Vibrant Vegan Food in Portland
this Vegan Cranberry Chicken Salad makes a great entree salad. increase portions and make a large salad for a potluck or party.
recipe originally published December 2, 2018
I love a big salad.
A good entree salad for me must have multiple textures and vibrant complimentary flavors.
Bonus points for a warm protein atop the crisp cool greens!
This Vegan Chicken Cranberry Salad salad was borne out of …
this Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad is a retro classic! a new holiday flavor of the nostalgic Lime Jello Salad we all grew up with, just as tasty!
I am so SO happy with this recipe.
One of my holiday favorites growing up was that Lime Jello Salad. Why it is called salad, we may never know. (If you know, please enlighten us!)
I looked forward to that pretty green fluffy salad all year long. About age 7 …
Build Your Own Vegan Chef Salad Bar – whether it is lunch for a crowd or making a solo salad, follow this recipe as a guide for a tasty entree of fresh greens, veggies and protein!
hey, y’all!
We made it through another Daylight Savings Time!
Personally, I LOVE IT. We are at the beginning of what will eventually be daylight until nine pm on the West Coast, and this time of year is what I live for! Fresh air, warmer days, sunshine…
The last couple days, we all see …
this Vegan Buffalo Wing Salad has layers of flavor and texture, and these spicy Buffalo Wings are for everyone: soy free, gluten free, and oil free! pour on the cool ranch dressing, have a bite of creamy, crunchy, spicy!
Tangy Spicy Tangy!
I have loved the tangy spicy flavor of buffalo sauce for quite a while, and have been making these Vegan Buffalo Wings for years.
I called them Chick-Quin.
A plant based chicken made from …
this vegan Lemony Brussels and Kale Chiffonade Salad is a big bowl of flavorful crispy greens for your holiday table, brunch, weekday lunch or dinner salad.
recipe originally published November 12, 2017
While I am sharing this now as an option for some greens on your holiday table, I eat salads similar to this all the time. All year long. I’d say ninety percent of my kale salads are chiffonade style – the way I have been making my kale salads for years.
In addition to the classic massage of the kale salad, a chiffonade is my favorite way to soften the notoriously tough kale leaf. A kale chiffonade is an easy salad to eat. But the notoriously tough kale leaf? Is what makes this the perfect holiday side dish! You can make it ahead, and it stays hearty and does not wilt. Looking for that last minute addition to your menu? This is that quick and easy salad recipe you are looking for!
The ribbons make great vehicles for super flavorful dressings, …
Tangy Lemon Crabless Cake Salad – a quick, easy, and tasty salad with layers of flavor and texture – warm plant based crabby cakes over crisp cool greens.
When I wake up and it is dark and cold, and it is still cold when I return home from tennis, I want something warm. Earlier this week, I also wanted that something to be light, fresh, and bright – like the summer we just had.
Fall is my favorite, do not get me wrong! You all know I love my comfort food as much as anyone. Still, sometimes I want bright and fresh.
and warm.
and fast.
Today, our Fast Food Friday non recipe takes me back to my childhood. Every Fourth of July, our family would meet at The Embarcadero for a weekend of contract rummy, cocktails…
Hearty Nourishing Greens Salad – crisp and crunchy, rich and buttery – this flavor packed entree salad is a cool dose of green for a warm summer day.
Here we are in the depth of summer – uh, Portland is expected to reach temps of 108 or higher this week – and I am still having a salad every day.
I always love a big salad as a meal, and this salad will definitely be great all year long, but lets get real – summertime is when my salad game shines.
Some of my …
this retro Vegan Jello Salad recipe is a light and bright fluffy dessert that just might remind you of childhood. a mildly sweet dish for holidays, potlucks, anytime!
recipe originally published March 23, 2017
This “salad” was a holiday staple when I was a kid – gracing every Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner table. While it is sweet, and definitely a dessert, this was not our dessert. (I now mix it up with different flavors at the holidays, like our Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad.
This was served with dinner – dessert happened several hours later, right? That is …
