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Essential Recipes

These essential recipes don't fit neatly into any one category, but including basic cooking methods and skills that are the building blocks of a vegetarian kitchen.

Learn how to make butternut squash puree, how to cook quinoa, and grab a recipe for roasted garlic. You're sure to find something useful!

How to Basics

  • cooked quinoa in a bowl.
    How to Cook Quinoa
  • a flax egg in a white bowl
    How to Make a Flax Egg
  • one ripe avocado cut in half
    How to Ripen Avocados
  • two slabs of tofu on a cutting board
    How to Press Tofu Without a Press

Pesto

  • A small bowl of pesto made from arugula and walnuts topped with walnuts on top of a red napkin.
    Walnut Arugula Pesto
  • Spinach pesto in a small white bow.
    Spinach Pesto
  • Homemade pesto in a dish with pine nuts scattered all around.
    Homemade Pesto Recipe
  • Pistachio Pesto

More Essential Recipes

  • Vegan caesar dressing in a glass bowl.
    Vegan Caesar Dressing
  • A glass jug full of balsamic vinaigrette sitting on a striped linen napkin. In the background there is a bowl of salad and two bottles of balsamic vinegar.
    Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • three ears of air fryer corn on the cob on a plate
    Air Fryer Corn on the Cob
  • A small bowl of marinara dipping sauce with a spoon in it.
    Marinara Dipping Sauce
  • Peanut dressing in a small ceramic cup with a spout.
    Peanut Dressing
  • Crispy quinoa in a small jar.
    Crispy Quinoa
  • Creamy cashew dressing in a small pouring cup.
    Creamy Cashew Dressing
  • ramekin full of apple butter surrounded by apples and cinnamon sticks
    Instant Pot Apple Butter
  • green pumpkin seed butter in a jar topped with pumpkin seeds
    Pumpkin Seed Butter
  • a small bowl of strawberry chia jam with a spoon
    Strawberry Chia Jam
  • featured image of vanilla extract in two glass amber bottles
    Homemade Vanilla Extract
  • a small bowl of honey syrup with a pink napkin, flowers, and honey wand
    Honey Simple Syrup
  • a jar of taco seasoning with a spoon in it
    Healthy Taco Seasoning
  • a spoon and jar with spicy bbq sauce
    Spicy BBQ Sauce
  • instant pot cooked quinoa in a bowl next to a red cloth napkin
    Instant Pot Quinoa
  • a close up of roasted garlic wrapped in foil in a baking dish
    Roasted Garlic
  • Pumpkin puree in a bowl on top of a blue striped napkin with a wooden spoon next to it.
    Pumpkin Puree
  • bowl of cranberry sauce with dried cranberries topped with orange zest
    Cranberry Sauce with Dried Cranberries
  • Baked pita chips on a white plate.
    Baked Pita Chips
  • Slices of oven dried tomatoes on a white plate with a fork in it.
    Oven Dried Tomatoes
  • Vegan kabob marinade in a small glass carafe.
    Vegan Kabob Marinade
  • Ginger tahini dressing in a small bowl on top of a blue and white striped napkin next to lemons and fresh ginger.
    Ginger Tahini Dressing
  • A bowl of vanilla icing with a spoon in it.
    Vanilla Icing
  • Frozen Spinach Recipes
  • A gravy boat full of vegan gravy topped with black pepper.
    Vegan Gravy
  • Butternut Squash and Sage Pesto in a white dish.
    Butternut Squash and Sage Pesto
  • Roasted Red Pepper Whipped Goat Cheese in a small white dish on a wooden cutting board.
    Roasted Red Pepper Whipped Goat Cheese
  • Top view of Instant Pot Wild Rice in a white bowl with a spoon sticking out of it.
    Instant Pot Wild Rice
  • top view of squash puree in a cup with a spoon of squash puree
    Butternut Squash Puree
  • pieces of steamed corn on a plate topped with salt and pepper
    Steamed Corn on the Cob
  • three ears of baked corn on the cob on a white plate topped with salt
    Baked Corn on the Cob
  • ears of corn in a white baking dish topped with a pat of butter
    Instant Pot Corn on the Cob
  • a ziplock bag of three ears of frozen corn on the cob
    How to Cook Frozen Corn on the Cob
  • a bowl of cooked pasta shells with olive oil alfredo sauce
    Olive Oil Alfredo Sauce
  • cinnamon honey butter
    Cinnamon Honey Butter
lindsay moe in a kitchen with glasses on shelves behind her

Hi, I'm Lindsay! I've been creating easily customizable vegetarian recipes since 2011. I love the outdoors, brownies, and brand new books. I live and work in La Crosse, Wisconsin and founded Wild Flour Media to expand on my love for food photography and videography to my community and beyond.

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