Vibrant Vegan Food in Portland
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 …
Crispy Maple Mustard Stuffed Potato Balls – a flavorful and fun food that works as an entree, side, or appetizer – you will want these all through the holiday season!
I lost count of how many times we made these Crispy Maple Mustard Stuffed Potato Balls in the last month.
While the concept of “leftover mashed potatoes” is foreign to me, I’ll gladly cook up a new batch of potatoes just for this purpose!
I recently made a new tangy sweet jackfruit recipe. When the …
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes – this quick and easy mashed potatoes recipe is anything but basic – rich roasted garlic and flavorful olive oil bring a perfect bite!
Someone recently asked for holiday main dish recipes.
I realized a couple years ago that this recipe blog does not have any holiday main dish recipes. Now, I haven’t even shared my favorite holiday recipe – it is incredibly unique, incredibly awesome, and … just incredible. I may share it one day.
Holiday dinner for me have always been about the sides. Even before formally removing meat from the foods I eat, I rarely chose it. My holiday foods actually focus more on…
