Cuisine
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Vegan Thanksgiving Menu: A Complete Plant-Based Feast with a Make-Ahead Plan
A complete vegan Thanksgiving menu: sage and apple stuffing, rich gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, a portobello main and dessert, plus a make-ahead timeline.
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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,…
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No Oil Marinara
More sauces: see all our vegan sauces, sorted by how to use them. 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…
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Roasted Tomato Study
It’s late summer here in New York and I’m not ready to fill my kitchen with root veggies and hearty greens. I know in a matter of weeks that the tomatoes at the farm stand will be disappearing or so overripe that the fruit flies…
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Watermelon Sushi
Vegan watermelon “tuna” sushi is made by roasting watermelon in the oven with sake and nori and letting it cool. Once cool, the watermelon slices just like tuna. Here is the base recipe for creating watermelon “tuna” sushi. The recipe is super simple and only…
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Watermelon “Tuna” with Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette and Fennel Salad
This watermelon “tuna” with roasted tomato vinaigrette and fennel salad can be served at room temp or warm if you slightly warm the dressing, roasted tomato, and watermelon sushi slices. Have you ever had or made watermelon sushi before? I’m guessing probably not! You will…
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Roasted Tomato, Eggplant, and Zucchini Lasagna with Pesto Tofu Ricotta
More sauces: see all our vegan sauces, sorted by how to use them. Lasagna made with fresh vegan pasta layers of roasted tomato, eggplant, and zucchini. A quick cashew and tofu ricotta is spiked with fresh basil to substitute for ricotta cheese. Lastly, roasted tomato…
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Roasted Tomato and Corn Risotto
Perfect risotto recipe for when summer tomatoes are juicy and ripe and the corn is sweet and beautiful. Risotto is one of those dishes that is great any time of the year with just a quick substitution of in-season vegetables. In the fall and winter,…
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Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic and Chilis
Delicious ripe tomatoes at the end of summer get roasted here with garlic cloves, thyme, olive oil, and chilis. You will end up with roasted tomatoes, roasted garlic, roasted chilis, and the juices from the roasted tomatoes. Save all these elements to use in other…
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Traditional Sicilian Caponata
This week we join Andrea from The Petite Cook and learn how to make traditional Sicilian Caponata (Caponata di Melanzane) – This veggie-loaded dish is perfect to share and it’s naturally gluten-free and vegan.