I cannot believe it, I finished the Oh She Glows 30 day challenge! My belly is full, my aura is glowing, and I have made so many new friends during this journey. Thank you all so much for tuning in, cheering me on, and participating! I have been so impressed by the Oh She Glows community, there are some great fans out there. Angela must be very proud.
I had to tally up all the scores from my reviews, to see which recipe came out on top, and I was very interested to see the results. The ones that popped up in my head as obvious leaders weren’t the winners in the end. I have very specific rubric I follow (see here) so there were many categories that needed factored in. The winner was a tie, between the Blueberry Spelt Muffins and the Chana Masala (found in cookbook) with a solid 48 points out of 50. In third place was the Chickpea Salad, with 46.5 points. I think what really set these apart were that they were fast, they worked well as leftovers, low on budget and overall great taste. I will be adding all three in my usual rotation. Here is a graph of all the scores, if you are interested 🙂 I cannot believe it, I made 44 recipes in 30 days. I really outdid myself haha.
Some of you were wondering what my “all time” favourite Oh She Glows Recipes are, and so I decided to add the a list of my favourites (not in challenge) and then the first five recipes you should try if you are new to vegan cooking, and maybe want to test out the waters. These ‘new to vegan’ recipes require no fancy equipment, pretty basic ingredients and are easy on time. My top favourites may be better suited for those who are familiar with vegan cooking and the Oh She Glows Blog
Hannah’s Top 5 Oh She Glows Recipes:
Breakfast: Ultimate Nutty Granola Clusters (Cookbook, p. 31)
Lunch: Cream of Tomato Soup with Roasted Italian Chickpea Croutons (cookbook p. 141)
Dinner: Glowing Green “Pasta” Primavera
Snack: Smoky and Spicy Nut, Sesame, and Coconut “Bacon” Bar Nuts
Dessert: Mini Peanut Butter Cups in a Jar
Vegan Newbies Top 5 Starter Oh She Glows Recipes
Breakfast: Early Morning Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
Lunch: Creamy Avocado Salad (cookbook p. 107) *this uses a mini food processor, but could get away with hand mashing the avocado if need be
Dinner: Speedy Veggie n Brown Rice Noodle Bowl with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Snack: Magical Chia Seed Jam (cookbook p. 287) dipped or spread on ANYTHING hehe
Dessert: Banana Bread Muffin Tops (food processor recommended)
There you have it! I’ve wrapped up the challenge 🙂 Tomorrow I will unveil the details for the My New Roots 21 day challenge, which will begin on May 17th. Cannot wait.
xoxo Hannah