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


Cinnamon Toast Crunch Pumpkin Pancakes
One of the benefits of having children is the ability to give yourself license to share in their whimsy and childlike wonder. When one...

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...

Jackfruit Tikka Pita Pizzas
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...

Grapefruit Scented Bundt Cake
I'm going out on a limb here and posting a non-conventional and non-traditional dessert for, yes, I am going to say it....Thanksgiving! ...

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. ...

Chai-Spiced Pecan and Chocolate Blondies
Red, orange, yellow and brown leaves light up like fire across my yard, and down our street. It's Fall, and the planet is glowing where...

Maple-Chai Roasted Pecans
Team Pumpkin Spice or Team Chai Spiced? While I like Pumpkin spice (sometimes), I'll always be a die-hard Chai spice fan! I suppose it...

Spaghetti Squash & Mushroom Scampi
If there is a more interesting whole food than spaghetti squash, I don't know what it is but it would have to be incredibly spectacular...

Classic Apple-Maple Sausage Hash
When you hear "classic" what do you think of? I generally think of something that is of "timeless quality" (incidentally, this is a part...

Apple-Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
October is prime time apple and pumpkin picking! I combined my two favorite fall flavors in these cinnamon rolls and then slathered them...

Layered Thai Shitake Salad
Simplicity can be made complex with layers; like in this wonderfully flavorful salad. Crisp and complex textures, colors, and...

Crisp Caesar Salad with Smoked Tempeh & Quinoa
Guess who's back? Back again? Jamie's Back. Tell a Friend... about another smoked recipe because I just can't get enough of all the...

The Hemingway Smoothie
Prose. It's arguably the most powerful tool we have as humans and sets us apart from the other beasts, birds, and bugs with whom we...

Smoked "Gouda" Mac & Cheese with Spinach & Butternut Squash
Ever had smoked cheese in a gooey bubbly baked concoction that arrests your breath and makes you sigh with contentment as the silken...

Ratatouille Pasta with Balsamic-Dressed Arugula & Pepper Salad
Ratatouille originated in Provencal region of France and is often referred to as "peasant stew" since the ingredient list includes late...

Balsamic-Dressed Salad Pizza with Tempeh Bacon & Tomato
Long ago, pizza was very plain and boring; kind of like my taste buds. Then, I opened myself up to the flavors of the globe. Armed by...

Chipotle Pepper and Pumpkin Soup with Kale and Coconut Cream
So, I meal plan; every week. I sit down on Friday evening (or Sat morning, if I wasn't feeling particularly motivated by my week) and...

Pan-Roasted Tofu with Leeks over Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes
I'm all about reinvention these days. In a world that is speeding rapidly forward with new technology bolstered by science-based...

Mushroom "Skirt Steak" with Chimichurri Sauce and Pommes Frites
Ah, skirt steak; strange as this may sound, I loved skirt steak. It was a fairly inexpensive cut of meat and I loved it for how lean it...




















