Vibrant Vegan Food in Portland
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 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 Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower – tangy and spicy, this quick and easy recipe is essential to any game day, happy hour party, or random Thursday.
It is no secret that cauliflower is one of my favorite veggies, especially lately.
Also no secret that I love spicy, and everything buffalo sauced.
This quick and easy recipe could …
Smoky Sweet Crunchy Chickpeas – this quick and easy snack recipe is gluten free, oil free, satisfying and flavor full! Appetizer, salad topper, and snack!
Your kitchen will smell so good while these are frying.
Air frying!
I mean, they smell good at the beginning step, when it is …
Indo Chinese Corn Soup – this fragrant and flavorful soup is a quick and easy recipe – everyone will love this warmly spiced dish!
I love, love LOVE sesame. The scent, the flavor… tahini, oil, seeds, all of it! I do not know why I am not cooking with it daily. This glorious Indo Chinese Corn Soup calls for sesame oil in the recipe, and I also added a little bloop to the bowl when serving. A perfect finish.
This warmly spiced and fragrant soup is …
Gentle Lentils with Basil is the Bomb Sauce – this quick and easy soup will warm you as a hearty meal with bright, vibrant flavors.
In the last few weeks, we have gloriously consumed three batches of lentils. These lentils. With this bright and flavorful basil sauce. We both love lentils – they are incredibly tasty and satisfying, and this recipe is so very quick and easy! Really! A wonderful thing during the holiday season, or lets face it – just any busy week in this life.
Today I am celebrating …
Hawaiian Mac Salad – a pineapple spiked version of my family’s traditional recipe – this Hawaiian Mac Salad is a hit at any summer meal!
When Dad was going through chemo, he’d get food cravings. One time it was grits, another time it was stroganoff. Usually it was teriyaki or something similar that reminded him of Hawaii. Something that reminded him of home.
Then there was the time when I had the craving. I asked Dad if he knew how to make a proper Hawaiian Mac Salad, you know, the sorta sweet, really awesome macaroni salad that usually accompanies pulled pork or other bbq? Yep, he knew.
In addition to my Hawaii Grandpa’s chutney recipe, Dad shared with me what a typical mac salad …
Classic Vegan Pickle Potato Salad – just like mom used to make – a picnic favorite gets a plant based update that tastes just like the original!
I am so ready for summer.
For longer and warmer days, when our patio and deck become an extension of the living room. We are ready to drag out the patio furniture, fire up the grill, have people over for all the summer food favorites.
One of my summer food favorites is a Classic Vegan Pickle Potato Salad that I have adapted over the years from the recipe I grew up with – my moms potato salad. Classic flavors, not a lot of extras to distract from that simplicity I love.
I add extra dill pickle flavor to mine, though. A tangy tasty crunch.
Traditional potato salad recipes often include …
