Cream of Asparagus Soup
This fresh asparagus soup is made creamy and rich with the addition of raw cashews. It’s gluten-free and freezer-friendly!
make-ahead
A collection of make-ahead vegan recipes that you can make ahead of time – great for busy weeknights or busy dinner parties!
Double Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
These vegan double almond chocolate chip cookies are a great source of protein and vitamin E. And because they don’t contain any wheat (just almond flour), they’re 100% gluten-free!
Quinoa Granola with Coconut and Chia Seeds
A healthy granola made with quinoa flakes, shredded coconut, nuts and seeds. Perfect with plant-based yogurt/milk. Vegan and Gluten-Free!
Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
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!
Raw Mango Cheesecake
Just before the holidays, my partner and I had some friends over for a BBQ dinner. I decided to make a mango-based dessert because they’re at their peak in Australia right now. And because it’s been so warm out (sorry Polar Vortex sufferers), a raw mango cheesecake seemed like the perfect treat. I’ve been a … Read more
Almost Raw Cookie Dough Balls
I’ve been making my Healthy Breakfast Cookies every week since moving into our new apartment. They’re healthy little bites of goodness – the perfect little snack to pack up when we’re on the go. But I’ve been using chocolate chips instead of raisins lately, and that little tweak inspired me to modify my Almost Raw … Read more
Coconut Curry Lentil Soup
This Coconut Curry Lentil Soup was inspired by my Easy Lemon Lentil Soup and my Quick & Easy Indian Curry Quinoa recipes. So if you liked those recipes, you’ll want to try this one (and vice versa). It’s grey and cold in Sydney this week. Not anything like what’s going on in North America at … Read more
Curried Chickpea & Veggie “Noodle” Salad
This quick & easy curried chickpea and veggie “noodle” salad is ready in under 30 minutes and naturally gluten-free! So I took to the kitchen to develop this salad made with raw vegetable “noodles”, chickpeas, and a creamy yellow curry dressing. When lunchtime rolled around last week, I was craving Raw Pad Thai, but with … Read more
Rocket & Cashew Spread
This arugula / rocket and cashew spread is delicious served with crostini bread or crackers, or used as a sandwich spread. It’s vegan and naturally gluten-free. I haven’t blogged about arugula (rocket) very much before, but it’s really popular in Australia, so I’ve been eating a lot more of it since moving back here a … Read more
Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers with Almonds and Mint
Dinner one night last week was inspired by a dish that my old friend Andrea used to make. I never did get her actual recipe, but it was based on a wild rice blend. If you’ve been here before, then you know that I’m a big quinoa lover, and that I love quinoa-a-fying rice and … Read more
Asian Cashew Quinoa Salad
Yesterday’s lunch was inspired by Julie Hasson’s Peanut Sesame Noodles. I halved the dressing and swapped the noodles and peanut butter for quinoa and cashew butter. I also added some red bell pepper (capsicum), carrots, and purple cabbage for color, and some additional raw cashews for extra crunch. The result is an Asian Cashew Quinoa … Read more
African Peanut Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Beans
My partner and I recently moved back to Sydney so I’m in the process of setting up my new kitchen. I’ll share the process of building-up my vegan pantry again in an upcoming post, but until I’ve finished all that… we need to eat! And this vegan African peanut stew with sweet potatoes and beans … Read more
Easy Lemon Lentil Soup
This lemon lentil soup recipe comes together with pantry staples. It’s protein-packed, deceptively tasty, and naturally gluten-free! It was grey and rainy in Toronto today, so when dinner rolled around, I decided to “veganize” this Lentil Lemon Soup recipe. It contains very few ingredients and it’s quick and easy to prepare, making it a perfect … Read more
Oven-Baked Mexican Quinoa Casserole
Since making the Spinach & Lemon Quinoa Bake in December, I’ve been inspired to create more oven-cooked quinoa dishes. And today I’m pleased to share my latest: this vegan oven-baked Mexican quinoa casserole. Recipe featured on February 23, 2014 — 22 Easy One-Pot Meals With No Meat Why I love this Mexican quinoa casserole It comes together … Read more
Quick & Easy Vegan Cheesecake
The holidays are so crazy, aren’t they? From wrapping-up work projects for the end of the calendar year, to finalizing gift shopping and decorating the house, there is often little time to do anything else. Even though I had plenty of notice for a holiday get together with friends a couple weeks ago, I left … Read more
Maple Spiced Pecans
I was putting a Christmas gift basket together for my boss this week and I thought it would be nice to include something homemade. These maple spiced pecans are just the right amount of sweet and spicy, and once packaged up in a cute jar with some holiday trim, they make really easy personal gifts. … Read more
Vegan Pumpkin Parfaits
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone! I’m posting this recipe for those of you looking for a quick Thanksgiving recipe idea. The bonus is that it’s healthy enough that you could get away with eating it for breakfast. Can you say win-win? I got the idea for this recipe from a magazine years ago, and if you’ve … Read more
Kale Salad with Creamy Lemon Tahini Dressing
As mentioned previously, I now live really close to one of Toronto’s great Fresh Restaurants and find myself eating there quite often. I’ve come to really enjoy their lemon tahini dressing and decided that it seemed simple enough to attempt to recreate at home. I first worked out this easy tahini dressing a couple months … Read more