This carrot top pesto has a bright and fresh spring flavor and is great anywhere ordinary pesto is used. Use the whole carrot and create something amazing! You know I’m no stranger to making the most of my greens (and making them into pesto). If you find some mysterious* greens at the market or in…
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Your Top 10 Vegan Recipes of 2018!
2018 was a good year over here in Baltimore! I marked my 5th year of running this site, turned a house into a home with my beloved, and cooked and ate lots of delicious food in between. Aaaand that’s enough about me, you’re here for the food! Today I’m reviewing the favorite top 10 vegan…
All Recipes
This page lists every recipe on the website in one place. More of a visual person? Check out my new visual recipe index. Psst: I take requests! Shoot me a note on social media or at shannon @ yupitsvegan.com and let me know what else you’re craving! All recipes are 100% free of animal products…
BBQ Pulled Carrot Tacos
You all loved my BBQ pulled sweet potato sandwiches so I thought I’d create a similar recipe using carrots! Carrots are shredded and then braised in barbecue sauce, then piled with tasty toppings to make these BBQ pulled carrot tacos. I’ve added lots of fresh jalapenos, avocado, and crunchy purple cabbage to my BBQ pulled…
Easy Edamame Pesto Pasta
This quick and easy edamame pesto pasta is just a slight twist on my previous spinach pesto. Instead of nuts, my edamame pesto uses buttery green edamame for a satisfying, lower-fat and plant-powered dish. I recently went to Vegan Heaven aka Portland, Oregon on a work trip, and ate a lot of great food at various eateries…
Collard Greens Pesto Chickpea Salad Sandwiches
These sandwiches are a flavor explosion! Smashed chickpeas with 5-ingredient collard greens pesto spread onto whole grain bread with sprouts, tomatoes, and onion. Every year with the CSA that I buy, there are weeks where I get so many leafy greens that my refrigerator turns into a deciduous forest. Trying to eat them all is…
Kale Pesto Pasta with Pan-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Greens, greens, greens. The profusion continues, and worry not if your favorite/possessed green hasn’t been featured, because I’m not finished yet. Today’s kale pesto pasta recipe is created using fresh Russian kale, but will work with other varieties of kale too. Making a vegan kale pesto is about as easy as it gets, and similar…
Avocado Pesto Zucchini Noodles
Somewhat ironically, this raw zoodles recipe was one of the first things I made after I finally got an oven and stove at my new place. With Baltimore temperatures hovering around the high 90s, getting out my spiralizer sounds a lot more appealing than turning on my stove, so these avocado pesto zucchini noodles have made…
Yup, it’s Vegan: Top Recipes of 2016
2016 was a year that FLEW by for me. All things career, personal life, home ownership, and more kept me on a busy schedule throughout the year. I juggled a full-time job and part-time job for most of the year but somehow managed to also post new recipes on a usually-regular basis. Sometimes I get tired…
15 Hearty, Healthy, Non-Weird Vegan Recipes for Veganuary
Judging by the current bestselling cookbook lists and expert predictions and general social media chatter, more people than ever are going to be trying out a month (or more!) of vegan eating in 2018. Pledging to do this for the month of January has come to be known as Veganuary. I’m here to help with…
Simple Cashew Sesame Snap Pea Salad
I’ve been subjecting you to a lot of comfort food lately, so I figured this was the perfect time to change things up with a nice light salad. This easy cashew sesame snap pea salad takes just about 15 minutes to make, and only 7 ingredients. Simplicity at its finest! Brought to you by the…
Vegan Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
This naturally vegan lentil shepherd’s pie is made by baking stewed lentils and vegetables with a garlic chive mashed potato topping. My meatless shepherd’s pie recipe is flavorfully made with normal, non-weird, nutritious ingredients and I hope that you and your family love it! A certain sassy non-vegan friend of mine encouraged me to give…
Sweet Potato Cake with Toasted Walnut Frosting
I’m assuming you’ve about had it up to here with carrot cake and other carrot-themed recipes by now, but allow me to suggest a gentle twist on the classic. This vegan sweet potato cake is moist and cinnamon-spiced like carrot cake is, but just different enough to be new. The backstory to this vegan sweet…
Thai Green Curry Guacamole
This Thai green curry guacamole is the ultimate fusion dip. While still keeping its guacamole identity, it’s full of bright Thai-inspired flavors that make it a unique twist on guac. I keep a Google Doc full of recipe ideas and add to it from my phone or computer whenever one pops into my head. When…
Summer’s Bounty: Sweet Summer Corn and Anaheim Pepper Broth
Hello all! I just got done with my first week at the new job and I am pretty tired, but I’m so enjoying it! We all worked from home this Friday because the Baltimore Grand Prix is currently taking place, and my office is blocked in by the road barriers they have set up. Safety…
Summer’s Bounty: Salad of Carrot Tops, Kale, and Fennel Fronds with Roasted Garlic Tahini Dressing
In the Summer’s Bounty series, I’ll be focusing on creating recipes based around what I receive in my CSA share. This is my second year of feasting on amazing produce from One Straw Farm. Participating helps me keep fruits and vegetables as a top priority, feel more connected with my food and the earth, and…
Homestyle Vegan Stuffing
Who needs sausage and turkey? This flavorful vegan stuffing is made with simple, everyday ingredients cooked to perfection; and will make a beautiful addition to your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table! Now, most of the time when you see a vegetarian stuffing recipe it’s made with mushrooms, but as you may well know, I’m not…
Spicy Mango Tempeh
Spicy mango tempeh has a crispy texture and a delicious sweet-and-sour sauce! Ready in just over 30 minutes. I have been on a big tempeh kick lately for reasons that I can’t explain. This spicy mango tempeh was originally a Purple Carrot meal kit that we made. If you’re a past blog reader you’ll know…
One Pot Moroccan Quinoa with Red Lentils
Appearances aren’t everything, which is why I’m describing this one pot Moroccan quinoa, and showing the ‘before’ pictures to you, prior to sharing a photo of the finished product. It’s just not a beautiful looking recipe, okay? But I urge you to look past the color (which comes from the delicious Moroccan-inspired spice blend that I…
Summer Minestrone with Lentil Balls
Packed with with zucchini, spinach, carrots, garlic and herbs, and served with tender lentil balls, this vegan summer vegetable minestrone is a tasty and nutritious soup. It can easily be made gluten-free by using any gluten-free pasta. This summer vegetable minestrone is dead easy. Like in my chicken-less tofu noodle soup, the veggies and pasta…