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…
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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! 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 preparing salads and sandwiches,…
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 dip. 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 without hummus. Food Advertising by…
Buffalo Tempeh Salad with Cashew Ranch Dressing
Warning! This craveable Buffalo Tempeh Salad with Cashew Ranch Dressing is so good that you’ll find yourself wanting more! You may want to make a double batch. When I set about creating this recipe, my original idea was to make a salad with my Buffalo Cauliflower Bites. I then decided to use tempeh, rather than cauliflower, because…
Roasted Ratatouille Salad
Years ago, when I first heard the word “ratatouille”, I thought it was some sort of weird meat dish. I knew it was French food, and the French aren’t exactly known for their vegan cuisine. When I finally discovered that it was a vegetable dish, I couldn’t get enough. I first started making a…
Vegan Tomato and Feta Pasta Salad
My friends Lydia and Mauro, who write for From A to Vegan, usually have a potluck in their backyard during the 4th of July weekend to celebrate their birthdays, which are July 5th and 6th. When I saw a video of Ina Garten’s Tomato Feta Pasta Salad being made on Food Network’s Facebook page a…
Easy Peasy Lemony Tahini Dressing
This Lemony Tahini Dressing is my go-to condiment. I pour it over salads, spread it on sandwiches, and I’ve even been known drizzle in on pizza. There’s really nothing that won’t taste a little better with a bit of tahini dressing. I always have jars of tahini on hand in the pantry, and I like…
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…
