Spiced with garam masala, this vegan roasted red pepper soup recipe is absolutely delicious. While preparations of garam masala vary regionally across the Indian subcontinent, it often possesses warming spices like cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, and more. In the U.S., you can buy it at most major grocery stores, at international grocery stores or online. And of course, you can always make it yourself from … Continue reading Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Za’atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend. There’s a lot of variation in it’s preparation, but it almost always includes thyme, sumac, and sesame seeds. In the U.S., you can buy it at many chain grocery stores, at international grocers, or online. You can also make it from scratch. Chickpeas taste awesome marinated in za’atar. In fact, these easy marinated chickpeas taste delicious without the … Continue reading Air Fryer Za’atar Chickpeas
What is a vegan substitute for ricotta cheese? Vegan almond ricotta! It tastes creamy, bright, cheesy, and salty. It’s everything people love about ricotta cheese with none of the dairy! This recipe for vegan almond ricotta makes ~1 cup. It has no oil, no tofu, no nutritional yeast and no cashews. Just good ol’ slivered almonds, white miso, lemon juice, water and salt. This recipe … Continue reading Vegan Almond Ricotta Cheese
Inspired by Slovak Segedinský Guláš, this vegan recipe using sauerkraut is very easy to make, and savory-sour in all the right ways. Sauerkraut seasoned with loads of paprika? Yes please! This vegan goulash recipe combines my favorite things–sauerkraut and seitan. Smoked paprika to bring a bit of the flavor of pork. Cashew cream for heavy cream. And seitan, because it’s hearty and soaks up the … Continue reading Vegan Sauerkraut Goulash
This vegan recipe for white bean salad is awesome for lunch, because it takes very little effort and stores well. And like most cold bean salads, it gets better with time. Add a little extra salt before serving, and you’re ready to go. Serve it with garlic toast, put it inside a pita, wrap it up in a tortilla, or just enjoy it as a … Continue reading Fennel and White Bean Salad
This vegan ranch recipe is quick and easy in a high speed blender. It contains no oil, no mayo, and no tofu. That’s right, it’s just cashews, fresh herbs, lemon juice and all the good stuff. This recipe makes ~¾ cup of homemade vegan ranch dressing. It’s awesome as a dip for veggies, on salads, buffalo soy curls, or on anything you enjoy ranch on. … Continue reading Vegan Ranch Dressing
Inspired by Tex-Mex flavors, this easy vegan sloppy joe recipe is absolutely delicious. And, best of all, they cook up fast! In less than 20 minutes, you’ll have a hearty, healthy bean meal. They taste amazing with a little thin sliced pickled red onion on top. To pickle red onions, thin slice some red onion, place it in a bath of distilled white vinegar, and … Continue reading Tex-Mex Vegan Sloppy Joes
While many recipes for pierogi dough have eggs or sour cream in them, it isn’t necessary to enjoy pierogi. This easy vegan pierogi dough recipe does the trick with basic pantry staples. Once you finish following the directions of this recipe, you’ll be ready to add vegan pierogi fillings, like Vegan Mushroom and Sauerkraut Pierogi, Vegan Cheesy Potato and Bacon Pierogi, or the filling of … Continue reading Vegan Pierogi Dough
Inspired by Slavic flavors, this radish salad recipe uses simple ingredients, is easy to make, and has a refreshing, crunchy texture. It’s works well for the winter or spring, but really, you could enjoy this year round. This recipe for radish salad is best served right away. The flavors and the crunchiness are at their height! As always, fresh dill is the best choice. You … Continue reading Radish Salad with Fresh Dill and Scallions
This is one easy homemade seitan recipe. You mix some seitan ingredients in a bowl, and then, you simmer it in a pot. You slice it up, and incorporate it into your favorite recipes. I tend to use this vegan meat recipe in place of beef. Some of my favorite recipes that use seitan, include Seitan Beef Stew, Slow Cooker Vegan Chile Verde, Slow Cooker … Continue reading Easy Homemade Seitan
Finally, a vegan gravy recipe without mushrooms! Roasted garlic does an excellent job of providing the flavor to this simple vegan gravy recipe. It’s perfect on loaf, mashed potatoes, stuffing, or really anything you like to smother in gravy. And it makes a nice, flavorful addition to any Thanksgiving or holiday spread. The most time consuming part of this recipe is roasting the garlic. The … Continue reading Roasted Garlic Gravy
This roasted garlic recipe is easy, healthy and tastes amazing smeared on toasted bread, spread on a sandwich, added to vegan gravy, put into soups, like Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup, and more. If you love garlic and haven’t been roasting it, you’ve been missing out! As it roasts, the garlic cloves become super soft, and the flavor more mellow. I like to roast garlic at … Continue reading Roasted Garlic
So many homemade vegan tempeh bacon recipes require liquid smoke. Not this one! Does the tempeh bacon marinade suffer without liquid smoke? My empty plate would suggest it does not. This recipe for homemade tempeh bacon is easy to make and very, very tasty. Use this vegan bacon in TLT’s–a tempeh, lettuce and tomato sandwich. Enjoy it as a side to tofu scramble. Pair it … Continue reading Easy Tempeh Bacon
This super easy vegan quesadilla recipe brings grilling and soy curls together. BBQ sauce, soy curls, green peppers, red pepper, red onion and a healthy amount of gooey vegan cheese sandwiched between two flour tortillas grilled to perfection. Serve it with vegan classic coleslaw. It tastes like an American cookout in a quesadilla. So good! I opted for a bottled barbecue sauce to save on … Continue reading Grilled Barbecue Soy Curl Quesadillas
Whether the tofu is sliced or cubed, this grilled or baked marinated tofu can be used on sandwiches, on salads, in tacos, in burritos, on pizza, in a grain bowl, in vegan sushi, or whatever your imagination can come up with! Continue reading Marinated Grilled or Baked Tofu
You can use this fast, easy recipe for vegan pesto as a condiment, to dress pasta or zoodles, as a pizza sauce, on grilled vegetables with gnocchi, stirred into risotto and more! It yields ~1 cup. For the best flavor, make it right before you want to use it. Sautéing whole garlic cloves in the olive oil before adding it to the blender accomplishes two … Continue reading Vegan Pesto
This easy portobello mushroom sandwich recipe is incredibly simple and flavorful. If you love olives and mushrooms, this is the one for you! It’s savory, salty, and perfect for summer grill season. This recipe makes 4 sandwiches. Choose portobello mushrooms that are large enough to be sandwich worthy (a little larger than the width of your hand). I recommend using my Kalamata Olive Tapenade, because … Continue reading Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sandwiches with Kalamata Olive Tapenade, Avocado, Tomato & Arugula
This is the vegan millet salad recipe to serve for lunch, dinner or as a cookout side. The combination of the fresh herb dressing, the hearty millet grains, the satiating chickpeas, juicy cherry tomatoes and crunchy pumpkin seeds make this one simple, satisfying whole grain summer salad recipe! Make sure to let the cooked millet and the garlic olive oil completely cool before using them … Continue reading Chickpea Millet Salad with Fresh Herbs and Pumpkin Seeds
This recipe for kalamata olive tapenade is vegan, quick and easy to make. It’s packed with serious flavor–sauteed garlic, oregano, parsley, olives, and capers. It tastes great on toasted bread, sliced baguette, pitas, fresh cut veggies, pizza, sandwiches or really anything that goes on the grill. Whether you use it as an appetizer, a snack or condiment, you cannot lose. If you love olives, this … Continue reading Kalamata Olive Tapenade
Inspired by Asian flavors, this easy vegan orzo salad recipe makes a good warm side dish or cold pasta salad. After having time to sit overnight in the fridge, I thought it tasted even better. It uses few ingredients. It works well for a cookout, picnic, road trip cooler, camping trip, simple meal, or lunch. And while it wasn’t the goal, it ended up looking … Continue reading Asian Orzo Pasta Salad
Risotto is one of my all-time favorite meals. It is simple, requires few ingredients, and is quite satisfying. While I have given tips about making a risotto in the past, there are only a few principles you need to adhere to to have success. Use Italian short-grain rice, like arborio rice. Constantly stir the pot. Add one ladle of broth to the pot and stir … Continue reading Orange Zest and Fennel Risotto
I’ve made this carrot and beet salad recipe a few times for guests. Every time, someone asks, “Is this on your blog?” And I say, “No, I keep leaving it out, because how many beet salads can one blog have?” And then, they tell me that it’s really good, and it should be on my blog. So… here we are. This vegan recipe for beet … Continue reading Carrot and Beet Salad with Fresh Dill and Roasted Pistachios
This is one creamy vegan white bean soup recipe! It uses easy to find ingredients, and cooks up pretty fast (~30 minutes). While it doesn’t have a ton of herbs and spices, the ones selected are quite potent. Rosemary and red pepper flakes create some serious flavor, especially with the synergy of a good broth (like Better than Bouillon No Chicken Base plus some water) … Continue reading Winter White Bean Soup
It’s savory, sweet, sour and totally delicious! This recipe for braised red cabbage and carrots is light and acidic, and makes a terrific side dish that isn’t chock-full of sodium, fat or calories. This vegan red cabbage recipe takes some time to make (about an hour), but has very simple ingredients and is easy to do. The only requirement is patience! Braised Red Cabbage and … Continue reading Braised Red Cabbage and Carrots
