Vibrant Vegan Food in Portland
Savory Sweet Potato Breakfast Boats – quick, easy, and super tasty, this is a satisfying and filling recipe good for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner!
It is no secret that I love Love LOVE quick and easy bowl recipes. Many of our summer dinners consist of some sort of salad greens + bean + grain + veggies concoction, always with lots of tasty flavors and textures.
These Savory Sweet Potato Breakfast Boats fit that description, with one extra benefit – they …
Tasty Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Bars – this quick and easy dessert bar recipe has just five ingredients, no oil or gluten, and fresh plump dates for sweetness!
I love a crumble topping.
I always have – just ask my mom. When I was a kid, we sometimes had these extraordinarily good danish for breakfast. Special …
Hearty Nourishing Greens Salad – crisp and crunchy, rich and buttery – this flavor packed 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 …
Tangy Spinach Artichoke Burgers – with the flavors of your favorite classic party dip, these protein rich burgers are quick and easy!
A warm bubbly spinach artichoke dip is always a winner, right? I know it is always one of the first empty dishes on any party table I’ve seen… and I am usually a culprit in the disappearance…
Okay, perhaps a …
Quick and Easy Romesco Sauce – this bright and flavorful sauce complements so many dishes. six basic ingredients transform into so much flavor!
I made my first romesco sauce in college – back in those Host Sunday Dinner Every Week days. I learned of the wonder that is romesco from my first culinary class, and immediately began making it at home.
That early romesco recipe included bread as a thickener, using the method I had learned in class (and is traditional). I have since dropped the bread, and streamlined the recipe I …
Tangy Pickled Cornichon Slaw – pickles or cornichons bring a tangy update to a cool 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 …
Vegan Thousand Island Dressing – this quick and easy recipe brings you the tangy flavor of the classic dressing – with an oil free version!
Vegan Thousand Island Dressing is another staple recipe in our kitchen. This is so quick and easy – and I make it so often – that I make it from memory most of the time.
That’s peculiar, since I honestly have to look up my tried and true ratio for quinoa nearly every week. I make quinoa every week. Still cannot remember.
This dressing is one …
Smoky Lentil Chili and A Hot Dog Toppings Bar – this tasty chili recipe is a year round favorite, and is a great addition to a summertime BBQ!
July is National Hot Dog Month.
I mean, summer is hot dogs, right? At baseball games, an ice cold beer and a hot dog are required, right? They are essential to BBQs and backyard cookouts, camping and summertime road trips.
As essential as chili.
We topped bowls of chili with cashew cream and Spicy Jalapeño Sesame Salsa:
While it is a valiant effort for July to dedicate one whole month eating hot dogs, the third Wednesday in July is National Hot Dog Day. So… options.
There’s also …
