Vibrant Plant Based Recipes
these Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies are not only vegan, gluten and grain free, they are SUPER TASTY. a quick and easy recipe to satisfy all cravings.
Mildly sweet, perfectly chewy, gluten and grain free: these Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies have a double dose of protein with both the almond butter and almond flour.
Honestly? We have been eating these amazing cookies with …
Crispy Tangy Reuben Rolls – a tasty jackfruit update on our popular Reuben Roll recipe, with oil free air fryer, bake, and gluten free options.
We have been enjoying these Crispy Tangy Reuben Rolls for years.
A while back, the original recipe went through a few updates. First, I baked them instead of the pan fry. While this method works well and is easily oil free, I now …
Tangy Pickled Cornichon Slaw – pickles or cornichons bring a tangy update to this oil free slaw recipe – quick, easy, and tasty for your BBQ or game day!
Fast Food Friday, yay!
You all know I love pickles. They add a tangy zip to most anything, in my opinion.
This Tangy Pickled Cornichon Slaw was included with our recent Smoky Lentil Chili and A Hot Dog Toppings Bar:
This recipe is …
Cool Vegan Dill Pickle Dip Bread Bowl – perfect for a potluck, holiday party, or game day – this cool and tangy dip will be a crowd favorite!
I seem to be going totally retro with my holiday recipes, right? First a Spiced Pumpkin Basil Cheese Ball, now an old school, church basement potluck, good old fashioned Dill Dip in a Bread Bowl.
Jason asked me to make this. He randomly said to me “you know what I haven’t had in a long time, that I really want this year? dip in a rye bowl!” The grandson of a Methodist minister, he says they always had these.
When he described it to me, it reminded me of a dip I made all the time in college, and always around the holidays. Back then, my favorite Nordstrom store (the one downtown) would …
these Vegan White Bean Veggie Burgers are quick and easy veggie burgers are packed with protein and flavor – make ahead for fast lunches or dinners!
recipe originally published June 22, 2016
SUMMER!
Although we had our first official summer gathering last weekend, we haven’t opened the grill yet. We served these White Bean Veggie Burgers, and I pan fried them. This is a recipe I have been making since January, so I haven’t had a chance to test drive their grillability yet.
I do know this is a fantastic vegan burger with a pan fried crisp on them, though. That is my preferred method for these, served piping hot with melty cheese and a bunch of crisp pickles and greens:
Look at the broccoli! I love …
Classic Vegan Potato Salad – just like mom used to make, with pickle – a picnic favorite gets a plant based update that tastes just like the original!
I am so ready for summer.
For longer and warmer days, when our patio and deck become an extension of the living room. We are ready to drag out the patio furniture, fire up the grill, have people over for all the summer food favorites.
One of my summer food favorites is a Classic Vegan Pickle Potato Salad that I have adapted over the years from the recipe I grew up with – my moms potato salad. Classic flavors, not a lot of extras to distract from that simplicity I love.
I add extra dill pickle flavor to mine, though. A tangy tasty crunch.
Of course, while we have had a …
Red Lentil Sweet Potato Hemp Burgers with Ginger Basil Sauce – a hearty protein rich burger – fresh ginger and curry bring layers of bright flavor!
I am fairly new to pressure cooking. We recently received a pressure cooker as a wedding gift, and honestly, for the first several months, I was afraid to use it. Jason wasn’t though, and he loves it! I started to warm up to it after learning more about it, and watching Jason. Now I love it too – perfect rice in less than ten minutes? Beans from dry to done in under an hour?
I love it, use it all the time, and have since bought a second insert so I can continue cooking back to back… pull one insert out, place a clean one in, continue cooking! I know some people who have multiple cookers – a second insert is my answer to reducing the machinery in the kitchen, and it works just fine. I am still not a person who is into big food prep for the week, but we do like to have a cooked bean and rice or quinoa ready to go – I have done that for a long time. So now, we cook a bean, remove that insert, place the other insert, and cook the rice – done and done.
As I am learning beyond the basics, having a resource from a …
Chef’s Mojo Cubano Sandwich – a flavorful plant based take on the classic Cubano sandwich, inspired by the movie Chef. Incredibly flavorful, crispy, cheesy, tangy.
Do you like horns?
I like drums – they have always been my favorite. I married a drummer.
A very close second and sometimes even first, I like the horns. One of the best scenes from one of the best movies – Chef with Jon Favreau – is this scene right here, they are driving into Austin, with horns and happy and singing and… happy. Oooh, just listen to the horns begin. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Worth it.
…and turn it up.
So, for those following along and know the prompts for Vegan MoFo, you may be thinking I am confused on the days. This coming Monday is something inspired by a film. Today is Best Sandwich Ever. I already have something else for Movie Monday, and this is one of the best sandwiches*, so – here you go.
*For the record, that is a very cruel thing to ask of me – sandwiches are one of my favorite things ever, and I have too many favorites to choose. Since I am still so incredibly enamored by the movie Chef, and I really love this sandwich right now, here it is.
For the movie Chef, Jon Favreau learned some cooking techniques from Chef Roy Choi. Have you seen the movie? Definitely not a plant based story. Food plays a major role, along with several …
