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My favorite fresh & easy vegan summer recipes!
Black Rice Salad with Mango and Peanuts
March 20, 2013
Happy spring, everyone! Can you believe that winter is already over? I mean, it may not seem like it out there, but before we know it, it will be July. Time flies!
What better way to celebrate the end of winter than with a bright and fresh salad? To be perfectly...
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 What To Do with All Those Tomatoes
July 26, 2012
When I came across these 15 Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Summer Tomatoes, it made me think about my favorite fresh tomato recipes. So here they are, in no particular order:
Fresh Tomato, Basil and Lemon Zucchini Pasta
This great little recipe ticks-off so many boxes: it's...
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 Gnocchi Potato Salad with Green Beans & Quinoa
October 16, 2011
Yesterday was pretty much a perfect spring day here in Sydney, Australia. It was 22C and there wasn't a cloud in the sky in the afternoon. After walking about 6k around the city, and then going for a 5k run/walk in the beautiful Centennial Park, my man and I were...
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 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 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 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 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 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 Caramel Pecan Ice Cream Dessert
July 17, 2011
All my friends and family back home in Ottawa and Toronto have been saying how warm it's been there lately. I'll be there in a couple weeks myself and I really hope that the weather holds-up. I'm especially looking forward to those long hot summer evenings. Sydney has amazing weather...
Read the full post (Almost Raw) Vegan Key Lime Cheesecake
July 4, 2011
Ever since making my first almost raw vegan cheesecake, I've been thinking about making a key lime version. The slight coconut flavor and taste in the original recipe inspired me to put a further tropical spin on it. All I really did was swap-out the lemon juice for lots of fresh...
Read the full post Rhubarb Crumble & Ginger Ice Cream
June 28, 2011
My oldest memory of rhubarb is eating it straight out of my grandmother's garden when my brother and I were little. Whenever she would cut fresh stalks of rhubarb to make pie or compote, she would give us each a stalk of rhubarb and a little bowl of sugar to dip...
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 Almost Raw Vegan Cheesecake
June 15, 2011
Check out this recipe for Pretty Darn Raw Vegan Cheesecake from Allyson @ Manifest Vegan. Like Allyson, I'm trying to incorporate more raw foods into my diet. Thankfully that doesn't just mean eating more salad! This recipe is proof that you can make delicious raw desserts that compare in flavor...
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 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 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 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 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 Light & Healthy Potato Salad
November 18, 2010
Vegan MoFo #18 - I saw these purple potatoes at the grocery store this week and couldn't resist bringing some home with me. Look at that awesome color! I'm also going "low-carb" next week, and then 100% raw the following week, so I figured I'd go ahead and indulge in...
Read the full post Blueberry Macadamia Crumble
November 17, 2010
Vegan MoFo #17 - Fruit crisps are some of my favorite desserts. They're always so fresh and comforting, from apple, rhubarb, mango, peach, raspberry - or combinations thereof. This particular recipe was handed-down to me by my mom, and I've modified it by using wholewheat flour and raw sugar. I...
Read the full post Peanut Soba Noodles w/ Pineapple
November 12, 2010
Vegan MoFo #12 - Since I was on vacation in Fiji last week, I missed the first week of Vegan MoFo. So this is my contribution for day 12, even though it's my first food post of the month. I've been craving pineapple, mango, and coconut since leaving that tropical paradise,...
Read the full post Vegan Pesto All Year Long
October 13, 2010
I love the smell of fresh basil, and the best thing to make when you have a lot of fresh basil is... fresh pesto! It's great on pasta and flat bread pizza, as well as stirred into lightly stir-fried veggies. It's also awesome in minestrone soup, which I'll share in...
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