Vibrant Plant Based Recipes
you will have SO MUCH FUN decorating this haunted Halloween Cookie House. the protein cookie recipe is sturdy, making a fun kid friendly party activity.
recipe originally published October 27, 2012
With my October theme of Treats and Sweets, I first thought lentils would be the most difficult ingredient in this months recipe challenge. But…
Almost immediately I …
every year there are more options to choose from! this list includes some of our favorite Vegan Halloween Candy and Alternatives to candy.
originally published October 2010 – updated October 2019
Do you like to answer the door for trick or treaters?
We love it, and often dress up, make some appetizers and cocktails, and invite friends over.
To the trick or treaters, we offer allergy friendly candy and non candy alternatives. I am continually surprised that as much as the kids love the candy, they also really like the non candy options!
We LOVE Halloween. We have an extensive costume closet, and love to go to costume parties. Portland just knows how to do Halloween, and we celebrate most of the month. Our dogs even get into the spirit. We call the dachshunds our Halloweenies.
Basil actually LOVED this Dog Skeleton Costume. It’s like a comfy pajama.
Planning a Halloween party and looking for activities? These Pumpkin Carving Ideas will help!
Because we have dogs, you can usually find us at home on Halloween night. Honestly, there is NO PLACE I’d rather be, because I also love…
ready to celebrate fall and decorate pumpkins? these Pumpkin Carving Ideas will help your creative designs. tips for pumpkin carving parties, best Halloween party food, and the best carving tools.
Who loves Halloween as much as we do?! So many of the aspects of Halloween go with the cozy parts of fall – bundling up for cold evenings of trick or treating and costume parties, gourds and pumpkins and the carving of those pumpkins.
Halloween is almost here, and if you have been looking for fun ways to decorate your own jack o’ lantern this year, we have a bunch of fun ideas! Plan a party around carving pumpkins – we have tips and ideas for all of it, from essentials to tools to food.
You can …
this Vegan Sweet Potato Soup recipe is bright and flavorful. a 5 ingredient soup with tips to make it quick and easy. bonus: instructions for Instant Pot Sweet Potato Soup.
This bright and cheerful hued soup is quick and easy! The ingredient list is short and sweet, and made up of foods you likely already have in your pantry.
There are shortcuts for making this recipe in …
the best soft chewy vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are here! warmly spiced and perfectly cakey, these gluten free cookies are a fall favorite!
recipe originally published November 17, 2013
My cookie cravings change like the weather on a Portland fall day (today we have seen bright sun, torrential rain, and an unusual funnel cloud / tornado).
While I often crave a crisp, crunchy cookie, there are certain cookies that need to be soft. and not just soft, but cakey too. These chewy vegan Pumpkin Cookies are the perfect soft cookie with a wonderful cakey crumb.
I will even say you’d be …
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…
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 …
