Give a Dog a Bone(-Shaped Vegan Dog Biscuit) – Cruelty-Free Training Treats...
I admit, it’s a little weird making vegan biscuits for a dog and then using a bone-shaped cookie cutter. So, instead, I like to think of them as jolly bow-ties. There, that’s better. Onto the recipe! I...
View ArticleSimple Healthy Lunch Ideas to Avoid that 3pm Slump
Ensuring that you eat a healthy lunch can mean that you skip that 3pm slump and the seemingly necessary coffee and doughnut run and continue to be productive all afternoon. How can you manage this?...
View ArticleCocktails on L’s Balcony – The ‘It’s So Sunny Out!’
It was suggested to me this weekend by a very smart woman of my acquaintance that I should have a regular feature on the blog called ‘cocktails on the balcony.’ Really, dear reader, what was I to do...
View ArticleVegan Chocolate Kale Pancake Puffs
Yes, you read that right. The spectacular world of vegan pancake puffs has reached dizzying new heights with the addition of chocolate and kale – a combination of which I was, until recently, highly...
View ArticleVegan Benedict with Homemade Hollandaise
In honour of my favourite character/actor from Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, I decided to have a post cinema brunch of Tofu Benedict with homemade cashew cream cheese sauce. This was a lot...
View ArticleApple, Basil, Tofu Ricotta Pie in the Sky
For some reason, fall weather makes my mind turn to pie. Perhaps it’s the promise of a pastry pocket in which to snuggle down for winter. So, if you see me staring off into the sky, I’m probably...
View ArticleVegan Dog Nutrition – A Primer for Plant-Based Diets for Dogs
A vegan friend’s parents (also long-time vegans) recently acquired a puppy and, having asked what they were feeding said puppy, I spent this morning putting together info about vegan nutrition for dogs...
View ArticleVegan Spent Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies – homebrewing and baking!
This week I embarked (finally!) on my solo homebrewing adventures, starting a Strathcona Porter II, courtesy of goodies from Dan’s Homebrew Supply on East Hastings. As my airlock on my fermenter...
View ArticleMy One-Week Iron-Boosting Diet (with meal plan)
After a summer of frolics and fun, I’m a little suspicious that my slightly erratic eating habits have led to a drop in my iron levels. Those feelings of breathlessness and fatigue… yeah, it’s time to...
View ArticleTofu Scramble – the ultimate weekend breakfast
Tofu scramble evokes Saturday mornings to me. It takes a little while to throw this breakfast together, so I typically grab a snack before taking puppers out to the park and then make this scramble at...
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