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


Protein Packed Hot Madras Curry over Power Grains
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...

Coconut Maple-Glazed Granola with Buckwheat & Chia Seeds
I was late in life to loving granola and it really wasn't until I started making it myself that it truly appealed to me. I load my...

G-Rated Strawberry, Beet & Spinach Smoothie
This one's for the kids or anyone with child-like sensibilities for flavor! Everyone knows someone who doesn't like beets, spinach, or...

Zucchini and Yellow Squash Piccata with Roasted Asparagus
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...

Cran-Raspberry and Beet Smoothie
Packages containing pops of ruby red with jewel undertones start arriving in October and they usually have availability through January. ...

Crunchy Roasted Fennel
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....

Jalapeno-Lime Mashed Potatoes
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...

Weeknight One Pan Chipotle Fajitas
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...

Fiery Sweet Potato, Carrot and Kale Pasta Fagoli with Gremolata
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...

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. ...

Warm Mushroom Panzanella Salad with Garlic Mustard Vinaigrette
"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...

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...

Savory Sausage, Cream of Mushroom & Kale Bread Pudding with Roasted Asparagus
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%...

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...

Overnight "Boma" Coconut Oats
Have you dined at Boma at Disney World's Animal Kingdom Lodge? If you have, you might have seen a large vat of steaming and perfectly...

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...

Sausage Gnocchi with Zucchini and Summer Squash in Tomato Sauce
"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...




















