cultivating a sustainable life
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 …
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 …
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 …
I’m kind of a traditionalist when it comes to food (except for, you know, the whole vegan thing). I adore simple, old world recipes; the stuff our grandmothers could whip up using nothing more than intuition and what she had on hand. Simple, rustic food …
Now that everyone in our household is either working or going to school (or both), weβre always on the lookout for meals that come together quickly after a long day. I have come to depend on cookbooks like Isa Does It, Isa Chandraβs book of …
Our holidays almost always include at least one incarnation of a rich, decadent bread, and that’s often in the form of a decorative wreath or braid, Christmas morning cinnamon buns, or soft and buttery dinner rolls. While itβs totally possible to make bread without milk …
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 …
Mushrooms are a vegan flavour-seeker’s best friend; their savoury earthiness is a godsend for those craving the comforting richness of stewed meats and broths, but not the meat itself. Even before I became a vegetarian, I was all about the mushrooms; a burger just wasn’t …