Author: veryveganval

Tropical Pawpaw Caramel Sauce

Tropical Pawpaw Caramel Sauce

Pawpaws- the soft, sweet, caramelly, custard-like, tropical fruit found across the decidedly non-tropical tasting fruit. The caramel hints inspired me to use the pawpaw, along with coconut milk, to give a common caramel sauce a tropical touch. This pawpaw caramel sauce can be drizzled over 

Vegan Blueberry and Pawpaw Muffins

Vegan Blueberry and Pawpaw Muffins

Blueberry muffins are always a treat- sweet, purple berries, plump and juicy bursts of goodness interrupting what might have otherwise been a more mundane muffin experience. These muffins are brought to the next level, because in the background of the blueberry bursts, a fruity, tropical 

Kabocha Squash Soup with Sunflower Seed Cream

Kabocha Squash Soup with Sunflower Seed Cream

Rich and creamy, a little sweet, and superbly savory squash goodness, swirled in with a creamy, cinnamon and cumin spiced sunflower cream. It’s a delightful, warm, Autumn dish that highlights seasonal kabocha squash, with warming, pumpkin pie-like spices. This kabocha squash soup imparts all the 

Sweetened Vegan Cashew Mascarpone

Sweetened Vegan Cashew Mascarpone

Click Here for a Printable Recipe If you’re looking for a simple way to feel really fancy, you can’t go wrong with this rich and creamy sweetened vegan cashew mascarpone. It’s not overly sweet- really just a touch of sweetness, that plays well against the 

Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Picatta

Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Picatta

Chicken piccata is a dish that I’ve never had before, but in my quest to find traditionally chicken recipes to make with my wild chicken of the woods mushrooms (more about those below), the chicken piccata stood out. It is simple, takes less than 30 

Vegan Miso Napa Cabbage Slaw

Vegan Miso Napa Cabbage Slaw

Want a whole lot of elevation for very little effort? Try napa cabbage slaw, with our secret ingredient- okay, not too secret since it’s in the recipe title. Miso! Just adding that one bit of flavor to a regular cabbage and mayo based side into 

Wild Oyster Mushroom Dumplings

Wild Oyster Mushroom Dumplings

For a Printable Recipe, Click Here Dumplings are one of my favorite foods- they’re soft on the inside, and crispy on the outside. Good  dumplings are filled with something delicious and savory, and of course all dumplings have a pasta element. The best part is it isn’t hard to make 

Savory Kale Pie

Savory Kale Pie

I love my greens- kale, collards, chard, chrysanthemum, arugula, dandelion, spinach, romaine, turnip greens, beet greens, mustard greens- the list of lovely leafy greens could go on, but simply put, I like greens. Most of the time I’ll enjoy them in some sort of soy sauce and garlic based 

Chicken of the Woods Vegan Pad Kee Mao

Chicken of the Woods Vegan Pad Kee Mao

I loved pad thai the first time I tried it, and it took me years to get over my pad thai obsession enough to try any other dish. When I finally did, I realized I might never eat pad thai again- pad kee mao (often 

Vegan Fish Sauce (Fish-less Sauce!)

Vegan Fish Sauce (Fish-less Sauce!)

It’s the (sort of) secret to Thai food- fish sauce. But if you’re like me, and don’t include fish on the menu this vegan fish sauce is the perfect alternative. It uses soy sauce, seaweed, and shiitake mushrooms to get that perfect, fishy, complex umami