Serena Yau

I’ve been vegan for 13 years. I love showing how easy plant-based eating can be.

My recipes are quick, tasty, and perfect for those days when you’re feeling a little burnt out from work. Simple ingredients, minimal effort, maximum flavor!

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$1 Rice Cooker Curried Lentils and Quinoa

50¢ Red Lentil Dahl in a Rice Cooker (High Protein and 50 cents per serving!)

$2 Hakka Cabbage Ketchup Noodles (yes, ketchup)

$2 Lentil Sweet Potato Stew

$2 Teriyaki Cabbage Tofu

$2 Vegan American Buttercream Frosting

$5 "Best Ever" Chocolate Espresso Cake in a Rice Cooker (Vegan)

Vegan Salted Caramel

One Pan High Protein Baked Spaghetti

Chinese-ish Peanut Butter Purple Cabbage

Spicy Bok Choy Rice Cooker Rice

1:1:1 Sweet & Sour Tofu (Hong Kong Classic)

Garlic Butter Tofu (Cantonese Style)

Braised Cabbage and Tofu

Cashew Vegetable Stir Fry

Umami Rice Cooker Mushroom Rice

Rice Cooker Butter Tofu

Chickpea Pasta Bake

Cozy Mushroom Pasta

Rice Cooker Oatmeal Protein Cake

Chocolate Rice Krispie Clusters (2 Ingredients)

Peanut Butter Bang Bang Broccoli

Chinese Chickpea Stew (Vegan Chinese Beef Stew)

$2 Three Cup Tofu (Chinese Classic)

Brown Lentil Bolognese Sauce

Rice Cooker Cabbage Tofu Soup

Rice Cooker Chocolate Cake with Vegan Buttercream

Egg-Free Waffles

Mapo Chickpeas

Tofu and Broccoli (Cantonese Style)

Roasted Peanut Butter Cabbage (Western-ish)

Roasted Beets (my mom's recipe, but less effort)

Chickpea Onion Pepper Stew (Fajita Filling)

Coconut Gochujang Lentils

Chickpea Spinach Rice

80¢ Spinach Hummus (Doubles as Pasta Sauce)

Chickpea Protein Rice

Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies

Chickpea Tomato Rice Cooker Rice

Hakka Noodle Stir Fry

Vegan Cream Egg Nanaimo Bars

Vegan Cream Egg Filling

Vegan Nanaimo Crunch Bars

Salt and Sichuan Pepper Hashbrowns

Cauliflower Coconut Chickpea Curry

Vegan 'Salmon' Tofu (5 Ingredients)

Baked Oatmeal ($2.50 per recipe)

5-Ingredient Vegan Pound Cake

Restaurant Style Sweet and Sour Sauce

Sweet and Sour Cauliflower

Creamy Lentil Bolognese

Tofu & Cashew Cream

Gochujang "Bibimbap" Rice

Cantonese Ginger Onion Noodles

Caramelized Onion Leek Potato Bake

Creamy Christmas Onion Leek Pasta

Miso Butter Garlic Tofu

Christmas Stuffing Rice

Gochujang Spicy Sweet and Sour Tofu

Rice Cooker Stuffing

Lentils & Rice

Lentil Soup

Rice Cooker Eggplant Rice

Fried Eggplant Rice

Cashew Cream and Kale Pasta

Rice Cooker Garlic Zucchini Cashew Rice

Dad's One Pot Spanish Rice

Sweet & Spicy Soya Sauce

Stewed Sweet Potato and Tofu Mince

Viral Rice Cooker Meal (3M Views!)

Rice Cooker Pumpkin Sponge Cake

20¢ Vegan Pancakes

Starbucks Copycat Pumpkin Loaf

Cheap + Easy Pesto Sauce

Rice Cooker Spring Roll Rice

Rice Cooker Corn Rice

Cinnamon Loaf (Non-Vegans Love It!)

Hakka Noodles | Indo-Chinese Cabbage Noodles

Starbucks Copycat Lemon Loaf

Tofu Manchurian

Dan Dan Spaghetti (Single Serving)

Pasta with Tahini and Green Peas

Smashed Chinese Cucumber Salad

Vegan Oatmeal Muffins

Stir Fried Pea Shoots and Gluten

Cheap and Easy Cashew Cream Cheese

Serena Yau

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