enjoy this version. The canned soup's appeal is mainly due to its very high salt content. This recipe leaves out the salt but not the ...

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Macaroni Salad

Macaroni Salad

Traditional macaroni salad dressings usually call for white sugar and mayonnaise (full of oil and eggs), but in this recipe we'll use dates and cashews instead. Print Macaroni Salad Prep ...

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Welcome to Straight Up Food! I’m Cathy Fisher, a chef and teacher whose passion is creating recipes without animal foods, salt, oil or sugar, and very few processed foods. Eating a whole-foods diet dramatically improves the health and well-being of humans, animals, and the environment—there are no downsides, only benefits! For more information about this blog and my work, click here. Thank you!

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