🌱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!
- Liqueur de Vanille Fait Maison (Vanilla Bean Liqueur)
- Tarte aux Noix Fondante - French Walnut Tart (Vegan)
- 🌱28 Heirloom Potatoes to Grow with Taste Tests
- Best Guide to 54 Types of Mint to Grow with Scent Profiles
- Fall Garden Vegetables: Greens, Roots, and Tubers
- Lavande Vanille Royale Champagne Cocktail
- Authentic Pain Aux Noix (French Walnut Bread) Recipe
- Fall Garden Plants: Fruit, Herbs, Flowers, and Vegetables
- Harvesting Amaranth Seeds and Leaves from the Garden
- 26 Scented Geranium Varieties to Grow: Culinary Scents and Cuttings
- 45 Types of Basil to Grow in Your Herb Garden, Part 2
- How to Get Kids to Eat Vegetables Through Gardening
- Mauritian Farata: Soft, Flaky, Layered Flatbread Recipe
- Rougaille (Rougail) Tomate: Hearty, Chunky Mauritian Sauce
- 🌱Best Fall Seeds to Plant for Cool-Season Crops
- An Abundant Garden of Flowers, Herbs, and Vegetables
- Lavender Liqueur Recipe - Liqueur de Lavande Recette
- 🌱Summer Garden Harvest: Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers
- White Balsamic Basil Vinaigrette with Green or Purple Basil
- 21 Types of Heirloom Garlic and Rare Garden Crops
- Herbs, Vegetables, and Flowers in the Summer Garden
- My Gardening Mistakes Plus Herbs Veggies and Flowers
- Homemade Lemon Verbena Liqueur (Liqueur de Verveine)
- 12 Life Lessons from the Garden
- Early Summer Crops in My Garden: An Herb and Vegetable Tour
- How I Grow Nearly 300 Culinary Herbs in My Garden
- How I Planted 28 Heirloom Potato Varieties
- 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
Hi, I'm Shell!
Here you'll find exciting, delicious vegan recipes from around the world. With heirloom ingredients you can grow yourself. Growing and cooking your own global dishes is both fun and fulfilling!