Recipes for the week
New recipes + updates 🌱
Happy Tuesday. Today, I have new recipes to share, along with a few updates for 2026.
2026 Update
Hello, friends!
As I wrapped up 2025, I had one of those moments where you take a long look at where you’re spending time and energy. And while last year was full in so many ways, I realized I had been neglecting this newsletter and Exploring Vegan as a whole.
If you’re new here (or if it’s been a while), hi, I’m Kylie, and I also run Tried & True Recipes. I started Exploring Vegan as a way to shift my own eating habits with a focus on fewer animal products, more plant-based meals, and more intention around what I cook and why. It was never about perfection or taking an all-or-nothing approach to a plant-based diet. As the name suggests, my intention was exploration and to support those also exploring how more plant-based meals and products could fit into their lives.
Whether you’re 100% vegan, 10% vegan, or just curious about eating a little more plant-forward, this space is for you.
At the end of October, I officially left my corporate job to focus on my food sites full-time, and for the first time in a MINUTE, I finally have the space to dig into developing new vegan recipes, testing plant-based products, and building out the kinds of resources I always envisioned for Exploring Vegan.
If you’ve been subscribed for a while, thank you for sticking with me while I found my footing. I’m excited about the consistency and momentum I’m bringing into 2026.
You can also expect to see a lot more vegan content from me on Instagram and TikTok, so I hope you’ll join me there, too.
Here’s to more good food, more thoughtful choices, and a lot of new plant-based recipes coming your way this year.
With gratitude,
Kylie
That concludes my little state of the union, so let’s get into some new recipes and reader faves to inspire your plant-based meal plan for the week.
NEW RECIPES
Spicy White Beans with Capers
Big flavor, little effort. These spicy white beans with capers are a midweek meal winner.
Turmeric Rice with Crispy Chickpeas
Warm, crunchy, and full of spice, this turmeric rice bowl delivers pure comfort.
READER FAVE
Smoky Chickpeas with Pearl Couscous
Thank you for the comment and the 5-star review! So thrilled you love that rich, smoky broth as much as I do!
NEW TO EXPLORING VEGAN?
Here are a few resources from the archives to support your vegan journey.
7 Tips for Getting Started with a Plant-Based Diet
Three years into my own vegan voyage, and I now know the truth: becoming vegan is actually a marathon where the journey (bumps and all) matters more than the destination.
Written by Rupali Jeganathan
How to Eat Vegan on a Budget
You don’t have to choose between saving money and eating vegan.
Written by Meghan Sauer
Guide to Reading Food Labels as a Vegan
Scared that you’ll accidentally buy something non-vegan? Learn how to identify vegan items with this handy guide on reading food labels.
Written by Rupali Jeganathan
That’s all for this week! I hope everyone has a great week ahead filled with lots of tasty food. If you make one of my recipes, please drop a comment on the post to let me know how it turns out; I’d love to hear from you! Byeeeeeeee! 💚
-kylie
And if none of these recipes caught your eye, click the link below to view all my vegan recipes.
Such great recipes and other great info! Thanks so much for doing all of this, Kylie. ❤️