Vibrant Plant Based Recipes
This easy vegan avocado sauce brings bright flavor to pasta, burgers, dipped veggies, and so much more. A quick and easy four ingredient recipe.
recipe originally published August 24, 2015
You can quickly make this easy vegan avocado sauce in the time is takes to boil pasta noodles. Bright color and vibrant flavor are the bragging rights to this easy four ingredient …
this vegan mushroom gravy recipe uses the hearty flavor of mushrooms and spices to make an aromatic and flavorful plant based gravy everyone loves.
recipe originally published November 15, 2013
This vegan mushroom gravy recipe has been our standard for years. It has incredible flavor, and gets great gravy reviews. (Good gravy!)
The dried shiitake mushrooms really are the star in this recipe. Dried mushrooms have such a concentrated flavor, even after rehydrating.
If you watch the how to video and then also see the process photos, you’ll notice …
this quick and easy Vegan Thousand Island Dressing recipe brings you the tangy flavor of the classic dressing – with an oil free version!
recipe originally published June 27, 2012
Vegan Thousand Island Dressing is another staple recipe in our kitchen. This tangy favorite is so quick and easy – and I make it so often – that I …
Easy Gluten Free Vegan BBQ Sauce – a quick and easy, flavor packed sauce that is oil free, vegan, and mildly sweetened by fruit. a versatile favorite!
recipe originally published September 10, 2015
This summer, we have hosted and attended more BBQ parties than in recent years. Last month, there was at least one per weekend, sometimes more. After a few, I started to see a trend in what I’d make to bring.
I mean, it is delicious…
if not predictable…
Ha!
So, after a while, unless …
this Easy Tomato Refrigerator Jam recipe is a quick and easy effort for some flavor packed summertime goodness! another way to enjoy fresh garden tomatoes.
There really is no comparison to a fresh tomato picked from the vine. Standing in the middle of my garden, biting into that warm juicy flavor.
This year, I have two in my garden – Roma and Celebrity. Both are great to slice thick and put in a sandwich, on toast, just on a fork with salt.
I have used each variety in separate batches of this jam – both taste great.
Part of the …
Smoky Tangy Chipotle Lime Burritos are packed with layers of flavor and texture. these rolled up handhelds are quick and easy and supremely satisfying with beans and rice and peppers, oh my! a generous drizzle of Smoky Tangy Cream NOT optional.
As you can see from the varied photos, we make this burrito often. The fillings are simple and so quick to make large batches for lunch all week. I say the sauce is not optional because that is where the real tasty flavor is!
Depending on the day, the sauce is a deeper orange. This is entirely based on the amount of actual chipotle pepper I may have added to the sauce… since we use the canned chipotle in adobo so often, I generally have some in the fridge. I’ll add a whole pepper and / or some adobo sauce for extra spicy flavor.
I will make a …
this vegan Protein Rich Chipotle Alfredo Spaghetti recipe is a wonderfully spicy update to everyone’s favorite noodle topper – perfect over pasta or spaghetti squash.
Who doesn’t love flavorful comfort food?
Perhaps with a little kick of spicy heat?
With this recipe, the spicy is up to you – totally easy to adjust the chipotle to your liking. Same with the noodles, really. I love …
Quick and Easy Vegan Romesco Sauce – this bright and flavorful sauce complements so many dishes. six basic ingredients transform into so much flavor! gluten, soy, and oil free Romesco
recipe originally published July 5, 2017
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 …
