The Nut-Free Vegan

A plant-based blog of vegan recipes for people who have nut allergies or just like great food.

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Sriracha Agave Cauliflower “Wings”

I’m posting a day late this week because I’ve managed to only be two recipes ahead for the site somehow, and I was out of town all weekend. Laura and I went to Washington D.C. to visit family and to participate in the March For Our Lives rally. It was really something to see. Everywhere…

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Korean Tempeh Lettuce Wraps

It’s December now, and the weather is cold as the holidays approach. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still eat healthy things. Most people—myself included—get wrapped up in stuffing their faces for the last part of the year and make amends at the gym in January. I’ve made a pact with myself not to do…

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  • I’m home from my trip abroad and brought a little bit of Europe back with me. @lac78 asked me to make a (mostly) proper English breakfast today and this is what I came up with. All #vegan, of course! Also: new recipe coming to the site tomorrow after a little hiatus, so be sure to check it out.
  • So I’ve been on this trip through England and Ireland for the past two weeks. The internet connections in my flats have been spotty, which is why I haven’t had a new recipe up. There are a couple on deck though—I should’ve scheduled these before I left—for when I return this weekend. In the meantime, I’ll say that while the plant-based options are plentiful all around me, the folks I’m traveling with aren’t necessarily on board with the diet (except my wife), so I haven’t been able to seek things out the way I would’ve liked; I’m just kind of eating whatever vegan option is available at the restaurants I end up in. It’s been a lot of chips. . . Today, we took a boat tour to Inis Oírr, one of a string of islands off Ireland’s western coast. The population is about 300. When we got there my father-in-law said, “good luck finding some vegan options here.” So I ate a plate of chips. . . After a day of hiking and saying hello to some friendly cows and sheep, my wife and I stumbled upon an adorable café down a tiny road. I didn’t read the sign out front because I was just eager to get a bit of coffee before we headed back to the mainland. After going inside and noticing a stack of vegan cookbooks near one of the windows, I asked about the menu. EVERYTHING THERE WAS VEGAN. On this tiny island lived a shop where my wife and I could eat everything. It was unbelievable. Since it was the end of the day there wasn’t much left (this is a great sign!), so we got this amazing Raspberry Sponge Cake. I’d been trying to eat some cake on this whole trip and I finally got it . . . on an island of 300 people. The last place I ever would’ve imagined finding it. We chatted with the owners, Rebecca & Fionnán, for quite a while and now they’re our favorite people in the world. All of this is to say that if you ever find yourself on the island of Inis Oírr, make a beeline for @blath_na_greine and buy one of everything. If the cake was any indication, the whole menu is fantastic. And so are the people. (Also: follow them on Instagram, even if you’ll never be in Ireland and see their awesome dishes!)
  • I’ve been traveling with family for the last two weeks and none of them are plant-based (except my wife). So when I’m able to venture off on my own the first thing I do is make a beeline for some vegan food—and it’s usually a little more indulgent than usual. Today, on my way to see the studio of my favorite painter, Francis Bacon, I found @therollingdonut_, which had a ton of great options. I’m a sucker for doughnuts, so I feel like this place was absolutely perfect. If you’re ever in Dublin, be sure to check them out!
  • If you’re in London, run, don’t walk at @farmacyuk to have an amazing, healthy, plant-based meal. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
  • #tbt Setting up a zucchini fries shot for the current issue of @vegnews (followed by the final shot, minus the text).

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