Well, I just had a bit of a scare with my website. I had saved the draft of this post yesterday, continued editing it last night, and hit the publish button. Then I received a message saying “failed to publish,” and I lost my entire draft. Also, my category and tags boxes had disappeared from…
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Vegetarian Sabich Pita Sandwiches
These Vegetarian Sabich Pita Sandwiches are addictive in the best way possible! Pita bread is stuffed with minty hummus, pickles, cabbage, tahini sauce, Persian salad, roasted eggplant, and hard-boiled eggs. Allow these sandwiches to transport you to a Mediterranean beach-side sandwich stand in sunny Tel Aviv all winter long. When I lived in Victoria, I…
Green Goddess Pesto Pasta Salad
A pasta salad featuring a green goddess pesto made with basil or parsley, avocado, cashews, lemon, garlic, nutritional yeast, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Perfect for a dish to pass or potluck gathering! Yesterday, one of my best friends hosted a gathering at her place. Beyond the delicious food and drink (plantain tortillas, quinoa taco…
Vegan Macrobiotic Bowls with Adzuki Beans and Turmeric Tahini Sauce
Healthy, wholesome vegan macrobiotic bowls with marinated adzuki beans and turmeric tahini sauce require minimal prep and cooking time, making them a great choice for a weeknight dinner. They are also perfect for workday lunches! I enjoyed a vegan macrobiotic bowl at Fresh restaurant during a half marathon weekend in Toronto in May. It was…
Savory Breakfast Salad
Welcome to Day 4 of the July Salad a Day Challenge! Today, we have a savory breakfast salad recipe with kale, blueberries, hemp, roasted sweet potato, and a flax oil/apple cider vinegar dressing. For protein, you can serve this salad with a fried egg or two, or if you are vegan, you can serve it…
What I Ate Wednesday: Satisfying Vegan and Vegetarian Meals
How has your week been? Share something awesome you ate in the comments! My week has been great. I feel like I’ve found a good work-life balance, and there’s been plenty of time for fun in between working at my ‘real’ job, developing recipes, and exercising!
What I ate before a marathon (Vegan and Vegetarian Eats)
I’ve always enjoyed reading others’ “What I Ate Wednesday” type posts. Perhaps this interest stems from my fascination with food: the choices that people make; their attitudes towards what they eat; how food makes them feel; where and with whom they enjoy it; and how they use the energy provided by it for good. As…
Pulled Sweet Potato Tacos with Green Hemp Cream and Kale
Ready for a meal that’ll satisfy your comfort food needs in the depths of winter? These Pulled Sweet Potato Tacos with Green Hemp Cream and Kale seriously do the trick! A couple of these tacos and a few episodes of The Office (or your favourite feel-good TV show) spells out bliss on a chilly night. I’m happy…
Coziest Cranberry Swirl Loaf
As promised, here is my cranberry swirl loaf recipe! This quick bread is perfect as a holiday breakfast, snack, or dessert. It comes together in under 30 minutes, including the cranberry cooking time. The maple syrup flavour really shines through here, as does the unique nuttiness of the spelt flour. As it bakes, the cranberry…
Scrambled Egg Breakfast Wraps with Butternut Squash and Pesto
Looking for a simple and healthy change-up to your everyday breakfast rotation? This recipe was born out of my desire to diversify my morning meal. As someone who has always tended towards sweeter breakfasts (toast with nut butter and honey or overnight oats with lots of fruit, nuts, and/or seeds have been staples for awhile…
