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What Kinds of Sugars Work with Aquafaba Meringue?

What Kinds of Sugars Work with Aquafaba Meringue?

A few months back, while I was working on my cookbook, I spent a day playing with different kinds of sugars. There are lots of folks out there (especially in the vegan community) that are trying to avoid sugar, or at least cut down on 

Coconut Key Lime Pie {Vegan}

Coconut Key Lime Pie {Vegan}

Recipe number 2 this week on the theme of coconut-lime! This is a variation of the lemon meringue pie that I wrote for my cookbook, Aquafabulous! I just made it up, though, so it didn’t actually make it into the cookbook… whoops! This is really, 

Vegan Coconut French Toast #Aquafaba

Vegan Coconut French Toast #Aquafaba

I’m pretty proud of this one. First of all; who doesn’t like French Toast? I mean, it’s sweet and crispy on the outside, and you have all the excuses in the world to load it up with maple syrup, fruit, and more. But I needed 

Strawberry Rhubarb Chia Jam

Strawberry Rhubarb Chia Jam

Okay, so… I get it. You’re maybe not Mr or Ms Suzy Homemaker. Maybe the best you can do is to make things out of packages. That’s cool. But let’s say you really want to impress someone. Maybe you’re going to a friend’s house and 

Vegan Scallops

Vegan Scallops

I am Top Chef obsessed. Always have been. I’ve watched them all. My favorite, of course, were Top Chef Canada, because I loved seeing my local chefs (whose work I was a big fan of) shine on a national level. The Top Chef Canada franchise 

Hemp Milk (Mylk)

Hemp Milk (Mylk)

Uuuuuhhhh what now? Hemp milk! It’s 40 different kinds of awesome. So, for the vegans out there, and for those of you who are lactose intolerant, you likely drink some kind of milk substitute. It’s easy enough to buy in the store; and the variety 

Vegan Egg Substitutes

Vegan Egg Substitutes

When I first started writing my cookbook, I got pretty deep into the whole vegan egg substitutes scene. Oh, yeah, it’s a scene. So, here’s the thing about eggs: you might think of them as those little protein bombs that you eat for breakfast (and 

Aquafabulous!: 100+ Egg-Free Vegan Recipes Using Aquafaba (Bean Water)

Aquafabulous!: 100+ Egg-Free Vegan Recipes Using Aquafaba (Bean Water)

After a year of hard work, my cookbook has been published! Yup, my cookbook, Aquafabulous!: 100+ Egg-Free Vegan Recipes Using Aquafaba is now in bookstores! You can also order it from Amazon.ca or Amazon.com and Chapters-Indigo. Aquafabulous! has 125 recipes featuring Aquafaba, and here’s a little 

Lazy Sourdough Bread (Vegan)

Lazy Sourdough Bread (Vegan)

I have a new love in my life. Let me introduce you: Gorgeous, right??? I tend to not be super materialistic; most of my furniture is from Ikea, I don’t own a lot of clothes, and I drive a 10-year-old Kia. But in the kitchen, 

Tropical Chocolate Chia Pudding

Tropical Chocolate Chia Pudding

Am I the only one that doesn’t “get” smoothie bowls? I mean, I get that they are pretty, and instagram-worthy, but how do you even eat them? I like my smoothie in a to-go mug with a straw! Usually because I never actually have time