53 friendly vegan Recipes

russet potatoes , scrubbed well, peeled and cut up into chunks (depending on the size, i usually quarter or eighth), frozen green peas (no need to thaw), butter (or substitute), salt and pepper, to taste (i used a small pinch of white pepper), milk (or substitute-i warmed the first)

roasted tomatoes (fresh or canned ), garlic clove, peeled and minced (i also roasted the garlic), tomato paste (i like concentrated in the squeeze bottle), red sweet bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and roasted, extra virgin olive oil (i used about 3 tbsp), anchovy paste (optional), salt , to taste, fresh italian parsley, roughly chopped, dark brown sugar, chili powder (i used 1/4 tsp smoked chipotle powder and 1/4 tsp spanish smoked paprika)

carrots, grated (i used standard orange, indigo and yellow carrots), sliced almonds, toasted (walnuts, pistachios, pine nuts, hazelnuts are good substitutes), dates, chopped small (i used a combo of medjool and deglet noor dates), lettuce leaf, lemon , juice and zest of, honey (local is best! i had to warm the a little to make it easier to whisk.), extra virgin olive oil, orange flower water , to taste, ras el hanout spice mix, greek style plain yogurt, fresh mint, minced (save a few leaves for garnish)

brown sugar (can substitute cane sugar, like sucanat ), agave syrup (i used light, not dark amber ), creamy peanut butter, chocolate chips (optional), rice krispies, nonpareils (aka sprinkles) (optional)

butter or 2 tbsp olive oil, yellow onion, diced small, arborio rice, vegetable broth or 1 cup chicken broth, white wine, sliced yellow foot mushrooms (read recipe intro) or 1 cup cremini mushroom, sliced (read recipe intro), asparagus ( cut into 1-inch slices) or 1 cup diced zucchini ( cut into 1-inch slices), dried cranberries (i used orange essence from trader joes), minced fresh basil (*fresh* only or can sub fresh parsley if you don tsp like basil), freshly grated parmesan cheese (i substituted parmigiano reggiano)

pureed pumpkin, vegetable oil (i use canola or grapeseed), granulated sugar (i use the organic evap cane juice sort), light brown sugar (if you don tsp have, just use more of the above), soymilk (plain or vanilla), vanilla extract, unbleached flour (i have used ww pastry flour with success), ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sea salt, baking powder, baking soda

carrot (approximately ), pomegranate syrup, raw apple cider, olive oil, cumin seeds, lightly crushed or 1/2 tsp ground cumin, honey (can sub agave), cumin seeds, lightly crushed or 1/2 tsp ground cumin, salt and black pepper

grapefruit zest, finely grated (my addition), ruby red grapefruits, egg yolks (can sub half and half, whipping cream or your favorite non-dairy substitute) or 2 tbsp egg substitute (can sub half and half, whipping cream or your favorite non-dairy substitute), brown rice vinegar (can sub white balsamic, white wine vinegar, etc.), salt, fresh ground black pepper, paprika (i substituted spanish smoked and reduced the amount), vanilla bean , split lengthwise and chopped into small pieces, flax seed oil

dark red kidney beans , save the liquid (you can use freshly cooked kidney beans if you prefer), chicken chilli, pomegranate molasses, dried chipotle powder (can add more if you wish), sumac, ground ginger, ground cardamom, whole cinnamon stick, dark brown sugar (can sub honey, raw sugar, etc.), yellow onion, peeled, finely minced (i used a food processor to finely mince the onion and garlic), garlic clove, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, cooked ground chicken (can sub beef, turkey, etc.), red beans, tomato paste (or tomato sauce), fresh jalapeno, finely minced (this is optional), red bell pepper, finely minced, raw apple cider vinegar, paprika, cooked ground chicken (can sub beef, turkey, etc.)

red potatoes, quartered (about 1 lb), loosely packed fresh basil leaf, olive oil, honey (if you want this vegan, use another type sugar), white balsamic vinegar, stalks celery, chopped (plus some celery leaves)

melon fruit (mixture of cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, tuscan melon, any heirloom varieties of melons, etc.), fresh key lime juice or 1/2 cup frozen limeade concentrate, honey (try a flavored and remember local is best!), poppy seed, approximately, almonds, fresh lavender flowers (my addition but optional) or fresh mint (my addition but optional), key lime zest , if desired