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Whole food plant-based recipes to enjoy throughout the summer. Easy, delicious vegan recipes that are (nearly all) oil-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free at their base.

Watermelon Salad, Easy Green & Purple Summer Rolls, and Pineapple Mint Frozen Drinks are all great recipes to start with.

 

  • Bruschetta on a handmade plate topped with air fryer cherry tomatoes and fresh basil.
    Air Fryer Cherry Tomatoes
  • 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
  • Glasses of blueberry mojito mocktails with a small bowl of fresh mint and a lime wedge.
    Blueberry Mojito Mocktails
  • Black bean mushroom tacos with yellow corn tortillas on a light wood background.
    Black Bean Mushroom Tacos
  • 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
  • Vibrant plant-based queso topped with cilantro leaves and chopped red pepper.
    Plant-Based Queso
  • A tall pitcher filling with fresh mint water
    Mint Flavored Water
  • Homemade macadamia nut butter with pink swirls in a jar.
    Homemade Macadamia Nut Butter with Pink Fruity Swirls
  • A collage of five vegan recipes that can be made for Easter, with an image of a grey rabbit.
    5 Colorful Spring Vegan Recipes for Easter
  • A topdown view of a white cake stand filled with a ring of pink donuts topped with rose petals.
    Gluten-Free Lemon Baked Donuts
  • Spring dessert being served in a tablescape of pink and green.
    Vegan Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
  • Two red, white, and blue yogurt parfaits.
    Vegan 4th of July Breakfast Parfaits
  • 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
  • A condiment bottle full of multi-colored ketchup.
    43 Plant-Based Condiment Recipes
  • Classic potato salad veganized, topped with paprika and dill and surrounded by a green cucumber salad and hamburger buns.
    Potato Salad (vegan)
  • Two glasses of watermelon lavender cocktails topped with a sprig of lavender and surrounded by watermelon.
    Watermelon Lavender Daiquiri
  • Two blueberry peach amaretto sour cocktails and two mocktails on a white tray.
    Blueberry Peach Amaretto Sours
  • 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
  • A plate of bacon bits made using red quinoa.
    Quinoa Bacon Bits
  • A ramekin of homemade red bbq sauce on a worn wood table.
    Red BBQ Sauce
  • A white bowl of non-dairy blue cheese dressing on a picnic table.
    Blue Cheese Dressing (vegan)
  • 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
  • Smooth, creamy hummus topped with balsamic glaze and surrounded by bright, colorful veggies and flax crackers
    Best Oil-Free Hummus in 5 Minutes
  • a pitcher of strawberry rhubarb compote
    Strawberry Rhubarb Compote
  • a scoop of strawberry rhubarb nice cream in a cone on a rectangular plate
    Strawberry Rhubarb Nice Cream
  • parsley surrounding a platter of radicchio leaves filled with hummus
    Hummus Lettuce Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas
  • A glass filled with vegan strawberry frozen yogurt.
    Quick Strawberry Frozen Yogurt (vegan)
  • A bowl of salad with chunks of watermelon, avocado, cucumber, and tofu feta.
    Vegan Watermelon Salad (oil-free)
  • Balsamic Pasta Salad
  • A jar of nut-free vegan salad dressing in front of a board containing caesar salad.
    Nut-free Vegan Caesar Dressing
  • Edible flower ice cubes scattered on a marble surface.
    Edible Flower Ice Cubes
  • Iced tea being poured into a glass with a floral ice cube in it.
    How to Make Herbal Iced Tea
  • A jar of creamy lime chipotle sauce on a wood surface.
    Lime Chipotle Sauce (vegan)
  • A vegan gluten-free rhubarb date scone on a plate with citrus ginger nondairy whipped cream.
    Rhubarb Date Scones (vegan, gluten-free)
  • fresh homemade guacamole
    Easy Vegan Guacamole
  • Overhead view of three plates of hoomemade fries made with different potatoes.
    Oil-free Air Fryer French Fries
  • An overhead view of two glass flutes filled with pineapple mint frozen drinks, topped with fresh mint.
    Pineapple Mint Frozen Drink

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Kari smelling anise hyssop while standing behind her market basket and fresh produce.

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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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