Philly cheesesteaks get a healthy makeover in this easy recipe! Vegan Portobello Cheesesteak Sandwiches are the ultimate veggie-packed comfort food meal. With the combination of meaty mushrooms and creamy dairy-free cashew cheese, these tasty sandwiches are a lunchtime favorite in my house! They’re great for a light dinner, too. Philly Cheesesteaks I ate a lot of…
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Roasted Ratatouille Salad
Celebrate summer with Roasted Ratatouille Salad! Loaded with the best seasonal produce—such as summer squash, zucchini, and tomatoes—this vegetable salad makes a terrific light lunch or dinner. This easy recipe is vegan and gluten-free. What is Ratatouille? Years ago, when I first heard the word “ratatouille” I thought it was some sort of weird meat dish….
Vegan Tomato and Feta Pasta Salad
This Vegan Tomato and Feta Pasta Salad is the perfect dish to take to summertime potlucks, and it’s a great side dish for cookouts and picnics, too! This recipe uses fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, and vegan feta cheese, and it’s super easy to make. It’s dairy-free with a gluten-free option. 4th of July Potluck My…
Easy Vegan Tofu Feta
Red wine vinegar and lemon juice give this easy vegan Tofu Feta a tangy zip. With just a block of tofu and a few other ingredients, this non-dairy feta cheese recipe is easy to make. Crumble your homemade dairy-free feta on salads, top pizzas with it, and stuff it into a sandwich for an extra…
Fattoush Salad
Years ago, Dennis and I discovered a hole-in-the wall restaurant that served Middle-Eastern food. They served falafels, and they had several vegan items on the menu, so we found ourselves eating there often. One of our favorite dishes was the Fattoush Salad, which was loaded with fresh garden veggies and topped off with crunch pita…
Nut Butter Blast: Peanutty Pad Thai Zoodles
Last year, Angela from Canned Time asked me to participate in her Veganized Family Favorites Desserts series. I created a Chocolate Cream Pie, and strangely, I won favorite dessert out of the 12 recipes that were in the series! When Angela asked if I wanted to participate in another series this year, this time creating…
Vegan Thai Noodle Salad
This cold Vegan Thai Noodle Salad is the perfect meal for a steamy hot day! Too hot to cook It’s just been too hot to cook here in New Jersey. Even though we have air conditioning, the idea of heating up the kitchen on a hundred degree day seems ridiculous. So for meals, I’ve been…
Grilled Ratatouille Sandwich
Fire up the grill! This Ratatouille Sandwich is the ultimate way to enjoy summer’s vegetable harvest. I was recently enjoying a Roasted Ratatouille Salad and I thought to myself, “you know what would make this even better? A sandwich! At this point in the summer, it was way to hot to turn on the oven,…
Garlicky White Bean Dip
Garlic, white beans, and tahini blend together perfectly to create this creamy snack in this Garlicky White Bean Dip recipe. We go through a lot of hummus in our house. We like to spread it on sandwiches, top our morning bagels with it, and snack on it with carrot sticks. I honestly can’t imagine a world…
Tempeh Fajita Salad
Fajitas have always been a favorite of mine. This dish has everything I like about them, in the form of a salad, making it a great meal for hot summer evenings. Several years ago, I had just started a new job as an art director for a paper company, and I was invited to…