Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing - Vegan and Gluten-Free

This Southwestern quinoa salad features pump grape tomatoes, lively corn and orange bell peppers, protein-packed black beans, refreshing cucumber and a creamy avocado dressing. Vegan & Gluten-Free!

Vegan Egg McMuffins

Vegan Egg McMuffins

Some mornings are special and require a little more effort than a bowl of cereal or oatmeal. This is one of those mornings. Because these are Vegan Egg McMuffins! I haven’t posted many breakfast recipes over the years. That’s because my normal breakfasts consists of one or some of the following: fruit protein shake oatmeal … Read more

Hijiki Tofu Burgers & Carrot Ginger Dressing

If you love the carrot ginger dressing from Dojo’s restaurant in NYC, then you’ll love this dressing. It’s great served on a green salad and/or with a Hijiki tofu burger and brown rice. My dad was in the Canadian Armed Forces, so when I was growing up, we moved… a lot! We lived throughout Canada … Read more

Elegant Salt & Pepper Tofu with Cilantro Pesto and Red Pepper Coulis

Earlier this week, I was craving my usual salt and pepper tofu, and it occurred to me that I had everything on hand in the fridge to pull it together. But I was also in the mood for something a bit “fancy” so I decided to try a different take on it. Introducing my Elegant Salt … Read more

Hot & Cold Soba Noodle Salad

Hot & Cold Soba Noodle Salad - Vegan & Gluten-Free

This recipe comes from the January 2011 issue of House&Home magazine. It’s one of the recipes that my mom and I made together when I was home visiting last month. It’s a great little meal and we really liked the contrast of hot and cold in our little soba noodle bowls. We managed to find … Read more

Coconut Rice Salad with Mango, Cucumber and Spicy BBQ Tofu

I saw a shrimp-based version of this recipe in Chatelaine magazine a few years ago and have been serving-up veganized ever since. In fact, made it for my parents when I was home visiting them last month. Instead of shrimp, I use tofu, and I marinade it for a little while before grilling it. The … Read more

Fresh Restaurant’s Tangled Thai Salad

Fresh Restaurant's Tangled Thai Salad

My mom saw this recipe in Canadian House & Home magazine a few months ago and we made it together for dinner last night. The recipe comes from chef Jennifer Houston at Fresh restaurant in Toronto. I’ve never had the pleasure of eating at Fresh – but after trying this salad, it’s at the top … Read more

Tofu with Thai Coconut Peanut Sauce

Tofu with Thai Coconut Peanut Sauce - Vegan and Gluten-Free

Love Thai food? Then this recipe is for you! Simply add your favorite vegetables and an optional rice/quinoa base, and you can enjoy this restaurant-worthy dish in the comfort of your own home (possibly in the less time than you’d be waiting for a bland take-away)!

Quick & Easy Tofu Sandwich

Quick & Easy Tofu Sandwich - Vegan & Gluten-Free

This quick & easy tofu sandwich is satisfying and takes next to no time to make. It’s vegan and can easily be made gluten-free! I started making this tofu sandwich back in high school, and although I don’t consider it a real “recipe”, it’s something that I make from time to time when I’m craving … Read more

Mushroom Mini Quiches

Mushroom Mini Quiches

Warning: this is another post for mushroom-lovers. If you’re not a fan of them, then you may want to escape to chocolate-land and forget that you ever saw this. Ok, onto the fungi. Once again, I have gone overboard at the farmer’s markets, and last week I found myself with way too many mushrooms. What can I … Read more

Versatile Vegan Quiche

Versatile Vegan Quiche

Yesterday, I happened upon a package of puff pastry dough in my freezer and decided that it was about time that I use it. The other items in my fridge and pantry inspired me to come up with this vegan quiche, which was really yummy and which I’ll definitely make again. I used a lot … Read more

Pistachio-Crusted Maple Dijon Tofu

Pistachio-Crusted Maple Dijon Tofu - Vegan & Gluten-Free

This pistachio-crusted maple dijon tofu looks quite decadent, but it only requires 5 ingredients, is actually very easy to prepare, and is ready in under 30 minutes. Background I saw this recipe for Pistachio-Crusted Salmon a couple years ago in Canadian Living magazine and decided to try it using tofu instead. It works really well, … Read more

General Tao’s Tofu

General Tao’s Tofu - Vegan & Gluten-Free

I found this recipe for General Tao’s Tofu on VegWeb.com a couple years ago and have made it many times since with great success. It’s a great version of the General Tao’s chicken dish that is offered at many Chinese restaurants. The tofu has a nice crispy yet chewy texture. It’s a dish that you … Read more

Vegan Enchiladas

Easy Enchiladas (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Low-Fat)

I’ve been making this recipe for years because it’s so delicious – and by keeping frozen corn tortillas and store-bought enchilada sauce on hand, I can whip-up homemade vegan enchiladas in no time. Updates October 22, 2016 – I made these again tonight and skipped frying the tortillas before dipping them in the enchilada sauce … Read more

Low-Carb Vegan Cannelloni (Manicotti)

Low-Carb Vegan Manicotti

Vegan MoFo #27 – There are only a few days left in November, and 2010 for that matter – can you believe it?! Here is my contribution for the last Saturday of the Vegan Month of Food. I veganized and added a few ingredients to this recipe from a 1995 issue of Vegetarian Times magazine. … Read more

Peanut Soba Noodles with Tofu, Broccoli & Pineapple

Peanut Soba Noodles w/ Pineapple

Since I was on vacation in Fiji last week, I missed the first week of Vegan MoFo. So this is my contribution for day 12, even though it’s my first food post of the month. I’ve been craving pineapple, mango, and coconut since leaving that tropical paradise, so I plan on featuring those ingredients in my … Read more

Vegan Cannelloni (Manicotti)

Tofu & Spinach Cannelloni (Manicotti) - Vegan, Low-Fat, Gluten-Free

This is an old recipe from Nasoya tofu that I’ve been making for years. It’s great comfort food for me, and because the tofu-to-pasta ratio is so good, I don’t feel so guilty eating the white-flour shells. I’ve also added a little bit of shredded carrot and nutritional yeast to the mix with great success, … Read more

Vegan Fajitas

Vegan Fajitas

One of my favorite types of food is Mexican food. Maybe it’s the fact that beans+rice make such a great nutritional combination, or that putting guacamole on everything is perfectly acceptable. That’s probably the real reason! Fajitas are so easy because you don’t really need a recipe to make them. I start by lightly-frying some … Read more