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Breakfast Tofu Rice Skillet

Image 2 Comments August 6, 2025 Vicki Brett-Gach

All the stars aligned when this hearty breakfast recipe came to be. I’ve been making it weekly ever since. For me, the addition of brown rice is kind of a game-changer.

The foundation is a favorite tofu scramble. But brown … Read more


Pineapple Fried Rice Bowl with Peanut Sauce

Image 7 Comments March 1, 2023 Vicki Brett-Gach

This Pineapple Fried Rice Bowl with Peanut Sauce is a delicious fusion of flavors, and perfect for a cozy night in. (Great for family movie night too.) I add lots of veggies, including broccoli, cauliflower, and red cabbage or chopped … Read more


Peanut Fried Rice

Image Leave a comment October 20, 2021 Vicki Brett-Gach

This recipe is the best comfort food – and perfect to share while binge-watching a favorite show from your couch after a long hard week. That’s what I’m about to do tonight – and it isn’t even the weekend.

This … Read more


Chimichurri Corn on the Cob

Image Leave a comment September 2, 2020 Vicki Brett-Gach

Chimichurri Sauce…I can’t get enough of it. On rice, vegetables, roasted potatoes…and especially brushed over corn on the cob. This stuff is sooo good.

If you aren’t acquainted with Chimichurri happiness, come right in and have a seat. The origin … Read more


Unstuffed Cabbage

Image 7 Comments January 15, 2020 Vicki Brett-Gach

Outstanding on a cold night, this recipe is deeply satisfying and delicious – but without all the work of traditional stuffed cabbage.

Of course it’s fully vegan, plant-based, and oil free. I make this in a pressure cooker, but I’m … Read more


Holiday Pilaf

Image 1 Comment December 18, 2019 Vicki Brett-Gach

This dish is deliciously festive, yet really easy to assemble. It was a hit this week in our holiday cooking class, and I’m serving it again when our out of town guests arrive. These harvest flavors marry together beautifully, and … Read more


Brown Rice and Black Beans Molé

Image 3 Comments October 16, 2019 Vicki Brett-Gach

Our annual family reunion took us to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York this summer, and it was here, on one of the very hottest days of the year that we headed to Gaskins, in Germantown – a family-owned … Read more


Brown Rice Bowl with Smoky Roasted Red Pepper Cashew Cream Sauce

Image 2 Comments May 2, 2018 Vicki Brett-Gach

This special rice bowl is topped with a truly unusual sauce. The red pepper and smoked paprika are the stars here, but all of the ingredients in combination support the balance of sweet, sour, savory, hot, and smoky. It’s rich … Read more


Creamy Apple Cinnamon Rice Pudding

Image 1 Comment April 4, 2018 Vicki Brett-Gach

Although Rice Pudding is usually served for dessert, I recently created this scrumptious version for one of my clients to enjoy for breakfast.

I simmered leftover brown rice in coconut milk, along with apples, cinnamon, and maple syrup. It was … Read more


Brown Rice and Black Beans in Homemade Green Salsa with Cilantro and Lime

Image Leave a comment June 7, 2017 Vicki Brett-Gach

This past weekend, I made burritos filled with this simple combination of black beans and brown rice, simmered in a zesty homemade green salsa.

Fresh cilantro and lime juice make this sauce just a little unusual, and really delicious. Although … Read more


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This “Vegan Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing This “Vegan Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing” - it’s such a great springtime main dish! Fresh, crispy, protein-rich, and super delicious.💚Recipe is in my new Everyday Easy ebook. Use link in bio to order yours! 

Links in bio to:
🍇Order your copy of “The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook” on Amazon!
🍐 Order the new “Everyday Easy” and “Feel-Great Desserts” ebooks, available on my website! 
🫐 Get customized, one-on-one support, with Personal Vegan Coaching!
🍒 Subscribe to the Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen mailing list for more whole food plant-based recipes!
Links in bio to:
🍇Order your copy of “The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook” on Amazon!
🍐 Order the new “Everyday Easy” and “Feel-Great Desserts” ebooks, available on my website! 
🫐 Get customized, one-on-one support, with Personal Vegan Coaching!
🍒 Subscribe to the Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen mailing list for more whole food plant-based recipes!
For dessert tonight: Pineapple Upside Down Donuts, For dessert tonight: Pineapple Upside Down Donuts, served with homemade Very Vanilla Ice Cream and extra fresh pineapple on the side! 🍍These donuts are so good, and in and out of the oven in about 20 minutes! 🩷Find recipe in my new Everyday Easy ebook. Use link in bio to order yours!

More links in bio to:
🍇Order your copy of “The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook” on Amazon!
🍐 Order the new “Feel-Great Desserts” ebook available on my website! 
🫐 Get customized, one-on-one support, with Personal Vegan Coaching!
🍒 Subscribe to the Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen mailing list for more whole food plant-based recipes!
I make this one easy recipe, Red Lentil and Black I make this one easy recipe, Red Lentil and Black Bean Soup, so often throughout the winter. It’s one of our favorites, full of flavor with delicate spices, aromatics and a squeeze of fresh orange juice! On page 215 in The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook!💚

Links in bio to:
🍇Order your copy of “The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook” on Amazon!
🫐 Get customized, one-on-one support, with Personal Vegan Coaching!
🍐 Order the new “Feel-Great Desserts” ebook available on my website! 
🍒 Subscribe to the Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen mailing list for more whole food plant-based recipes!
On our menu tonight: Peanut Fried Rice! It’s made On our menu tonight: Peanut Fried Rice! It’s made with nine different colorful veggies (including frozen riced cauliflower and frozen broccoli 🥦 florets, for extra convenience), plus leftover brown rice, and a delicously simple peanut sauce. 🥜Sooo good!! Completely oil-free too. Find recipe in my brand new ebook, “Everyday Easy” available on my website. Link in bio!
My brand new 100-page ebook is a collection of del My brand new 100-page ebook is a collection of deliciously simple recipes designed to make you feel your best, inside and out. (Order yours with link in bio!)

Just a few of the recipes included:

Good Morning Veggie Tostada
Oven-Baked Veggie Hash
Vegan Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
Buffalo-Inspired Roasted Cauliflower
Peanut Fried Rice
BBQ Mac and Cheese
Creamy Potato and Corn Chowder
Pineapple Upside Down Donuts
Pistachio Ice Cream
No-Bake Fudgy Brownies with Peanut Butter Cornflake Frosting
This Cauliflower Tofu Scramble is one of our famil This Cauliflower Tofu Scramble is one of our family favorites, and I think perfect for a weekend brunch! Recipe in my new Everyday Easy ebook. Link in bio!
Do you need comfort food as much as I do right now Do you need comfort food as much as I do right now?? My new Cream of Tomato Soup recipe is so delicious, and you won't believe how easy it is! 

Recipe coming soon to Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen, so be sure you're on the free mailing list for this one and more! Link to subscribe in bio!
AVAILABLE NOW!!! I’m so excited to share my new E AVAILABLE NOW!!!

I’m so excited to share my new EVERYDAY EASY ebook with you – filled with deliciously whole-food plant-based recipes that I make in my own kitchen week after week! And every single recipe I’ve created for you is 100% sugar-free and oil-free.

Over 100 pages of deliciously simple recipes designed to make you feel your best, inside and out!

Just a few of the recipes in this special collection:
	•	Good Morning Veggie Tostada
	•	Oven-Baked Veggie Hash
	•	Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
	•	Buffalo-Inspired Roasted Cauliflower
	•	Peanut Fried Rice
	•	BBQ Mac and Cheese
	•	Creamy Potato and Corn Chowder
	•	Pineapple Upside Down Donuts
	•	Pistachio Ice Cream
	•	No-Bake Brownies with Peanut Butter Cornflake Frosting

Link in bio to EVERYDAY EASY!!!
Thank you to @fourthsoilfarm for home delivery of Thank you to @fourthsoilfarm for home delivery of all of these freshly harvested (today) micro greens!! If you’re in the Ann Arbor area I highly recommend you check them out. They’re gorgeous.
This first weekend of January is extremely cold in This first weekend of January is extremely cold in Michigan, so tonight we’re having my Best Split Pea Soup. Find recipe in “The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook” on page 221. (It’s also on my website - just use the search bar.)This recipe is so simple and deliciously satisfying. What’s for dinner tonight at your house?💚

More links in bio to:
🍇 Order your copy of “The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook” on Amazon. 
🫐 Get customized, one-on-one support, with Personal Vegan Coaching. 
🍐 Order the “Feel-Great Desserts” ebook available on my website. 
🍒 Subscribe to the Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen mailing list for more whole food plant-based recipes.
Happy 7th birthday to our big baby Ella!🎉💕🥳 Happy 7th birthday to our big baby Ella!🎉💕🥳
We always have pasta on Christmas. Growing up, we We always have pasta on Christmas. Growing up, we didn't have pasta – it’s just one of those holiday traditions we've created for our family on our own over the years. This year it’s going to be Chili Mac and Cheese! 

I'll be making the sauce a day ahead, and I must say – it's beyond delicious. Find recipe on the Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen website!💚

Happy Holidays everyone! What will you be having?

More links in bio to:
🍇 Order your copy of “The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook” on Amazon. 
🫐 Get customized, one-on-one support, with Personal Vegan Coaching. 
🍐 Order the “Feel-Great Desserts” ebook available on my website. 
🍒 Subscribe to the Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen mailing list for more whole food plant-based recipes.
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