This Chili Lime Tahini Dressing is super easy to make! The most perfect flavorful dressing ready in 5 minutes! Vegan + gluten-free + dairy-free + made without cashews. Drizzle this awesomeness in your wrap, on your salad, or even as a dip!
I love snacks. I don’t love oil. When Mr. MVF + I first embarked on our oil-free journey we were hard core oil-free. We spent hours in the grocery stores and searching the internet for what to use to replace the beloved oil in everything [continue reading]
These Vegetarian Seitan Turkey Cutlets are perfect for your plant-based Thanksgiving guests! Paired with mashed potatoes, gravy + your favorite veggie and you have yourself the perfect meal! The best part? This recipe requires only a few simple ingredients, is ready in under one hour, [continue reading]
This Healthy Instant Pot Black Bean Soup is SO EASY! The perfect soup for meal prep, make lots + freeze for later! Packed with protein + flavor this one is a keeper. Customize your bowl with your favorite toppings for a winning dinner idea!
This Mango Black Bean Salsa recipe is super healthy + flavorful + beautiful + nourishing! The ultimate salsa for Mexican night or meal prep, as a snack or for lunch! Vegan + oil-free + EASY!
This Ginger Sriracha Tahini Dressing is super flavorful + easy to make + ready in 5 minutes. No added oil, sugar, or dairy, and no blending up soaked cashews for this one!
Using cauliflower rice in place of traditional rice in a dish like this is simply awesome. The cauliflower soaks up the flavors of the Thai basil, onion, ginger, and garlic making it super flavorful while being so amazingly healthy! This Thai Basil Cauliflower Rice is [continue reading]
Do find yourself snacking mindlessly or are you an intentional snacker? Mindless snacking can easily derail your best healthy efforts. There’s no denying that it’s really really hard to curb unnecessary snacking. Sometimes, finding out why you are snacking is just as important as improving what [continue reading]
By now you already know that there are certain things we can do to decrease our risk of developing cancer. There are also certain things we can do to increase our risk of developing cancer. What you may not know is that when it comes [continue reading]
This Roasted Habanero Tomato Salsa is super easy to make, healthy, and packed with flavor! Roasted veggies blended up to perfection! Vegan + oil-free + awesome! The roasted habaneros combined with tomatoes + onions + spices make this one a total crowd pleaser!
Blondies made with beans? YES! These high protein, guilt-free Healthy Vegan Chickpea Blondies are also gluten-free + SO easy to make! I LOVE LOVE LOVE creating recipes for treats that I can enjoy any day any time without feeling like I derailed my healthy eating. [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 mango salsa recipe is downright delicious. I have never been a fan of fruit salsa until now! So colorful + pretty + healthy + easy + perfect for Mexican night! Oil-free + vegan!
This strawberry salsa recipe is made in one bowl with fresh + simple ingredients! So healthy + easy + perfect for Mexican night! Oil-free + vegan! Making a sweet salsa is a fun twist on the traditional salsa recipe. Using strawberries makes this one absolutely [continue reading]
This IS the Easiest Tofu Taco Meat recipe EVER! Perfect for a quick, meatless Mexican dinner or meal prep! Toss these tofu taco crumbles in vegan tacos, on top of a salad, nachos or layer into a burrito! SO healthy + packed with plant-based protein! [continue reading]
You asked for it, you got it! What’s In My Pantry? I’m going to tell you! Stocking a plant-based pantry is easier than you think it is. Whether you are struggling with setting up your pantry for healthy eating success or you are a total [continue reading]
This Silken Tofu Vegan Spicy Ranch is perfect drizzled over a salad, layered into a sandwich, dolloped onto a veggie burger, or used as a dip. The blended silken tofu gives you that rich, creamy, salad dressing texture paired with just enough spice. No soaking [continue reading]
Are you looking for easy ways to eat more plants? Maybe you want to eat a little healthier, try out vegetarian, pescatarian, flexitarian, or plant-based diet? Trying to eat a more plant-centric diet to improve your heart health, decrease risk of disease, lose weight, or [continue reading]
This might possibly be the best quinoa recipe you have ever tried. Practically perfect in every way. The blend of wholesome + fresh ingredients brings this salad together in the most delightful way. This Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad Recipe is easy + healthy + packed with [continue reading]
All of the flavor, none of the fat! Yipee! My lightened up version of traditional green curry has all of the robust flavors of that curry dish that keeps you going back to your favorite Thai restaurant. I simply made it skinny + guilt-free. Once [continue reading]
Move over potato chips, zucchini chips have arrived! These Crispy Oven-Baked Zucchini Chips are thin, crunchy, healthy, and irresistible! With just a little olive oil spray and a sprinkle of salt you have yourself a plant-based, gluten-free, guilt-free snack ready in minutes! No breading!
This Oil-Free Balsamic Vinaigrette is just perfect! Quick + easy + healthy! Use it as a marinade, pour it on veggies, salads, or pasta. For vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters alike, salads can either be super healthy or super unhealthy! The dressing you choose can be [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!
Savory + flavorful, this Oil Free Vegan Gravy is absolutely perfect for Thanksgiving or any time of the year! Vegan + Gluten Free with a rich and creamy texture, you will never miss the oil. Above all, this gravy is so easy to make with [continue reading]
This recipe for Oil Free Air Fryer Asparagus is easy + healthy + will quickly become your favorite way to eat asparagus! Perfectly crispy + ready in 8 minutes! Serve as a side dish for a holiday meal, as a snack with a yummy dip, [continue reading]
Looking for that perfect, easy salad to make on Thanksgiving? You have come to the right place! Pumpkin puree + tasty herbs make this Oil-Free Pumpkin Vinaigrette a healthy, no-fuss addition to your Thanksgiving meal. Just 6 simple, plant-based ingredients shaken up in a jar [continue reading]
Classic hummus gets a fall twist! This Savory Pumpkin Hummus comes together in just a few minutes, is packed with fiber + healthy vitamins. This hummus is made without oil + will quickly become your favorite snack during pumpkin season! So good that you will [continue reading]
I love that My Vegetarian Family members + readers + followers + fans are curious about what I eat in a day! I am living proof that a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) life is possible. Above all, it is possible with great tasting food that [continue reading]
This quick + easy recipe for Pumpkin Veggie Burgers is YUMMY + vegan + gluten-free + oil-free + packed with fiber + protein + vitamins! Pumpkin in a veggie burger?!?! YES!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Tara’s Super Quick Lesson On Diabetes Simply put, diabetes is chronically elevated blood glucose. In Type 1 diabetics, there is a chronic glucose elevation as a result of the pancreas not making insulin. With Type 2 diabetes, the pancreas makes insulin but the insulin has [continue reading]
This is one of my FAVORITE things to eat! These Plant-Based Summer Rolls are stuffed with fresh vegetables and tofu. They can be made as a meal of their own, as an appetizer, or a side dish for your favorite soup, curry, noodle, or rice [continue reading]
YES! You can make all of your favorite salsas from the Chipotle Mexican Grill Menu right in your own kitchen! Learn the secrets to mild, medium, hot + corn salsa! These Chipotle Copycat Salsas are EXACTLY like the real thing!
When I initially began learning about a whole food, plant-based diet, I was most intrigued by oil-free cooking. I thought the idea of it was completely crazy. How does one cook without oil? I assumed when cooking without oil, everything would stick to the pan, [continue reading]
