About Ruth

Welcome to Sinful Kitchen

Vegan Recipes for Everyone!

Hi, I’m Ruth, a vegan with decades of cooking and restaurant experience. I started this blog to save my Mediterranean recipes for my family and to share my love of food with others.

All of my recipes are tested and retested in my kitchen before they’re published. In some photos, you may spot my favorite testers, my beagles. While they’re enthusiastic, I take my readers’ feedback as the gold standard.

My Food Background

I grew up with a single mom in Denver, Colorado. While she was a great cook, time in the kitchen was limited. When she did cook, her meals were often Lebanese or Mediterranean-inspired. The flavors that quietly shaped the way I cook today.

My sister and I often made our own meals, and that’s where my love of cooking began.

My love for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern foods deepened while backpacking in the region. I have spent a total of a year there, across multiple trips, including a six-month journey. During that time, I was immersed in everyday food, markets, and home meals from the most generous hosts imaginable.

Those experiences are the heart of how I cook today. Approachable, vegetable-forward Mediterranean food meant to be made at home and shared with love.

2 year old Ruth with Chocolate all over face

Readers Favorite Recipes

What You Will Find on Sinful Kitchen

Mediterranean plant based recipes filled with fresh flavors and vegetables.
Copycat recipes from Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and True Foods.
Holiday recipes that are perfect for all dietary preferences.
Quality-tested recipes with step-by-step instructions.
A friendly site that accepts all people, food, and dietary choices.

I consider myself a vegan and a plant-based blogger. I am vegan because I am dedicated to protecting animals by avoiding products made from or tested on them, and I am plant-based because I am committed to creating whole-food recipes.

What You Will Not Find On My Blog

Recipes made with animal products, except a few old vegetarian recipes.
Advice, it’s not what I am about.
Judgment (did I mention I am happily married to a carnivore?)
Julia Child recipes, with the exception of one vegetarian quiche recipe, although she is the GOAT in my book!

Ruth holding a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Finally…

When not cooking or baking, I have this thing for rescuing beagles. I am partial to the oldies. Here are several of the dogs we have rescued over the past two decades.