Red Velvet Cookies for Valentine’s Day {Easy, Vegan}

Red Velvet Cookies for Valentine’s Day {Easy, Vegan}

Well, it’s Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, and in case you’re as behind as I am, I have a last-minute homemade treat that takes only minutes to whip up. Additionally, you can make it one of two ways. The basis of this recipe is a boxed 

Party for the Planet

Party for the Planet

(This post kindly sponsored by The City of Surrey) Whenever anyone asks me why I don’t eat meat, my response is always the same: it’s about sustainability and the environment. My philosophy has always been, “if we could just eat less meat, it could make 

Back to School PB&J Bars

Back to School PB&J Bars

Well, here we are. Michael and I both started school last week. It looks pretty different for both of us. It looks pretty different than it ever has. I’m teaching four courses via online platforms, some with a live video component, some without. Michael is 

Vegan S’mores #aquafaba

Vegan S’mores #aquafaba

You know what I love about vegan cooking? Everyone can eat it. Most of you out there probably think the opposite of Vegan cooking. It’s exclusionary. You can’t eat any cheese, milk or butter? No meat? That rules out most people, right? Not really. If 

Healthy Breakfast Cookies

Healthy Breakfast Cookies

How are you guys doing? It’s fall here in Vancouver, and that means buckets of rain. I mean buckets. As I type this, there is a live rainfall warning–they are predicting 100mm in the next 24 hours. I’m a summer girl. If I could live 

Mad Mac and Cheese Balls

Mad Mac and Cheese Balls

You guys!! These are sooooo good. A while back, I attended this grocery showcase. It was this huge trade show that was only open to members of the grocery trade, and it was a preview of the newest products on the market that were going 

Overnight Yeasted Waffles

Overnight Yeasted Waffles

I can’t imagine a life without waffles. When I was a kid, sometimes my mom would make waffles for dinner on the weekends, and those were special times. Homemade waffles in and of themselves were pretty special, but for dinner?? Extra bonus special. Waffles are 

Pumpkin Scones

Pumpkin Scones

Will I quit with the pumpkin recipes, already??? No, no I will not. Okay. I will. But just give me this one last one…. My son has discovered scones. He loves them because he can get up in the morning and “make” his own breakfast, 

Cream-Cheese Layered Pumpkin Loaf

Cream-Cheese Layered Pumpkin Loaf

Fall. Cozy layers. Pumpkin. These things all seem to go together, don’t they? So, it makes sense to make a pumpkin loaf that layers in cream cheese. Right? Who’s with me? Michael and I made our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch last week, and 

Slow Cooker Tomato Sauce

Slow Cooker Tomato Sauce

Hello, fall!! Here in Vancouver, the rain has set in, sending me off on a flurry of digging out my rain boots, long pants and sweaters. Kitcheny thoughts turn to comfort food: soup, pie, anything made with apples or pumpkin. Yep, it’s the time of