Leftovers have such a bad reputation. Personally, I love opening my refrigerator and finding that wonderful something that was already carefully cooked + portioned into a container ready for me to heat + eat.  I have learned that many of you don’t share in my [continue reading]

5 minutes + 7 ingredients is all you need for the best ever Oil-Free Avocado Hummus Recipe. Avocado, chickpeas, lime juice, tahini, garlic, cilantro, jalapeños, and your blender! Perfect for a party appetizer, snack, as a salad dressing, or in a sandwich. So pretty + [continue reading]

The easiest + prettiest salad dressing you will ever make! So colorful, packed with nutrients, full of flavor + oh so delicious! This Pomegranate Quinoa Salad with Pomegranate Dressing is dairy-free, vegan, and gluten-free.  This salad is full of so many wonderful veggies + yummy [continue reading]

This Oil-Free Green Olive Hummus Recipe is ready in minutes, perfectly creamy + super delicious!  Store bought hummus? No way! This one is creamy + salty + is absolute perfection! Protein-packed chickpeas, creamy tahini, fragrant garlic, and green olives! 

Need an easy dinner idea that you don’t have to turn on the oven to make? These Easy Air Fryer Nachos are perfect for a dinner, lunch, snack! Start with chips, then layer up all of your favorites … beans, salsa, lettuce, avocado and more!

Healthy + Vegan + low-carb + ready in MINUTES! These Diary-Free Tofu Ricotta Zucchini Noodles are perfect for busy nights, quick lunches, or meal prep! This is a great way to sneak in some veggies and still have that pasta-ish feel to your meal!

During the height of the pandemic, many of us wanted so badly to get back to ‘normal’.   This fall, as more and more ‘normal’ activities are resuming, we are slowly getting those familiar routines back.  Routines including in-person meetings, full work or school days, and [continue reading]

Do you get in a snacking rut? I do! Eating the same snack over and over again can get so BORING! Meet one of my latest creations! Healthy + protein-packed, high fiber, oil-free + did I mention healthy? 5 minutes, a few plant-based ingredients (that [continue reading]

Easily turn a can of chickpeas into a yummy bagel flavored delight! This Oil-Free Everything Bagel Hummus is a creamy dip packed with flavor! How about an everything bagel without the bagel? You can spread this healthy + oil-free homemade hummus on your favorite cracker [continue reading]

This recipe for Tempeh Sloppy Joes is quick + easy + perfect for a meatless lunch or dinner. High in protein + SO yummy! Made with real, simple ingredients making a nutritious + filling vegan sandwich! No meat, no problem! Tempeh makes the perfect substitute [continue reading]

Sometimes you just need a sandwich.  Grilled bread, sliced tomato, mustard spread on both sides of the bread, and maybe even a pickle.  Even plant-based eaters need a sandwich now and then.  That is what happened here in the MVF kitchen.  One afternoon, Mr. MVF [continue reading]

Making a healthy + oil-free vegan pasta salad is so easy! You will be amazed how quickly this recipe comes together.  You can change up the dressing, the veggies, and even the pasta.  Perfect as a side dish, lunch, as a meal on its own [continue reading]

This Kalamata Olive Hummus Recipe is ready in minutes and is absolute snack perfection! Protein-packed chickpeas, creamy tahini, fragrant garlic, and olives … what a wonderful combination! Made completely oil-free, in one blender, and ready in 5 minutes!

  This air fryer baked potato recipe makes the best baked potatoes with a crispy skin on the outside and a tender + fluffy inside! SO EASY! The best part? The inside of the potato is cooked evenly throughout + they turn out absolutely perfect [continue reading]

This oil-free balsamic asparagus salad is just perfect! Quick + easy + healthy + no fuss! You can customize it with whatever veggies + toppings you love! Spinach or romaine are a good base, then add in sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, even bell peppers [continue reading]

Super easy + NO MAYO required in making this vegan-ized version of traditional broccoli salad 🥗 Perfect for lunch, brunch, meal prep, or as a quick dinner side dish. This Vegan Broccoli Salad takes only a few minutes to make and is SO GOOD!  

I love tomatoes. Any way you slice them, I love them. Raw, cooked, simmered into a marinara, sliced onto a pizza, diced into a salsa, I love them all. I especially love this recipe. Healthy and easy and creamy, this skinny tomato soup is the [continue reading]

You have come to the right place to learn How To Cook Tofu! Maybe you’ve never cooked tofu before or maybe you have and it didn’t go so well! Tofu is an ever-evolving dish for me.  I am always experimenting with tofu.  However, some people don’t [continue reading]

This dill yogurt dressing is so easy and so healthy! I am telling you …. EASY! Ready in 5 minutes with 5 simple ingredients you probably have in your kitchen already!

There is nothing quite like a nice big bowl of soup.  It doesn’t get cold here in Florida very often but when it does, I go looking for something warm to eat.  Soup always does the trick. I absolutely love broccoli cheddar soup but traditional [continue reading]

The beloved tuna sandwich. When people turn vegetarian, they miss their tuna sandwiches! My recipe for Chickpea No Tuna Salad is a cheaper, healthier, tastier, plant-based version of traditional tuna salad that can be eaten on toast, over a salad, or in a wrap.

These Baked Chickpea Crackers are Vegan, Gluten Free, Easy, Healthy, AND Ready in under 30 minutes! A yummy cracker you can make right in your own kitchen? Count me in! Perfect with soup, to dip in your favorite hummus or eat them on their own!

My mother texted me yesterday reminding me to not forget about the cranberries for Thanksgiving.  Oh how I would love to forget the cranberries on Thanksgiving. Those jiggly purple wanna be cranberries from a can 😝.  Not this year. This year the cranberries get a [continue reading]

A good healthy homemade salad dressing recipe is an absolute necessity in any kitchen! This one is versatile and perfect for busy weeknight dinners, to pack in lunchboxes or for meal prep! Just a few simple ingredients, 5 minutes + a jar is all you [continue reading]