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Scoping out easy recipes for an empty fridge? Look no further. Not only is this smoothie delicious but also it is supremely easy, requiring just three ingredients and about two minutes.

Vegan Pizza Bread

This is yet another recipe that I adapted from my favorite cookbook: Jerrelle Guy's Black Girl Baking. I had been admiring her blistered tomato sheet pizza for months before finally making it last week. And let me tell you: I was sleeping on what is now one of my favorite recipes.

Vegan Hot Cross Scones

At the beginning of the week, I wanted to make a traditional hot cross bun recipe. But then I thought, why not make them vegan? and super fast and easy? Since my vegan plum scones recipe is so versatile and so popular, I decided to adapt that recipe for these vegan scones.

Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: WinterSustained KitchenMarch 15, 2020Easter, Easter buns, Easter rolls, Easter recipe, recipe, hot cross buns, hot cross rolls, cross buns, hot cross scones, vegan scones, vegan hot cross buns, vegan hot cross scones, food, sustained kitchen, 15 ingredients Comments

Espresso Swirl Loaf Cake

When I was a kid, my parents and I used to visit family in California during the summers. On one of our trips, I distinctly remember a coffee cake sitting on my aunt's dining room table. I thought it looked like the most delicious thing in the world, but my mom told me not eat any. I was a pretty obedient kid, so I held out as long as I could. But one morning, I couldn’t resist any longer. I woke up before everyone else and snuck a slice.

100% Whole Wheat Bread

I've tested a million wheat bread recipes in my day, but I decided to post this one because it uses 100% wheat flour, rather than the 50/50 situation that is common in single-day loaves. This recipe also calls for molasses, which you know I absolutely adore. The last secret weapon in this recipe is orange juice, which mellows out the bitterness that wheat flours can create.

Seasonal Recipe: Fall, Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: Summer, Seasonal Recipe: WinterSustained KitchenFebruary 2, 2020bread, yeasted bread, yeasted dough, yeast, baking, sandwich bread, easy bread, recipe, sustained kitchen, sustainable food, breakfast, 8 ingredients, less than 10 ingredientsComment

Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

Normally my recipes aren't as butter-heavy as these biscuits (I used 2 cups!!), but using up all my butter was my most sustainable option this week. So, if you ever find yourself with an excess of butter, give these biscuits a try!

Seasonal Recipe: Fall, Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: Summer, Seasonal Recipe: WinterSustained KitchenJanuary 12, 2020breakfast, easy, quick, biscuits, sustained kitchen, baking, flaky, buttermilk, best, recipe, 7 ingredients, less than 10 ingredients, pantry staplesComment

Toaster Corncakes

I stumbled on this recipe while searching for dishes to make good use of the amazing summer sweet corn that has infiltrated the Midwest. Admittedly, I got a bit sidetracked when I saw a recipe for "toaster corn cakes" (which don't contain sweet corn) in my King Arthur Flour cookbook. After reading King Arthur's description of these as "English muffin-sized, sort-of-sweet cornbread rounds can be split, toasted, and slathered with butter and jam," I was sold.

Seasonal Recipe: Fall, Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: Summer, Seasonal Recipe: WinterSustained KitchenJuly 28, 2019breakfast, snack, corn cakes, southern, cornbread, recipe, easy, fast, quick, 8 ingredients, less than 10 ingredients, pantry staplesComment

Berries and Cream Granola

I used to take my yogurt plain (like a maniac), but recently I've gotten super into the granola life. The crunchy texture, clump factor and endless flavor combinations make granola one of my heavy rotation recipes. Homemade granola is especially great because you can make a lot of it for not a lot of cash, making it a perfect rent week recipe.

Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: SummerSustained KitchenJune 10, 2019sustained kitchen, sustainability, granola, oats, breakfast, snack, fast, quick, easy, recipe, 10 ingredients, less than 10 ingredientsComment

Sauerkraut, Dill and Jack Melts

Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: SummerSustained KitchenJune 2, 2019sustained kitchen, sustainability, recipe, grilled cheese, melt, panini, easy, fast, lunch, sandwich, vegetarian, fermented, 5 ingredients, less than 5 ingredientsComment

Vegan Strawberry Rhubarb Cashew Cream

Last summer, toasted sourdough topped with cashew cream and thinly sliced nectarines was on my heavy rotation. The crunch and tang of the sourdough paired with the creaminess (duh) of the cashew cream and the freshness of the nectarine was just perfection.

Seasonal Recipe: SpringSustained KitchenMay 26, 2019recipe, sustained kitche, sustainability, sustainable cooking, strawberry, rhubarb, easy, spring, breakfast, snack, fast, 5 ingredients, less than 5 ingredientsComment

Kitchen Sink Spring Pasta

During my first trip to the farmers market this season, I was tempted to buy literally everything there. The sun was shining, the veggies were plump and fresh, and I was living my best life. So, naturally, I bought an abundance of food with no recipe plan in mind, leaving me with a fridge full of a random assortment of spring produce.

Seasonal Recipe: SpringSustained KitchenMay 19, 2019dinner, lunch, make ahead, pasta, sustainability, sustained kitchen, easy, vegetables, vegetarian, recipe, 8 ingredients, less than 10 ingredientsComment

Rhubarb Crumble Pie

The making of this recipe began the moment I saw the Sister Pie cookbook in my local bookstore. I had been following Sister Pie on Instagram and just dying to try something from their bakery, so I knew I had to buy the book.

Seasonal Recipe: SpringSustained KitchenMay 12, 2019recipe, sustainability, sustained kitchen, rhubarb, pie, piecrust, flaky, pastry, dessert, baking, 10 ingredients, less than 10 ingredientsComment

Strawberry Graham Scones

I know I'm not alone in saying that the BA test kitchen chefs on YouTube, from Brad to Claire to Carla to Rick to all the other charismatically cool chefs, have stolen my heart. So when I stumbled upon these Strawberry Graham Scones on the BA site, I knew I had to try them.

Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: SummerSustained KitchenMay 5, 2019recipe, strawberry, fruit, sustainability, sustained kitchen, dessert, snack, breakfast, grains, 10 ingredients, less than 10 ingredientsComment

Spring Vegetable, Harissa and Mascarpone Galette

Harissa, a North African spice blend, and mascarpone, an ultra-rich and creamy cheese, are an uncommon pair. But bear with me: they are made for each other.

Vegan Toasted Coconut and Pecan Ice Cream

Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: SummerSustained KitchenApril 21, 2019sustained kitchen, sustainability, food, ice cream, recipe, vegan, vegetarian, coconut, dessert, 7 ingredients, less than 10 ingredientsComment

Kombucha Muffins

When I saw this recipe for kombucha muffins in Jerrelle Guy's book Black Girl Baking, I knew I needed to make it. And the recipe did not disappoint. Jerrelle is really a master of her craft and these muffins prove it. They're lightly sweet, a little wheaty, a little tangy and make the perfect breakfast, snack or treat. Slap on a pat of butter and you're good to go.

Seasonal Recipe: Fall, Seasonal Recipe: Spring, Seasonal Recipe: Summer, Seasonal Recipe: WinterSustained KitchenApril 14, 2019kombucha, sustained kitchen, sustainability, muffins, easy, fast, breakfast, snack, vegetarian, recipe, 6 ingredients, less than 10 ingredients, pantry staplesComment

Pea Pesto Toast

I got this idea from Minimalist Baker's vegan pea pesto pasta that she first posted in 2016. Her version calls for basil and flat leaf parsley, along with fresh peas, to contribute to the flavor. After a little testing, I found that I actually like the pesto's flavor better with peas alone, rather than with the addition of herbs.

Seasonal Recipe: SpringSustained KitchenApril 7, 2019fast, easy, sustainability, sustained kitchen, peas, spring, pesto, spread, dip, side, recipe, vegan, vegetarian, 11 ingredientsComment

Roasted Potatoes with Yogurt Tahini Sauce

Seasonal Recipe: Winter, Seasonal Recipe: SpringSustained KitchenMarch 31, 2019recipe, sustained kitchen, sustainability, yogurt, tahini, middle eastern, potatoes, vegetarian, vegetables, side, easy, 7 ingredients, less than 10 ingredientsComment

Roasted Asparagus Soup

You guys. I wasn't sure this soup would work, but trust: It. Is. Magic. With only five ingredients and the most basic instructions I have ever read, Mark Bittman's original recipe just seemed too good to be true.

Seasonal Recipe: SpringSustained KitchenMarch 24, 2019vegetarian, vegan, sustained kitchen, sustainability, asparagus, spring, vegetables, soup, lunch, easy, recipe, 7 ingredients, less than 10 ingredientsComment