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


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...

Grilled Veggie Fried Quinoa with Korean Bibimbap Sauce
Nature is astonishing. I'm never more amazed or bemused by it than Spring. Through the depths of winter, the trees, the grass, the...

Roasted Onion, Tomato & Zucchini Pizza
Today is pi day, nope, not like pie, but like the 3.14 mathematical number - pi. The total geek in me loves that we celebrate Pi day...

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...

Spicy Sausage, Mushroom & Kale Pesto Pizza with Cherry Tomatoes
Pizza pizzazz! You want pizza? Yeah! You want classic flavors like sausage and mushroom? Yeah! You want fast and easy and delicious?...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tomato-Avocado Stacks with Grilled Corn & Tempeh Bacon
So many summer recipes use corn; probably because this golden grain is the epitome of the summer harvest crop. Often it can be used to...

Seasonal Spotlight: Tomatoes
The most versatile fruit (no vegetable; no fruit!) is arguably tomatoes. They can be sweet, sour, orange, yellow, red, green, heirloom,...

Eggplant & Kale Caponata with Garlic Toasts and Green Olives
Italian food is a favorite in my house; probably, in some respects, because of my husband whose family hails from Italy. He has made me...

Tomato-Basil Bisque with Pea Shoots & Hemp
If I was in a soup "cook off," this is the recipe I would bring to the table (literally)! It has everything! Warmth, cream, gorgeous...















