Why this is my favorite vegan zucchini bread Here’s what I love about this quickbread: simplicity. It’s pretty much a one bowl recipe. No complicated steps, as with this pumpkin chocolate marble loaf. No mix-ins aside from the zucchini, though you’re welcome to add chocolate chips or nuts if they’re calling to you. Unlike a lot of quickbreads that I ...

Balsamic grilled vegetable burger tips Marinate overnight If you’re in a rush, it won’t hurt to marinate the vegetables here for only a few hours. But if you have the time, I recommend allowing them to marinate overnight. The veggies will absorb more flavor and soften up considerably if you give them lots of time to soak up the marinade. ...

My Favorite Sprouted O Cereal The O’s in this case are the Sprouted Oat O’s from my favorite cereal maker, One Degree Organic Foods. I could go on and on about this brand and how much I love their products. The sprouted grain breads are the most tender sprouted breads I’ve ever tried. The rolled oats are fresh, filling, and ...

Tips for the simplest summer pasta Sometimes the simplest recipes can be the hardest to get right. This one has only 4 ingredients, and it took me a few tries to make it what I wanted it to be. None of my test batches were difficult to eat, and I polished off all of the leftovers happily. But this is ...

Building a vegan cherry cobbler There are lots of different approaches to making cobbler. One is to create a topping with biscuit dough that’s been shaped into rounds (that’s what I do for this peach cornmeal cobbler). You can also forgo the rounds and simply drop biscuit dough on top of fruit for a freeform, rustic effect. Cobbler can also ...

Chili lime tempeh tips One of the ways to make tempeh more user friendly is to steam it before marinading or cooking it. I do this sometimes, and I do think it makes a difference. But it’s another step, and I don’t always want or remember to do it ahead of time. When I made this chili lime tempeh, I ...

Ingredients for a perfect vegan scone Scone consistency is someplace in between biscuits and cake. Scones are supposed to be somewhat crumbly and layered, but they’re usually softer and more tender than a traditional, flaky biscuit. It probably won’t come as a surprise that I prefer my scones to be on the more cake-like side of the spectrum. My perfect ...

Avocado macaroni salad ingredients The ingredients for this salad are pretty flexible: you don’t have to use the same vegetables that I used, and there are lots of ways that you could jazz up the sauce. I wanted to keep the dish very, very simple, and the recipe reflects that. Here’s what it’s made with: Avocado I used about half ...

Chocolate cherry ice cream ingredients You won’t need too many ingredients for this ice cream. The main components: Coconut milk I use full-fat, canned coconut milk to make the recipe. You could likely use the same amount of canned coconut cream to get a similar, but creamier result. Don’t use light coconut milk or the type of coconut milk that ...

Smoky Glazed Carrot Dog Ingredients The marinade here is a mix of cider vinegar, vegetable oil, smoked paprika (and plenty of it), Bragg’s liquid aminos, and maple syrup. The sauce could be modified in a lot of ways: white vinegar could work in place of cider, tamari could replace liquid aminos, and agave could stand in for maple syrup. If ...