VIBRANT & VEGANFULL

Nature is astonishing. I'm never more amazed or bemused by it than Spring. Through the depths of winter, the trees, the grass, the...

Whenever I start on a new recipe, an accompanying level of uncertainty lurks in the background. Anyone from the best chefs, home cooks,...

Today is pi day, nope, not like pie, but like the 3.14 mathematical number - pi. The total geek in me loves that we celebrate Pi day...

Entertaining is not something I do very often, and post-pandemic(ish), it has become an even more infrequent event. But...at least twice...

My husband's family hails in half from Italy (which I think I've mentioned) but the other half is Austrian-German with the first...

Pizza pizzazz! You want pizza? Yeah! You want classic flavors like sausage and mushroom? Yeah! You want fast and easy and delicious?...

Textural, temporal, flavorful; here I am with another salad and potato combo to make your next dinner stellar! Layered dishes are...

Whenever my creativity ebbs for recipes, flavor combinations or even sustainability spotlights on this blog, I do two things: a) give...

In the dredges of winter when the Earth is gray, the skies are cold steel and everything sleeps, sometimes I need a soul soother. ...

If you want global comfort food, loaded with all the spices but warm and creamy; yeah, then this recipe is for you! I've played around...

What are you doing making a "spring" / "summer" dish in winter you ask? That's not very Sustainable Spotlight of me, is it? Except, it...

Here on the vegan side of vegetables, I have found new flavors and a lot of new ways of preparation to make those vegetables really sing....

What? Why?? (is probably what you thought when you saw this recipe). I know, but it's not bizarre in the slightest; it's amazing. As...

Recently, I've been streaming another season of an 80's revival show based around karate (you can probably guess which one). Now, I'm...

Is it soup? Is it pasta? Is it a vegetable bomb for dinner? Yes, to all of those things! When I crafted this dish, I was looking to...

"Salads aren't boring!" I say to everyone who asks what I love to eat as a vegan and then, I wait for them to give me the suspicious eyes...

Ever had a savory bread pudding? If you haven't, you are in for a treat with this recipe! Comforting, warm, casserole-y, and 100%...

"Is there cheese in this?" my husband asks as he forks a heaping spoonful of gnocchi in his mouth. "Uh, no, uh huh, definitely not" I...

Sometimes all it takes to move out of indecision is a change. A small factor, or spark to action, that repositions you and takes you in...

The holidays are right around the corner, and I always host the meals because I love to cook, and so genuinely, enjoy the big day. I'm...