Need an easy vegan dinner option? Look no further muchacho. It does not get easier with this one. Saute some veg, throw in a couple of spices, pour in the liquid and you’re done! Don’t let my meagre list of vegetables stop you, the sky is the limit! Throw in some mushrooms here, a leek…
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How to Plan Your Mother’s Day Breakfast In Bed
Greetings all! Welcome to the first of a series of posts that focus on all things outside the kitchen. Think hosting dinner parties, sustainability and food security, DIY projects and basically everything else that’s on my mind. Today, we’ll be talking about setting up an epic breakfast spread for Mother’s Day. For all my regular…
Vegan Coconut Carrot Cake Pancakes
It’s D-Day for my mother’s vegetable garden. It’s that wonderful time of year when everything is ready for harvesting. This week, we have homegrown spinach, carrots and onions gracing the pantry. How beautiful is this produce? It was only appropriate that I used our carrots to make something special, and as Mother’s Day is right…
Spinach and Feta Pesto Muffins
This recipe was originally posted on the 9th August 2016, but was updated with new photos and reposted on the 10th of May 2017. For the original photos, scroll to the bottom of this blog post. Killer combos: balsamic vinegar + honey, pasta + pesto, spinach + feta Today, I decided to get you back…
The Best Pasta Sauce
It’s really funny how this one came about. At the end of last year, my dad brought home about 30 tomatoes. No joke, my kitchen was overflowing with this bright red fruit (vegetable?). I honestly feel uncomfortable calling a tomato a fruit, it just doesn’t feel right. If you’ve read my post on this simple spinach…
Chocolate Chai Quinoa Granola Bars
I’m falling in love with chai spice. There’s something magical about this particular combination of spices. Whether it comes from their insane health benefits, how good they taste together or the fact that it can be applied to any dish and make it 100× better. Especially when there’s chocolate involved. Enter: these granola bars. Easy…
Raw Avocado Lime Cheesecake Bites
When your dessert is made of avocados, you can eat as much as you’d like without feeling guilty #score. Fair warning though: this dessert is not as sweet as my other vegan cheesecake recipes. If you’re looking for something on the sweeter side, look here for some golden caramel goodness and over here for a…
Cucumber Lime Mint Mules
Happy Friday! Time to kick back, put your feet up and enjoy the 3 day weekend! The best way (or only way really) to do that is with a cocktail in your hand and the sun in your face. What are you waiting for? I’m going to keep it short today so that you can…
Life Is Oh So Dandy 