Sandwiches & Wraps

Best Black Bean Burgers

Best black bean burgers made with Black Beans, almond flour, and oats. Enjoy with your favorite toppings for plant-based burger night!

So, are you on Threads yet?

I finally joined last week just to see what all of the fuss was about.

If you’re curious, it feels reminiscent of Twitter with a mix of circa ~2013 Instagram thrown in.

It’s funny that I first heard about this trending new social media network via M, who really doesn’t use social media at all.

I wanted to hop on to see if it might be a nice way to connect with the F&V community in a more conversational way.

As social media platforms pop up and change, I’m super grateful that I have a forever home in this website.

And all of you, friends, are my forever family!

And since we’re family, we should really sit down this summer to a meal together, don’t you think?

These Best Black Bean Burgers are super easy to make with Eden Foods Organic Black Beans, almond flour, and oats.

Enjoy them with your favorite toppings for a plant-based burger night!

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Kimchi Summer Rolls

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Kimchi summer rolls with crunchy raw veggies and cooked rice noodles with kimchi and almond butter sauce. Perfect for a light and spicy wrap!

Lunch is the meal of the day that gives me the most trouble.

And by trouble, I mean this picture:

Me standing in front of the refrigerator staring deadpan at vegetables, willing them to magically make themselves into a cohesive meal.

When this happens, I usually suffice with a big plate of hummus, veggies, and crackers.

When I was in Germany, it’s common to only eat “hot” once per day.

This means they only cook one meal.

Which means if there’s a big feast around lunchtime, dinner is usually bread with meat and cheeses.

While I don’t do meats and cheeses, or bread for that matter, I do like the idea of only cooking once.

And with warmer weather, I’m craving cool, light, refreshing things for my mid-day meal.

This week I decided to mix it up and make myself something fresh, light, and unique for lunch.

Allow me to introduce you to Kimchi Summer Rolls, your new favorite summer lunchtime meal or appetizer.

These spring rolls are made with crunchy raw veggies and cooked rice noodles with kimchi and an addicting almond butter sauce.

This will absolutely be a repeat meal at F&V this summer, I hope it will be for you too!

Grab yourself a plate and make yourself something *good* for lunch.

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Smoky White Bean & Beet Burgers

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Smoky White Bean & Beet Burgers made with beets, oats, navy beans, walnuts, and smoky seasonings. Serve over vegetables or between buns!

This past weekend I hiked the North Folk Mountain Trail to Chimney Top in West Virginia with friends!

We got up at 5 AM to get to the trail for a mid-morning start and afternoon finish.

The 5.3 mile there-and-back trail was rated “hard” on Alltrails and it lived up to its name.

At the top you can see 360 degree views from the chimney top, a massive rock formation that looks like a giant chimney jutting up through the hills.

So it goes without saying that we absolutely earned the burger feast we grilled at the end.

I was so impressed with our food spread that we set up over pavilion picnic benches.

My friends brought their camping cooktop and condiments, I brought vegan burgers, pasta salad, and chips.

If you were to ask me what my current favorite burger is, I’d tell you these Smoky White Bean & Beet Burgers.

They’re a little sweet, a little smokey, and packed with texture from oats, white beans, and walnuts!

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Rainbow Rice Paper Wraps with Black Sesame Sauce

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Rainbow rice paper wraps with crunchy raw veggies and baked tofu with black sesame sauce. Perfect for a light and fresh summer meal!

This year M and I have been making our way through the Marvel universe.

It started with all of The Avengers films and led us all the way to, most recently, to Venom (which kind of loosely connects to the Spiderman world, right?).

Anyway, this is all relevant because the night we made these Rainbow Rice Paper Wraps with Black Sesame Sauce I took a giant bite of rice paper wrap dipped in black sesame sauce.

I overestimated the size of the bite and drippiness of the sauce so black sesame sauce dribbled down my chin while I greedily chewed.

M took one look at me and burst out laughing, saying that I looked just like Venom.

If you know, you know.

Afraid to look at myself in the mirror, I hastily wiped the inky sauce off of my face with a wet paper towel.

Anyway, these Rainbow Rice Paper Wraps with Black Sesame Sauce are too good to worry about looking cute while you eat them.

They’re made with crunchy raw veggies and baked tofu with a delicious black sesame sauce that you’re going to want to drink.

Make them this summer for a light and fresh warm weather meal!…

Vegan Bean Burrito

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Quick vegan bean burrito with stovetop pinto beans and vegetables wrapped in a cassava tortilla with your favorite toppings. Perfect for a weeknight meal!

Team tacos or team burritos?

When I was young Taco Bell bean burritos with Mild sauce and no onions were my jam.

I loved them in all of their slightly smashed, bean-y, spicy, cheesy glory.

When I got older I redefined myself as more of sophisticated taco lover.

But, that’s *totally* a foodie limiting belief, y’all.

Why can’t I be both?

I’m bringing burritos back with these Vegan Bean Burrito.

Wrap them up for an easy weeknight meal with stovetop pinto beans, tomato, vegan cheese, and your favorite mix-ins.

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Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadilla

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Vegan quesadilla made with spicy sweet potato mash, fajitas veggies, and your favorite toppings. Perfect for taco Tuesday!

Do you eat certain types of meals on certain days of the week, too?

We do.

Wednesday is pasta night, Thursday is usually leftovers from recipe testing, Friday is homemade pizza, Saturday is takeout, Sunday is a big clean out the veg soup, Monday is an easy one pan meal, and Tuesday, well, Tuesday is tacos!

Not *always*, but having a general outline of recipes for rotation that we enjoy helps me grocery shop and plan meal time and meal prep.

On a recent taco Tuesday, I decided to branch out and make quesadillas!

But not just any quesadillas…Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadillas, made with spicy sweet potato mash, fajitas veggies, and your favorite toppings.

If you love the sweet potato and black bean combo, you’re going to adore this meal!

When I first created today’s recipe, M argued that they weren’t “real quesadillas” because they’re cheese-less and packed with sweet potatoes.

But I’ll let you make them and decide for yourself.

Classic quesadilla or not, these Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadillas now have a permanent place on my meal plan rotation.

You need them for Taco Tuesday, Super Bowl Sunday, and any day in between!

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Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers

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Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers with mashed sweet potato, black beans, cooked quinoa, and almond flour. Serve by itself or between buns!

Hi, friends!

I’m writing to you from my *new* studio space in my new home in Maryland.

It’s been quite a week here at F&V.

The main focus has been unpacking boxes, arranging and rearranging furniture, and searching for many metaphorical needles in haystacks.

The night we moved in, my girlfriend pointed out that we didn’t have a microwave.

“Yeah we do,” I said matter-of-factly, searching around the messy kitchen for a microwave box and handle that didn’t exist.

Somehow in the process of falling in love and signing on this place, neither M or I recognized the lack of or thought to ask about…a microwave!

We hurriedly ordered one for the counter, because, takeout leftovers after a long day of moving are better hot.

Anyway, I’m really looking forward to getting the kitchen set up and starting back up with recipe testing and creation.

For now, let’s settle on these Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers that are perfect for backyard barbecues, outdoor entertaining, or your summer meal prep menu.

They’re made totally vegan and gluten-free with mashed sweet potato, black beans, cooked quinoa, and almond flour!

My place is a bit messy at the moment…mind if we bake them at yours?

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Grain-Free Flatbread Wraps

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Grain-free flatbread wraps with crispy chickpeas, baked kale, dill hummus sauce, and your favorite toppings. Perfect for a date night in!

This week one of my girlfriend’s asked in a group text to share one word that best summed up our week.

“Overwhelmed”, I found myself typing, grateful for the space to be open and honest.

It’s true, there is a lot going on here at F&V lately.

This week I finally started photographing for the cookbook; making all of the dishes pretty propped on a white marble backdrop.

For the first time in my adult life, I finished my taxes by myself; squinting at a monstrous Excel spreadsheet to enter formulas and expenses and payments.

I created a resource for cookbook updates so anyone interested can sign up and receive updates on cookbook progress, pre-ordering, and publication.

Oh, and I presented to my cousin’s middle school class on what it’s like being a digital creator and entrepreneur.

The interesting thing about the word overwhelmed is that it doesn’t have to be a bad thing.

You can be overwhelmed by joy, overwhelmed by love, overwhelmed by gratitude.

With this post, dear friends, I hope you are overwhelmed by deliciousness.

These Grain-Free Flatbread Wraps with Tandoori Chickpeas are an easy plant-based meal that is easy to create and fun to share!

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Coconut Cream Cheese Bagel Sandwiches

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Vegan bagel sandwiches for breakfast, brunch, or lunch! Grain-free bagels loaded with coconut cream cheese, cucumber, tomato, red onion, and sprouts.

Well, it certainly feels like summer here in Virginia.

As we enter Phase 1 of the reopening in northern Virginia, there’s a weird juxtaposition of summer sun against the uncertainty of the dog days before us.

Things are reopening but nothing feels as convenient or easy as it used to.

This new normal is strange, because with stay at home orders lifted, the decision to adventure or stay home ultimately is on us!

Everything requires masks, preparation, time, and social distance.

It makes me nostalgic for summer days growing up when getting out was as easy as stopping by the bagel bakery.

In the summertime growing up my mom used to take us to get bagel sandwiches at lunchtime.

I always ordered a bagel sandwich with a big smear of cream cheese and vegetables stacked so high they slid out the sides when you chomped down.

These Coconut Cream Cheese Bagel Sandwiches are made with a coconut based cream cheese and loaded with your favorite toppings!

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Hawaiian Hilary’s Burgers

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Vegan Hilary’s Eat Well veggie burgers topped with avocado, BBQ sauce, and grilled pineapple. Serve on gluten-free buns or on leafy greens!

It was sticky sweaty hot this week, broken only by a series of thunderstorms and lots of rain.

There was one particular crack of lighting with a thunderous echo that I swear hit right outside my window.

My sister can vouch for this too, because we were chatting when the clap made both me and her scream simultaneously.

But then once the skies calmed down I fell asleep listening to the pitter patter of rain sidling down the siding of my townhouse; a rare perfect moment amidst the chaos of current events.

With everything going on in the world right now, it’s a little hard to believe that it’s the summer season.

There’s a weird juxtaposition between the welcoming warmth outdoors and the cold concern on the news.

For the first summer, perhaps ever, I don’t have any summer plans!

More than ever, right now, I’m grateful for the simple things, like mixing and matching my favorite nourishing foods.

Like these Hawaiian Hilary’s Burgers made with my favorite vegan veggie burger, grilled pineapple, and BBQ sauce!

If you’re still quarantining, let your taste buds take the Hawaiian vacation for you!

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