Sam invited readers to bake her Easy Vegan Pumpkin Pie or Mini Pumpkin Pies for November’s cooking challenge. The post also celebrated 70 entries in October’s potato soup challenge.
Her vegan sweet potato bread post features a spiced quick loaf made with mashed sweet potato. Readers can add nuts or chocolate chips, or finish it with vegan buttercream.
Sam updated her vegan potato leek soup recipe, using Yukon Gold potatoes for its creamy texture. The post includes blending tips and options for the finishing splash of plant-based cream.
Her vegan white bean chili post combines cannellini beans, corn and green chiles with baked tofu crumbles. Blending some of the beans gives the broth its creamy body.
Sam’s pasta e fagioli post brings together two kinds of beans, small pasta and vegetables in tomato broth. She includes tips for making it ahead and keeping the pasta from absorbing too much liquid.