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A collection of vegan appetizer, vegan starter, and vegan hors d’oeuvre recipes – including tips & photos…
Quinoa Falafel with Avocado Tahini Dressing
April 7, 2013
I've loved falafel ever since my aunt Annie introduced me to it as a kid. She took me to a Middle Eastern restaurant outside Montreal and ordered me a plate of vegetarian goodness, including tabouli, hummus, and falafel. At the time, I wasn't even sure exactly what I was eating,...
Read the full post Elegant Salt and Pepper Tofu
October 2, 2011
So my brother and his good friend flew in from Canada yesterday and in all the excitement of showing them around the city and watching the rugby world cup games, I forgot to post my first entry for the Vegan Month of Food, or Vegan MoFo for short. MoFo say...
Read the full post Green Gazpacho
August 10, 2011
If you've been following my last few posts, you'll know that I'm currently on vacation in Ottawa Canada. Right now, I'm staying with my parents and it's actually more of a "semi-vacation" at the moment since I'm working half-days and running around doing a bunch of different errands the rest...
Read the full post Basic Hummus
July 24, 2011
I know, I know... not another hummus recipe! A few of my friends here have asked for my humus recipe, and since I'm heading out of town for a month, I wanted to ensure that they had it before I left. I also wanted to share an awesome little trick...
Read the full post Mushroom Mini Quiches
June 10, 2011
Warning: this is another post for mushroom-lovers. If you're not a fan of them, then you may want to escape to chocolate-land and forget that you ever saw this.
Ok, onto the fungi. Once again, I have gone overboard at the farmer's markets, and last week I found myself with way too many...
Read the full post Beetroot & Greens with Yellow Capsicum Coulis
May 12, 2011
I've never eaten beet greens before, so when I brought home this bunch of beets the other day, I had to run a Google search to see if the leaves were even edible (Okay, you can stop laughing now).
Sure enough, they are edible - and their vibrant shade of green...
Read the full post Roasted Cauliflower in Lemon-Tahini Sauce
May 1, 2011
I came across this recipe for Roasted Cauliflower in Lemon-Tahini Sauce on the Vegetarian Times website and it's really awesome. While I don't particularly love raw cauliflower, I do love it in low-carb risotto or simply roasted. Even if you're not a huge cauliflower fan, I still really recommend trying this...
Read the full post Vegan Tapas Ideas
April 29, 2011
If you're like me, you love sharing small plates of food with friends. Everyone gets to sample a wider variety of food that way and it makes the whole dining experience much more informal and therefore more personal. The term Tapas has been traditionally to describe this type of Spanish dinning,...
Read the full post Spiked Gazpacho
April 1, 2011
I came across Joel Luks' Vegan Good Eats blog a while back and bookmarked just about every recipe on there. The food that he makes is creative and beautiful, and his quirky sense of humor shows in every comment and detail.
I finally got around to making one of his recipes...
Read the full post Avocado Macadamia Pear Salad
March 31, 2011
I came across this recipe in the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Sheila magazine. It looked so decadent, I just had to try it. The trick is to have "ripe but firm" avocados on hand when the pears are just ripe. But once you've got that under control, the actual salad...
Read the full post Broccoli Guacamole
March 2, 2011
I think it's pretty clear from my last couple posts (and overall recipes) that I love avocados. They're so rich and creamy and such a beautiful shade of green (my favorite color). If I had to eat one fruit or veggie the rest of my life, avocados would probably be...
Read the full post Fresh Tomato & Basil Salad
December 14, 2010
I just couldn't resist bringing home these gorgeous grape tomatoes and figured that the best way to enjoy them would be as a light and fresh salad. A quick Google search brought me to a recipe for this transcendent summer tomato salad. Perfect! Fresh basil and a high-quality olive oil are...
Read the full post Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
December 8, 2010
Something happened when I turned 30. My taste buds seemed to transform overnight. I don't seem to crave as much of the "bad" stuff anymore. For example, when I used to go to a Vietnamese restaurant, I would pick deep-fried spring rolls over the fresh variety 8 times out of...
Read the full post Two-Mushroom Tapenade
December 2, 2010
I typed and printed out this recipe years ago, but have no idea where it came from. I even did a Google search but couldn't locate it. Anyway, I've made it many times and it's always been a hit, including last week when I made it for a get-together with...
Read the full post Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms w/ Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
November 16, 2010
Vegan MoFo #16 - It might seem weird, but in all my years as a vegan, I've never made stuffed mushrooms. There's no particular reason, as I love mushrooms and especially the earthy, hardiness of portabellos. I just never got around to it. However this week, I bought a large...
Read the full post Pesto-Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
October 20, 2010
Last night, dinner was taking longer than planned, so I needed a quick appetizer that I could quickly put together to fend-off starvation. I had some cherry tomatoes on hand, as well as some frozen vegan pesto, so I decided to combine the two.
I originally thought of slicing the tomatoes...
Read the full post Tofu & Asparagus w/ Satay Sauce
October 4, 2010
Friday night, I was looking for something to munch on while watching a movie at home. I didn't feel like a salad or something completely healthy. I had some leftover peanut dressing from the Peanut Soba Noodles I had made earlier in the week, so I decided to lightly fry...
Read the full post Quicker Cajun-Seared Portobello Fillets
October 1, 2010
Back in 2008, Oprah went vegan as part of a 21-day cleanse. I remembered being very excited by the prospect, simply because of the vast amount of people that she reaches on a daily basis.
She had famous vegan chef Tal Ronnen cooking fabulous meals all month, many of which were...
Read the full post Salt & Pepper Tofu
September 29, 2010
Yay! I submitted my Salt & Pepper Tofu recipe to VegWeb.com back in April and just realized that they finally posted it earlier this month. I guess there's a bit of a back-log over there, which is understandable considering the massive amount of recipes and info that they publish. I'm...
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