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Hi, I'm Emma. Welcome to my kitchen.

Simple, plant-based recipes for actual busy weeknights.

I'm Emma. I make quick, colorful vegan food that doesn't require a trip to a specialty store. No 40-step recipes here, just honest ingredients, tested in my tiny kitchen, and ready in under 30 minutes.

  • 30-minute meals
  • 100% plant-based
  • No specialty stores
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Breakfast 5 min

5-Minute Vegan Oats with Maple and Berries

The five-minute vegan breakfast that actually holds you over: rolled oats, almond milk, maple syrup, cinnamon and a tangle of fresh berries.

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Dinner 20 min

Sesame Peanut Noodles: a Quick Plant Based Dinner in 20 Minutes

Craving quick plant based dinners on a tired Tuesday? These sesame peanut noodles use pantry ingredients, come together in twenty minutes and cost pennies a bowl.

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Breakfast 10 min

Easy Plant Based Breakfast Ideas Under 10 Minutes

Stuck in a breakfast rut? These easy plant based breakfast ideas (overnight oats, chia pudding and avocado toast) all come together in under ten minutes.

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Dinner 25 min

High Protein Plant Based Meals: My Smoky Tempeh Burrito Bowl

High protein plant based meals don't need protein powder. This smoky tempeh burrito bowl brings 25g of protein per serving in 25 minutes, one pan, no fuss.

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Snacks 30 min

High Protein Plant Based Snacks: Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

Looking for plant based snacks high in protein? These crispy oven-roasted chickpeas cost cents, take ten minutes of hands-on time and stay crunchy for days in a jar.

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Soups 25 min

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup That Needs One Pot

A silky roasted tomato basil soup made with pantry staples: one pot, twenty-five minutes, entirely plant-based and startlingly good.

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Dinner 15 min

15-Minute Chickpea Curry for Weeknights

A weeknight chickpea curry with coconut milk and spinach that lands on the table in fifteen minutes flat: one pan, big flavor, entirely vegan.

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The Easy Plant Plates Cookbook

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A little about me

“I believe eating plants should feel easy, not like a chore.”

Every recipe on this site was tested twice in my small kitchen, made with ordinary supermarket ingredients, and eaten before it earned its place here. If it needs a specialty store or a free afternoon, it doesn't make the cut.

  • Supermarket staples
  • 20–30 minute meals
  • Tested twice
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