You heard me. Raisins don’t belong anywhere near a butter tart. Either give them to me plain, or give them to me loaded with pecans, but raisins are mushy, sad, hidden jerks that lurk at the bottom of your butter tart and hit you when you least expect it. But first, rewind. Have you ever […]
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Vegan Pecan Pie
I’m actually really terrible at baking anything other than cookies and cake. Pies, breads, pastries…or anything that I need to knead or roll, I’m just terrible at it. I know it just takes practice, but I can never get the perfectly even and beautifully crimped pie crusts. Or that perfect, super flaky and melt-in-your-mouth pie […]
Vegan Leek and Potato Soup
Nothing like the dead of winter in both Toronto and Ottawa reminds me that my body was not meant to live in Canada. The cold, dry air sucks out any and all moisture from my body and I become perma-uncomfortable. The cold seeps into my bones, the lack of daylight renders me grouchy and tired, […]
Grapefruit Sorbet
If I had to choose between creamy vanilla ice cream or a sweet and tart sorbet, I almost always choose the sorbet. I guess when you’re vegan, the sorbet is often more available to you anyway. That doesn’t mean I don’t love a good soy chocolate ice cream every now and then, but I just […]
Authentic Vietnamese Vegan Pho
As The Viet Vegan, I feel like homemade vegan Vietnamese pho is an obligatory recipe on here. So here is my version of vegan pho. If it weren’t for the fact that I’ve now branded myself as The Viet Vegan, almost nobody would know I was Vietnamese (in real life, anyway). I’ve had people ask […]
Vegan Subway Copycat Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m bringing back Vegan Subway Copycat Double Chocolate Chip Cookies from my high school and university years. Because they’re awesome. I love buying presents for people. I’m pretty darn good at it. I usually know what people like, what they could use, what they really want. But this year I have no idea what’s happening. I’VE […]
