Tag: Recipes
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Vegan comfort food: the sweet potato fries edition
I will not presume that you need comfort food as much as I need comfort food this week. But if you do, I’m here to help. I haven’t been feeling especially picky with what I reach for as comfort this week. Anything with carbs will do. So far that has included a fair bit of…
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Pumpkin crumble bars and Northern Lights
It’s almost Canadian Thanksgiving and pumpkin is in the air. I’m visiting family this weekend and it’s as if Nora from Nora Cooks was speaking directly to me with her email about the Pumpkin Crumble Bars. On Thursday evening I made the pumpkin bars, using butternut squash instead of canned pumpkin purée. I roasted the…
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Birthday (and other) cake!
I turned 60 this week. And it strikes me as a great opportunity to write about how becoming vegan back in 2011 didn’t require me to miss a single beat in the birthday cake department. This surprises a lot of people, who are under the misconception that there is no good baking without eggs, butter,…
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Protein, even for dessert!
If you had to design a Vegan Bingo card, a great candidate entry would be “But where do you get your protein?” I don’t know anyone who has been vegan for any length of time who hasn’t been asked this question. And then there are the so-called chefs, such as the chef that catered an…
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Why vegans avoid honey
I’m on a photography tour of France right now with a group of people who aren’t vegan. And though everyone is nice about it (at least to my face!), it’s been a bit of a challenge. When I’m trying to get along with people, especially new people, I’m not inclined to go toe-to-toe about reasons…
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An unforgettable vegan wedding feast
This week I snuck off (well not really “snuck”) to Newfoundland to get married. Of course it wouldn’t be a wedding without amazing vegan food. My partner, Diane, and I started with a weekend in Toronto where we had a very special brunch with my family at our favourite vegan restaurant, Planta Queen. Oh so…
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Chocolate chip cookies
For the long weekend I meant to post about cookies. And then I didn’t manage to do it because, well, it was a long weekend and I was traveling with friends! So here it is. Late but here. I made chocolate chip cookies for a friend recently and held a few back for myself. I…
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Veggies for breakfast? Try a veggie pancake
Yesterday I saw a Time magazine article that recommended veggies for breakfast. I don’t normally love stories of the “you should eat this” variety, but this one got me thinking because in general, savoury breakfast is not typical for me since becoming vegan. I used to really like eggs and potatoes back in the day.…
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How about carrot cake with cream cheese icing this weekend?
Last weekend and the week before I made the one-bowl vegan carrot cake with cream cheese icing from Nora Cooks. The first time I made it was for a big crowd. I made it as a 13×9 inch rectangular cake and cut it into 36 small pieces. I got one. And then it was gone.…
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Veganizing family favourites: South African pickled f*sh gets a cruelty-free update
I’m home at my parents’ place for the Easter weekend. While it’s not a vegan household, my mum and dad have both gone a long way to make it vegan friendly. And so when I was chatting with them last week, my mother asked if I had ever given any thought to vegan possibilities for…
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