I’m very into simple flavors right now, especially when it comes to enhancing every day roasted vegetables with new flavor combinations (see my maple balsamic sprouts here). This broccoli would have been perfectly delicious just roasted in the oven with the classic olive oil and salt, but this time we decided to kick it up…
Tuscan Tofu Scramble
One of the joys of food is that it can transport you to another time and place. I love making things that have the flavors of a foreign, beautiful place and make me dream of villas in Southern Italy. Now I’m not sure if people in Tuscany eat tofu scramble, but if they did, I…
White Lasagna with Squash
Trying a new spin on an old classic is always a fun adventure. Taking something like say, lasagna, and making it fresh and new with say, white sauce and pureed veggies, is a particularly delicious adventure! I highly suggest taking the journey. Instead of a traditional marinara sauce, this lasagna uses a cashew-based alfredo sauce…
Mushroom Wonton Ravioli
I love shortcuts. I’m a big fan of anything that makes my life easier and less complicated. While I can recognize that sometimes it might be therapeutic or an enjoyable challenge to take the long road by, say, making your own fresh vegan pasta dough, I also very much prefer finding little tricks that save…
Sweet Potato & Spinach Lentils
Sometimes I like to mix together a bunch of my favorite things and see what happens. In this case, it’s sweet potatoes, fresh spinach, and slow simmered green lentils. It turned out to be a great combination and a super easy two-pot dinner that we will definitely be making again (and again)! The key is…
Fennel and Orange Salad
Fennel is an under-appreciated food in my humble opinion. I barely ever eat it and practically never cook with it. But it’s sweet like licorice and crunchy and juicy like celery, and absolutely delicious paired with citrus. This salad marries the flavors of fennel, orange, red onion, and salty feta, with a simple vinaigrette to…
Maple Balsamic Roasted Vegetables
We were recently in Vancouver for a vacation with hubs’ family — it was amazing! go there now! — and I visited a fancy olive oil store in Victoria. If you’ve ever been into one of these specialized olive oil shops, you know that they typically have tons of flavors to sample. I must’ve tried…
Peanut Butter Cereal Bars
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved the ooey gooey texture of rice krispie treats. Since marshmallows aren’t typically vegan, I haven’t had one of these sticky squares in a while. I had puffed rice cereal leftover from when I made curry trail mix that I wanted to use up, and thinking back to my…
Garlic Roasted Radishes and Asparagus
Did you know that roasting radishes makes them way sweeter and removes their famous sharp bite? Neither did I until I had an abundance of radishes and started experimenting with ways to cook them! They mellow out and caramelize in the oven, proving my hypothesis that roasted veggies = best veggies!!! I roasted my radishes…
Chili Dogs
It isn’t a summer festival or a baseball game without a chili dog! I’ve been craving this summertime favorite for a while now, and decided to just go ahead and make the dang thing vegan — it couldn’t be too hard, right? Right! 🌠A hot dog is one of those things that you can’t…
An Imperfect Vegan 