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Irish Soda Bread – Vegan, Oil-Free

17 October, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Breakfast Dinner Esselstyn Lunch No Oil Recipes Sides Vegan Whole food plant based 6:11 pm

I wanted a slice of bread without the hours of rising that yeast breads take, so I was excited to modify this recipe to see how it came out. The vegan, oil-free "buttermilk" gives it…

Blueberry Drop Scones – Vegan, Oil-Free

11 October, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Articles Breakfast Desserts Esselstyn No Oil Scones & Muffins Vegan Whole food plant based 7:04 am

These are so much easier to make than muffins, and I love that we don't have to figure out how to keep them from sticking to a muffin pan. It's a similar recipe to my…

Tomato Eggplant Maqluba

11 October, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Dinner Esselstyn No Oil Vegan Whole food plant based 6:36 am

Everyone loves the rich flavor and filling veggies of this Middle-Eastern dish. Maqluba means "upside-down" but I don't always turn it upside down the way the original calls for. You can flip your pot and…

Spinach Mushroom Orzo

1 October, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Dinner Esselstyn Lunch No Oil Sides Vegan Whole food plant based 11:37 pm

It's always fun to find a recipe that my teen loves to eat, and between her and my husband, I'm lucky if I get a bowl of this lemony-mushroom orzo. This is ridiculously quick to…

Whole Wheat Bread – Vegan, Oil-free

25 September, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 1 Comment Breakfast Dinner Esselstyn No Oil Scones & Muffins Sides Vegan Whole food plant based 9:43 am

This is my favorite rib-sticking, hearty, delicious, wholesome, and heavenly bread. Plus, it makes the house smell like you're a master French baker. I love to make this before I invite friends over- the aroma…

Longevity Minestrone from Dan’s Blue Zones, Esselstyn, No-Oil

25 September, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Dinner Esselstyn No Oil Recipes Soups Vegan Whole food plant based 9:34 am

Though the Blue Zones were initially discovered by Michel Poulain, Dan Buettner wrote the book on "lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest." While I love the book and especially enjoy…

Lasagna Soup – Vegan, Oil-Free

19 September, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Dinner Esselstyn No Oil Recipes Soups Vegan Whole food plant based 12:52 pm

If you're craving lasagna, especially during the first year or so of transitioning to no-oil vegan, you might do what I did- and make a fake-meat lasagna with textured vegetable protein (TVP). I made it…

Banana Bread- Vegan, Oil-Free

12 September, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Breakfast Desserts Esselstyn No Oil Recipes Scones & Muffins Sweets Vegan Whole food plant based 6:16 pm

I intentionally buy extra bananas, hoping I get a few that stay on the counter until they're spotted brown so I can make this recipe. This morning, I had just the bunch, and quickly whipped…

Sweet Autumn Soup – Oil free, vegan

12 September, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Dinner Esselstyn No Oil Recipes Soups Vegan Whole food plant based 5:36 pm

As autumn draws near, I've slowed down on summer's berries and melons and have started to look for more seasonal vegetables. The vibrant orange of this sweet potato and carrot soup will make your dinner…

Enchilada Pasta – Vegan, Oil-Free

6 September, 2025 Crystal's Recipes 0 Comments Dinner Esselstyn No Oil Vegan Whole food plant based 8:00 am

A vegetarian friend sent me a version of this enchilada pasta recipe that included cheese and sour cream. Of course, I couldn't let that stand- I had to make my own vegan version. Sometimes that…

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