Recipes

Vegan mac and cheese

We don't eat much dairy in our home and this tangy, umami, pasta sauce (some would call it a vegan Mac and Cheese) is a great weeknight dinner. It comes...

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Chocolate mint cookies, vegan and gluten free

Apparently these minty cookies are reminiscent of Girl Guide mint cookies. The thing is, I didn't quite follow the recipe as laid out by "foodiefromvt". I happen to have had...

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Lemon almond cookies, gluten free

These cookies whip up in minutes, they can also look SO MUCH PRETTIER than I made them look. You can really pile on the powdered sugar and shape them up...

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Almond flour brownies, vegan and gluten free

Do we need more recipes with chocolate in them? That's a bit of a rhetorical question. These are absolutely delicious, chewy, moist and chocolatey. Even our "I don't like almond...

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Plum and peach crisp with pistachios

When life gives you plums, about 10 kgs of them, while you still have 5 kgs of peaches as well as pears, you start baking. Normally I would freeze them,...

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Seared Cabbage with cashew cream and walnut date garnish

Sometimes you run across a recipe that has the holy trifecta: looks good, tastes good and is relatively simple to pull off. This caramelised cabbage from Plant Based & Vegan...

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Curry pasta with macadamia nut cream

Victor has recently learned that he is reactive to histamines. For those of you unfamiliar with histamines they are a compound in our body that is released during allergic reactions....

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Coconut and macadamia nut shake

Summer has just slipped by but this was one of our favourite drinks. We have been enjoying it at one of our favourite restaurants in Vancouver, Chau Cafe. It was...

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Pasta in a creamy walnut sauce, vegan

This recipe is VERY LOOSELY adapted from a recipe by Heidi Swanson over at 101 Cookbooks. I tweaked it lots. It called for parmesan cheese, which you can add and...

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Tomato basil penne with cashew cream, vegan

We don't do much dairy in our house, so as with many folks we tend to use blended cashews to add the sometimes creamy quality that so many recipes benefit...

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Pistachio cardamom cookies, vegan and gluten free

One of the weekly joys that Victor and I have, is a Sunday walk after we go to a dance class. We head up Main Street in Vancouver to East...

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Crunchy, sweet, nut and seed snacks

These crunchy, lightly sweet and salty snacks are so simple to make and the perfect after lunch, or afternoon pick-me-up that we all crave.They are adapted from "Nadia's Healthy Kitchen",...

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Fennel and orange salad with fried almonds

This salad goes through cycles in our house. If I had my way I'd eat it every day. Maybe because it's so simple to make and also deeply satisfying. Orange...

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Date and orange loaf

This loaf is so delicious, and received two thumbs up from the teen who usually thumbs her nose at anything with nuts in it! It has the nice zing of...

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Muhammara, walnut and red pepper dip

This dip is one of my favourites, it's tangy, earthy, and while it works great as a dip, it can also be slathered on a piece of toast with fresh...

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Smashed potatoes with walnut miso dressing

If you’ve ever made smashed potatoes, you know how yummy they are. Well this take on a walnut/anchovy condiment from Bon Appétit adds a layer of zing and complexity to...

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Chia pudding with cashew milk

Chia "pudding" is without a doubt one of the simplest things to make. And yet, folks often come into our shop and say, "Hmm, what do I do with chia?"...

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Lemon chia almond cookies

These cookies, like so many made with almond flour, are super chewy, moist, and in this case, so nicely lemony! They take minutes to make and the skill level to...

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One dish oven baked spaghetti with roasted tomatoes

This pasta dish, cooks in one dish in the oven, it's an easy mid-week meal that requires little effort, but the flavours are rich and satisfying. The addition of cashew cream makes it even better.

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Chocolate covered pecans and dates

I think we might call these a riff on the classic "Turtles" except these don't require the fussiness of making caramel. If you like making caramel, then be my guest,...

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