Family favourites (old and new)
I love red cabbage and it’s good for you! Tangy and sweet, this German red cabbage and apple recipe makes a satisfying side dish that goes well with meats or a vegetarian rice bowl. I based the recipe on German Red Cabbage recipe from A …
A big shout out to Jess at Choosing Chia for this stellar and super easy Carrot Cake Energy Balls recipe. I used sayer dates (soaked for five minutes in hot water) insted of medjool dates and substituted toasted almonds for the walnuts. They really do …
Sometimes you just have to cook up what’s in the fridge before you can justify a big grocery shop. In my veggie drawer I had a lonely sweet potato, some carrots and a couple of shallots left over from I don’t remember what. I need …
Double the veg, double the fun and all in one pan. Ingredients 2 lbs small Brussels sprouts, ends trimmed, outer leaves removed and halved. 3 Tbsp olive oil 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt 2 large sweet potatoes, cut in 1″ dice 1/2 tsp cinnamon 3 …
Sometimes simple is best and this recipe for roasted potatoes, tomatoes and red onion fits the bill.
Vegan, gluten free banana chocolate chip muffins, mmmm. The original recipe came from The Real Food Dietitians recipe for Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins but I made the vegan version, swapped in Bob’s Red Mill Baking Mix for the flour, coconut oil for the oil, …
I had a bunch of organic lemons I needed to use and lemon curd is one of my favourite things so I thought I’d make some. Initially I thought I’d do up Ioanna’s fabulous microwave lemon curd thinking it didn’t have eggs in it. I …
I finally got around to trying out some gluten-free, dairy-free flapjacks. At our house flapjacks are not something we normally have. Our “go to” has always been crepes (aka skinny pancakes aka lattua or Finnish crepes) so this is a bit of a departure. From …
Gluten-free (vegan) chocolate chip cookies started out as a challenge. I have done zero (intentional) gluten-free baking up until now. I’m a good (half) Finnish girl and we like our baked goods with loads of gluten in them. However, I have a friend who is …
We love Nuba Restaurant’s “Najib’s Special Cauliflower.” Alas, I have no deep fryer (it’s flash deep fried apparently) and no plans to get one anytime soon. However, in surfing around I found a slew of recipes for baked versions that while not quite the same…are …