Two Easy Recipes! Looking for a healthy, oil-free alternative to traditional mayo? This post features two delicious, whole food, plant-based mayonnaise recipes that are rich, creamy, and packed with flavor—without any processed oils! Say goodbye to store-bought mayo and hello to these whole food, plant-based, oil-free vegan mayonnaise recipes made with simple, wholesome ingredients! This…
Sauces/Dressings
Creamy Lemon Dill Dressing
Lemon Dill Dressing has a bright fresh tangy flavor. It is creamy and so fresh tasting. Made with ingredients like silken tofu, Dijon mustard, fresh lemon juice, capers, apple cider vinegar and of course dill. It can be a salad dressing or a dip. This creamy dressing is so versatile that you will find multiple…
Ultimate Vegan Caesar Dressing with Nuts
This is the vegan Caesar Dressing that my family requests for every get together! It’s garlicky, thick and creamy with a little tang. Our son told me it’s so good I should bottle it and sell it. My family are pretty picky eaters so this is high praise from them. If you want to win…
Cinnamon Pear Sauce
A simple easy recipe that will create a beautiful aroma through out your home. Early in the fall I had some overly ripe pears that needed to be used in something and I didn’t have time for something fancy so a Cinnamon Pear Sauce was created on the spot. It was perfection. A little fresh…
Vegan Caesar Dressing Oil Free
There are a few things I missed from my previous way of eating and one of them was a Caesar salad with a creamy garlicky dressing. I wish I could share a sample of this dressing with each and every one of you. Since that isn’t possible, let me show you how easy it is…
Vegan Ranch Dressing Oil Free
I am happy to share with you my best version of a vegan Ranch dressing. It is thick, creamy, garlicky and yes, maybe even addictive. Did I mention that it is indeed, oil free, nut free, dairy free, gluten free and still packed with amazing flavor. Tom and I are both obsessed with this dressing….
Chipotle Nacho Cheeze Sauce
Creamy and flavorful with a little kick. That’s what comes to mind when I think about this amazing vegan, oil free “cheeze” sauce. It’s easy to make. Uses common pantry ingredients. It’s delicious on just about everything making it one of the most versatile sauce recipes. That is why I make a full batch of…
Creamy Balsamic Dressing – No Oil, No Nuts
Salads are a big part of my weekly menu and I’m not talking about little itty – bitty side salads. No I am talking about Big Beautiful Salads – BBS for short! It’s also delicious on Chopped Salads. Thankfully hubby Tom also likes these salads and we can make a meal out of them. Like…
Donna’s Vegan Cheeze Sauce
I am super excited to share this recipe with you all today! In the past two years since moving to a plant based diet I have tried many vegan/plant based cheese sauce recipes. Some of them were down right awful and others were just okay. That all changed when my friend Donna Weifert shared her…
Dijon Date Dressing / Dip
Have a little fat with those greens. I recently learned that if you eat some healthy fat with your greens it helps your body absorb the nutrients from the greens. On a whole foods – plant strong food plan we go oil free. Why? Although oils like olive, sunflower or corn do come from plants…