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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.

 

  • Easiest vegan red lentil bolognese spaghetti on two plates, with one fork twirling noodles.
    Easy Pasta Bolognese with Red Lentils (vegan)
  • Tofu steaks on top of oat groats, served next to sauteed mushrooms.
    Tofu Steaks (vegan)
  • An overhead view of a bowl of broccoli and tomato pasta with beans.
    Broccoli and Cherry Tomato Pasta
  • Two bowls of creamy gnocchi soup filled with cauliflower, beans, spinach, basil.
    Vegan Gnocchi Soup (oil-free)
  • Pink beet hummus filling a large bowl and surrounded by salad ingredients.
    Quick Oil-Free Lemon Beet Hummus
  • A closeup view of a large salad bowl filled with vegan street corn salad.
    Vegan Street Corn Salad
  • baked oatmeal with chocolate maple pecan topping plated with pumpkins surrounding
    Pumpkin Chocolate Pecan Baked Oatmeal
  • Toasted polenta rounds filling a large plate, surrounded by shredded kale, chopped red onion, and bowls of vegan chili.
    Toasted Polenta Rounds (air fryer or oven)
  • A vegan pulled mushroom burger on a wood butcher block.
    Pulled Shiitake Mushroom BBQ
  • Classic potato salad veganized, topped with paprika and dill and surrounded by a green cucumber salad and hamburger buns.
    Potato Salad (vegan)
  • Three oatmeal bowls filled with strawberry sauce and chocolate chips and surrounded by chocolate nibs.
    Chocolate Strawberry Oatmeal
  • A colorful salad topped with vegan chickpea salad.
    Vegan Chickpea Salad
  • Creamy shells and cheese in a white bowl on top of a worn picnic table.
    Easy Creamy Shells and Cheese
  • A plate of bacon bits made using red quinoa.
    Quinoa Bacon Bits
  • A closeup view of half a burger stacked with the works, including mac and cheese.
    All-American Burger
  • Bacon Mac and Cheese BBQ Blue Burger
  • A bowl of salad with chunks of watermelon, avocado, cucumber, and tofu feta.
    Vegan Watermelon Salad (oil-free)
  • Balsamic Pasta Salad
  • A beautiful, colorful vegan winter salad featuring radicchio, oranges, fennel, quinoa, and cannellini beans.
    Vegan Winter Salad
  • fresh homemade guacamole
    Easy Vegan Guacamole
  • a bowl of vegan oyster mushroom chowder with vegan bacon and other toppings
    Oyster Mushroom Chowder
  • A top down view of a plated Lemon Rosemary Vegan Cheese Log.
    Lemon Rosemary Vegan Cheese Log
  • A cozy dish of cheesy potatoes, lentils, and kale next to another.
    Cheesy Potatoes with Kale and Lentils
  • Overhead view of three plates of hoomemade fries made with different potatoes.
    Oil-free Air Fryer French Fries
  • A close-up view of two bowls filled with homemade vegan potato corn chowder with toppings on a marble surface.
    Potato Corn Chowder (vegan)
  • Vegan Instant Pot chili with greens served up in three bowls surrounded by topping options.
    Vegan Instant Pot Chili with Greens (oil-free)
  • Golden spiced quinoa in a rustic serving bowl and a purple linen.
    How to Spice Up Quinoa
  • a jar of creamy vegan cheese sauce
    Everyday Oil-free Vegan Cheese Sauce
  • Vegan potato leek lentil stew in two big bowls with dairy-free cream and other toppings.
    Potato Leek Lentil Stew
  • Maple balsamic roasted brussels sprouts on a square plate with a spoon holding a few.
    Maple Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts (oil-free, vegan)
  • Simple crispy baked sourdough stuffing with fresh herbs.
    Simple Baked Sourdough Stuffing with Fresh Herbs (vegan)
  • An overhead view of colorful Vegan Harvest Salad with Pecan Dressing.
    Hearty Vegan Radicchio Salad
  • Tofu feta marinating in a glass container on a marble surface.
    Oil-Free Tofu Feta
  • Three plates of vegan enchilada casserole.
    Veggie Enchilada Casserole
  • a jar of homemade enchilada sauce with corn tortillas and a lime
    Quick and Easy Enchilada Sauce
  • Air fryer sliced potatoes covered in chive blossoms.
    Air Fryer Potato Slices (oil-free)
  • Two plates filled with vegan mango taco salad with sriracha dressing, tortilla chips, sliced avocado
    Mango Taco Salad
  • Vegan Mexican Flatbread Pizza
  • a gravy boat filled with mushroom gravy
    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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Kari smelling anise hyssop while standing behind her market basket and fresh produce.

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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