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1-Pan Tofu Cacciatore with Zoodles

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Hearty plant-based cacciatore with bell pepper, onions, and tomatoes over zucchini noodles with tofu cubes for protein. Perfect for easy weeknight dinner.

How long have you been digging the plant-based life?

When the doctor asked me recently how long I’d been vegan, I had to stop and do that thing where you mentally count on your fingers.

1…2…3…4…5…

“Six years this fall!” I said, surprising myself.

Wow, that’s a whole lot of plants, friends.

Considering it’s my 6-year “plantiversary”, let’s cozy up to this 1-Pan Tofu Cacciatore with Zoodles.

One pan to rule them all packed with peppers, protein, and simply delicious seasoning over zucchini spirals!

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Tofu Sheet Pan Meal with “Cheezy” Miso Tahini Sauce

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Simple 1-pan meal with tofu, vegetables, and “cheezy” no-cheese miso tahini sauce. Serve over quinoa or by itself for an easy and filling weeknight dinner.

Tofu Sheet Pan Meal with "Cheezy" Miso Tahini Sauce by Flora & Vino

Happy Monday, friends!

I have a new/old one-pan meal recipe for you today.

New/old?

Let me explain.

I still remember the day I first made and photographed this Tofu Sheet Pan Meal with “Cheezy” Miso Tahini Sauce.

It was one of those shoots that really flowed, trying out new angles on my sleek new black granite photography board, each new shot seeming a little better than the last.

I mean, roasted veggies and lightly browned tofu glistening with a creamy miso-tahini drizzle?

Looking good, one-pan meal.

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Spicy Almond Butter Sweet Potato Noodle Bowls

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Easy sweet potato noodle stir-fry with a creamy almond butter sauce. This under 30 minutes meal is perfect for a weeknight dinner!

Spicy Almond Butter Sweet Potato Noodle Bowls by Flora & Vino

Hi there!

How was your week?

Did you send/receive any Valentines?

We stayed in last night and opened a bottle of red and made Chocolate Coconut Covered Strawberries while Harper padded back and forth, looking for a pet or a strawberry or maybe both.

So I can’t complain.

We have plans to go to my favorite restaurant this weekend, but until then I made you a little something gourmet from my own kitchen.

I’ll be honest: these Spicy Almond Butter Sweet Potato Noodle Bowls are kind of the best thing ever.

They come together in under 30 minutes for a quick nutritious dinner that tastes indulgent while being sneakily nutritious.

All you need is one-pan and the guts to drown your veggies in nut butter sauce.

Got it?

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Rosemary Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Toasted Hazelnut & Mulberries + Bordeaux

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Rosemary Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Toasted Hazelnut & Mulberries + Bordeaux

My parents used to tell me that if I kept frowning like that, my face would stay that way, which really only made me frown harder.

Recently, I saw a meme that read, “It takes XX (insert low number) muscles to smile and XX (insert high number) muscles to frown. Frown harder, let’s get ripped!”

Laugh. Out. Loud.

Lately, though, I feel like my face is frozen in permanent photographer face — the Canon body pressing firming into my third eye while my right eye is all squinty.

The face only a mother could love?

The face I make when I’m about to take the perfect picture of  Rosemary Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Toasted Hazelnut & Mulberries.

So…am I ripped yet?

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“Cheezy” Chickpea Sheet Pan Meal

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"Cheezy" Chickpea Sheet Pan Meal

Well hello there!

How was your weekend?

This past week/weekend I went to Natural Products Expo East and visited with all of my favorite brands and scoped out the newest products in natural foods.

It was a lot of walking, a lot of talking, and a lot of sampling!

Somehow I had the bright idea to hit the grocery store on the way home from the trade-show, to, you know, kill two birds (two tofus?) with one stone, so to speak.

After being surrounded by food and chatter about food all day PLUS lugging of all of the loot from the show AND all of my groceries up three flights of stairs (we’re on the top unit of a stacked condominium!)– I decided I didn’t want to see or hear about food again. Like ever.

But then of course that changed because…a girl’s got to eat.

I eased back into the kitchen today with this fail-proof 1-Pan Meal that’s perfect for meal prep!

If you’re feeling a bit tired, frazzled, and food-overwhelmed like me, this “Cheezy” Chickpea Sheet Pan Meal is exactly what you need.

Come on, let’s do it!

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Thai Quinoa & Cashew Stir-Fry

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Easy plant-based stir-fry with cooked quinoa, fresh vegetables, and crushed cashews. Perfect for a quick 10 minute weeknight meal.

Thai Quinoa & Cashew Stir-Fry by Flora & Vino

I love how days feel sort of endless in summer, you know?

Longer days mean lazier later dinners.

To be honest, I’m usually throwing things together in a pan while Dan and Harper are unwinding on the couch around 8 PM.

“Mmm…what’s for dinner?” he’ll ask curiously, as things start to sizzle and pop and smell inviting on the stovetop.

“Er…” I say, trying to think of a creative name for what truly is a bit of everything left in the fridge served stir-fried.

Well, now I’ve got a name now for this clean-out-the-fridge creation.

This is a Thai Quinoa & Cashew Stir-Fry and you need it on your recipe repertoire!…

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Minty Moroccan Sheet Pan Dinner with Harissa & Tahini

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Easy one-pan meal seasoned with harissa paste, fresh mint, and tahini. Enjoy by itself or served over greens or grains. Perfect for easy weeknight dinners.

Minty Moroccan Sheet Pan Dinner with Harissa and Tahini by Flora & Vino

Hi friends!

Do you have a Cava near you?

I discovered this Mediterranean fast-food-ish type place a little over a year ago after meeting a friend there for lunch.

We were there during the work-week rush so I ordered in a hurry, fearing the wrath of the guys in suits behind me on business lunch hour.

I ended up getting something with harissa and veggies and it was gloriously good.

Recently and separately, Dan discovered it too, so when he told me, “There’s this place I think you would like…it has your type of food…”

I totally didn’t say I found it first…(HA).

But I did find this Minty Moroccan Sheet Pan Dinner with Harissa and Tahini first…#braggingrights.

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Butternut Pasta Primavera

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Plant-based pasta primavera packed with crisp sautéed spring veggies served over tender butternut squash noodles. Perfect for lightened up pasta night.

Butternut Pasta Primavera by Flora & Vino

 

One summer growing up I spent a week with my cousins in North Carolina.

At first I was so homesick– it was the first time I’d been away from home for an extended period of time.

One night, we all sat down to a spaghetti dinner with my aunt and uncle and I watched my cousin eat her pasta sauce-less, all of those white noodles slipping and sliding across her plate without any red gravy.

I was totally intrigued.

This wasn’t how we ate pasta at my house.

It was one of those “coming of age” moments where I first contemplated the diversity of living, and er, the palate.

If pasta without sauce was an option…what other elements of meal time and real life differed from how we did it at home?!

This Butternut Pasta Primavera is the perfect lightened up meal for spring that breaks all the boundaries of your noodle know-how!

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Japanese Yam Buddha Bowl with Turmeric Carrot Cashew Sauce

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Japanese Yam Buddha Bowl with Turmeric Carrot Cashew Sauce by Flora & Vino

Here’s a fun fact for you.

I don’t travel well. Like at all.

We have a trip to California coming up next week and I’m already in semi-freak out mode, making lists on lists on lists in my bipolar hand-writing that oscillates between print and cursive when I’m stressed.

The suitcases are out, friends, a looming reminder of all the STUFF that needs to go in them.

So it’s felt like a sort of long week here at F&V, was it like that for you, too?

Thank goodness for basic meals, like this Japanese Yam Buddha Bowl with Turmeric Carrot Cashew Sauce.

I’ll give you some yams, chickpeas, greens, and a cool new sauce if you come and help me pack all of things.

Do we have a deal?

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Warm Spiced Sweet Potato Salad with Pistachios

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Warm Spiced Sweet Potato Salad with Pistachios

Hey, you, do you feel it?

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Spring is in the air!

With March just around the corner, I feel like we can finally embrace that flowery light at the end of the wintry tunnel, don’t you?

This Warm Spiced Sweet Potato Salad with Pistachios is the perfect way to welcome slightly warmer weather.

It’s bright, fresh, nourishing, and all comes together on 1-pan for an easy plant-based meal.

We start with cozy roasted root veggies, warming spices, and hearty chickpeas, and then end in a satisfying pistachio crunch.

Sound good?

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