Cooking by yourself can be considered a sign of independence, similar to moving out or doing your own laundry. The act of creating your vegan cuisine is a good step in your journey towards living the vegan lifestyle. While you might not make an excellent dish on the first try, in time, you will be able to craft morsels of luxury all on your own. Welcome to this week’s Food Friday blog.

This week, we’ve chosen 5 new vegan food photos that look like they’d be great dishes for a luxurious home-based luncheon or dinner. We’ve got sweet meals and savory portions, chewy dishes and al dente delights.

Ready? Let’s go!

 

Our first pick of the week comes from @myfriendmaria, with these great slices of heirloom tomato slab pie. The close up shot really showcases the ingredients used to make this delicious meal, from the juicy tomatoes to the bits of corn pistachio. We can only imagine how tasty this would be to bite into!

 

 

@alexiscooksbetterthanyou presents this great raw pizza, a wholly vegan delight made from reisha crema, pistachio pesto, and more. There’s a sense of flavor that comes from a meal that’s crunchy and chewy, because of how the flavor lasts longer as you take your time to savor it in your mouth. A lot of raw pizzas are pretty chewy, including this one, and the toppings on it must contribute a lot to its exquisite taste.

 

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🍪Almond Flour Cookie Bar🍪 Finally experimenting with some almond flour and I have to say that I LOVE IT💛 I find it to be perfect for making cookies cause it’s dense and it gives a nutty flavor🥜 These cookie bars are super customizable(I made mine samoa inspired🥥🍫 ) and they’re VEGAN🌱 note: this recipe makes 2 bars, scale the recipe to the amount you want📐 [recipe] – 1/2 cup almond flour(around 60gr) – 10gr coconut sugar – 1/4 tsp baking powder – pinch of salt – 1 tbsp almond milk – 1/2 or 1 tbsp peanut butter [steps] mix all the dry ingredients together, then add the wet ingredients. It should form a dough that can be easily molded. If the mixture is too sticky, add more almond flour. Form your bars and add any toppings you’d like!🤪 Bake in preheated oven at 175c for 13 minutes🕒 • • • • • • #edrecovery #eatingdisorder #healthy #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipe #healthyrecipes #health #fitness #menusehat #edjourney #menudiet #foodblog #healthiswealth #foodblogger #healthyfood #foodisfuel #foodiary #eatclean #eatingdisorderrecovery #healthjourney #vegan #veganrecipes #veganrecipe #vegandessert #vegancookies #resepvegan #vegansnacks #veganindonesia

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Snack bars! Who doesn’t love them? From crunchy granola to sweet chocolate, snack bars are really one of the best portable sweets that you could savor. @wellflourished’s almond flour cookie bars look amazing. There’s even a recipe accompanying it, so you can make some at home for yourself.

 

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So many of you wanted this super simple recipe, and I'm happy to share! ​ This dinner is a bit smaller than what I've shared in the past, because I've been making my lunch my highest calorie meal, so feel free to add more zucchini and cucumber to your dish if you eat a bigger dinner! ​ For the base, I spiralized 2 yellow zucchini with the smallest spaghetti style blade setting. Then I switched it to the wider ribbon style blade and used it on 2 cucumbers. ​ For the sauce I combined 8 (smaller) ataulfo/honey/champagne (whatever you want to call em!) mangos and 1 pint of grape tomatoes in my blender, and bended it untill smooth. A food processor would work great too 😉 ​ I cut up a variety of tomatoes in different sizes, and mixed them in. ​​ Like I said, super simple. 👌🏼 ​

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Ah pasta. It’s such a versatile dish. This particular bowl by @thefrugivoreyogi caught our eye because of its enticing colors and textures, along with the interesting recipe that accompanies it. We’re quite fond of vegan pasta, and it’s always nice to expand one’s list of great pasta recipes for future dinners. All in all, this gluten-free recipe is a must try!

 

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• Fruity Popsicles• ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Guten Morgen ihr Racker. Passend zum angekündigten Start der Hitzewelle heute, gibts ein kleines #throwback zu diesen Popsicles. Macht ihr euer Eis selbst? Ich bin ganz entzückt, weil es so einfach und wirklich super lecker ist. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Recipe: – frozen fruits of your choice – full fat coconut milk or coconut yoghurt -sweetener if needed ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ – pulse the fruits and fill into your forms (one third) – fill up with with coconut milk or coconut joghurt – freeze for at least three hours . . . . . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • • • #foodie #vegan #veganbowl #onthetable #sweets #vegantreats #healthyvegan #vegandeutschland #feedfeed #vegantreats #whatveganseat #cookies #dessert #foodporn #vegetarian #healthyfood #chocolatelover #thefeedfeed #f52grams #vegansofig #ice #icecream #popsicles #veganicecream #summer #vegansummer #whatveganseat

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Our last pick is a funky set of fruity vegan popsicles by @spoonable_luck. We miss those childhood days where we’d hang out with friends and eat ice cream, and recipes like this remind us of those simpler days. It’s pretty easy to replicate too, if you want a sweet dessert that won’t take much of your time to prepare. What recipe reminds you of your childhood years?

That’s it for our Food Friday blog this week. Be sure to visit us next week for a fresh batch of vegan food photos to admire and be inspired by. Want to participate in our weekly celebration? Add the hashtags #FoodFriday and #VacationingVegan on your future IG vegan food photos, and your dish might be showcased on a future blog!

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