Charity's Vegan Kitchen, Port Saint Lucie, FL (2026)

Charity’s Vegan Kitchen offers vegan dessert catering, artisan bread grazing tables, custom buttercream cakes, educational workshops, pantry goods and free recipes on our food blog.

09/27/2026

Lemon Cheesecake Bars 🍋✨

That layer though… 😍

A buttery cookie base layered with a bright, tangy lemon curd filling, creamy cashew cheesecake, and finished with a buttery crumble topping.

Sweet, tart, creamy, buttery and completely vegan. 🤎

Made from scratch using high-quality ingredients and no artificial colors, because dessert can be beautifully indulgent without all the unnecessary extras.

Our Lemon Cheesecake Bars are available as part of our catering menu and are perfect for holiday gatherings, dessert tables, parties, showers, corporate events and all the celebrations in between.

With the holiday and event season quickly approaching, now is a great time to start planning. ✨ We’re accepting catering inquiries and select custom orders, with availability becoming more limited as the season fills.

Because sweets should be something you can truly enjoy…beautifully made, thoughtfully prepared, and absolutely delicious. 🍋🤎

Contact us via email or phone to inquire about catering or your upcoming event.

With love,
Chef Charity | Charity’s Vegan Kitchen

09/26/2026

Quick Pickled Veggies 🥕🌶️

I just made this, loving my big jars! One of those simple kitchen staples that makes everything better. These crisp, tangy vegetables are perfect for snacking straight from the jar, adding to salads, serving alongside dips, piling onto sandwiches, or giving a meal a little extra brightness.

For this batch I used:

* ½ head cauliflower, chopped
* 1 extra-large carrot, sliced
* 1 red bell pepper, chopped
* 1 orange bell pepper, chopped
* 6–8 banana peppers chopped
* Bay leaves
* Black peppercorns
* Garlic, optional — and normally I would add it, but I completely forgot this time because I was also making dinner and roasting peppers at the same time. 😂

For the brine:

2½ cups filtered water
1¾ cups organic apple c***r vinegar
2 tablespoons salt — I used pickling salt, but sea salt or Celtic salt also work
3 tablespoons sugar or sweetener of choice

Wash and chop your vegetables and place them into a clean, heatproof jar with the bay leaves, black peppercorns, and garlic if using.

Bring the water, apple c***r vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil, then carefully pour the hot brine over the vegetables until they’re covered.

Allow the jar to cool before covering it with a lid and transferring it to the refrigerator.

They’ll be ready to enjoy after about 24 hours, but I think they’re even better after 48 hours when everything has had more time to soak up that brine.

Simple ingredients. A little prep. And another delicious way to keep real food ready to grab from the refrigerator. 🌿

Remember to always label your prepared foods with the date, food safety is essential.

These are refrigerator pickled vegetables and should remain refrigerated.

With love,
Chef Charity | Charity’s Vegan Kitchen

09/23/2026

Caregiver Support Tea 🌿💜

Caregivers spend so much of their lives pouring into everyone else. Sometimes we need a gentle reminder to pour a little of that care back into ourselves, too.

As a caregiver myself, I created this Caregiver Support Tea as a simple, nourishing blend for those moments when you need to slow down, breathe a little deeper, and give your mind and body an opportunity to soften.

With chamomile, lavender, lemon balm, oatstraw, tulsi, rose petals and passionflower, this blend brings together herbs traditionally used to support relaxation, restful sleep, emotional well-being and the nervous system. I also love adding a little spearmint when I want a fresh, uplifting note. 🌿

My tea-making method is intentionally gentle. I bring my filtered water to a boil, turn off the heat, and then allow the herbs to steep off heat for 10–15 minutes rather than continuously boiling them. Strain, sweeten if desired, and enjoy warm or chilled.

But perhaps my favorite part of this recipe isn’t an ingredient at all.

It’s the pause.

The few minutes spent preparing something intentionally for yourself. Sitting down. Holding a warm cup. Breathing. Allowing yourself to receive some of the care you so freely give everyone else.

As caregivers, our responsibilities don’t disappear because we make ourselves a cup of tea. But these small rituals can remind us that we belong on the list of people we’re caring for, too. 💜

Save this recipe for a day when you need a little extra care…or share it with a caregiver you love.

Small, intentional rituals can make a big difference.

With love,
Chef Charity | Charity’s Vegan Kitchen

09/19/2026

Papaya is one of those fruits that is easy to overlook, but it has so much to offer. 🌿

It’s naturally sweet, refreshing, and incredibly versatile,but one of the things I appreciate most about papaya is how supportive it can be for digestion.

Papaya contains fiber, which helps support regularity and digestive health, along with papain, a natural enzyme that helps break down protein. That makes papaya a beautiful fruit to include when you’re thinking about supporting your gut through simple, whole foods.

It also provides vitamin C, folate, carotenoids, and plenty of water, so it brings hydration and nourishment at the same time.

And the best part? There are so many easy ways to enjoy it: on its own, with lime, in smoothies, fruit bowls, chia pudding, overnight oats, tropical salsa, or even juiced.

Wellness doesn’t always have to come from something complicated. Sometimes it looks like learning what your food has to offer and using it in simple ways that support your body.

Save this carousel for the next time you pick up a papaya. 🧡

With love,
Chef Charity | Charity’s Vegan Kitchen

09/18/2026

A little cake decorating from the kitchen this week. 🎂🤎

Two layers, two of our signature cake flavors, a Chocolate and a Vanilla layer; finished with a semi-naked design with our Signature Italian Meringue Buttercream, fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, and hand-piped buttercream flowers.

Sometimes less is more and the beauty really is in bringing together simple elements and allowing each one to have its moment.

Made from scratch. Decorated by hand. Made with intention.

We are currently accepting select custom orders, as well as catering and large event orders.

Have something special in mind? Contact us by email or phone to inquire. 🤎

With love,
Chef Charity | Charity’s Vegan Kitchen

Address

Port Saint Lucie, FL
34986

Telephone

+15613740992

Website

http://www.charitysvegankitchen.com/

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