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Quick, simple, and easy plant-based comfort food

Downright delicious recipes that you and your family will love (no matter how they eat)

Trending Recipes

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    How to Make Homemade Tostada Shells (air fryer or oven baked without oil)
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    Quick and Easy Seasoned Vegan Black Beans
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    Vegan Mac and Cheese (without cashews)
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    4-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
  • pouring vegan cheese sauce from ladle into saucepan
    Fauxveeta Vegan Cheese Sauce

Spring Recipes

  • big bowl of vegan greek salad with utensils
    Vegan Greek Salad
  • Vegan Tostadas with Refried Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado and Crema with lime slices and cilantro on a wooden board
    Tostadas de Frijoles (Tostadas with Refried Beans)
  • mason jar with cherry flavored overnight oats and fresh pitted halved cherries on top, with three cherries on the counter beside the jar
    Cherry Overnight Oats (frozen or fresh cherries)
  • glass cup with apricot preserves, overnight oats and dried apricots
    Apricot Overnight Oats
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Abi chopping cilantro

Hey, I'm Abi!

Mom of two hungry boys, Caregiver, Plant-based Food Blogger and Cooking Instructor

I help busy, health-conscious women craft fast, simple & downright delicious plant-based recipes in under 30 minutes so you spend less time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. Join me as we make quick and easy vegan comfort food you and your family will love (no matter how they eat). All created from my tiny Texas kitchen. No judgment. Just good food.

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  • Whole Food Plant-Based
  • Oil-Free
  • Refined Sugar-Free
  • Gluten-Free
  • SOS-Free
  • Salt-Free
  • High Protein

Your family will love these vegan recipes, no matter how they typically eat. You'll love how healthy, easy to make and affordable they are. Whether you eat "everything", "veganish" or "strictly oil-free WFPB vegan", you're welcome here. No judgment. Just good comfort food you'll be sure to make again and again.

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Super Simple Meals

When you're low on time, energy, or motivation to cook, but still want to nourish your body with good food, try these super simple recipes!

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    Avocado Cucumber Pepita Salad with Creamy French Dressing
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    Potato, Broccoli and Corn Fritters (baked, no egg, oil-free)
  • tostada with refried beans, dairy-free mexican street corn esquites, sour cream and cilantro on a wooden board with a lime in the background
    Tostadas with Vegan Mexican Street Corn
  • diced potato and onion after baking with spices on a parchment paper lined sheet pan
    Oil-free Roasted Potatoes and Onion with Cumin, Garlic and Chili Powder

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30-Minute Dinners

For when your short on time, try one of these quick and easy plant-based dinner recipes that you can have on the table in under 30 minutes.

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    Soy Curl Beef and Broccoli (mostly oil-free)
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    Chickpea Lemon Orzo Soup
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    Venezuelan Arepa Reina Pepiada Vegana with Jackfruit and Avocado
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    Vegan Arepas con Queso

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Around the world

Travel the globe without leaving your kitchen with these fun recipes.

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Comfort Food

Who says comfort food can't be healthy? Like a big hug, these recipes will hit the spot.

  • slices of banana nut bread on a cutting board with a plate of banana bread in the background
    Banana Nut Bread (vegan, eggless, oil-free)
  • bowl of vegan noodle soup with greens, onion and tofu
    Asian Noodle Soup
  • pan of cooked vegetable paella with red bell peppers in a starburst pattern on top. Lemon wedges and spoon on side.
    Chickpea Vegetable Paella (oil-free vegan)
  • bowl of vegetable fried rice with no egg on bamboo mat
    Vegetable Fried Rice (no egg)

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Pick your starch

We love carbs and starches here!

  • Pasta and Noodles
  • Potatoes
  • Oats
  • Corn

TexMex

Nachos, tacos, queso, salsa... All vegan versions of your TexMex favorites, straight from the heart of my Texas kitchen.

  • Dipping a chip into bowl of pico de gallo
    Cherry Tomato Red Onion Pico de Gallo Salsa
  • plate of vegan potato and egg tacos with tomato salsa, extra flour tortillas and filling in the background
    Potato and "Egg" Vegan Breakfast Tacos (from a Texan)
  • assorted mini tostadas topped with various vegan, meatless, vegetarian toppings of beans, ceviche, corn, crema, pickled onion, avocado and lettuce
    Mini Tostadas
  • creamy spicy mexican-style street corn in a white bowl with cilantro sprinkled on top
    Vegan Esquites - Mexican Street Corn in a Cup with Frozen Corn

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  • Air Fryer
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  • Kid Friendly

Meal Prep & Batch Cooking

Batch cooking is your super power, if you choose to use it. Make one of these and have it ready to go for easy meals all week long.

  • purple sushi multigrain rice in green chopsticks over bowl
    Multigrain Purple Sushi Rice (Instant Pot)
  • vegan beet burger with ketchup, mayo, lettuce, pickled and tomato on a sesame seed bun
    Vegan Beet Burger (James May Oh Cook! Copycat Recipe)
  • glass baking dish with baked banana oat bars topped with chocolate chips, dried cranberries and pepitas
    Banana Oatmeal Cranberry Bars with Chocolate Chips and Pepitas
  • fluffy grated vegan parmesan substitute in glass mason jar with blue towel in background
    Easy Vegan Parmesan Cheese Substitute with Almond Flour

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Breakfast

Vegan and plant-based breakfasts are challenging when you first start out, but there are endless ways to start your day.

  • white bowl with air fryer hash browns and veggies in it, with a fork beside the bowl resting on a blue and white striped towel
    Air Fryer Hash Browns (Using Frozen Shredded Potatoes)
  • closeup of a square cut banana oat bar with chocolate chips and chopped pecans
    Banana Oatmeal Bars with Chocolate Chips and Pecans (no peanut butter)
  • tostada with refried beans, sliced avocado, tofu scramble, crema and cilantro on a wooden board
    Vegan Breakfast Tostadas with Tofu Scramble, Avocado and Beans
  • white plate full of papas a la mexicana (spicy Mexican-style breakfast potatoes) with two corn tortillas on the side
    Papas a la Mexicana (oil-free Mexican-style breakfast potatoes)

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    Vegan Poke Bowl Ideas

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Recently Updated

When I find a better way, I share it! Check out my recently updated recipes here.

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    Vegan Chorizo Potato Breakfast Tacos
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    Easy Sesame Oil Noodles (using spaghetti)
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    Star Wars Blue Milk (no artificial colors)

Recent Recipes

My latest recipes, hot off the stove!

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    4-Ingredient Banana Oat Thumbprint Cookies with Fruit Jam
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    4-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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    Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend

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