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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 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 Carrot Apple Ginger Soup with Coconut Milk
November 17, 2011
The weather has been absolutely gorgeous here in Sydney and summer is just around the corner. However, even though it was warm on Tuesday, I was in the mood for a hot soup. Does that ever happen to you?
Perhaps it was because I was feeling a little bit run-down, but...
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 Orange Julius Protein Shake
October 29, 2011
I woke up this morning to a wonderful surprise. My Raw Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake made Friday's Vegan MoFo roundup. Check out the roundup if you haven't already - I've bookmarked pretty much everything else that was featured!
I came up with this recipe about 10 years ago, back when I first...
Read the full post Mushroom Soup
October 18, 2011
This is going to be a quick post as I didn't have a lot of time today. However, I still want to get a post out and keep my Vegan MoFo mojo going strong for the rest of the month!
I first came across this recipe last year and absolutely loved...
Read the full post Broccoli & Potato Soup
October 11, 2011
My man came home from work with severe flu symptoms yesterday. Aches, chills, sore throat, you know the deal. "No problem," I thought. "I'll just go to the freezer and pull out one of the many homemade soups I've stashed there for precisely these types of emergencies. I'm so awesome!"...
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 Almost Raw Coconut + Apricot Oat Balls
October 6, 2011
I'm sorry for the lack of posts but I've been absolutely swamped with my brother and his friend visiting from Canada. We've been busy sight-seeing and attending various events, and there hasn't been much time to cook, let alone blog. But they left today, and I promise to make up...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Roasted Purple Carrots
April 28, 2011
I saw these awesome purple carrots at the farmer's market a couple weeks ago and just knew that they had to come home with me. While I've had purple potatoes, I don't think that I had ever even heard of purple carrots before, let alone tasted them.
When I got home,...
Read the full post Easy Oven-Baked Tomato Risotto
April 9, 2011
This is a really easy risotto recipe. It uses basic ingredients, and if you have a pot that can be used on the stove as well as in the oven, then it becomes a one-pot meal. Because it is finished in the oven, you've got creamy risotto in no time...
Read the full post Everyday Healthy Truffles
April 7, 2011
It's not everyday that you come across a recipe that will become a staple for your household and lifestyle. For me, it has to:
Contain simple ingredients that I normally have on hand
Be easy to prepare
Taste great while being healthy enough to eat each day
I recently discovered raw ice cream, which...
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 Delicious Dal
November 30, 2010
Vegan MoFo #30 I'm very sad to be posting my last entry for the Vegan Month of Food. It's been such an awesome experience, and I'm so happy to have connected with so many great vegan food bloggers from all over the world. It will take me the next 11...
Read the full post Vegan “Tuna” Salad Sandwich
November 29, 2010
Vegan MoFo #29 - I missed a post yesterday, which is disappointing because I was so proud of the fact that once I got settled from my vacation in Fiji, I posed everyday something everyday in November. I was really determined to make-up for the first 11 days of the Vegan...
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 Southwest Tofu Scramble
October 2, 2010
I love making tofu scramble on the weekends. The ingredients are always a bit of a surprise, as I'll just use whatever veggies are left-over from the week. Red pepper (capsicum), mushrooms, spinach, rocket... all have been in there at some point. I also add turmeric, which really brightens the...
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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