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Welcome to the place for full of flavor vegetarian, sourdough and from scratch baked goods recipes! For the new or experienced vegetarian or vegetarian curious, Iโ€™ve got you covered.

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Discarded Sourdough Pizza Dough

With a chewy texture and crispy edges, this Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough recipe is made with inactive starter and instant yeast.

Thai Peanut Noodle Salad

Crunchy veggies, edamame, rice noodles and a scrumptious garlicky, gingery peanut-lime dressing, tie this Thai Peanut Noodle Salad recipe together!

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars with Almond Flour

Healthy Peanut Butter Bars for a treat anytime! This healthy no bake peanut butter snack is a treat to have on hand when cravings strike!

Lemon Garlic Orzo with Roasted Vegetables

Lemon Garlic Orzo with Roasted Vegetables is a delicious orzo pasta recipe served warm or chilled. Perfect for any picnic, or pot luck. Vegetarian.

Fresh Sourdough Sandwich Bread (Same Day Recipe or Overnight)

Soft Sourdough Sandwich Bread can be made start to finish the same day in about 7 hours or overnight, in about 14 hours. Baked in a loaf pan to perfection.

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Iโ€™m Traci, the blogger behind Vanilla And Bean!

I make vibrant vegetarian food, bake sourdough and create from scratch baked recipes, sharing them here since 2014. Looking for delicious recipes that happen to be vegetarian? I’m so glad you stopped by!

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10 Minute Olive Tapenade

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โ€œExcellent tapenade. So quick and easy to make. Goes well with charcuterie platters, on a sandwich, or a great topping on hummus.โ€ ~ Kim