My favorite vegan food, by a mile, has got to be Oreos. Adding chili might go a long way toward making peas more palatable. I'll consider trying that, maybe it'll cover up the flavor and the texture better. Or maybe I'll just stick to string beans. I adore string beans.

I was quite surprised to find that Oreos were vegan. They're not my favorite by any means, but they're just about the only chocolatey thing I can eat, so I get some every now and then. Used to eat a lot of Reese's back when I was only vegetarian, so the peanut butter Oreos are nice. If you're wanting to try more vegan food, and you have a crock pot, I can share my chili or rice & beans recipes with you. They're both quite good, if I do say so myself. As is usually case with a crock pot, the cooking itself is pretty hands off, but they do take a while to cook... Especially the rice & beans, which takes about 9 hours. But, both can be meal prepped if you want. The rice and beans make 6 bowls, and the ingredients last for several pots. The chili ingredients only last for a single pot, and it only makes 5 bowls, but that's still enough to meal prep lunch for the week if you want to spend a bit more. Honestly, the chili would probably get by without peas just fine. Peas are only in there because the veggie pack I use is a mix of vegetables. Corn, peas, and diced carrots.

If the recipe is something you can copy and paste then sure, I'll be happy to have a look! I'm not vegan, but I'm intimately familiar with the workings of my crock pot, those things are a modern miracle if ever I saw one! Proof that the gods love us and want us to be happy. 😤 But I also don't want you to spend longer writing out the recipe than it would take to prepare, so I'll leave it at your discretion.

Oh please, have you seen [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/262897198?sort=0&page=0]the size of my book[/url]? Typing up a couple recipes is basically nothing! :p The rice & beans: [spoiler]So, as you might expect, you cook the rice and beans separately. The beans: Start with 12 cups of Water, and then add 2 teaspoons of Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, and Cumin, as well as 4 teaspoons of [url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dash-Southwest-Chipotle-Seasoning-Blend-Salt-Free-2-5-oz/21092560?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1200&adsRedirect=true]Southwest Seasoning[/url]. Then stir it around for a bit before adding 4 cups of Dry Pinto Beans. Cook it on high in a crock pot for 8 hours. It's important to add & stir the seasonings first. It changes the taste of the beans more than you might think! The rice: First add 3 cups of [url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/V8-Original-100-Vegetable-Juice-64-fl-oz-Bottle/15570918?classType=VARIANT&from=/search]V8[/url] and then 2 cups of Water. Add in 4 teaspoons of Dark Chili Powder, and stir. Finally, add in 3 cups of White Rice. Now, my crock pot just has an option for rice, so I don't know the specific time, but I think it's about half an hour. When it's done, the V8 will have pooled up on the top, so you want to mix it around to the best of your ability. Personally, I use the same crock pot for both the rice and the beans, which might affect taste? Obviously I wash it out between, though. If you're cooking them separately, just note that the beans take a lot longer to cook than the rice, so you don't want to start the rice too early. Once they're both done, you then mix 'em together. This is the hardest part if you're mixing them into separate bowls. Just making sure to sort the right amount into each. The taste of this dish can vary quite a bit depending on when you eat it. If you manage to get the rice immediately when it's done, it'll add some nice patches of a tomato-y flavor to the final dish, but that flavor becomes less notable even 15ish minutes after the rice is done. If you eat it at this point, it's a bit spicy. Not to a major degree, but still a noticeable one. Finally, if you refrigerate it for a couple of days then reheat before eating, then the spice mellows out into something a little sweeter... But, not like, sugary-sweet. Savory-sweet, maybe? I'm not sure how to describe it. Imo: fresh-fresh>refrigerated/reheated>delayed fresh. If you don't have the spices, the initial cost can be a little high, but if you already have the spices, they last for quite a while, so the only things you need to refill regularly are the rice, beans, and V8. Even then, they last a good 2-3 pots, and altogether are maybe $12? This stuff is super cheap. Also, easy list version: Beans: -12 cups of Water -2 teaspoons of Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, and Cumin -4 teaspoons of Southwest Seasoning -4 cups of Dry Pinto Beans Rice: -3 cups of V8 -2 cups of Water -4 teaspoons of Dark Chili Powder -3 cups of White Rice[/spoiler] Chili: [spoiler]The chili is really easy, because you don't even need to measure anything! Just take the ingredients, dump 'em in the pot and stir! -1 jar of [url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Prego-Traditional-Spaghetti-Sauce-24-oz-Jar/10308233?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1600&adsRedirect=true]Prego Spaghetti Sauce[/url] -1 can of Pinto Beans -1 can of Black Beans -1 can of Red Kidney Beans -1 can of Chickpeas -1 pouch of [url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/French-s-Original-Chili-O-Seasoning-Mix-1-75-oz-Envelope/13847741?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1200&from=/search]Chili-O Seasoning Mix[/url] -1 bag of Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Diced Carrots) -1 cup of Water Cook it on high for 4 hours, and boom, done. Gets me about 5 bowls. It was alright when it was hot, but I found myself liking it a lot more when it had cooled down for a bit. I recommend chilling it and reheating for 30 seconds in a microwave... Unless you like it hot, like most people probably would! I'm most likely just weird. It makes for a surprisingly tasty breakfast, despite chili not normally being associated with morning food! Unfortunately, these ingredients only last for one pot, and they come to about $15, so it's quite a bit pricier than the rice and beans. Still, with 5 bowls, that's still plenty to meal prep if so desired![/spoiler]

I didn't know you wrote a book, that's dope! (In my defense, I've only been on the forums for about six months.) Well done! My mother is a writer, so I understand somewhat the effort that goes into writing, though novels are a whole other beast. Thank you for the recipe, I'll give it a shot! I've copied and pasted it into Notepad for future printing.