cultivating a sustainable life
There are a lot of great egg substitutes out there, but they can be expensive and hard to find. We’ve found that basic ingredients, such as tofu and chickpeas, are excellent stand-ins for eggs, and this simple seasoning elevates them even further, reducing the need …
We started making these a couple of years ago, back when the restaurants were closed and we were desperate for the flavours and ease of a take-out meal. We continue to make them to this day because they’re quick to pull together, and are a …
When the autumn rains hit, there’s nothing more comforting than a warming bowl of soup loaded with chunky vegetables (except maybe a long bath followed by stretchy pants), so we’ve been eating this one a lot lately. The timing is perfect, as gardens, larders, and …
We started making these a couple of years ago, back when the restaurants were closed and we were desperate for the flavours and ease of a take-out meal. We continue to make them to this day because they’re quick to pull together, and are a …
I’ve been wanting to create a vegan hot cross bun for a while now, and I thought, heck, why not make them a little bit special while I was at it? This recipe combines two of our old favourites: my world famous (well, maybe just …
There are a lot of great egg substitutes out there, but they can be expensive and hard to find. We’ve found that basic ingredients, such as tofu and chickpeas, are excellent stand-ins for eggs, and this simple seasoning elevates them even further, reducing the need …
Wry neck is a condition that will cause your bird to hold her head at a funny, backward angle, as if looking up, and she may struggle to stand up or eat. This most often happens with chicks and ducklings, but it can happen with …
I’ve already posted my favourite No-Knead Oatmeal Bread recipe, but I thought I would also share my super quick base recipe that I use either totally on its own, or as a jumping off point for various flavoured loaves. I most often use it to …
I’m relatively new to fermenting, but it’s become a bit of an obsession for me this year. We’ve always been a very kraut forward family, but since discovering curried cauliflower pickles earlier this year, I’m now constantly thinking about ways to pickle and preserve all …
This has become one of our all time favorite breakfasts. We’ve tried all kinds of egg replacers since removing eggs from our diet – some of them are excellent, but they can be expensive or hard to find. Happily, it turns out the simplest alternative …
In our house, Christmas morning has always involved eating cinnamon buns while opening our stockings – there’s something about sticky fingers and wrapping paper (and shiny new gifts) that just works. π As a kid, my mom’s cinnamon rolls were dripping with golden, cinnamon-y syrup, …
One of the things I missed most after going vegan was canned tuna. It was such an easy thing to add to sandwiches, casseroles, and pasta – I would even eat it on its own on crackers or in salads. However, being at the top …
When my husband and I took on the huge job of building our house, the only way we could afford to do it at all was by putting in a lot of our own βsweat equityβ, as we had very little of the monetary kind …