5 Vegan Food Themes For Your Potluck

My friends and I love to get creative with our vegan potlucks. Sure, vegan is already a theme, but why stop there? It’s fun to challenge yourself and see what kind of yummy dishes you could share with your friends. Besides, almost all kinds of recipes could be found online now. If they’re not online, you still have your imagination.

Here are the potluck themes we’ve done so far. I hope this list could inspire or help you decide on what theme you’d want to incorporate at your next get together.

 

5 Vegan Food Themes For Your Potluck:

 

1. VEGAN CHEESE AND WINE

This theme is great if you’re the type who seems like you’re always running out of time (like me). You could make or purchase your nut cheese days before the event. Unlike food that needs to be hot or fresh, you don’t have to make nut cheese the morning of the event, risking being late. Besides, it’s fun to learn the many different flavors of vegan cheeses-vegan brie, gruyere, smoked cheddar, sriracha cheddar, pili cheese, and so much more!

We enjoyed the cheeses with white wine (sparkling grape juice for me). We also enjoyed some sweets like Bibingka cakes and chocolate bars.

2. VEGAN SOUTHERN COMFORT FOOD

How the heck do you veganize Southern Comfort food? After all, southern cuisine is all about meat and dairy.

With some research and imagination, we came up with red beans and rice, portobello and tempeh barbecue, vegan Gumbo, vegan pumpkin pie and cinnamon rolls, corn on the cob, and sweet tea. Talkin about Southern hospitality.

This theme is great because for sure you will leave the party happy and full. They don’t call it comfort food for no reason. Yes, it’s heavy, probably not healthy, but sometimes you gotta live a little. Perhaps you could choose this theme when you’re not on a detox, and preferably right before you go into one.

3. VEGAN FRENCH CUISINE

Yes, we went there. French cuisine. Not that it’s rocket science to veganize French cuisine but yes, it was pretty darn challenging. Good thing VegNews magazine did a feature on French food in one of their issues, and thanks to the YouTube videos I found of Miyoko Schinner cooking some delicious Gateau de Crepes.

Some of the other vegan French dishes include vegan beef Bourguignon, vegan French onion tarts and eclairs, Mung Bean de RG (based on Gather‘s chickpea panisse), vegan French macaroons, and more.

4. VEGAN FILIPINO CUISINE

My favorite cuisine, Vegan Filipino cuisine, of course made it on the list. I used to throw vegan Filipino potlucks every summer. Most of my non vegan friends would come out and I would hold a contest based on people’s votes to find out which dish is the most delicious. Those were good times.

People brought vegan Sisig, vegan Maja Blanca cake, vegan cassava cake, and vegan Binagoongan, and many more.

If you need recipes for this potluck theme, feel free to use this blog as your resource. You may also contact me anytime!

5. JUST VEGAN FOOD

Sometimes, I would invite my omni friends to the potluck and the thought of making something vegan is already intimidating enough for them. In those cases, I would usually leave it to just vegan potluck with no specific cuisine in mind. The result is a feast of delicious food of different flavors, texture, and form. We had a delicious spread from vegan Menudo stew to Phyllo dough, to gluten free Apricot tart, to Quinoa stuffed bell pepper, to vegan tofu Sisig, and many, many more.

My friends and I are organizing yet another potluck. This time, we’d love to invite YOU. If you happen to be in the Bay Area on August 17th, please feel free to join us at Temescal Regional Park. The potluck is hosted by me, Rosie (@rose_petalz on IG), and Jen (@whollyvegan on IG). Feel free to bring your favorite vegan dish. Just RSVP your dish to bayareaveganpotluck@gmail.com

We’ll be raffling off giveaways like cookbooks, cupcakes, and more.

Here’s a short video I put together for your viewing pleasure. Anyway, let me know if you could make it. I hope to see you then!