The Vegan Adventures of Meggie and Ben: Recipes

Here are the recipes that I created myself or took off of a public website (credit is always given!). For your convenience, our favorites have an *. Easy (good for beginners!) recipes have a ^.

BREAKFAST
English Muffins
Simple tofu scramble ^
'Jedi Juice' (green smoothie) *^
The whatever-you-have-in-your-fridge breakfast scramble ^
Biscuits and gravy
Sunshine burger scramble ^
French toast ^
Chocolate chip pancakes
Strawberry pancake syrup
Cinnamon pumpkin seed granola
Raw coconut and chia seed lemon pudding
Raw coconut yogurt *
Homemade applesauce
Raw chia seed pudding
Healthy banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies *

BREAD/ROLLS
Easy French Bread *
Garlic bread ^
Crescent rolls
Buttery dinner rolls
Sweet, fluffy cornbread
Dense cornbread
Homemade bread
Raw garlic bread ^
English Muffins

SAUCES, DIPS, AND SPREADS
Spicy herb and olive oil dip - Also works in bruschetta
Agave butter (like honey butter) ^
Tzatziki sauce
Eight layer bean dip ^
Garlic and ginger sauce
Basic pesto
Rich sage gravy
Mango dip
Cream cheese frosting
Garlic bread spread ^
Raw garlic bread spread ^
Nacho cheese sauce *
Spicy ground 'beef' gravy
Chocolate decorating frosting

SALADS
Sushi Salad *
Veganized (and homemade!) Cafe Rio salad
Raw noodley pesto salad ^
Asian 'chicken' cabbage salad ^
Taco salad
Raw Moroccan spiced carrots ^
Raw garlicy beets
Raw Asian cabbage salad ^
Sweet raspberry and orange salad ^
Raw sprouted three bean salad ^
Whole Foods' Super Food Salad *

SOUPS
Lentil soup
Split pea soup *
'Clam' chowder *
Beefless barley and vegetable soup
Cheesy broccoli soup
Plain Bean Chili
Meaty Chili * - Prize Winning!
Taco soup *
Seitan and dumpling soup *
Miso soup ^
Hearty lentil, sweet potato, and carrot stew *
French Lentil Soup with Herbes de Provence *

SANDWICHES
BLT sandwich *^
'Tuna' salad sandwich ^
'Chicken' salad sandwich ^
Raw veggie sandwich ^
Eggplant Mozzarella sandwich

MISC. ENTREES
Sushi Salad *
Chayote with fire roasted tomatoes and green pepper
Vegan 'fish' tacos *
Taquitos
Cordon Bleu
Seitan en croûte *
Roasted veggies and Italian sausage ^
Veggie lasagna *
Easy veggie and pine nut bowl ^
Raw Asian noodles and vegetables ^
Potato and split pea dahl
Potato and chickpea curry
Pinto bean fritters
Twice baked potatoes ^
Pizza dough (and topping ideas) *
Raw zucchini noodles and pesto
Dutch oven pot pie *
Lemony quinoa with butternut squash and pine nuts
Tortilla samosas *^
Asparagus and mushroom quiche *
Quick grilled vegetables ^
BBQ seitan ribz *
Seitan roast 'beef' *
Raw sushi *
Raw 'hamburger' *^
Gnocchi with fresh tomatoes and basil
Creamy pumpkin penne with crispy sage and toasted pecans *

SEITAN
BBQ seitan ribz *
Seitan roast 'beef' *
Asian 'chicken' cabbage salad
Seitan en croûte *
Cordon Bleu
Taco salad
'Clam' chowder *
Seitan and dumpling soup *
Biscuits and spicy ground 'beef' gravy
Chili with ground 'beef'
Taco soup with ground 'beef' *
Basic ground 'beef' recipe *
Dutch oven pot pie *

TOFU
Simple tofu scramble ^
BLT sandwich *^
Miso soup ^
The whatever-you-have-in-your-fridge breakfast scramble ^
Asparagus and mushroom quiche *
BBQ tofu
Double chocolate brownies
Pumpkin cheesecake

MISC. SIDE DISHES
BBQ baked lentils *
Spicy mac n' yease *
Potato salad ^
Cauliflower mashed 'potatoes' ^
Spring rolls *

SWEET TREATS
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World *
VEGANIZED: My Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies (the BEST) *
VEGANIZED : The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie n’ Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar *
Dutch Oven Peach Pie * - Prize winning!
Chocolate covered cake balls *
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting *
Pumpkin cheesecake
Mint and cacao shake *^
Double chocolate brownies
Banana chocolate chip muffins with crumbly topping
Chocolate zucchini bread
Blueberry muffins
Zucchini bread
Pumpkin pie
Pecan pie
Halloween spice cookies
Pain au Chocolat *
Raw chocolate macaroons *^
Raw tahini balls *^
Raw maple pecans *^
Raw chia seed pudding
Raw vanilla and peach pie *
Healthy banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies *

DRINKS
'Jedi Juice' (green smoothie) *^
Mint and cacao shake *^
Raw hemp milk ^

RAW FOOD
Raw sushi *
Raw chocolate macaroons *^
Raw tahini balls *^
Raw maple pecans *^
Raw chia seed pudding
Raw 'hamburger' *^
Raw vanilla and peach pie *
Raw sprouted three bean salad ^
Raw garlic bread ^
Raw coconut yogurt *
Raw coconut and chia seed lemon pudding
Raw noodley pesto salad ^
Raw zucchini noodles and pesto
Raw hemp milk ^
Raw cheesecake
Raw Asian cabbage salad ^
Raw veggie sandwich ^
Raw Asian noodles and vegetables ^
Raw banana chips (read a tip on how to make these here)
Raw Moroccan spiced carrots ^
Raw garlicy beets
Raw bruschetta ^

Vegan Bucket List (based on the one from VegNews)

Swim in the greenhouse pool then dine at the Ravens' Restaurant at the Stanford Inn in Mendocino, Calif.

Join the cookie/brownie/fudge-of-the-month club at Allison's Gourmet.

~~Ask your (non-vegan) family or friends to try a vegan meal, day, or week.~~

Hear former cattle rancher-turned-vegan, Howard Lyman, speak.

Eat a veggie dog from a street cart in Vancouver, BC.

~~Visit Portland, Ore.’s vegan mini-mall. Leave with a tattoo, cookie, message t-shirt, and a few snacks for the road.~~

~~Meet your vegan superhero. Whether it’s Gene Baur, John Salley, Kathy Freston, Wayne Pacelle, or Tal Ronnen, go to one of your favorite star’s public events and thank them for their work.~~ - I met Tom Regan and Marc Bekoff!

~~Accept that your veganism is bigger than you and your circumstances. Don’t get bummed about it.~~

Devour a cowvin cookie at Sticky Fingers Bakery in Washington, DC.

~~Splurge on a beautiful Matt and Nat bag that you can carry with pride for many years to come.~~

Have a pizza bake-off with every vegan cheese to discover your favorite.

~~Design your perfect custom cinnamon roll at Cinnaholic in Berkeley, Calif.~~

Go to Los Angeles’ Animal Acres and New York’s Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

~~Veganize your grandmother’s favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Then share with everyone.~~

Host a cruelty-free Halloween party with caramel apples, spiced (and spiked) apple cider, and pumpkin carving.

Dine at Candle 79 in New York and Millennium in San Francisco, not on the same night. Go with people whom you truly adore, and feast on appetizers, salads, entrees, drinks, and desserts (multiples of each). Share everything so you get to taste it all!

Read The Face on Your Plate when you need a little extra information about animals and why they are too amazing to eat.

Order a Vegan Treats’ Peanut Butter Bomb cake to celebrate your birthday.

Give fun vegan gifts such as cookbooks, baked goods, Vegan Etsy jewelry, and wine every chance you get.

Take a vegan tour of Los Angeles stopping at Eko Zone, Pure Luck, ~~Shojin,~~ Real Food Daily, ~~Native Foods Café,~~ Veggie Grill, to start.

Sail the Caribbean, practice morning yoga, and visit exciting ports of call on the all-vegan Holistic Holiday at Sea.

Try vegan ethnic food, such as Filipino, Korean, or Sri Lankan.

Devour the Portobello Stack with red potatoes and cauliflower mash at Sublime in Ft. Lauderdale.

Purchase 1,000 Vegan Recipes by Robin Robertson and never have to buy another vegan cookbook again.

Volunteer for Food Not Bombs. It doesn’t get much better than providing hungry people with free vegan food.

Make the VegNews Mac and Cheese.

Donate to your favorite animal charity.

Grab the ‘D’s BBQ Joint wrap at Seattle’s Hillside Quickie ~~and have a picnic at nearby Volunteer Park.~~

~~Don’t judge meat-eaters.~~

~~Eat kale daily.~~

~~Join Twitter and Facebook, follow or friend a bunch of your non-vegan acquaintances, and send along great recipes, videos of cute farm animals, and timely vegan news.~~

Savor the four-course open-to-the-public Friday night dinner at NYC’s Natural Gourmet Institute.

~~Cook an entirely vegan holiday dinner for your friends and family.~~

~~Start a balcony herb garden.~~

~~Visit MooShoes in The Big Apple.~~

~~Rekindle your childhood love of PB and J.~~

~~Create something that helps humans feel compassion for animals: a video game, children’s book, ‘zine, novel, movie, or blog will do!~~

Vacation at the all-vegan The Lodge in Grenada.

Eat at both Native Bowl and ~~Homegrown Smoker~~ vegan food carts in Portland, Ore.

~~Donate all your non-vegan clothes to charity.~~

Try Chicago Soydairy’s mozzarella sticks. Recover blown mind.

~~Go on a Vegas-style bender at Ronald’s Donuts. Bring on the bear claws, old-fashioned, and chocolate-dipped doughnuts!~~

Adopt a turkey in November, then savor Native Foods Café’s Wellington for Thanksgiving.

Eat a huge vegan sundae at Lula’s Sweet Apothecary in New York City.

~~Send a vegan care package.~~

Become a vegan hostess extraordinaire by throwing holiday parties, brunches, bonfires, barbecues, fondue nights, and so on.

Take a Wanderbird Cruise to Alaska or the Caribbean.

~~Spend an afternoon handing out Vegan Outreach’s “Why Vegan?” brochures.~~

Attend the Texas State Veggie Fair, then head to Spiral Diner for amazing vegan eats, deep in the heart of Texas.

Stay at The Gentle Gourmet B and B in Paris.

~~Memorize five quick comebacks to the question “Where do you get your protein?”~~

Devour soft-serve ice cream from New England’s Like No Udder, the world’s first vegan ice cream truck.

Have your vitamin D and B12 levels tested.

~~Attend Vegan Drinks.~~

Demolish the garlic fries at San Francisco’s AT and T Park. Brush teeth.

Take a cooking class at Spork Foods in West Hollywood.

~~Own at least one cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, and Ani Phyo~~.

Visit the Chicago Diner and feast on the tempeh Reuben, mashed potatoes, and cookie dough peanut butter milkshake.

~~Find a vegan restaurant in every city you visit, no matter how remote!~~

~~Watch Earthlings at least once. Then, if you feel yourself getting burned out or losing your drive for veganism, watch it again.~~

Eat beignets and the chocolate soufflé at Madeline Bistro in Los Angeles.

Write to Food Network and request more vegan content.

~~Make soup in five minutes flat using a Vita-Mix (Blendtec) blender.~~

~~Rescue a companion animal.~~

Keep warm in a winter coat from Vaute Couture.

~~Try Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter. Then try not to put it on every single thing you eat.~~

Volunteer to muck out stalls at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary or Animal Place.

~~Attend (or, even better yet, have!) a vegan wedding.~~

Make dim sum.

Stay at the Vegetarian Country House Hotel in England’s Lake District.