Gordon's Butter Beans

Butter Beans! Eggplant! Mint!
The most gloriously underrated vegan ingredients done right by Gordon Ramsay. Hold on to your hats; some serious vegan food porn coming right up.
Sincerest thank you to Chef Ramsay and Channel 4 for the accidentally vegan recipe!

Dave's Beans

How much do you wanna stick everything you know in that sauce? It's got Sweet & Sour notes! Spice! Tang!
Also, I love a green bean tip. One side has to come off for sure, but both? I feel like we tired Dave out with that extra work.
Thank you so much to Food Network & Scripps for the wonderful joy that is Dave Lieberman and this accidentally vegan clip!

Selection's BBQ Soy Chips

I've said it before, STORE BRANDS FTW

These aren't just the tastiest BBQ 'chips'... But because they're made with soy and rice: 19 chips = 7 g of protein.
If you are in Canada: Selection is the brand carried by Metro & Food Basics, party time.

Guy's Hummus

Guy Fieri had a glorious vegetarian childhood.
And here you get to actually see him make hummus for his sister Morgan and his mom Penelope. Put this clip in your heart and that hummus in your dip bowls. Bonus: it's tahini-free.
Thank you so very much to Guy Fieri, Scripps & Food Network for the food tv perfection that is this.

Guy's Ciabatta Veg Sandwich

Sincerest THANK U to Factory Gastrobar's Natalie Gutenkauf for making one of the best vegetarian sandwiches Guy Fieri has ever had AND it isn't covered in cheese and mayo. Because grill marks, fresh bread, herbs, crunch and creamy bean purée deliciousness is what Flavortown's about.
And thank you to Food Network, Scripps & Guy Fieri's glorious Citizen Pictures team for bringing the perfection that is Triple D.

Melissa's Mustard Pecan Beans

For a side dish, I usually just open a can of green beans. This takes about 2x the effort for 20x the classiness and deliciousness. Thank you Melissa d'Arabian, thank you. Bonus protein and crunch from the buttery pecans. (I always toast those babes before using them, do you?)
Sincerest thanks to Scripps, Food Network & Melissa d'Arabian for this accidentally vegan clip and that DRESS.

Rachael's Chili & Green Rice

Another chili recipe. Because beer and smoky peppers. And toppings for days (lime juice! raw onion! scallions! chips!)
But I think the cleverest element of this dish is that rice. The spinach cilantro blend adds flavor deliciousness, green healthiness PLUS heft and bulk - without the carbs.

I can't thank Rachael Ray and her team enough. They sincerely makes some of the most inventive recipes in food television. And thank you to Cooking Channel & Scripps for bringing it to us!

p.s. Ina Garten's Guacamole on top - can you imagine?

Sunny's Casserole Salad

If I'm going to trust anybody to make a healthy version of a Holiday Dish that'll taste just as good if not better - it's Sunny Anderson. Her Green Bean Casserole Salad recipe is accidentally vegan and purposefully flavorful.
Sincerest thanks to the always effervescent Sunny Anderson, Scripps & Food Network for this genius clip!

Kathie & Hoda's Chocolate Cake & Vanilla Frosting

Accidentally vegan boxed cake mix is one of life's simple pleasures. Could baking get any simpler?!
Here it is with BLACK BEANS. Health! Fiber! Dark gooey deliciousness!

For the icing we have creamy, fatty (the good kind) avocado - thick and vanilla. Joy's detailed recipe is on her website

A sincere thank you to NBC's Today Show for these always clever, outside-the-box recipes.

Debi & Gabriele's Ribollita Soup

Just when you thought you couldn't adore Debi & Gabriele any more: she uses dried beans to impress their guests; he lets you know he normally just opens a couple cans. Phew.
Pull that stale stuff outta the back of your bread box and make soup! (Or that gluten free loaf you bought that's harder than steel).
The sincerest thank you to Zero Point Zero & Cooking Channel for this lovely piece of vegan food television.

Trisha's Thai Salad

Just try and watch this clip without immediately making a salad. It's impossible. (I had to.. and I never make 'em.)
Sure the dressing ingredients are similar to cake (you'll see) - but at least everything else is literally just vegetables and legumes. All good!
Also, that lasagna they serve it with? It's vegan! 100% totally completely: http://youtu.be/IKv6sopE8J0

Thanks to Trisha Yearwood, Ellen Rakieten, Garth Brooks, Scripps & Food Network for this incredibly refreshing food show. Seriously. Healthy, unique, smart and simple. Thank you!

Dave's Moroccan Stew

You may be like me and think you know how to make chickpea stew, but the way he pronounces paprika and uses a potato masher at the end will make you realize you have no $&#'n clue.
Also. Seriously. Where did Dave Lieberman go and how can we get him back?!
Thank you to Scripps for this beautifully classic clip. An affordable, vegan one-pot weeknight dinner, not bad huh!

Martha's Baked Beans

The vegetarian / vegan staple. Have you ever made it from scratch? Of course not. Martha Stewart & Margaret Roach will show you how! 

 p.s. how cute is Rancho Gordo's packaging? 

 Thank you to Martha Stewart Omnimedia for the gorgeous learning experience that is she!

Mario's Grilled Hummus Sandwich

How pro at tv cookery is Mario Batali? Seriously. He indulges Rick Springfield's constant sexual innuendos & dad jokes while teaching us, in detail, how to make all these foodstuffs and pronounce hummus.
Thank you to ABC & Gordon Elliott for the constant daytime joy that is The Chew!

Trisha's Lasagna with Ricotta

This is food television at its best. We are actually learning how to use brand new ingredients to adjust a familiar dish into one that is good for us. More of this.

Also, Garth Brooks prefers her Tofu Ricotta to the real thing - the world can stop making Ricotta now.
Plus! How to press tofu & how amazing nutritional yeast is.. nbd.
The biggest thank you to Trisha Yearwood, Ellen Rakieten & Food Network for savin our health by cookin outside the box.

Nigella's Cumin Chickpeas

What's more perfectly beautiful than Nigella Lawson's voice? The sound of cumin seeds & chickpeas crackling away in a hot pan? Oh boy, are you ever in for a synergistic treat...

Thank you Hyperion & Food Network for bringing us the food tv perfection that is Nigella Lawson.

Giada's Curried Dip & Chips

Serious question: has anyone ever really successfully made pita chips at home? Giada's got specific instructions that should help. 

This dip is beautifully simple and versatile. Use any bean, herb or spice. Go for it. Speaking of spice, does it stress anyone else out when she puts the curry-covered teaspoon into the cumin? Giada, do what you want, you're lovely. 

Thanks to the Food Network & Scripps for bringing us her kitchen deliciousness!

Alton's Black Beans

Ok, it's easier than beans(!) to just open a can than to boil them yourself. But did we know they can be flavored as they boil, just like a stock? Will we reconsider? Also, love that this may contain one of the first sightings of the Alton Brown Twitter post-it doodle (1:32).
So much love and appreciation to Scripps & Mr. Brown for the perfection that is Good Eats!

Debi & Gabriele's Beans

Do you call 'em string beans or green beans? Or just beans? Or something else completely? Either way, I could watch / listen to these two cook all day. Be warned: their little jingle is going to get stuck in your head!

Nigella's Breakfast

Do you like bread? Major bread porn at 19 seconds.
I don't always rinse my canned beans either. Sometimes you want that salty goodness. And that is why Nigella is the best.