“Comforting vegan recipes with a healthy twist”
A Vegan Visit is a place for people who want to eat more plant-based food — without giving up comfort, joy, or their sanity.
Here, you’ll find comforting vegan recipes with a healthy twist. Not “perfectly clean”, not restrictive, and definitely not boring — just real food that makes you feel good and tastes delicious.
Whether you’re cooking for a busy family, easing into plant-based eating, or already fully vegan but craving food that actually excites you, you’re very welcome here.
What You’ll Find at A Vegan Visit
At its heart, A Vegan Visit is about balance.
You’ll find:
- Vegan comfort food made a little lighter
- Family-friendly meals that don’t require chef-level skills
- Nourishing snacks and bakes that help avoid energy crashes
- Recipes that are tested on real people — including very honest non-vegans (!)
Many of the recipes here are designed to work for mixed households, where not everyone is vegan and at least one person is suspicious of anything involving lentils (usually my 4 year old!).
Every recipe I share has been taste-tested by my non-vegan husband, my vegetable-sceptical toddler and/or my husband’s work colleagues (one of whom once literally squealed with delight upon seeing me arrive with my signature polka dot cake tin… despite being mid-conversation with a customer at the time).
If it passes that test, it earns its place here.
A Note on “Healthy” (and Balance)
When I say healthy, I don’t mean perfection.
These are comforting recipes first, with thoughtful swaps where it makes sense — maybe using unrefined sugar, adding more fibre, balancing carbs with protein and fats, or baking instead of frying.
Some older recipes on the site are unapologetically indulgent (and they’re staying). Food doesn’t need to be all-or-nothing, and I’m a big believer in enjoying what you eat without guilt. There’s whole food and then there’s soul food… and the two don’t have to be opposites.
Healthy eating should feel doable, satisfying, and something you actually want to come back to — not another thing to feel guilty about.
Why A Vegan Visit Exists
A Vegan Visit began in 2017 as a way to explore vegan food around the world — tasting dishes while travelling, then recreating them back home in my UK kitchen.
When travel stopped in 2020 (and later, when I became a mum), my priorities shifted. These days, my focus is firmly on nourishing, comforting food that fits real life — busy weeks, limited energy, and family meals that need to work for more than one person.
The goal has always stayed the same:
To make vegan food feel exciting, approachable, and genuinely delicious — for vegans and non-vegans alike.
⭐ New here?
Start with my most-loved recipes here:
Hi, I’m Tara 👋
I’ve been vegetarian since I was six (long story involving animals and an incident with a school dinner), and I went fully vegan in 2016 after one documentary changed everything.
Two months later, I was deep into recipe testing — and I’ve never really stopped.
My Food Story (The Short Version!)
I grew up on home-cooked vegetarian food (my parents are both trained chefs and ran an Italian restaurant – how lucky was I?!). But, in my twenties, convenience took over and cereal-for-dinner became a regular occurrence.
My energy crashed. My relationship with food wasn’t great. And cooking felt overwhelming.
Going vegan brought the creativity and joy back — and once the novelty of vegan junk food wore off, I realised what I actually felt best eating was colourful, nourishing, home-cooked food that still felt comforting.
That feeling became even stronger after having my daughter. Feeding myself well was no longer optional — and finding meals that worked for a mixed household suddenly became a daily puzzle.
So I did what I always do: I started recipe testing.
Life Now (And Who I’m Cooking For)
It took 30 seconds of one documentary for me to realise I was always meant to be vegan. That was over 10 years ago now, and I’ve never looked back.
These days, recipe testing often happens with a four-year-old sous chef by my side – one who remains deeply suspicious of vegetables but is extremely enthusiastic about baking.
Some of my favourite kitchen moments now involve tiny hands “helping”, flour all over the floor, and hearing “Don’t worry Mama, you can clean it up”(!) after a particularly vigorous mixing session.
My husband, meanwhile, is an endlessly patient non-vegan — happily (?) being dragged around vegan restaurants while I bounce around like an excited schoolchild and he quietly sighs, saying, “If you’re happy, I’m happy.”
Reader, I married well.
How I Develop Recipes
I’m self-taught in the kitchen (with a very knowledgeable mum on speed dial), and I pride myself on being meticulous.
Some recipes go through 20–30 test runs before I’ll share them. If it doesn’t work reliably, taste great, and feel worth your time — it doesn’t make the cut. I always welcome feedback and see it as a chance to improve the recipe and/or blog post for other readers.
Most recipes are tested on:
- My non-vegan husband
- My brutally honest 3-year old daughter
- Vegan and non-vegan taste testers
If they approve it, you can trust it.
I’ve been featured in Vegan Food & Living, Vegan Life, and the documentary Eating Our Way To Extinction — but my real pride is hearing, “this is the best cake/wrap/soup I’ve ever eaten, I didn’t even realise it was vegan.” ❤️
What I Believe About Food
- Healthy doesn’t have to be boring
- Balance beats perfection, every time
- Comfort food absolutely has a place
- Vegan food should be for everyone, not just vegans
If you’re looking for vegan food that feels doable, delicious, and worth cooking — you’re in the right place.
⭐ Want to know where to begin?
Check out my favourite recipes here:
Hello, my name is Tara.
