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


Korean Vegetable Pancakes with Spicy "Mayo" Sauce
In my part of the world, heat and cold are living in tandem as we swing from the 40's (degrees F) upwards to 85 (degrees F). Spring...

Pozole Rojo con El Champinon
My family recently enjoyed an interlude in Mexico. My husband and I had frequented different areas of the country for many years before...

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow Muffins
We woke this morning ready to start a new week with... tears, frustration and (for one particular member of the family), a pretty sad...

Smashed Root Vegetables with Brown Sugar Spun Bacon Vinaigrette
It's the end of Fall and we are rounding the corner to the start of Winter and the end of 2022. But, before we get there, we will take a...

Classic Chicken(less) Noodle Soup
Halloween is approaching and all the "classic" horror films, songs, and candies are around every corner. Leaves fall in the waning light...

Broccoli, Brussels & Roasted Pepper Frittata
It's a new world out there; travel, back to the office, rising costs of living, and a horizon that seems to portend a harder future for...

Italian Glazed Tofu with Crispy Kale, Lemons & Artichokes
For the first time in two and a half years, I recently traveled for work. During my travels, I found it surprisingly difficult to secure...

Cotton Candy Popcorn Bars
"What was your favorite candy growing up, Mommy?" My youngest waits in anticipation for my answer as I finish mixing a big bowl of what...

Grecian Baked Rice with Herbed Vinaigrette
Fog condenses and runs in rivulets down my windows as the sun steams through a water rich air. Grass glistens with droplets and the...

Gluten-Free Chocolate-Zucchini Bundt Cake
Simple, easy, delicious, incredibly moist, AND (slightly) more healthy than your average chocolate cake? Nice, very nice. Also, perfect...

Herby Tabbouleh Salad with Crispy Middle-Eastern Chickpeas
I'm reading this novel; fiction, but more like non-fiction when you consider that the premise is based upon humanity's overconsumption of...

Panko Crusted Cod-iflower & Potato Cakes over Arugula Salad
Today at the park, my oldest wound his way through paved walkways and grassy knolls looking around at the ground. He stopped by the...

Summer BLT Salad
The locusts have arrived to portend the heat of the day; buzzing and singing in crescendos as green leaves and browned grasses bounce...

Lime in D' Coconut Pineapple Mini Cheesecakes
Cool, creamy and delicious, these mini vegan cheesecakes will have you start singing the song (see recipe title if you aren't sure which...

Spanish-Style Beer Roasted Sausage & Vegetables
Summer has officially kicked off and we are b-u-s-y in every possible way; all of them good! The only downside to being busy goes back...

Baked Sausage & Broccoli Angel Hair Alfredo
We generally are regarded as pretty healthy as a family; a regard that I take every pride in matching - most days. Fact is, sometimes I...

Mini Mango-Lime Cobblers Topped with Oatmeal Cookie
The end. It's what the school year conclusion feels like to me; the end of something finite, which means, a new thing can begin! That's...

Buffalo Air-Fried Cauliflower "Wings"
Yep, I'm posting buffalo cauliflower wings just in time for Summer. Why? I'm obsessed with buffalo wings in the summer months because,...

Aztec Chili
Chili has never been one of my "favorite" things to eat - especially before being vegan. Kidney beans are not my cup of tea and I...




















