Green Protein Smoothie

A Green Protein Smoothie from Live Love Laugh. You could make this vegan by replacing the milk and cottage cheese with nondairy milk and silken tofu!

Healthy Peanut Butter Freezer Cookies

Here is one of Charissa's favorite good-for-you cookie recipes, Healthy Peanut Butter Freezer Cookies, from her blog Colourful Palate.

You could try making this recipe vegan by substituting agave for the honey. I also imagine you could substitute other nut or seed butters for the peanut butter.

No Regrets Chocolate Sundae

No Regrets Chocolate Sundae, from Liv(e) Love Laugh. Use nondairy milk and agave to make this healthy treat vegan.

Fruit Salad

Mikaela writes, "This fruit salad was glorious, the yoghurt was so natural and fresh tasting, not masked by all those artificial sweeteners and thickeners. It was entirely pure citrus yoghurt. It has strawberries, blood orange, grapefruit and watermelon and mint. Yum this meal was delicious....And so pretty :)"

Roasted Veggie Pizza

This pizza made from leftover roasted veggies exemplifies frugality (the 4th meal from one batch of cooking!), good health, and good taste. To make it vegan, I would substitute a vegan ricotta made from tofu or nuts.

More pictures and a great-looking cauliflower dish at Munching Madness!

Veggie Pesto Sandwich

Liz writes, "This isn't the most beautiful sandwich, but it was so tasty! My first attempt at baking homemade bread somehow yielded a crusty flat loaf, which ended up being perfect for a serious sandwich. Pesto from my own basil, plus shredded carrots, sliced cucumber, homegrown arugula and a slice of mozzarella: a deliciously simple sandwich!"

To make it vegan, substitute some vegan mozzarella or some avocado!

Bursting-with-Veggies Omelet

Terita is a whole foods vegetarian who runs a website and blog called the Ten Ingredient Project, about simple unprocessed meals made from fewer than ten ingredients. "I believe that vegetable and fruits deserve to be the main course at every meal!"

Here is her picture of a bursting-with-veggies local omelet she made recently. "The strawberries grew in my state, the eggs were laid in my neighboring town, and the baby kale is from my backyard!"

A Delicious Sandwich

From Heather in Virginia: "Ezekiel sprout bread, hummus, feta cheese, avocado and tomato. Better than any sandwich with meat on it!"

My favorite vegan substitute for feta cheese is salty kalamata olives.

Roasted Beet and Purple Asparagus Salad

Andra Ruscoe writes, "This is a picture of a salad of roasted golden beets, purple asparagus, goat cheese and spiced pecans on a bed of pea shoots. The recipe is posted on my blog here: Love to Eat Hate to Exercise.

Bean Salad Heaven

Heather from Richmond Virginia sends us this recipe: "This is a most delicious bean salad with kidney beans, chick peas, avocado, Ro Tel (a canned mix of tomatoes and chilies), cilantro & feta cheese. I couldn't stop eating it!!! I didn't create this salad, but found it on a blog by MckMama called my charming kids." (Note that this is a link to the original recipe, which does not contain feta and is vegan if your Italian dressing is).

Vegetarian Picnic Lunch

Krista S. writes, "Here are some pictures of my picnic lunch that I made for my coworker and her two children for our first summer picnic. We live in Anchorage, AK, and this past week has been fantastic! (High 50s & sunny)."


"The first is a corn salad with tons of cilantro, some red onion, and tomato dressed in olive oil and lime juice.


"The next is homemade hummus (recipe based on one from the book How It All Vegan!)with carrots & celery ...


"... and the last is tabouli made with onion, cucumber, tomato, bulgur wheat, green onions, and some optional feta to sprinkle in.

"It was well received - especially by my coworker who asked for the recipes!"

Muesli with Fruit and Almond Butter

This submission is from Kiki, and if you can read Greek you can even read about it on her mom's blog, Betty's Cuisine.

Muesli with Greek yogurt, fruits and almond butter: Mix 1/2 cup of muesli - you can pick and choose, use your fave muesli/granola/cereal (I use Dorset Cereals Tasty, Toasted Spelt, Barley & Oat Flakes) with 2 spoonfuls of Greek Yogurt.

Add your favorite fruits chopped up - I used a small green apple, a banana, and a handful of red grapes. Top with 1 spoonful of Almond Butter.

I think soy or coconut yogurt would be a great vegan substitute for the dairy yogurt.

PIZZA WEEK: Mexican Pizza

Whole-wheat and cornmeal crust topped with mashed black beans, salsa, cheddar cheese, onions, peppers, cumin, greek yogurt and homemade guacamole. 200 calories a slice!

You can find the recipe at SparkPeople, and I think this would be the perfect time to also link to Bryanna's Melty Pizza Cheese, a gorgeous orange cheese sauce that would go perfectly on a vegan version of this pizza (or any pizza!)

PIZZA WEEK: Whole Grain Yeast-Free

Whole grain, yeast-free pizza with goat cheese, pesto, and vegetables (can easily be made vegan by omitting or replacing the goat cheese). Recipe and more pics at Healthy Eating, Naturally.

PIZZA WEEK: veggie and shiitake

Megan Raley writes, "I made a most delicious veggie pizza a few months ago and had to take a photo of it. I used a locally-milled pizza crust mix that I then baked at home. The toppings are: flavored olive oil in place of tomato sauce, sliced tomato, zucchini, shiitake mushrooms, onion, fresh home-grown basil and fresh soft mozzarella on top." You can find the recipe at Megan's blog Bird's the Word.

To make this pizza vegan, try substituting vegan mozzarella cheese. I hear Teese makes a mean vegan mozzarella.

PIZZA WEEK: Butternut Squash Pizza

Bonniejean says, "Thinly sliced butternut squash, sage and walnut pizza on a wholegrain crust! (There is some gruyere cheese on it, but I'm sure it would be
just as delicious with the squash, sage and walnuts.) A spinach strawberry and balsamic vinegar salad to go with it. One of my favorite meals ever!"

PIZZA WEEK: veggie pizza

Home made veggie pizza: spinach, sundried tomato, bell pepper, onion, kalamata olives, and chevre.

For us vegheads, I think this pizza would be just as yummy without the goat cheese.

(from Michelle Ellis Photography)

Toasted Millet Stuffed Peppers

Made with toasted millet, sauteed mushrooms, green onions, black beans, fresh salsa, red bell peppers, and a sprinkling of feta cheese on top.

I think pine nuts would make a lovely vegan alternative to the feta.

(submitted by Emily Weaver Brown)