VIBRANT AND VEGANFULL
Food & Thoughts for your health and the planet


Garlic, Leek & Lemon Crispy Smashed Potatoes
I love these potatoes for spring, but especially for the Easter holiday. I love them because they are only 6 ingredients and deceptively...

Maple-Cider Roasted Butternut Squash with Fennel and Crisped Sage
It's officially winter in my part of the world - icy snow glitters in the sunlight and soft powdery mounds gather at the base of trees. ...

V&V's Raw Cranberry Salad
This salad derived from my very first undertaking of "I'm cooking my own holiday meal." As with many of us, holiday meals are often at...

Chamomile & Vanilla Madeleines
Some call these "cookies" but madeleines are really mini sponge cakes. Light and airy; with a crisp exterior made golden by the seashell...

Candy Cane Italian Wedding Cookies
Santa's got a brand new bag...of vegan cookies, I mean! These cookies are amazingly light, melt-in-your-mouth, peppermint-y delights. ...

5-Minute Chocolate Fudge Frosting
"Christmas baking" to me isn't cookies (though I do make some this time of year!) Christmas baking is delectable homemade, old fashioned...

Hot Wassail
"Snow" from Irving Berwyn's White Christmas floats across the air in my kitchen. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" crones the...

Citrus Zucchini and Carrot Quick Bread
Christmas is right around the corner. The streets are lined with twinkle lights, inflatables grace front yards, and evergreen trees...

Honeynut Squash, Mushroom & Kale Flatbread Pizza
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...

Cast Iron Thanksgiving Dressing
Thanksgiving is about food; no matter what kind of food you want to enjoy. It's about gathering, giving thanks and then sharing a meal. ...











