Easy Green Lentil Curry

Green lentils hit the spot.  They cook quickly, are inexpensive, they don’t need to be presoaked, and they are rich in iron, protein, and fibre. As you can see, despite their name, and the slight pale green hue they have when raw, they cook up to a reassuring dinnertime brown. This recipe is quick, simple, and…

Almond French Toast Sticks

Here’s my dirty food blogger secret:  every six or seven days, I get grumpy. Not with blogging.  Not with eating.  Not even with cooking.  With planning.  What to make?  Do I have the necessary ingredients on hand?  How long will it take?  Will all diners be present at the time when I plan to serve it? …

Blueberry Breakfast Crumble

Blueberry Breakfast Crumble Yesterday, I posted about my ironic Strawberry Banana Smoothie, made with love for my banana-loving comrade, by my banana-hating hands.  Since it’s a long weekend here on the West Coast, I’m still in fancy breakfast mode. To balance out yesterday’s altruistic post, I’m sharing a more selfish pleasure: Blueberry Breakfast Crumble. I…

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

A while ago, my friend Monique asked me about adding drinks to my blog.  “Hmm!” I thought, and then proceeded to post several weeks worth of desserts and savoury dishes. The truth is, I almost always just drink water.  I have an herbal tea or two through the day, and often a chai, but I…

Slacker’s Cinnamon Rolls

I love cinnamon rolls. When I first went vegan, I made it my business to recreate many favourite recipes.  Over the years, while I’ve replicated lasagna, rum cake, shortbread, brownies, cheesecake (yes, there is a distinct trend) very nicely, cinnamon rolls have eluded me. This has nothing to do with being vegan, and everything to…

Pancake Mix & Maple Dreams

I like to create a facade of product grumpiness.  I do love cooking with whole ingredients but every once in a while, I come across a product that brings special delight and opens me up to new cooking possibilities.  So I’ve decided to start the ProductLove category, inspired by my new best breakfast friend; the…

Breakfast Brownies

I’m stealing a few moments for a quick brownie post.  Brownies are one of the first things I veganized.  Some standard recipes call for eggs, in which case I’d use 1 tbsp ground flax with 1/4 cup water to replace each egg.  This particular recipe, though is simply flour, cocoa, sweetness, fat, a touch of…

Fun with waffles …

Waffles have always been a treat.  Growing up, they were an occasional pleasure, the pimped out Cadillac of breakfast foods.  The pancake’s fun and fancy big sister.  They were also made on a 1970s cast iron combination griddle and waffle iron that was guaranteed to make the first batch stick with the type of enthusiasm…