Pebbles and Toast

Hi, I'm Rachele. I love recreating delicious plant-based meals from places I've traveled. In addition to making these dishes even more nutritious and tasty, I try to use less oil and salt as much as possible to reduce the risk of cardiac disease and cholesterol.

Vegan Asian Lettuce Wraps

A vegan twist on a classic family favorite – featuring a soy curl and mushroom filling in fresh lettuce leaves. This dish is super simple, plant-based, delicious, and healthy!! Garnish with fresh green onions, carrots, and crushed peanuts!!

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Roasted Eggplant Spread

Similar to baba ganoush, this rustic eggplant spread is infused with roasted garlic, fresh herbs, and spices. Delicious on crispy crostini, pita bread, and sandwiches, but also great as a vegetable dip.

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Instant Pot Broccoli-Cheez Risotto (Vegan)

A creamy and delicious plant-based risotto featuring a flavorful cheezy sauce and colorful roasted broccoli. Perfect served with fresh rolls, toast, or cornbread muffins.

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Plant-based Street Tacos

A super tasty plant-based twist on the classic street tacos – the perfect combination of plant-based street taco filling, cabbage and corn slaw, and zesty crema all on top of warm corn tortillas.

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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough (vegan)

A simple yet delicious dessert hummus made of beans, oats, and peanuts – great with fruit, pita chips, toast, pancakes, graham crackers, rice cakes, cookies, and more.

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Roasted Harissa Chickpeas

These tasty garbanzo beans are tossed in a fragrant and mildly spicy harissa oil-free dressing before roasting in the oven. A fantastic addition to wraps, sandwiches, buddha bowls, grain bowls, or on top of potatoes or rice!

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Lemon Poppy Pancakes (Vegan)

Fluffy and light golden vegan pancakes bursting with lemon flavor and tiny little poppy seeds. Delicious with lemon curd, fresh berries, or pure maple syrup.

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Instant Pot Vegan Red Beans and Rice

A delicious plant-based twist on the New Orleans iconic and traditional classic red beans and rice, featuring fresh vegetables, herbs, spices, and plant-based andouille sausage!

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Vegan Lemon Curd

A silky smooth and tart luscious lemon topping that tastes incredible on biscuits, pancakes, toast, muffins, yogurt, and ice cream. It also makes a fantastic filling in tarts, trifles, and pies.

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Seven Layer Dip (vegan)

A plant-based twist on a game day classic! Seven flavorful layers –> refried beans, queso, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, black olives, and green onions. Perfect paired with baked corn chips and tortilla chips!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Date Balls

Laura’s four-ingredient date balls unite dark chocolate, dates, and peanut butter perfectly with a crunchy peanut coating – if you like those infamous peanut butter cups, you’re going to love these!

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Plant-based Queso (Vegan)

A zesty southwest creamy plant-based and vegan sauce featuring sweet potatoes and cashews – great in taco bowls, nachos, and seven layer dip!

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Easy Vegan Sour Cream

A super simple five-ingredient thick and creamy non-dairy sauce ready in less than five minutes flat! Great on baked potatoes, tacos, blintzes, dips, dressing, and sauces. The sky’s the limit!

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Instant Pot Navy Bean Soup (Vegan)

A tasty and hearty bean and vegetable soup medley made simple in a pressure cooker, featuring navy beans, onions, celery, carrots, and potato.

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Rich Chocolate Avocado Pudding

This velvety smooth pudding is a decadent dessert featuring rich cocoa powder and creamy avocado. Naturally sweetened with bananas and maple syrup – a chocolate lover’s dream!

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Garden Veggie Vegan Omelet

A hearty plant-based omelet featuring my Vegan Egg Batter stuffed full of cheese, sautéed carrots, onion, mushroom, peppers, zucchini, and greens – and topped with fresh tomato, avocado, and cilantro.

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Dark Rye Artisan Loaf

Dense and chewy artisan-style rye bread with the quintessential caraway seeds inside and a variety of seeds on top. This rye bread creates excellent sandwich slices – ideal for snacks, toast, and reubens.

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Cranberry Orange Sauce

A vibrant cranberry sauce bursting with flavor! Made with fresh cranberries and oranges, this is a must-have classic side dish for your holiday feast. Perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but also delicious on pancakes, toast, oatmeal, waffles, and yogurt!

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