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These vegan recipes contain mainly slow-burning carbohydrates, with low glycemic impact. So while they’re not all “super low-carb”, they do avoid the use of highly processed “white” carbs.
Baby Kale Salad with Raspberries and Maple Pecans
June 7, 2013
I want to share my newest obsession: baby kale!
It's so much lighter, and less chewy than regular kale. I actually find that it's closer to baby spinach. So if you've been scared or put-off by regular kale, this could be a great option for you. Is baby kale the "gateway...
Read the full post Quick & Easy Red Curry Quinoa
March 24, 2013
I love Thai food, and especially red curries. I often make regular red curries at home, but yesterday, I made a quick and healthy red curry dish using quinoa.
This is a pretty basic recipe. The next time I make it, I will try to make it into a one-pot-meal, but...
Read the full post Oven-Baked Mexican Quinoa Casserole
February 18, 2013
Since making the Spinach & Lemon Quinoa Bake in December, I've been inspired to cook up a quinoa casserole in the oven. I went with a Southwest/Mexican theme and was amazed at how well it came together. I have to say that I'm pretty excited by this new and easy way...
Read the full post Mashed Cauliflower with Roasted Garlic & Chives
December 21, 2012
A couple years ago, I blogged about a Cauliflower Purée with Mushroom Compote, Seared King Mushroom and Shitake Bacon dish. That meal was awesome but time-consuming. Today, the big head of cauliflower sitting in my fridge inspired me to make a simple mashed-potato-like side dish.
I decided to load this up with...
Read the full post Maple Spiced Pecans
December 12, 2012
The last few months at work have been crazy for me, and that's left me little time to blog and try new recipes. The good news is that I have a fair bit of time off over the holidays, and I plan on cooking and blogging up a storm. Stay...
Read the full post Last-Minute Thanksgiving Pumpkin Parfaits
October 7, 2012
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone! I'm posting this recipe for those of you looking for a quick Thanksgiving recipe idea. The bonus is that it's healthy enough that you could get away with eating it for breakfast. Can you say win-win?
I got the idea for this recipe from a magazine years...
Read the full post Kale Salad with Creamy Lemon Tahini Dressing
October 6, 2012
I totally missed-out on my Thursday and Friday Vegan MoFo posts, so rather than get back into recounting my 3-month NZ and Southeast-Asia travel adventures, I thought I'd share a new recipe with you.
As mentioned previously, I now live really close to one of Toronto's great Fresh Restaurants and find...
Read the full post Fresh Peach Shake
July 31, 2012
When most people think of summer, they imagine a slice of watermelon, a tart glass of lemonade, or a bright popscicle. But not me. To me, nothing screams summer like a fresh and incredibly juicy Ontario peach. Lucky for me, they're overflowing in little cardboard bushels just about everywhere this...
Read the full post Raw Pad Thai
July 16, 2012
I'm still working my way through all my travel photos, so my posts over the next few weeks will primarily focus on current happenings (what I'm cooking at home and restaurants that I'm discovering here in Toronto). But don't worry, all the information and reviews of the things that I...
Read the full post Refreshing Quinoa Salad with Mango, Cucumber, Avocado & Black Beans
November 22, 2011
Note from Vegangela
One Green Planet asked me submit a Thanksgiving recipe again this year. Last year, I came up with some Quinoa-Stuffed Thanksgiving Squash, which is not only beautiful but also filling and nutritious. This year, I decided to prepare something a bit lighter. The full recipe is available on the One Green...
Read the full post Puffed Quinoa Peanut Butter Balls
November 15, 2011
I picked up some puffed quinoa at the health food store this weekend and decided to make a little treat with it. I have a deep and unending love for peanut butter, so that's what I went with...
Notes
The natural peanut butter that I used is not very sweet, so I...
Read the full post Easy Mexican Chickpea Salad
November 11, 2011
While the summer doesn't officially start here until December 1st, the weather has been absolutely amazing lately. Some of our friends have organized a BBQ in the park, and while they're providing the salads, I thought that I'd bring a couple things as well. I'll probably make some Quinoa Salad...
Read the full post Raw Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake
October 28, 2011
So many amazing-looking pumpkin recipes have come out as part of the Vegan Month of Food. Are you all pumpkined-out though? I hope not, because I have this "rawsome" contribution!
This recipe combines traditional pumpkin pie and my decent discovery of raw vegan cheesecake. Even with the cashews and coconut oil,...
Read the full post Hijiki Tofu Burgers & Carrot Ginger Dressing
October 19, 2011
My dad is in the Canadian Armed Forces, so when I was growing up, we moved... a lot! We lived throughout Canada and the United States (where I attended high school). All in all, I attended 9 schools and got to experience and see first-hand a good portion of those...
Read the full post Homemade Vegan Cheese
October 15, 2011
Despite being vegan for many years, I've never attempted to make my own vegan cheese. The process always seemed a bit daunting and since I went vegan in the Southern United States in the mid-90s, I quickly got used to living without cheese alternatives (or any processed vegan food for...
Read the full post Creamy Cashew Kale & Chickpeas
October 10, 2011
As much as I'd like to, I don't get the chance to visit a farmer's market each week. The truth is that I tend to do most of my shopping at regular grocery stores. In Sydney, this means Woolworth's (Woolie's for short) or Coles. While they don't stock every vegan...
Read the full post Tex-Mex Tomato Quinoa
September 16, 2011
I came across this recipe after Heather from Where's the Beach left a comment on my Grilled Mediterranean Veggies with Bean Mash post. I clicked on her website link, and initially just bookmarked the recipe to try at a later date, but then I started to think about lunch, and...
Read the full post Vegans: Eat at Hangry Café!
September 9, 2011
I'm not really good about blogging about my restaurant dinning experiences. I really only get around to it when it's either a really good or really bad experience. I tend to find that most restaurant food is rather basic and/or isn't good value for money. Too many chefs rely upon...
Read the full post Fresh Tomato, Basil and Lemon Zucchini Pasta
September 5, 2011
Here's another one of the great meals that my little mommy made for me when I was home last month. I love the fact that it uses fresh zucchini (courgettes) as the pasta. I've used zucchini as pasta before (normally raw with a pesto or vegan alfredo cream sauce), but because...
Read the full post Raw Banana Mango Ice Cream in Chocolate Cups
September 2, 2011
My little mama is so cute. I had sent her the link to Veggie Weggie's Banana Mango Ice Cream in Chocolate Cups a while back, and she surprised me by making them for me when I was visiting last month. She was already a big fan of raw vegan banana...
Read the full post Quinoa with Roasted Spiced Chickpeas & Pine Nuts
August 31, 2011
This is another one of the recipes that my mom made for me while I was visiting in August. The chickpeas and pine nuts offer a great crunch and nutty flavor, while the vinaigrette has a lovely fresh lemony taste that to me, tastes just like summer. Having said that,...
Read the full post Grilled Mediterranean Veggies with Bean Mash
August 30, 2011
As promised in my last post, here's one of the recipes that I made while visiting with my parents. I've been making this for a couple years now, and everyone always likes it. I know that it doesn't seem like much, but with a squeeze of fresh lemon, it's a light...
Read the full post Vegan Taco Salad with Homemade Tortilla Bowls
August 14, 2011
My awesome little mama has been cooking up a storm for me during my stay in Ottawa and I thought it only fair that I return the favor by making her lunch earlier this week. My mom can make pretty much anything, but she had never made taco salads before....
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 Fresh Restaurant’s Tangled Thai Salad
August 6, 2011
My mom saw this recipe in Canadian House & Home magazine a few months ago and we made it together for dinner last night. The recipe comes from chef Jennifer Houston at Fresh restaurant in Toronto. I've never had the pleasure of eating at Fresh - but after trying this...
Read the full post Cauliflower and Lentil Coconut Curry
July 25, 2011
What do you do if you're leaving the house for almost a month and you have a head of cauliflower, a couple carrots, and a bunch of fresh coriander (cilantro) left in the fridge? You make Cauliflower and Lentil Coconut Curry!
Normally, the "day before vacation" meals are a quick stir-fry...
Read the full post Raw Vegan Alfredo Sauce with Zucchini Noodles
July 21, 2011
This post is dedicated to everyone who is sweltering in the summer heat at the moment AND to my friend Daina, who has been really successful at incorporating more vegan and raw foods into her diet over the past month. Going vegan is one thing, but going raw is a...
Read the full post Tofu with Thai Coconut Peanut Sauce
July 19, 2011
This was inspired by a recipe for "Chicken with Thai Peanut Sauce" that I saw in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper a few years ago. Everything about the recipe was vegan except the chicken so it was very easy to veganize it by substituting tofu instead. While the sauce and tofu...
Read the full post Vegan Borscht (Beetroot Soup)
June 20, 2011
I love making fresh soups, because other than eating veggies straight-up, I find that a homemade soup is the best way to bring-out the great flavor of fresh vegetables. Nothing is more comforting, and yet the effort to make homemade soup is pretty minimal. Plus, I'm always shocked to see...
Read the full post Black & White Bean Quinoa Salad
June 17, 2011
My mom subscribes to Canadian Living magazine, and it usually includes a really good vegetarian or vegan recipe. She diligently puts the vegan (or easily made vegan) recipes aside for me, and better yet, she makes a couple of the recipes for me whenever I'm in town. She made me this...
Read the full post Chili Soup (Kidney Bean Soup w/ Guacamole)
June 3, 2011
Check out this awesome kidney bean soup. Until I made this the other day, I had never had a kidney-bean based soup before - just the usual black or white bean variety. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a new favorite.
I've nicknamed it "chili soup" because it has...
Read the full post Spicy Peanut Quinoa Salad
June 1, 2011
Like many people, I love peanut butter. Peanut butter cookies, peanut butter dipping sauce, peanut butter out of the jar... peanut butter anything! So when a late-night search for "quinoa salads with peanut butter" returned this recipe for quinoa salad with spicy peanut dressing, I didn't hesitate to bookmark it and...
Read the full post Healthy Vegan Quinoa Chili
May 27, 2011
About 5 years ago, I veganized my mom's chili recipe by replacing the ground beef with Yves veggie ground round. I made it like that for years, doubling the recipe, and freezing it so that there was always a warm comforting meal available at the drop of a hat.
Then, I...
Read the full post What is Quinoa?
May 25, 2011
The next topic in my What's That? series is... Quinoa! I've got a few amazing quinoa recipes on the way, and thought it might be nice to first explain the origins and benefits of this genius little grain.
Chances are that you've seen this ingredient pop-up everywhere over the past couple...
Read the full post Chocolate Miniature Pears
May 23, 2011
I found these mini pears at the farmer's market the other day and instantly fell in love with them. Apparently, they're called Paradise or Faccia Bella pears. Although I didn't have a particular use for them them, they were so cute that I had to bring a few home with me....
Read the full post Fried Cauliflower, Chickpea and Swiss Chard
May 17, 2011
Back in December, I enjoyed a lovely salad of fried cauliflower, chickpeas and silverbeet at Bodega Tapas Bar here in Sydney. It was hardy yet light with highlights of fresh lemon and toasted cumin seeds. As you can tell, I was making a mental note of the ingredients and flavors...
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 Butternut Squash, Lime & Coconut Soup
May 10, 2011
I cut this soup recipe out of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper many years ago - and it's been one of my favorites ever since. The coconut milk makes it so rich and creamy and the cilantro (fresh coriander) and lime give it such a fresh, summer-taste, any time of the...
Read the full post Cauliflower Purée with Mushroom Compote, Seared King Mushroom and Shitake Bacon
May 4, 2011
Warning: if you suffer from Mycophobia (fear of mushrooms), you should turn back now or maybe read this nice post on swiss chard. For everyone else, welcome to the mushroom orgy!
I cut the Cauliflower Purée with Mushroom Compote recipe from the LCBO's Food&Drink magazine back in 2009 and have been lugging it around with me...
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 Roasted Fresh Tomato Soup
April 15, 2011
I got a little carried away at the farmer's market last week and found myself with too many tomatoes. I didn't really feel like making the obvious thing - pasta sauce - so I decided to hunt for a tomato soup recipe instead.
While my mom made many wonderful homemade soups...
Read the full post Pistachio-Crusted Maple Dijon Tofu
April 5, 2011
I saw this recipe for Pistachio-Crusted Salmon a couple years ago in Canadian Living magazine and decided to try it using tofu instead. It works really well, and as fancy as it might sound, most of the ingredients are pretty basic. So other than finding some shelled pistachios, it should...
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 The Raw Ice Cream that Changed my Life
March 28, 2011
Pretty epic title, huh? Well, it's totally true.
The other day, while watching a boring movie (can't even remember the title, it was THAT bad), I was Googling vegan raw recipes on my iPhone. I was in the mood for something sweet, yet healthy, and I eventually settled on some raw...
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 Avocado & Spinach Salad with Pine Nuts
February 24, 2011
2011 has been pretty crazy for me. From hosting a good friend from back home over the holidays, to moving into a new pad downtown, to travelling back to Canada for a work conference and my mother's surprise 60th birthday, and finally meeting-up with my fiancé for 5 days of sight-seeing and...
Read the full post Avocado Mango Black Bean Salad / Dip
January 17, 2011
My mom used to make this recipe and it's one of my all-time favorites. If you manage to find yourself in that perfect space-time-continuum where you have access to ripe mangoes and avocados at the same time, then this is the perfect recipe. I can't tell you how great this...
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 Low-Carb Vegan Cannelloni (Manicotti)
November 27, 2010
Vegan MoFo #27 - There are only a few days left in November, and 2010 for that matter - can you believe it?! Here is my contribution for the last Saturday of the Vegan Month of Food. I veganized and added a few ingredients to this recipe from a 1995...
Read the full post Low-Carb Risotto
November 25, 2010
Vegan MoFo #25 - My favorite risotto recipe is easily my mushroom risotto. I love the creaminess of the rice, and the earthiness of the various mushrooms and truffle oil. It requires opening a bottle of white wine, and I enjoy the process of making it: add broth... stir rice......
Read the full post Broccoli, Red Pepper & Chickpea Salad
November 20, 2010
Vegan MoFo #20 - I spent the day on the beach so I don't have an elaborate recipe today. However, this is one of my favorite go-to recipes, and it wouldn't be right not to include it in the Vegan Month of Food initiative. My awesome mother made this salad...
Read the full post Mango Gazpacho
November 14, 2010
Vegan MoFo #14 – Keeping with my tropical theme this week, here’s a recipe for mango gazpacho, or should I say MMMango gazpacho! It's slightly adapted from AllRecipes.com. I leave-out the jalapeno pepper and reduce the onion and garlic because I find them to be to strong in the original recipe (and...
Read the full post Drunk Pineapple Coconut Tapioca Pudding
November 13, 2010
Continuing with my tropical theme this week, here's a yummy tropical tapioca pudding recipe. I especially like serving this after Indian or Thai food. The cool, creamy texture is refreshing after a spicy meal, and the tropical fruits compliments those themes as well.
I love tapioca pudding because it's so...
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 Chana Masala for Dummies
September 29, 2010
I make this all the time because it's so easy to make and I always have these basic ingredients in the pantry. It's not super authentic, but it's quick, easy, and tastes great.
My only complaint about a lot of Indian food is that it often lacks green veggies, which add so...
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