A hearty and full-flavoured vegan soup. This soup freezes well too - great to have stashed in the freezer for quick meals.
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Fluffy Dairy-Free Banana Pancakes
Crunchy almonds and sweet bananas make these super fluffy banana pancakes a special treat. Using non-dairy milk and no butter makes this recipe dairy free.
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.
Raw Lemon Pound Cake Bites
These raw lemon pound cake bites are just what you ordered. They are totally lemony and overall not that bad for you. Vegan. Gluten-free. And refind sugar free.
Spicy Turkey Enchilada Soup
A spicy and healthy use for those holiday leftovers. Black beans, tomatoes and jalapenos make a healthy and hearty slowcooker meal.
Sundried Tomato Cheese Rolls
We all need a go-to easy to throw together appetizer in our arsenal, this is mine at the moment.
Pumpkin Spice Bread
This Pumpkin Spice Bread is an easy quick bread. Healthy and vegan with a little extra sweet on top Pumpkin is the thing this week. Apologies if you are done with pumpkin. I'm just getting started. There might have been a latte. That probably started it. And then I made some pumpkin waffles and I...
Vegan Pumpkin Pie Waffles
Pumpkin pie in a crispy and fluffy waffle - a yummy fall breakfast treat. This recipe is vegan. 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 about how I could...
Favorite Peanut Tomato Soup
This is not a typical tomato soup. Peanut butter adds a creamy and smooth texture to this soup. The flavours here are little on the spicier side, highlighting the its sweetness just perfectly.
Barley with Lemon and Kale
Barley with Lemon and Kale. A hearty whole grain side dish full of greens, with lots of garlic and lemon. Love your whole grains!
Dark Chocolate Ricotta Cake with Almonds
This chocolate ricotta cake is rich, yet light. Dense, but creamy. A cheesecake made with ricotta cheese, dark chocolate and almonds. It's gluten-free.
Sweet Potato and Chickpea Curry
A quick and easy vegetarian family meal, this Sweet Potato and Chickpea Curry is ready in about 35 minutes. Serve with Naan for a simple, one-pot meal.
Soft Whole Wheat Pretzels
These vegan whole wheat pretzels are super easy to make. Have fresh homemade pretzels ready in about an hour. Perfect for movie night! Don't forget the salted tops! If you love easy vegan bread baking, try our favourite vegan flatbread recipe. This post was originally published in 2017. I have updated it to include step-by-step...
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
Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
These Ginger Molasses Cookies may very well be the best cookie I have ever made. Three kinds of ginger give these cookies an extra gingery kick!
Two-Bite Nutella Brownies
These Two-Bite Nutella Brownies take less than 20 minutes start to finish and need just 3 ingredients. So easy, make them tonight!
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Quinoa
Raw shaved Brussels sprout salad with quinoa, cranberries and walnuts is just perfect for family gatherings. Prepare most of the salad ahead of time and toss everything together just before servings. Easy! Crunchy, sweet and good for you too. This might be my favourite way to eat Brussels Sprouts. I just love the crunch of...
Balsamic and Garlic Roasted Carrots with Parmesan
Roasted Carrots with Parmesan, Garlic, and Balsamic. An easy side-dish that looks impressive and tastes even better. This past Thanksgiving (Canadian version) my Sister-In-Law made these garlic roasted carrots and then covered them with Parmesan and I decided right then that it was the best thing ever to happen to a bunch of carrots. So...
Sugar and Spice Pumpkin Butter Muffins
Sugar and Spice Pumpkin Butter Muffins. Pumpkin butter gives these muffins the most rich and sweet pumpkin-y flavour. It would not be fall without a pumpkin spice recipe and here is this year's contribution - Sugar and Spice Pumpkin Butter Muffins. I've used pumpkin butter in these muffins (rather than just plain ole' pureed pumpkin)...
Oven-Roasted Maple Glazed Carrots
Glazed Carrots make an easy holiday side dish. These vegan oven-roasted carrots are glazed with maple syrup and dijon. I'm not entirely sure why I ended up with so many incredibly cute and perfect farmer's market baby carrots, but I did. Thank you Costco. And fortunately for you, I've used these lovely little bits of...
Butternut Squash Vegetarian Chili {Slow Cooker Recipe}
A warm, slightly sweet and vegan chili. It tastes like fall. And I know it is good for you. Filling and comforting. Perfect for taking the chill from your bones after a long fall walk.
Caramel Apple Pie Cheesecake
A lightly spiced cheesecake topped with sauted apples, brown sugar streusal topping and caramel sauce. Oh and in a gingerbread crust! This might be the best cheesecake I have ever made. I think someone said that. I'm proud of this one. This Caramel Apple Pie Cheesecake is a creamy, lightly spiced cheesecake baked in a...
Easy Red Lentil Soup
Guys, I'm going to be straight with you here. As much as I love my slow-cooker, most days I am just not together enough at 7am to execute a slow-cooker recipe properly. Nor am I disciplined enough to get such a thing started sometime between dinner clean up and my (much too early) bedtime. But all is...
Apple Oatmeal Muffins
A simple cinnamon muffin packed with nutritious oatmeal and fresh fall apples. Pack these in the kids lunch box for a healthy low-fat snack.
Fall Vegetable Casserole
This is perfect holiday - thanksgiving, Christmas, you name it feast - dish. It covers off the mashed sweet vegetable requirements in a new and unexpected way. I have now decided that the vinaigrette may very well be the best thing to ever happen to a turnip.
Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Soup with Parmesan
This creamy tomato soup uses up the last of the best fresh summer tomatoes to make a rich and comforting soup in the crock-pot or slow cooker.
Red Pepper and Chili Jam
It's that time of year when the garden chilis are being harvested and taking over your kitchens. And while I can't promise you will use up the whole of your bumper crop with this jam, you will get to use a small lot of them. Besides, I'm in love with this stuff.
Chipotle Rice Casserole
This smokey mexican style vegetarian rice casserole is quick to prepare and will serve a crowd. Or split the recipe into 2-4 portions and stored in the freezer for future meals. Easy make ahead black beans and rice bake! I have to admit that batch cooking is really not much my thing. But recipes like this...
Apricot Dutch Baby Pancake
Whip up this fluffy Apricot topped Dutch Baby pancake in the blender and bake it in the oven while fresh apricots simmer into sweet yumminess
School Safe Snacks for the Kid's Lunchbox
Just solving your school snack lunch packing emergencies! These are packable and freezable, healthy and nut-free
The Best Carrot Cake
I believe in pineapple in carrot cake. No really, I do. There must also be pecans... but no raisins. Please just don't. Please no raisins.
Cinnamon Rhubarb Coffee Cake
There is just something about the crumbly cinnamon-ny topping. Crunchy, spicy and so good with a good cup of coffee. This version is reduced fat.
Pineapple Coconut Muffins {vegan, G/F}
Loaded with coconut and insanely cute muffins.
Swiss Chard Pasta with Blackened Cherry Tomatoes
Swiss Chard Pasta with Blackened Cherry Tomatoes | A quick and easy weekend night vegetarian pasta dish. This is ready in about 30 minutes.
Rhubarb Crumb Bars {Vegan} {Gluten-Free}
This easy vegan snack bar is vegan and gluten-free. So easy and puts some of that bounty of rhubarb to use.
Key Lime Pie Cheesecake
I've explained this thing I have, I've explained my love for cheesecakes before, so I won't go into details again. But, tell me you get me here. I know you do. There is something so grand, so special about a cheesecake. This cheesecake - with its bright lime tartness - is perfect for the warmer months....
Best Ever All Purpose, BBQ Spice Mix
Serious kitchen efficiencies can be yours with this homemade BBQ spice mix. Use it on everything. Save time in the kitchen
Lemon and Herb Bean Salad
Make this summer bean salad for lunch or for your next summer BBQ or potluck. So easy and fresh.
Vegetarian Lentil Meatballs
These have a decidedly Italian flavour and work well with your favourite tomato-based sauce. Leftovers, with sauce, make really nice veggie meatballs subs.
Chocolate Guinness Cake
I like how not frilly this cake is. This is a cake that feels as dark and stormy as the winter skies. It's cozy like a coffee, or rather a dark stout.