Commercial Drive Bakeries
I am a girl who likes her sweets. I love a good bakery. And a cluster of them together??!? Pure gold. You can walk from one to the next, and that, my friends, burns calories so you can have an extra cookie or a slice …
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Best Vegan Dishes in Vancouver
Welcome to Vancouver. We are one of the best cities to live in and visit if you are a vegan or a vegetarian. In fact, nearly 40% of BC residents under the age of 35 say they eat no meat, and 6.4 Million Canadians say …
Kouign Amann in Vancouver
Gentle readers, meet my newest obsession, the Kouign Amann (say “queen aman”). If you’ve never heard of this deliciousness, two things: I am sad for you, and go remedy the situation and get some now! The Kouign Amann hails from the Brittnay region of France, …
How to Make Perfect Boiled Eggs (Instant Pot)
Okay, look–I know it doesn’t seem like big deal. Boiled eggs. How much more basic can your cooking skills get? Boiling water? Making boxed mac & cheese? Heating soup? But there is something elusively tricky about making boiled eggs. Do you put them in cold …
Pumpkin Spiced Donuts {Vegan}
In my pumpkin-spiced frenzy these last couple of weeks, I’ve been doing less recipe creation and more remaking old favourites. I made the No Sugar Spice Cake, which is sweetened with dates and Kabocha, and full of lovely warming spices. I made squash risotto. And …
@Flourist Chocolate Chip Cookies
Things I think a lot about: sustainability, the environment, and how we can save the planet. Well that’s a bright and cheery intro, hey? Okay. But seriously. The main reason I gave up eating meat all those years ago is because of the environment. And …
Air Fried French Fries
Happy September, friends! You may have noticed that I have been conspicuously absent these last couple of weeks. There has been a lot going on. First, it was my birthday, with his whirlwind of parties and cakes and friends. The week immediately after my birthday, …
Zucchini Fritters {Vegan, Gluten-Free}
Three years ago when I was writing my cookbook, I discovered the joys of chickpea flour. My cookbook, as you probably already know, is dedicated to Aquafaba, that weird goop that you drain off of a can of beans that acts as an astonishing egg …
How to Make Oat Milk
Well, Oat Milk is sure having a moment right now. Increasingly, people are turning away from dairy, it feels like. Not so much maybe yogurt and cheese, but I feel like it’s less and less likely that grownups are sitting down to drink a big …
Easy Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing
It’s easy to get stuck in your own point of view. Nobody really means to do it, but it happens. It seems like a long time ago (probably because it was), I didn’t know how to cook. Oh sure, I could do basics like grilled …