The Happy Gluten-Free Vegan

Artichokes are popping up in farmer’s markets, and the ways to prepare them seem endless. They make an excellent appetizer or light lunch. Artichokes are very low in fat and cholesterol, and chock full of Iron, Niacin, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Manganese, fiber, and Vitamins C, K, and B6. This recipe for artichokes is simple and effortless, so an excellent option if you are having lunch guests, or need some good appetizers.

Our gluten-free vegan steak recipe is a tofu steak, and you won’t believe how delicious and juicy it is. It’s also simple and straightforward to make and, as it’s vegan, it’s also a recipe for vegetarian steak!

This delicious drink is a yummy morning sip instead of coffee, or a nice dessert at night. It’s creamy, dairy-free, and so easy to make! This peanut butter cup drink reminds you of the candy without all the guilt, and has enough protein and healthy fats to fill in for a quick breakfast. You can make the hot chocolate both in the Instant Pot or on a stovetop! The Instant Pot allows for sealing the lid and retaining heat longer, if necessary.

Usually, when we think of millet, we envision birdseed. However, this crunchy, high-protein grain is delicious as a sandwich spread when it’s combined with spicy buffalo sauce and creamy vegan ranch dressing.

We say portobello, you say portabella. Either way, we say delicious! Last night was, unintentionally, vegan and gluten-free Italian night! After finding a delicious recipe for vegan Cheese Crisps, using vegan and gluten-free Daiya Cheese (I found the recipe on the Zander’s Vegan Mama blog), I felt inspired to add it to my already-planned vegan and risotto-stuffed portobello caps with vegan parmesan cheese. The risotto recipe comes courtesy of Jolinda Hackett from About.com and is absolutely delicious. The whole thing came together beautifully, so I am going to share the recipes for the whole meal!

We’re huge fans of vegan cheese sauce. Vegan cheese sauce made from cashews, vegan cheese sauce made from coconut milk, you name just about any vegan cheese sauce made from pretty much anything, and we’re there. So we were surprised to realize one day that we’d never had, let alone made, a vegan cheese sauce out of tofu! Like, how obvious is that?

These homemade gluten-free vegan protein bars can be made with no powder (protein powder) or with powder. In fact, this protein bar recipe is so flexible that you can eat it as is, or easily customize it with add-ins; either way they are easy, use ingredients that you already have in the house with the possible exception of chickpea flour (see sources below), and they are so yummy!

We love a colorful salad! The more colors in a salad the more nutrients the salad contains. This salad does not disappoint, with vibrant red tomatoes, bright orange carrots, pretty red onions and bright green avocados. With the added vitamin C of the lime and lemon juice, this salad is like a bowl-full of good nutrition!

This gluten-free, vegan mushroom gravy is so delicious! Have it over portobellos, vegan meat, rice, or mashed potatoes, or for vegan biscuits and gravy!

Ever get a hankering for some rich, yummy, chocolatey spicy mole sauce (pronounced but not spelled “molé”), but don’t want to go out to a restaurant? Make your own gluten-free vegan mole sauce at home (can also be made as raw mole sauce!)! It’s easy and delicious, even if just a tiny bit unorthodox.

The following recipe is contributed by Chef Andrea Young, founder of Sweet Vegan in New York City. We have had Sweet Vegan’s chocolates, and we’re here to tell you that they are amazing! And if you aren’t in or near New York City, you can order them online and they will ship them to you!

Our recipe for Not Dogs tofu dogs is our favorite vegan hot dog recipe and, it turns out, our favorite gluten-free vegan hot dogs of all. (But they are not copycat Tofu Pups, because the ingredients are much cleaner.)

We are not kidding – this is seriously the BEST vegan cream cheese you will ever taste, bar none. No other cream cheese recipe comes close, and what’s more is that no commercial vegan cream cheese can touch it. When we first made and tasted it we couldn’t even believe it!

The organic vegan multivitamin at Costco is really excellent, and popular. So it seemed crazy to us that as popular as these organic vegan multivitamins by Kirkland are, it seems impossible to find the ingredient list and nutritional content online, other than in an image! So we grabbed the label and transcribed as text, so that people searching for it can find it.

Potatoes offer a heartiness to any meal that helps it stick, and keep you full for a long time. We love all things potato, and love them cooked and prepared in just about any fashion. One of our favorite vegan cookbooks is Vegan Celebrations by Alicia C. Simpson. It’s full of delicious recipes for a slew of holidays and celebrations such as Easter, Mardi Gras and football game days. Simpson offers a delicious potato recipe that is versatile and simple. That’s our kind of recipe!

Is it even summer without peach cobbler? We don’t think so! When temperatures are hot and peaches are ripe, what’s an enterprising chef to do? The traditional recipe calls for large amounts of butter and white sugar, but you won’t miss the rich taste when you bite into our more subtle, but equally delicious version. This cobbler is inexpensive and incredibly easy to make. You can either peel the peaches or leave the peels on. We made our recipe with peels because that’s the way we roll. The peels become soft and pliable during the baking process. Also, they’re packed with vitamins, so it seems a shame to just toss them out. You’re going to love this recipe. We guarantee it!

Want to know how to make a vegan cheese? We believe that this easy vegan cheese recipe is truly the best vegan cheese recipe out there and trust us, we’ve made plenty (see our recipe for vegan cheese sauce, and the best vegan dairy free ricotta, and here’s how to make vegan cheese for pizza). Each of these recipes are amazing, but for a good all-around, customizable, sliceable, spreadable, meltable vegan cheese recipe, you can’t beat our Best Easy Vegan Cheese Recipe.

Make this vegan gluten-free copycat Top Ramen recipe, including copycat Sriracha sauce, and bonus chocolate candy cups for dessert!

We recently discovered the most refreshing gazpacho imaginable — made with pineapple and cucumber! You probably have a cucumber or two lounging around your kitchen, especially if you have a garden.

There’s nothing quite like stew on a chilly fall night. It warms and comforts you, fills your belly, and gives you the vitamins you need to fight off colds. Really — what’s NOT to love about stew? This hearty West African peanut variety is packed full of vitamins and protein, since it contains peanut butter, collard greens, sweet potatoes, garlic, and other nutritious ingredients. On top of that, it’s delicious! Try it, we feel confident you’ll agree.