I love ❤️️ banh mi sandwiches! The delicious pickled vegetables, fresh cilantro, pork, and baguette is such a simple, yet crave-worthy combination. However, I prefer to eat almost completely plant-based and tofu can get a little old. With inspiration from a Thai inspired edamame burger recipe from Eating Well a few months ago, I created these fun-sized […]
Recipes
Spicy Ramen Noodles Plant Based Recipe
My kids absolutely love those store-bought packets of ramen noodles, but they are for the most part forbidden in my house due to their questionable ingredients. I was curious if I could make some healthy ramen that the kids would gladly eat! I made other recipes a couple of times and modified them to be […]
Date Energy Bars Recipe – Cherry Chocolate Coconut Cashew Cereal ♥
On Valentine’s Day I often want to cut food for the kids into heart shapes. I also am absolutely obsessed with dark chocolate and cashews! So my love of heart shaped things and my love of chocolate and cashews married well into these fun and easy cherry dark chocolate coconut cashew whole grain puffed cereal […]
Vegan Chickpea Dumplings in Curried Tomato Sauce Over Brown Rice
This vegan chickpea dumplings recipe was my rendition of a recipe I found in Eating Well magazine. It is inspired by an Afghan and Indian dish. I improved the recipe by removing the processed ingredients, fat, and dairy. It took four attempts to get this right. I hope you enjoy it! These Chickpea Dumplings are […]
Everything Seed Whole Wheat Hamburger Roll Recipe
Figuring out how to bake with less processed ingredients and no dairy has been a wild ride lately. Luckily this hamburger roll recipe turned out great, though I can’t say the same for the veggie burgers shown between the bun in this photo. Perhaps I’ll have better luck with that next time! I love the […]
Amazing Asian Tofu Stir Fry
Have you got a bunch of vegetables in your fridge that you want to use up to make a healthy meal? You don’t always have to use specific types of vegetables in every stir fry. What moreover gives a stir fry that Asian taste is what is in the sauce. Sometimes I use bok choy, […]
Grilled Cajun Chicken Salad [Video Recipe]
This is a healthy, whole food Cajun chicken salad recipe you can make on the grill! It is mostly composed of plant-based ingredients (except for the chicken) but you can omit the meat or substitute with a plant protein! If you try a vegan version of this recipe, please share it and tag @cleancookingcaitlin on […]
Tart Cherry Chocolate Almond Got-No-Energy Bars
These are a clean, whole food energy bar which should be eaten around or during (if your stomach can handle it) your long or intense endurance workouts. The dried tart cherries are great for their anti-inflammatory properties! I was inspired to make these because as a Florida resident, hurricane Dorian is in route to hit […]