Tostitos' Red Pepper Salsa

Where there is smoke there is flavortown.

Y'know that deliciousness in a lot of vegan ham, bacon and hot dogs.. smells like a fire pit and tastes so meaty. This has that.

Why it's not on the label as the #1 selling point we will never know.
But I am here to tell you: This tastes like smoked tomatoes!

Tostitos isn't messing around when it comes to salsa, either, may I highlight 2 other ingredients? Onion broth & Carrot juice. Not. Messing. Around.

Rachael's Kuri Curry

Food television at its best. Use ingredients we are hesitant to try cooking (Kuri, that's you, I'm sorry). Then make a healthy, easy-to-follow dish using a lot of ingredients we know how to handle (canned tomatoes, I'm lookin at you).
Bonus geniusness of roasting squash in the oven separately so that you get some caramelization and crunchy edges on there. Yes! Yes!
The most sincere thank you to Rachael Ray & her team, Scripps & Cooking Channel for this solid example of vegan-friendly food tv perfection.

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.

Ina's Guacamole

This video is pure avocado porn, so hold your hats.

If you're gonna learn how to make guacamole from anybody: Ina Garten. She's got an original technique to keep her guacamole perfectly chunky. But be warned, there's very little facetime with Ina, sadly... you'll have to stare at her adorable hands a lot.

A sincere thank you to Food Network, Scripps & Ina Garten for bringing a lil vegan sunshine into our lives.

Kelsey's Fall Soup

Rosemary! Thyme! Butternut Squash! Sweet Potato! Zucchini! "Fall in a Bowl!" she says.
"Don't mind if I do" I think, "Fall. Right. In."
Try replacing the orzo with quinoa for extra deliciousness, and cliché health food-ness. Bonus: quinoa has protein. Take that, cold & flu season! It's also gluten free. Take that, gluten!
The most sincere thank you to Scripps & Food Network for bringing us the wonderfully veg-friendly Kelsey Nixon.

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!

Giada's Swiss Chard

I love the enunciation and how Giada is using her hands excessively in this clip... Love! Everything seems super hyper-exaggerated. Like it's for little kids? Like learning how to properly cook Swiss Chard isn't exciting enough already? (It totally is)!
The most sincere thank you to Giada De Laurentiis, Food Network & Scripps for this healthy spaghetti dish and the general loveliness that is Everyday Italian.

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.

Martha's Creamy Bulgur

There's no way you've seen a red pepper used like this before.
Nope. So clever.
Plus: Lentils! Colorful Veg! Fresh Herbs! Cracked Wheat(bulgur)! A vegan's dream.
Thanks Maggie Vosguerichian from Westport's The Organic Market for sharing her vegan secrets with Martha.

Michael Symon's Risotto

Did you know the total cook time for risotto is about 18 minutes?
Do you want to see Clinton Kelly play the part of Grandma Symon?
Most importantly, the Symon family risotto: No butter, no cream. "It gets creamy because of the process" Seriously, Chef Symon mentions it twice! "You don't need butter or cream to make it creamy and delicious. It happens because of the technique."
Mario Batali & Michael Symon commiserate: nothing worse than a restaurant finishing off their risotto with a whole buncha cream/butter.
In endless awe & appreciation for the wonderful world of The Chew.
We thank you, ABC and Gordon Elliott!

Joy's Creamy Soup

Just in case you needed one more reason to love Willie Geist.
Plus not only is this secret ingredient creamy - it's packed with protein. More than your old school cream of tomato soup can say about itself.
Thanks to NBC's Today Show & Joy Bauer for the hot and healthy tips!

Anne's Tomato Soup

Finally, hear Anne Burrell's gorgeous singing voice. Around the 2:50 mark. Also, could anyone's genuine reaction to tasting a foodstuff be any more lovely? It's no wonder she has a tv show. Thanks so very much to Food Network and Anne Burrell for cooking up something simple, beautiful and accidentally vegan.

Anne's Summer Sauce

Anne Burrell is gonna teach the bejesus outta you. How to chop an onion? How to blanch tomatoes? Sure!

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!

Paula's Rice

You know why Paula Deen's been lookin so good lately? Cause she's a lady with a couple vegan recipes up her sleeve. Watch her make a rice dish with a lovely dude named Louie. Or Louis? We might never know.

Giada's Bolognese

The food processor trick seems like a smart way to get that texture out of the veg, huh?
Meaty mushrooms and red wine sure don't hurt either...

Giada's Tomato Sauce

I'm as thrilled as you are that Giada's 'Simple Tomato Sauce' is actually simple, and accidentally vegan!