Vegan Eats: Meals For Change's Shepherd-Less Pie

T. Palmer

​Oakland's Meals for Change offers premade vegetarian and vegan entrees for sale at local independent grocers like Rainbow and Real Foods. Proceeds benefit East Bay nonprofit Bay Area Community Services (BACS) in its programs such as meals on wheels and culinary enterprise instruction.

We seriously heart MFC's vegan Shepherd-Less Pie, made with sustainable and locally sourced potatoes, azuki beans, carrots, and peppers. The fluffy potatoes are served as a rectangle on the side so they don't get soggy or soak up all the juice; the combination makes for a closer mimic of the traditional UK recipe. Sure, this meatless twist might be sacrilege to many Brits, but this is the Bay Area, where freshness of produce and subtlety of flavor is celebrated.