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


"Be Beautiful" Pomegranate-Beet Protein Balls
I committed a cardinal "sin" of sustainability / cooking / baking. I bought an ingredient for one recipe and had no additional plans. ...

Savory Bismarck Puff with Spinach and Peppers Salad
Who prefers savory to sweet to start their day? ME! I've always preferred to keep my mornings stable with protein, fresh fruits and...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bananas Foster Protein Waffles
My littlest wanted waffles (again!) and he is firmly ensconced in the picky eater (or no eater) phase of childhood. Um, as I'm learning,...

Caramel Apple Overnight Power Oats
So, my last blog was about how summer wouldn't let go, and now, I'm writing from a day bathed in crisp mid-70s temperature in a sunny...

Blueberry-Almond Crumb Cake
Coffee and crumb cake anyone? Yes, please! You will go crazy over this super easy, super crumbly and super delicious cake! It could...

Pear-y Green Smoothie
Pears; I really do love pears, and I use them in desserts or in salads, but I hardly ever think of these lovely fruits for smoothies. We...

Peaches & Dreams Smoothie
I'm going to have a throw-back moment here to the 80's for just a second (it will make sense in a minute; especially why this recipe is...

Cherry Chip Scones
Do you like cherry chip ice cream? If you do, this scone recipe is going to be your jam! Studded with vegan chocolate mini chips and...

Matcha Chocolate Chip Waffles
Kids love pancakes and waffles; they just do! My 5 year old is trying to help out in the kitchen to make his own breakfast (super sweet)...

"Code Yellow" Smoothie
Ah, the dreaded summer "cold." I tried to creep into my house this week. The sniffles, the fatigue, and the overall feeling of "I think...




















