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Whole food plant-based hearty recipes for you. Easy, delicious vegan recipes that are (nearly all) oil-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free at their base.

Potato Salad, Oil-Free Tofu Feta, and Pumpkin Chocolate Pecan Baked Oatmeal are great recipes to start with.

 

  • Tofu Steaks (vegan)
  • Easy Pasta Bolognese with Red Lentils (vegan)
  • Pumpkin Chocolate Pecan Baked Oatmeal
  • Vegan Street Corn Salad
  • Toasted Polenta Rounds (air fryer or oven)
  • Pulled Shiitake Mushroom BBQ
  • Potato Salad (vegan)
  • Chocolate Strawberry Oatmeal
  • Vegan Chickpea Salad
  • Easy Creamy Shells and Cheese
  • Quinoa Bacon Bits
  • All-American Burger
  • Bacon Mac and Cheese BBQ Blue Burger
  • Vegan Watermelon Salad (oil-free)
  • Balsamic Pasta Salad
  • Quick Oil-Free Lemon Beet Hummus
  • Vegan Gnocchi Soup (oil-free)
  • Vegan Winter Salad
  • Easy Vegan Guacamole
  • Oyster Mushroom Chowder
  • Lemon Rosemary Vegan Cheese Log
  • Cheesy Potatoes with Kale and Lentils
  • Oil-free Air Fryer French Fries
  • Broccoli and Cherry Tomato Pasta
  • Potato Corn Chowder (vegan)
  • Vegan Instant Pot Chili with Greens (oil-free)
  • How to Spice Up Quinoa
  • Everyday Oil-free Vegan Cheese Sauce
  • Potato Leek Lentil Stew
  • Maple Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts (oil-free, vegan)
  • Simple Baked Sourdough Stuffing with Fresh Herbs (vegan)
  • Hearty Vegan Radicchio Salad
  • Oil-Free Tofu Feta
  • Veggie Enchilada Casserole
  • Quick and Easy Enchilada Sauce
  • Air Fryer Potato Slices (oil-free)
  • Mango Taco Salad
  • Vegan Mexican Flatbread Pizza
  • Easy Vegan Mushroom Gravy
  • Power Cookies | Vegan, Gluten-Free Whole Food
  • Shepherdless Pie for the Ultimate Vegan Thanksgiving
  • 30-Minute Vegetable Curry with Quinoa and Red Lentils

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Welcome to a world of beautiful food!

I'm Kari, and this is where I celebrate beautiful ingredients and focus on ways to make eating more plants easier. Recipes are centered around whole foods and are vegan, cooked without the need for oil, mostly refined sugar-free and gluten-free. And so delicious!


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