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 

Ube Chia Pudding

Ube Chia Pudding

Congratulations, ube! You’re the 2024 flavour of the year! Feels like a long time coming. I’ve been obsessed with ube, or purple yams, since 2015 (here’s my first ube recipe on this blog to prove it). Ube has long been a staple in Filipino cuisine, 

Mango Ice Cream {Vegan}

Mango Ice Cream {Vegan}

For Farzana’s birthday in November, we went for dinner to Brix and Mortar. It was a fixed menu, and we had choices of what we wanted for each course. The final course (dessert) choices were a panna cotta or a mango sorbet, and we all 

Jam-Filled Star Cookies (Vegan)

Jam-Filled Star Cookies (Vegan)

Last week, I posted these Jam-Filled Holiday Wreath Cookies, and today, I’m posting the vegan version of that recipe. This time around, I’m using the jam from Saltspring Kitchen Co. Let me just say, that this Made in BC product is one of my favourite 

Nut Butter Cinnamon Buns

Nut Butter Cinnamon Buns

Helloooooo!!! So it’s been a couple of months. I’ve been crazy busy making content–but for someone else. And you know what? That’s okay!  It’s been a big adjustment (continues to be), but it’s interesting stuff. It’s now spring, and to me, spring always means yeasted 

Miso Pasta

Miso Pasta

It’s hard to even think about, but Christmas is just one month away and 2023 is right around the corner.  Where did the year even go? Is it just me, or does time seem to go faster as you age?  We are deep into Vancouver 

Onion Tarte Tatin

Onion Tarte Tatin

I’m weird. This will come as no surprise to those of you who know me well. If you go with me to a restaurant for the first time, I’m always going to try to order the weirdest thing on the menu. I want to try 

Chai Spiced Chocolate Truffles {Vegan}

Chai Spiced Chocolate Truffles {Vegan}

I have very strict rules about Christmas stuff, and despite the fact that I’m seeing Christmas displays everywhere already, I think it’s still too early. My rule is always “not till after Remembrance Day” but honestly, in my house, nothing gets Christmas-ified until December. And 

White Chocolate, Pecan & Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies {Vegan}

White Chocolate, Pecan & Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies {Vegan}

It’s November! and World Vegan Day! I don’t know where the year has gone, but here we are smack dab in the middle of fall and starting to think about Christmas. One thing I like to do every year is bake batches of cookies (which 

Fall Salad {Vegan}

Fall Salad {Vegan}

We’re having a very strange fall here on the West Coast. June was rainy and cold, so it feels like September and October are trying to. make up for it. We’ve had an incredibly dry and unseasonably hot September and October so far, but rain