This soup is inspired by one of my favourite childhood meals: canned mushroom soup with rice! This version offers the same creamy, comforting flavours while providing much greater nutritional value. The mushrooms here play more of an accent role, while the creamy soup features one of my favourite vegetables, kohlrabi. The creaminess comes from soaked…
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Vegan Lentil Shepherd’s Pie with Celery Root-Potato Topping
The ultimate in comfort food: shepherd’s pie! I decided to making this dish entirely vegan, opting for lentils and walnuts instead of meat and nutritional yeast to impart an umami flavour punch. Loaded with garlic, thyme, and super flavourful veggies….you won’t even notice this dish happens to be entirely plant based! It takes a bit…
Parsley Root Puree with Mushrooms, Lentils and Gravy
This dish is the ultimate in comfort food. Silky, flavourful parsley root and cauliflower puree, topped with meaty mushrooms, lentils and peas, soaked in a tasty vegan gravy and topped with crunchy walnuts. What more do you need? I think I could eat this every day of my life. One of my favourite parts of…
Beet Bourguignon
I first made beef bourguignon for my mom’s birthday earlier this year. It was a fairly involved recipe and I can recall having numerous pans on the stove simultaneously, browning off large quantities of bacon and beef. The stew turned out to be delicious and it was a wonderful celebratory meal! Flash forward to today…
Vegetarian Moussaka
Moussaka. Perhaps the most delicious dish ever. Layers of veggies and hearty sauce, all topped with a rich and deliciously creamy layer of béchamel. What more do you need? I remember the first time I tried moussaka– and how I loved that creamy topping but could not put my finger on what it was! Was…
Peanut-Coconut Curry
This peanut-coconut curry is seriously rivalling my favourite Thai restaurant. Loaded with vegetables and served of cauliflower “rice”, it’s a healthier version I can feel great about including regularly. It is possible to create healthier homemade versions of your favourite takeout dishes. I took a shortcut with this recipe by using prepared red curry…
Fully Loaded Spaghetti Squash
Fully loaded spaghetti squash! Mega satisfying veggie taco “meat” (black beans + mushrooms + spices) and a refreshing mango-cabbage slaw with lime dressing! 💃🍋🔥💕 Ingredients: For the mango-cabbage slaw: 3 cups red cabbage, thinly sliced 2 bell peppers, any colour, thingy sliced 1 mango, thinly sliced 5 green onions, thinly sliced Chilli-lime dressing: Zest of…