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Vegan Basics

Welcome to our vegan basics category, where our mission is to guide you in transforming everyday staples into vegan-friendly alternatives. Mastering these fundamentals will help you incorporate more plant-based options into your everyday meals. Learn how to make essentials like vegan condensed milk, dairy-free bread, vegan chicken, vegan Parmesan, vegan buttermilk, and more!

Coconut yogurt in a mason jar.

Coconut Yogurt

Hand Holding Corn Tortillas

Vegan Corn Tortillas

Consome on a spoon.

Vegan Consomme

Vegan whipped cream on top of a bowl of strawberries.

Vegan Whipped Cream

Sourdough bread recipe.

Vegan Sourdough Bread

Vegan Cream Cheese

Vegan Cream Cheese

Tofu Crumbles With A Spoon

Tofu Ground Beef

Homemade Peanut Butter.

How to Make Peanut Butter

Uncooked pizza dough with crust getting pinched.

Vegan Pizza Dough

Bowl of White Rice With a Lime Wedge

How to Cook White Rice

Vegan buttermilk.

Vegan Buttermilk

Dairy-free sour cream.

Dairy-Free Sour Cream

Instant Pot sushi rice in a bowl.

Instant Pot Sushi Rice

Vegan heavy cream.

Vegan Heavy Cream

Wedge of Vegan Queso Fresco

Vegan Queso Fresco

Shredded vegan chicken.

Vegan Chicken

Dairy-free bread.

Dairy-Free Bread

Spoonful of vegan custard.

Vegan Custard

Vegan pie crust.

Vegan Pie Crust

Vegan Chorizo in a Skillet

Vegan Chorizo

Chiles toreados in a cast iron pan.

Chiles Toreados

Pickled Red Onions on a Fork

Quick-Pickled Onions

Vegan ricotta.

Vegan Ricotta

Coconut butter in mason jar.

Coconut Butter

Tofu feta.

Vegan Feta Cheese

Refried Beans with Corn Chips in a Bowl.

Refried Beans

Vegan parmesan cheese in a bowl.

Vegan Parmesan Cheese

Pickled jalapeños in a jar.

Pickled Jalapeños

Vegan condensed milk.

Vegan Condensed Milk

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Vegan Flour Tortillas

Blue Corn Tortillas in a Tea Towel

Blue Corn Tortillas

Hand Holding a Michelada Bomb Over a Glass.

Michelada Bombs

Vegan Cotija Cheese on a Plate

Vegan Cotija Cheese

Black Beans in a Bowl With Cilantro

How to Cook Black Beans

How to Go Vegan Feature

How to go Vegan in 2023

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