Bagels with vegan herb and garlic cream cheese
Bagel recipe from here (hot for food), cream cheese recipe adapted from this recipe as well as hot for food's Cream cheese: 450g silken…
Best vegan food in LA? Equelecua Cuban Vegan
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to visit what is apparently the only vegan Cuban restaurant in the world. It happened to be right next to…
Chickpea omelette
I never really made omelettes before I was vegan - it was really only something I would eat at a restaurant. Vegan omelettes always seemed a bit…
My attempt at making vegan inside-out lamingtons
Last weekend, I attempted to make chocolate lamingtons with a vanilla icing on the outside. I kind of munted them. I used this chocolate cake…
My favourite vegan chocolate chip cookies
There are a lot of great vegan chocolate chip cookie recipes out there. I've seen some made with refined coconut oil, which yields a similar richness…
My vegan brownie adventure
Since going vegan, I've missed those classic fudge brownies - the ones with that special crackly top. For a long time, I couldn't figure out how…
Pumpkin scones with icing
After a long and rather hot summer, it finally feels like autumn here in the northwestern US. We had our first real rain storm yesterday. To mark the…
Roasted eggplant sandwiches
A long time ago, I found this recipe. Like many other recipes that I find, I bookmarked it and promptly forgot about it. Today I finally decided to…
Sourdough blueberry pancakes
A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriend decided to make sourdough bread. He ended up with extra sourdough starter, so we used it to make pancakes. We…
Vegan chocolate chip almond butter oatmeal cookies
This week I decided to combine two of my favourite cookie recipes - cinnamon almond butter chocolate chip, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I…
Vegan dumplings with soy curls and mushrooms
The other week I decided to try making dumplings with soy curls. Soy curls seem to work well in everything - curries, shawarma, stir fries... They…
Vegan lamingtons!
I finally succeeded at making lamingtons yesterday. I used a doubled version of this recipe for the sponge cake, and I veganised this recipe for the…
Vegan lasagna + vegan mozzarella
A few weeks ago I decided to make vegan lasagna with homemade vegan cheese. It was super delicious, and may be one of my favourite recipes ever. I…
Vegan pumpkin donuts
This weekend we had a vegan bake sale at my local vegan grocery (Vegan Haven), and I decided to make pumpkin donuts with a maple glaze. I decided to…
Vegan tuna California sushi roll recipe + what’s new on Shortland Street
First, the recipe. A while ago I attempted to make vegan sushi with a friend, and it was a success! For the tomato "tuna" we used this recipe…
Vegan unsurpassable chocolate chip cookies
This recipe is pretty similar to the oatmeal cookies I posted about last week. However, I think it's still worth sharing. A few years ago I found…
Wild rice with farro and dried cranberries, lentils with balsamic reduction
This weekend I decided to make a meal with mostly whole foods, and I came across some recipes that I learnt from a family friend. For the lentil…