🌱Hi, I'm Shell, and welcome to my new blog Shovel and Crunch!
I share fresh, globally inspired vegan recipes and organic gardening inspiration rooted in tradition, real flavor, and joyful discovery. All eaters are welcome!🍅
Whether you're growing your own heirloom crops or just looking for vibrant plant-based dishes from around the world, you're invited to explore, cook, and garden along with me! 🌻
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🍴 Please check out my latest posts below!
- 🌱28 Heirloom Potatoes to Grow with Taste Tests
- Best guide to 54 types of mint to grow with scent profiles
- Lavande Vanille Royale Champagne Cocktail
- Authentic Pain Aux Noix (French Walnut Bread) Recipe
- 26 scented geranium varieties to grow: culinary scents and cuttings
- 45 Types of Basil to Grow in Your Herb Garden, Part 2
- Mauritian Farata: Soft, Flaky, Layered Flatbread Recipe
- Rougaille (Rougail) Tomate: Hearty, Chunky Mauritian Sauce
- Lavender Liqueur Recipe - Liqueur de Lavande Recette
- White Balsamic Basil Vinaigrette with Green or Purple Basil
- Homemade Lemon Verbena Liqueur (Liqueur de Verveine)
- Sunrise à la Plage - Frozen Mango Pineapple Rum Cocktail
- Sweet Danish Vegan Parsnip Salad with Apple and Carrot
- Peruvian Chirulín Spritz Cocktail
- Vegan Huancaína Sauce with Roasted Potatoes (Peru)
- Easy Vegan Skillet Banana Cornbread with Maple Walnut Butter
- Arroz de Feijão (Easy, Authentic Portuguese Beans and Rice)
- 31 Peppers to Grow, Harvest, Dry, Smoke, Grind, and Enjoy!
- Easy Vegan Pasta with Garden Heirloom Tomato Sauce Vierge
- 9 Homemade Vin d'Orange Versions with Herbs, 30 Taste Tests
- Heirloom Carrots with Chermoula (Carottes à la Chermoula)
- Homemade Crème de Menthe Guide: 6 Versions Reviewed
- Vegan Tulsi Masala Chai Recipe with Garden Holy Basil
- 38 Types of Basil to Grow in Your Herb Garden, Part 1
- Rustic Vegan French Sorrel Soup (Soupe à l'Oseille)
- Vegan Chestnut Vanilla Cake with Chestnut Buttercream
- Rosemary Spiced Pecans
- Spinach Arugula Salad with Black Garlic Vinaigrette
- Easy Fluffy Potato Tortillas (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
- Tangy Mango Yassa Sauce (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
- Kale and Sweet Potato Fonio Wraps with Mango Yassa Sauce
































