Living on the Vedge

Simple Veggie Lentil Soup

If you’re also struggling to cope with winter, try this soup. It’s filled with nourishing veggies, hearty lentils, and dried herbs, all melding together to create a flavorful, warming winter meal. Pair with your favorite crusty bread! Follow us!

Jerusalem’s Butternut Squash and Tahini Spread

Winter Soba Noodle Soup with Chili Sesame Oil

This was one of those Sunday soups, dreamed up on a rainy afternoon with one of my good friends. She brought some tiny chilies from her parents’ garden, which inspired the hot sesame chili oil that gets drizzled on top. Collaboration – it’s the start

Garlic and Dill Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes are a childhood favorite. Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes and gravy? This version uses cauliflower to lighten up the dish, and adds roasted garlic and fresh dill, so that no gravy is even needed. It’s packed with flavor, and every bit as creamy,

Creamy Carrot Soup with Tahini

Spicy carrot soup + tahini = heavenly combination. This soup gets a hint of sweetness from carrots, a touch of smokiness from paprika, and a toasty spiciness from cumin. And it’s blended together to create a velvety texture that’s perfect for sopping up with bread.

Vegan Three Bean Chili With Dried Beans

This chili recipe is destined for a hungry crowd. I whipped this up last weekend before a cookie-making session with some friends. The intention was to void off an overloaded sugar consumption in exchange for sustenance instead. (It worked. Sort of.) If you’re not trying

Brussels Sprout Tempeh Sliders

As soon as I saw the word “sliders” paired with “brussels sprouts”, this went on the must-make list. Genius! The New York Times Well blog never fails to round up a solid number of inspiring recipes for its annual “Vegetarian Thanksgiving”. It’s a feature I

Ethiopian Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Curry

Full of protein, and creamy once cooked, red lentils make for the perfect topping to smear across flatbreads. They are a staple in Ethiopian cooking, often found accompanying the unleavened bread known as injera. With this recipe, I’ve tried to replicate a go-to lentil dish that

Sweet Potato Crostini with Toasted Walnuts and Tahini

Tahini. Sweet potatoes. Honey. And toasted walnuts. Magical ingredients that all come together to create a surprising, yet ever-so simple app. You’re going to want to put it on your Thanksgiving list. It gets bonus points for being healthy, too. Follow us!

Spiced Butternut Apple Smoothie

After testing out a butternut smoothie several times, I finally came up with a recipe that’s a little weird, a little wild, yet insanely refreshing. Through my testing, I learned to save the oven for squash soup, and stick to steaming for smoothie purposes. Steaming