Vibrant Vegan Food in Portland
a Cauliflower Creamed Spinach Hand Pie is my delicious contribution to Pi Day, but these work with lunch or dinner all year long! vegan, gluten free, tasty good fun!
happy Pi Day!
As a former accountant and overall math nerd, it would be irrational of me to let Pi Day go by without acknowledgment.
Besides, it is the one time of year I recycle that irrational joke.
I Celebrate Pi Day each year, and …
Rich Cauliflower Creamed Spinach – a delectable plant based remake of the classic side dish! this quick and easy recipe is one most everyone can enjoy because it is soy free, gluten free, oil free, nut free and low carb!
I have pretty much been plant based – vegetarian most of my life.
Celebrations over the years often included a nice night out at a restaurant. In my family, that restaurant was often the favorite steakhouse in Portland.
On those nights, my dinner was a lovely selection of sides – baked potato, salad, creamed spinach.
In no way is this a complaint! I love sides! I love a whole dinner made up from sides and starters!
As a result, that rich creamed spinach – a classic on a steakhouse menu – reminds me of …
Easy Bean and Cauliflower Rice Enchiladas – a quick weeknight dinner that makes a great lunch the next day! gluten, dairy, and oil free – flavor full!
…and just like that, the holidays are here.
That sweet magical time of year where the majority of the recipes are festive and party like, celebratory and fancy.
Then there are the …
Vegan Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower – tangy and spicy, this quick and easy recipe is essential to any game day, happy hour party, or random Thursday.
want more? see: Air Fryer Recipe Collection
It is no secret that cauliflower is one of my favorite veggies, especially lately.
Also no secret that I love spicy, and everything buffalo sauced.
This quick and easy recipe could …
Shiitake Cauliflower Risotto Stacks – this impressive and flavorful comfort food recipe is a must make! savory sautéed shiitakes top this vegetable forward favorite!
I am telling you now – this is a must make recipe. One you make when you want to impress. One you make for a date night, or for your best friend! One you make for yourself when you want comfort food.
I really want to impress on you all that this recipe is a winner – you will love the incredible flavors. If you always hear me talking about …
Cauliflower Cashew Confetti Salad – vibrant cauliflower brings great color and texture to this salad. Layers of flavor and crunch with a bright lemony shallot dressing.
While we are just about right on the edge of warmer days of summer, including all my favorite veggies showing up at the farmers market, I am already craving light and bright.
I am eating salads nearly every day. When I want salad as an entree, it needs to have some oomph or I’ll be back in the kitchen making a sandwich in an hour.
Or less.
This salad brings you quinoa for satisfying protein, as it serves all the senses: crunchy texture, bright colors, vibrant flavors. My dressing is a new one too, with two new spices – a lovely shallot salt and sumac. The first word I always use to describe sumac is lemony – it is bright and tart in a mild way.
I am doing an Ironic Eye Roll that I am sharing this super crunchy textured salad with you today, while I have been eating mashed potatoes, smoothies, and all kinds of soft foods this last week. I had some pretty epic dental surgery last week, and only wish I could eat this salad right now. This was from the week before surgery.
Back in college, I played tennis every day. I’d be on the court early before class, then when I got my microbiology lab job in the early mornings, I’d play all afternoon and evening.
During a doubles tournament – one that I can laugh about now – my face collided with my partner’s racquet. Ouch. So, last summer …
My beautiful friend Tess Masters has written a beautiful book!
I say this completely unbiased – The Blender Girl Cookbook is stunning – amazing recipes with gorgeous photography to match.
If you have a prized high-speed blender, you need this book. If you have a regular-speed blender, you need this book. Hitting the shelves today, this is a collection of 100 beautifully photographed recipes – super easy, super healthy – meals, snacks, desserts and drinks. From a Pineapple Salsa Smoothie and …
I know I say this every year, but the holidays truly begin for me when I smell the beginnings of my mom’s dressing. Our own mirepoix of onions, celery and vermouth is the lovely scent I am after – and the holidays are here.
Yesterday, mom and I started planning Thanksgiving.
I always make dessert and way too many daytime snacks and appetizers (those are my two areas of expertise, if I have any). Jason always makes the mashed potatoes.
Since my kitchen is still in full on renovation mode, I am excited to spend the day before Thanksgiving over at moms, cooking all day!
With my plant based diet and both Jason and mom being gluten free, there are always an abundance of choices for just about everyone.
This year my entree will be steak.
Cauliflower steak.
Smothered in this shiitake gravy atop Jason’s perfect mashed taters, with some of my ginger cranberry sauce and my mom’s awesome dressing and a bunch of garlicy greens, I will be in holiday bliss.
Please visit me at Attune to see both recipes – Quinoa-Chia Cauliflower Steaks
