Martha & Shira's Lemon Squares

This dessert is healthier than a lot of salads. Silken tofu is such a versatile, thick, creamy and protein-packed ingredient. Wish it was used more, a lot of foods could be accidentally vegan and allergy-friendly... Like these lemon squares!
The most heartfelt thank you to the talent behind Martha's Eat Clean series, and especially the always effervescent Shira Bocar.

Ree's Fruit Pops

You're pretty sure you know how to make popsicles and then Ree Drummond comes along with her skills and PATIENCE to make layered real-fruit pops. These babies have stripes.

So much fruity liquid & popsicle porn here, guys. Hold on to your summer-hats. The most sincere thank you to the talent that is Ree Drummond, her Pioneer Woman team and to Food Network & Scripps for bringin 'em all to us.

Rachael's Eggplant Schnitzel

Vegan cooking will make you realize how many of the tastes & flavors you've loved actually come from everything but the meat. I once had a slice of tofu prepared like schnitzel and it even had the same mouthfeel as the veal schnitzel I'd had as a kid.

Can we talk about how eggplant is underrated!? It can be thick and creamy, or chewy and meaty, or thin and crisp. It's endless.

The most sincere thank you to Rachael Ray, Scripps & her incredibly clever team for some of the most creative and healthy recipes in food television.

Lemon Meringue Cookie Pie

These Snack Packs are accidentally vegan lemon meringue pie bliss.
Then I discovered these no-name, cheap as eff, accidentally vegan coconut shortbread cookies.
Then I dipped.
This is Lemon Meringue Pie in your mouth, guys.
Hi Dunkaroos Kangaroo! Take note. You're welcome.

Trisha's Pâté

Boiled Peanuts are underrated.
Trisha Yearwood and her Mom made this up because they love hummus and boiled peanuts. Genius. Everyone should cook that way. They call it Redneck Hummus.
For fun, keep an eye out on her lemon zesting skills. Love. Her.
Thanks to Trisha Yearwood, Food Network & Scripps for the loveliness that is this Southern Kitchen!

Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie // Snack Pack Pudding Cups, a photo by VeganBananas on Flickr.

You remember exactly what that best, delicious, middle part tastes like right? This is it. In a cup. One day I will scoop it into a pie shell and cry with so much joy. Thanks to Hunt's for leaving the milk outta this Snack Pack.