Make your own zero-waste vegetable stock powder from frozen scraps – my longtime fave recipe for the best vegan and gluten-free powdered veggie stock.
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Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescent Cookies)
An easy recipe from a Viennese for the best vegan Christmas cookies: Vanillekipferl – Austrian crescent cookies with almond and vanilla, without eggs.
Baked Oats Breakfast Cake
Eat cake for breakfast with these tasty vegan baked oats! Like oatmeal but due to the ground ingredients, more of an oat flour cake. Sweet but sugar-free.
Fasolakia Lathera: Greek Green Bean Stew
An authentic, easy, and simple recipe for Fasolakia, a Greek Green Bean Stew, made out of green beans and potatoes in an olive oily (Lathera) tomato sauce.
Vegan Feta
An easy but so tasty vegan feta cheese made from almonds. This vegan feta is dairy-free and soy-free, but full of flavors and more than just a substitute.
Pineapple Cucumber Smoothie
This easy pineapple cucumber smoothie also has ginger, lemon, and celery inside. It’s not only a healthy combination, but also refreshing and so good!
Lemon Blueberry Cake
Easy recipe for a simple, moist, and tasty vegan lemon blueberry cake. Eggless, and without butter and milk, but made with plant-based yogurt and oil.
Krautfleckerl – Austrian Noodles with Cabbage
Krautfleckerl are a traditional Austrian food, made out of noodles (fleckerl pasta) and caramelized cabbage. So simple & tasty! Vegan recipe in English.
Vegan Egg Salad
The best vegan egg salad looks like it has eggs, tastes like them, and has their texture! Eggless egg salad has no eggs, but is made with chickpeas and pasta.
White Bean Soup
Fasoli cu l’accia / Zuppa di fagioli: Clear Italian vegan white bean soup with celery and carrots. This soup is easy, simple, and incredibly delicious.
Millet Porridge
Simple, creamy, and sugar-free (but sweet) vegan millet porridge with coconut milk & banana. Basis recipe with millet breakfast porridge variations.
Khichari
Khichari is a delicious and very digestible Indian one-pot meal made from rice, vegetables, and lentils. It’s easy to prepare and also very healthy.
Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Vegan cinnamon rolls with apple pie filling. These homemade apple cinnamon rolls are easy to make, moist, soft, and healthy (ok, healthier than usual).
Chai Syrup
Recipe for chai syrup. This delicious concentrate for Indian masala chai tea is also a great idea for a vegan homemade DIY Xmas gift.
Potato Dumplings and Red Cabbage with Apples
Easy recipe for delicious homemade Austrian (German) vegan potato dumplings and slowly cooked vegan braised red cabbage with apples. For every day and Xmas.
Pasta with Brussels Sprouts Pesto
Recipe for vegan, healthy, easy, and delicious pasta with brussels sprouts pesto (sprouts are roasted in the oven). Idea for a vegetarian Christmas dinner.
Mercimek Çorbası – Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Turkish red lentil soup with mint: healthy, easy, creamy, filling, delicious, and vegan. A clever recipe of middle eastern cuisine.
Pasta al Limone
Quick and easy recipe for delicious healthy vegan lemon spaghetti (pasta al limone) with zucchini (zoodles) and white beans (con Fagioli e Zucchine).
Blitva
Blitva is an easy, quick-to-prepare, healthy and so delicious vegan recipe from Croatia, made out of Swiss chard and sautéed potatoes.
Watermelon Feta Salad with Cucumber
Recipe for watermelon feta salad with cucumber, mint, pine nuts, onions and lime dressing. The vegan feta is homemade. Simple and so delicious.
Tzatziki
Tzatziki with dill – vegan and as good as the Greek original. Making tzatziki yourself is very easy. Give this refreshing cucumber yoghurt dill sauce a try!
Falafel
A sure-fire falafel recipe, and I claim: they will be perfect. The best part: Making falafel yourself is very easy, and the result is delicious.
Hummus
Authentic classic creamy hummus, a tasty recipe that is easy to prepare (without peeling the chickpeas or similar hocus-pocus).
Pizza Marinara
(Vegan) Pizza Marinara – a simple and reliable recipe for the pizza dough and topping. Tastes almost as good as in your favorite pizzeria.
Vegan Kaiserschmarrn (with Strawberry Rhubarb Compote)
Vegan Kaiserschmarrn Recipe (in English): Vegan but still authentic. This fluffy Austrian dessert is served with a homemade strawberry and rhubarb compote.
Potato Pancakes “Schweizerhaus”-Style
Which Viennese has never eaten potato pancakes preferably from “Schweizerhaus”. They are so good: crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and also very tasty. As a Viennese child, I grew up with them and stood in line with my mom at the street sales. Many years later I still go there. For those
Black-Eyed Peas Curry
Black-eyed peas, or black-eyed beans curry, is perfect if you crave beans but don’t have time to soak them. Pure comfort food, and so easy to make.
Wild Garlic Pesto
This vegan wild garlic pesto tastes deliciously intense and reminds a bit of a walk through the forest in springtime.
Sandwich Bread
Easy vegan sandwich bread that is so soft, fluffy, and tasty – and stays like this for days. Try this simple recipe, and you will never want to buy white sandwich bread again.
Coconut Almond Dates Bliss Balls Raffaello Style
Coconut almond date bliss balls Raffaello style: at least as good as the “pralines” of the 1990s. Plus they are vegan and healthy. Bingo!
Roasted Fennel Pasta with Lemon and Capers
Pasta with roasted fennel, lemon, and capers: a delicious combination, simple and yet so sophisticated. This vegan fennel pasta can be made light or hearty.
Jani Me Fasule – Albanian White Bean Soup
Jani me Fasule – Albanian white bean soup, is a treat, not only but especially in winter. This rich soup is packed full of flavor but so easy to make.As I like to make it “compact” it is almost like a stew and for sure doesn’t leave you hungry. Add a piece of bread, and a wonderful meal is made.
Moroccan Avocado, Banana, Almond, and Date Smoothie
Moroccan avocado, banana, almond, and date smoothie. I got to know and love avocado smoothie during a vacation in Morocco. This smoothie is sooo incredibly creamy! And the ingredients go really well together – very tasty! Give this recipe a tr, you will love the result!
Sourdough Wurzelbrot (“Root Bread”)
This sourdough Wurzelbrot (“root bread”) is like a baguette with that extra twist. But so much better! It has a crispy crust and is so soft inside. And it tastes so good!! Also, this recipe does not require a master’s degree in sourdough baking.
Potato Leek Soup with Beluga Lentils
Potato leek soup is a classic and delicious comforting dish. Originally made with creamer I use cashews which make this soup particularly creamy. Plus cashews are much healthier than any bought creamer. Furthermore, I added beluga lentils as a tasty soup inlay. Besides taste, and having something to bite on, they also provide an extra portion of protein.
Spanakorizo – Greek Spinach Rice
Spanakorizo is a delicious, simple, easy-to-make, and healthy Greek vegan recipe made out of spinach and rice.
Liptauer – a Savory Austrian Spread
Liptauer is a typical savory Austrian spread, usually made out of curd and butter. Here I show you how to make delicious vegan Liptauer in two different ways: one Liptauer is made with vegan butter and soy yogurt and the other one with cashews. Both taste wonderful!
Kale Stew with Potatoes Viennese Style
Kale Stew with Potatoes Viennese Style (vegan) might not be the prettiest food, but it is so comforting! And healthy. And simple. And delicious. And low budget. Give it a try!
Spanakopita – Greek Spinach Pie
Spanakopita is a Greek vegan spinach pie that is easy to make and very delicious. For this vegan version, I used tofu Instead of feta, which fits perfectly.