Vibrant Vegan Food in Portland
this quick and easy vegan Chipotle Black Bean Soup recipe has 8 ingredients, the perfect amount of spicy, plenty of protein and layers of flavor!
Today I offer you a recipe that is easily made from what you may already have in your pantry! The list of 8 ingredients is …
these Vegan Taco Hand Pies are a tasty treat for Taco Tuesday! Quick and easy plant based filling folded into pie dough makes a dippable hand held!
Fair warning – math enthusiasts everywhere will be celebrating with pie this week, because March 14 is Pi Day, or 3.14. If you are a regular spabettie reader, you know that this ex accountant celebrates every year.
Last year I finally collected all of my Pi pies in one post – go Celebrate Pi Day with Sweet and Savory Pie!
This year we are celebrating with savory pie – spicy …
these really are the Best Vegan Mushroom Burgers – super flavorful patties that work with all kinds of burger toppings. gluten free!
The sun is shining bright.
We change the clocks this weekend – there will be more light! (Also, did you Oregonians see the bill to keep daylight savings year ’round?! I am so in.
Is it too soon to think about summer BBQ?
Okay, probably. I am very much looking forward to brighter days and spring temperatures. …not just because I have so many ideas for farmers market produce and light, summery meal plans.
Also because I want to see if the Best Vegan Mushroom Burgers will hold up on the grill. After several times making this recipe and having it …
this Melty Vegan Pizza Cheese Dip is a game changer in party appetizers! a quick and easy recipe that EVERYONE loves, you’ll want to make a double batch.
This cheese dip recipe has quickly moved up our list of favorites – it is the sort of recipe that impresses the most critical carnivores. and it has – I have seen it with my own eyes.
You all know that when I am borderline obsessed with a recipe, I make it over and over again. Like, I still have a tiny bowl of this dip in the fridge right now, AND I have cashews soaking for a new batch I am making today. Honestly, it is a double batch.
At the risk of being my own dang cliché, this…
These Tasty Dip Recipes for Every Party are comfort food classics that are always welcome and will guarantee an invite to the next soirée! Everything you need for …
this comprehensive list of Party Treats and Snacks To Ring In the New Year is everything you need for a party ANY time of year!
aaaaand here is where I am a complete cliché and exclaim HOW IS IT ALMOST 2019?! Can you even believe it?! Where DID the time go?!
Right now I am equally reminiscing over the rollercoaster that was 2018 and making grand plans for 2019. I don’t necessarily make resolutions at the new year, because (another cliché here?) I generally have goals and plans and projects and all of that all year long.
One thing I do fully embrace is celebrating the year end. We rarely go out on this night, and if we do, we hire a Lyft and are often home before midnight.
I like to make a few fun snacks, plan a cocktail that is champagne friendly – because champagne IS a must this night. For me, anyway.
If you are …
a colorful platter of Herb Cheese Peppadew Sweet Peppers makes great party snack! super flavorful single bite appetizers everyone loves!
(Way) back in college, I hosted a lot of dinner parties.
While I now love spicy heat of peppers, I wasn’t always this way. But the peppadew – that is a sweet flavorful pepper I could always get on board with.
Back in those days, I’d …
this vegan Warm Caramelized Onion Bacon Dip has been our go to appetizer for years! everyone loves it and it will quickly become your favorite, too.
Just in time for holiday parties, game day, and this coming Tuesday, I am bringing you my favorite dip!
I wish I was actually bringing it to you, that is how much I know you’ll love this dip. This has been a go to appetizer for years, based on a cheese and mayonnaise based classic from way back in the day.
This one is packed with …
