Carrot Cake Breakfast Bars {vegan}

Carrot Cake Breakfast Bars {vegan}

Carrot Cake Breakfast bars. I know! My kids were pretty excited about having carrot cake for breakfast. A simple little breakfast bar that will make a few mornings easier. Not too sweet but sweet enough for first thing in the morning. Make ahead and grab and go.

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Waffles

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Waffles

Pumpkin pie in a crispy and fluffy waffle – a yummy fall breakfast treat. Tomorrow, while you are eating your Sunday breakfast, I will be running 13.1 miles.  For fun, I suppose, since I am certainly not running to win. While I’m running I will be thinking...
Vegan Cranberry Ginger Snack Cake

Vegan Cranberry Ginger Snack Cake

I see this cake making an appearance on Christmas morning. Something to throw in the oven while the coffee brews and then share slightly warm after most of the presents have been opened. I would serve as I did here, in generous wedges

Vegan Carrot Muffins

Vegan Carrot Muffins

Today I’m revisiting one of our lunch-box favorites! – Vegan Carrot Muffins. In the grand scheme of things I don’t have as much time in the kitchen as I would like, so I tend to try new things more often than I go back and remake the same recipes...
Double Chocolate Whole Wheat Banana Muffins

Double Chocolate Whole Wheat Banana Muffins

These Double Chocolate Whole Wheat Banana Muffins are vegan and fill the chocolatey requirement. And will totally settle that mid-afternoon chocolate craving. In a slightly virtuous way – there is whole wheat flour in there!

Quinoa muffins with chia and blueberry

Quinoa muffins with chia and blueberry

Here is a healthy little muffin to go with your weekend coffee. Vegan, nearly fat-free and packed with protein from chia seeds and quinoa. Next time you are cooking quinoa for dinner make some extra.

Nut-Free Granola Bars for the Lunch Box #vegan

Nut-Free Granola Bars for the Lunch Box #vegan

The nice thing about making granola bars yourself is you decide what goes in them and so, what your kids eat. In this version, dates, chocolate chips, sunflower and hemp seeds flavoured with orange and cinnamon.

Millet and Oat Muffins #vegan

Millet and Oat Muffins #vegan

I really hate to add to your To-Do list for the weekend, but a batch of these muffins would be a good idea. They stash nicely in the freezer and given that they are fairly low in sugar they make a healthy addition for the kids lunch box. Or better yet, with a piece of fruit and slathered with nut butter they are a quick and compact little breakfast.

Blackberry Red Walnut Scones {#vegan}

Blackberry Red Walnut Scones {#vegan}

The trick to tender and flaky scones, even when they are vegan, is to not over mix the dough. Mix the dry ingredients together then add the honey (or your favourite liquid sweetener) and coconut oil. Mix well with your fingers to get a fine crumb. Yes, this is like making pastry.