About Ruth

Ruth standing next to her small garden.

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.

I test and retest all my recipes in my kitchen before publishing. In some photos, you may spot my favorite testers, my beagles. They’re enthusiastic, but I take my readers’ feedback as the gold standard.

My Food Background

I grew up with a single mom in Denver, Colorado. She was a great cook, but time in the kitchen was limited. When she did cook, her meals were often Lebanese or Mediterranean-inspired. Those flavors quietly shaped how 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 food deepened while I was backpacking in the region. I spent 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

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, foods, and dietary choices.
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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, except for one vegetarian quiche recipe, though 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.

Lucy the beagle staring at the camera.

Lucy

Rescued at 6

Hank the beagle staring at the camera.

Hankie-Poo

Rescued at 5

Ellie the beagle looking off to the side.

Ellie

Rescued at 1

Dolly the beagle staring at the camera.

Dolly

Rescued at 10

Pippi Whitestockings looking at the camera

Pippi Whitestockings

Rescued at 2

Buddy the beagle on a bed.

Buddy

Rescued at 13

June Bug resting on a shoe.

Juni

Rescued at 4

“You don’t need to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces,
Just good, recipes from fresh
ingredients.”
Julia child