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


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%...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Indian-Spiced Grilled Eggplant Steaks with Saag Aloo (Potatoes)
I fell in love with Indian food, of all places, in Washington, D.C. Right outside the National Zoo and across the thoroughfare, sits a...

Smokey Southwest Millet Skillet with Creamy Garlic Sauce
"Millet Skillet," really? Uh, heck yeah, really! There are zero reasons that food cannot be F-U-N! This recipe is easy, filling, and...

"Almost Fall" Salad with Citrus Dressing
Here at the end of August, I'm 100% ready for Fall. The kids are back to school, and the summer is drawing to a close. But, the weather...




















