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Kickstart Your Health Class

Based on the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine’s successful 21-Day Vegan Kickstart, the Kickstart Your Health 5-class series will meet every Thursday evening, 5/18-6/15 from 6:30-8:00pm EST via zoom. Join us to learn about the nutritional fundamentals of a whole food plant-based diet- how foods work to prevent or promote disease, how to lose weight/maintain [...]

This hearty, flavorful Linguini with Red Lentils in Broth is the perfect warm comfort food for a cold winter night.  It is so tasty, satisfying, and soul warming, yet packed with nutrition at the same time. This dish is prepared oil-free, allowing for a heart healthy, low fat, cholesterol free meal.  The red lentils bring [...]

Happy New Year!  Our wish at OBV is that 2023 will be your healthiest year yet and we’ve got plenty of whole food plant-based recipes coming your way to help you do just that. On that note, we’re kicking the new year off with a bang by bringing you this One Pot Quinoa and Beans [...]

Quinoa and Eggplant Meatballs

These Quinoa and Eggplant Meatballs are the perfect addition to a bowl of pasta to create a well-rounded meal. The quinoa, eggplant, oats, and walnuts give these just the right “meaty” texture you’re looking for in a meatball.  Add to that the mixture of garlic, onion, nutritional yeast, herbs, and spices and you’ve got such [...]

Cumin Spiked Flatbread

So easy to make and incredibly flavorful, this Cumin Spiked Flatbread is sure to become a staple in your culinary repertoire, as it has ours. In this flatbread recipe, very simple ingredients come together to provided the most delightful taste and texture.  The base of the bread, with just flour, baking powder, salt, and plant-based [...]

We’ve got one more pumpkin dish to share with you as we approach Thanksgiving Day here in the US, although this is one we’re going to making right on through the winter months because we can’t get enough of it! This Spinach, Pumpkin, and Red Lentil Dhal is so rich, creamy, and full of flavor.  [...]

No Oil Marinara

Why no oil?  Oil is the most concentrated source of calories you can add to your diet and it creates all kinds of trouble in the body.  Consuming oil increases your risk for all sorts of unwanted problems including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancers.  That’s why it’s very important to look at the foods [...]

We sure have a treat for you today!  This Vegan Egg and Avocado Breakfast Sandwich is so delicious that it makes you feel like you’re indulging in some forbidden pleasure from your pre-vegan days when in fact, you’re not at all!  Instead, you’re nourishing your body with a nutrient dense, whole food plant-based delight to [...]

Homemade Vegetable Broth

Homemade Vegetable Broth is very easy to make and boasts a greater depth of flavor than store bought varieties.  This can really work to elevate recipes created with the broth, bringing the taste of your dish to a whole new level.   This Homemade Vegetable Broth recipe incorporates a variety of vegetables with many complementary [...]

One Pot Pumpkin Spice Spaghetti

This super easy One Pot Pumpkin Spice Spaghetti is as simple and convenient as it sounds, but don’t let that fool you, this dish brings all of the quintessential flavors of fall… without the hassle of multiple pots and pans! Perfect for a busy night when you don’t have lots of time to fuss, but [...]