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)!

(Almost Raw) Vegan Key Lime Cheesecake

(Almost Raw) Vegan Key Lime Cheesecake - Gluten-Free

This rich yet refreshing, almost raw, gluten-free and 100% vegan key lime cheesecake is the perfect summer treat. This recipe is based on Allyson @ Manifest Vegan’s Pretty Darn Raw Vegan Cheesecake. Ever since making my first  raw vegan cheesecake, I’ve been thinking about making a key lime version. The slight coconut flavor and taste … Read more

Vegan Caesar Salad

Vegan Caesar Salad - Easy and also Gluten-Free!

My mom makes a killer Caesar salad and it was one my favorite dishes growing up. She left the anchovies out of it for me when I went vegetarian, but when I went vegan a couple years later, it was “bye bye Caesar salad” for me. Over the years, I played around with various ingredients … Read more

Vegan Borscht (Beetroot Soup)

Borscht (Beetroot Soup) - Vegan and Gluten-Free

This week, I had a lot of fresh beetroot on hand so I decided to make Vegan Borscht (beetroot soup) for the first time. I love making fresh soups, because other than eating veggies straight-up, I find that a homemade soup is the best way to bring-out the great flavor of fresh vegetables. Nothing is … Read more

Black & White Bean Quinoa Salad

Black & White Bean Quinoa Salad - Vegan & Gluten-Free

My mom subscribes to Canadian Living magazine, and it usually includes a really good vegetarian or vegan recipe. She diligently puts the vegan (or easily made vegan) recipes aside for me, and better yet, she makes a couple of the recipes for me whenever I’m in town. She  made me this black & white bean … Read more

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

Chili Soup (Kidney Bean Soup w/ Guacamole)

Chili Soup (Kidney Bean Soup) - Vegan & Gluten-Free

Check out this awesome kidney bean soup. Until I made this the other day, I had never had a kidney-bean based soup before – just the usual black or white bean variety. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a new favorite. I’ve nicknamed it “chili soup” because it has a wonderful comforting and … Read more

Spicy Peanut Quinoa Salad

Spicy Peanut Quinoa Salad (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

I love peanut butter. Peanut butter cookies, peanut butter dipping sauce, peanut butter out of the jar… peanut butter anything! So when a late-night Google search returned a recipe for quinoa salad with spicy peanut dressing, I didn’t hesitate to bookmark it and use it as inspiration for my lunch the next day, this Spicy Peanut … Read more

Healthy Vegan Quinoa Chili

Quinoa Chili - Vegan and Gluten-Free

About 5 years ago, I veganized my mom’s chili recipe by replacing the ground beef with Yves veggie ground round. I made it like that for years, doubling the recipe, and freezing it so that there was always a warm comforting meal available at the drop of a hat. Then I moved to Sydney, Australia, … Read more

What is Quinoa?

Quinoa

The next topic in my What’s That? series is… Quinoa! I’ve got a few amazing quinoa recipes on the way, and thought it might be nice to first explain the origins and benefits of this genius little grain. Chances are that you’ve seen this ingredient pop-up everywhere over the past couple years – from recipes … Read more

Fried Cauliflower, Chickpea and Swiss Chard

Fried Cauliflower, Chickpea and Swiss Chard - Vegan and Gluten-Free

Back in December, I enjoyed a lovely salad of fried cauliflower, chickpeas and silverbeet at Bodega Tapas Bar here in Sydney. It was hardy yet light with highlights of fresh lemon and toasted cumin seeds. As you can tell, I was making a mental note of the ingredients and flavors because I figured that it … Read more

Roasted Butternut Squash, Lime & Coconut Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash, Lime & Coconut Soup (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

I cut this soup recipe out of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper many years ago – and it’s been one of my favorites ever since. The coconut milk makes it so rich and creamy and the cilantro (fresh coriander) and lime give it such a fresh, summer-taste, any time of the year. I veganized the original … Read more

Cauliflower Purée with Mushroom Compote, Seared King Mushroom and Shitake Bacon

Cauliflower Puree with Mushroom Compote, Seared King Mushroom and Shitake Bacon - Vegan & Gluten-Free

Warning: if you suffer from Mycophobia (fear of mushrooms), you should turn back now or maybe read this nice post on swiss chard. For everyone else, welcome to the mushroom orgy! I cut the Cauliflower Purée with Mushroom Compote recipe from the LCBO’s Food&Drink magazine back in 2009 and have been lugging it around with me … Read more

Roasted Cauliflower in Lemon-Tahini Sauce

Roasted Cauliflower in Lemon-Tahini Sauce - Vegan and Gluten-Free

I came across this recipe for Roasted Cauliflower in Lemon-Tahini Sauce on the Vegetarian Times website and it’s really awesome. While I don’t particularly love raw cauliflower, I do love it in low-carb risotto or simply roasted. Even if you’re not a huge cauliflower fan, I still really recommend trying this recipe. Just roasting the cauliflower … Read more

Best Ever Vegan Mac & Cheese

Best Ever Vegan Mac & Cheese (Vegan and Gluten-Free)

Nooch Disclaimer: If you missed my post on Nutritional Yeast, and you’re not familiar with that ingredient, you may want to check it out before reading further because this Vegan Mac & Cheese recipe is very “nooch” dependant. I guess I should start by saying that I’ve probably tried every “cheezy” nutritional yeast sauce out … Read more

Roasted Fresh Tomato Soup

Roasted Fresh Tomato Soup - The smell of the fresh tomatoes roasting is intoxicating! Vegan & Gluten-Free.

The best part of this roasted fresh tomato soup (other than the taste), is the aroma that will fill your home when making it! I got a little carried away at the farmer’s market last week and found myself with too many tomatoes. I didn’t really feel like making the obvious thing (pasta sauce) so … Read more

Macadamia Macaroons

Macadamia Macaroons

I really love the healthy truffles that I discovered a couple weeks ago but when I went to make them yesterday, I realized that I didn’t have enough walnuts, pecans, or almonds to make them. I did however have a lot of desiccated coconut and really felt like something “coconut-y”. Hmm – I wonder what … Read more