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      You may have noticed that our last post was about our favorite pumpkin recipes, celebrating Lindsey's birthday.  Well, the day after Lindsey's birthday is Madalynn's birthday!  As a matter of fact, all of my daughter's birthdays are in the same month!  If I had thought of this idea sooner, I would have done a pizza post for Alicia, since she loves pizza.  (Sorry Alicia, maybe next year!)  But, just in time for Maddy's birthday, I decided to share our favorite vegan recipes.  
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        Most of these recipes are ones that we have posted in our efforts to make sure that Madalynn gets to eat at our family events.  But, there are also some recipes included from other bloggers who Maddy follows.
​       As I began finding ways to add vegan options to my repertoire,  I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to convert regular recipes to make them vegan and also, at how many of our recipes are vegan already! So, here goes! The first few are savory and then we tend to have a bunch of desserts ;)
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    Alicia's recipe for Easy Fresh Salsa is as vegan as it gets! She roasts her veggies before making the salsa, which adds a deeper flavor with a bit of char.  This salsa is always a hit a parties! 
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     Lindsey shared this Vegan Taco Salad recipe and trust me, you don't miss the meat! Some of the meat substitutes out there are very tasty!
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      It looks like we have a Mexican Food theme here!  These Vegan Refried Beans would go great with the salsa and the salad! 
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      These Vegan Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of the first vegan recipes Maddy posted and they were well received and for good reason!  They are delicious!  
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       The sweet thing about these cookies, besides the cookies themselves,  is that Lindsey doesn't even like cashews!  But she made them for her aunt and her sister.  These Magic Vegan Cashew Cookies Bars are something you've got to try! 
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       Madalynn came up with the recipe for these Cookie Dough Brownies because of a need she saw in the world!  She is a giver!  You're welcome.
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      Since this list is in honor of Maddy's birthday, of course I had to include this Vegan Chocolate Cake that is perfect for the vegan in your life's birthday, too!  No one will be able to tell it is vegan. 
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      Last Christmas Season, we did recipes for The 12 Days of Christmas.  Maddy made these Vegan Churro Bites With Peppermint Chocolate Sauce for the eleventh day.  They are amazing little nuggets of holiday flavor!  (There are links to the rest of the days of Christmas, too, if you want to check those out. )
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      Maddy makes a delicious Cranberry Sauce that is a favorite of everyone's, not just those who eat vegan. The recipe for this Cranberry Sauce and other perfect Thanksgiving dishes are available for you at this post.   There are recipes for soup, corn, mashed potatoes and apple pie, all vegan.  You can be vegan and celebrate Thanksgiving, too!  
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     It is that pumpkin everywhere and everything time of year! And, it doesn't make us mad!  It makes Lindsey downright ecstatic!  
     
      Since Lindsey's birthday is coming up this week, I thought I should stick with the pumpkin theme and do a round-up of our favorite pumpkin cookies!  You are going to want to give all of these a try! 

     Pictured above are 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies!  There is everything to love about these cookies!  They are simple to make, they are delicious and they have chocolate!  
     Also, this recipe was the kick off for more 3 Ingredient cookies.  If you are a subscriber, you may go to our subscribers only page to get all of the recipes.  If you haven't subscribed yet, go ahead and do it  and you will be emailed the link! While you are there, there is a new Halloween Card Free Printable that Alicia designed just for you that is so awesome!  Plus, tons of other things just for our subscribers!​

These delicious things are Pumpkin Chocolate Cookies.  Lindsey loves dark chocolate, and these moist cookies reflect that.   Don't they just look like they are waiting to be dunked in a glass of milk?
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      Snickerdoodles are always a favorite around here, especially warm from the oven.  These Pumpkin Snickerdoodles do not disappoint!  Be sure to click over to this post, because you will have the added treat of seeing my granddaughter giving the introduction to the recipe on a cute little video! (She loves to bake with her mom.)
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     My personal favorite of this bunch of cookies are the ones I don't have a photo of!  I guess I should make a batch and take some pictures!  These are Bakery Style Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies!  They are to die for!  

     There you go!  4 ways to make pumpkin cookies that are amazing!  4 ways to add some Fall Flavor  to your life! 4 kinds of deliciousness!  So, get baking! Take some cookies to the Halloween Party at the end of the week or deliver some to friends and neighbors!  They'll be glad you did! 
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It's time for another pumpkin recipe, and this one is one of my favorites!!! It seems to be a fall tradition to make chili around Halloween, I don't know if it's the same for you, but I highly recommend it. Our church does a trunk or treat every year, and no matter what ward (like a congregation) that we are in, there is always a chili cook off, and I always like to bring my pumpkin chili, because it is ridiculously delicious.

It is also ridiculously easy. You grill the turkey meat beforehand and saute the onions. Then you dump everything in the crock pot and let it cook for a few hours and you get a delicious chili that you will feel like you can't eat enough of! Someday soon I will also share with you my favorite cornbread recipe, but for now, enjoy the chili.

Also! Don't forget to check out our Etsy shop! We have a few items for sale, and it will continue to grow. We love doing this blog, but really, to be successful we count on all of you to be part of it with us. Thank you for shopping and being a part of this with us! With this post I'd suggest our Bloggelicious Baking sheets! Buy them and download them to put into a binder where you can have your own cook book of all the recipes you find here and anywhere else!

This is a weird time for our family and we're so grateful that you still come to our blog and support us.

In the throws of our current covid saga, I was trying to think of what I could do from out here in California to support my mom, dad, and siblings who were in the thick of things in Arizona. I decided I could make printable things for us to put up on the Etsy shop. And with all that was going on the first card I designed was this Thinking of You card. I thought our family is not the only one separated right now, and there's something so great about getting a card in the mail with a handwritten note on the back.

I think it's a perfect card to send to those you love but haven't been able to see in awhile, or those you see often but still want them to know you're thinking of them.

It's available now in our Etsy shop and printable from home. When you print it, be sure to mark that you want it to print at actual size in the printer dialog box and not fit to page (unless you want to send a giant card). Another easier way to print it is to use pre-cut cardstock. I used my paper cutter to trim my full size sheet of cardstock down to 4x6" and told my printer to print it borderless. I think it came out great! Alternatively you can use photo paper if you want a glossy look.

I'm excited to send my cards to my loved ones. Who will you be sending your card to?