Desserts and Sweets · Recipes - Tried and Tested

Creamy Keto Vegan Vanilla Fudge

Vegan keto can be delicious and can change your life.   I’m dropping weight while enjoying utterly fantastic foods, like this creamy fudge. If you’re doing vegan keto and you need a sweet fix, give these a try.   I take one out of the freezer daily to thaw so that I can enjoy one… Continue reading Creamy Keto Vegan Vanilla Fudge

Desserts and Sweets

Creamy Vanilla Mocha Chai Pudding (Keto, Vegan, Low Calorie)

I was craving something sweet and had some extra coconut milk, so I invented this creamy pudding that has hints of chai, mocha and vanilla.   It’s what I call an ‘adult’ pudding, due to the chai and mocha flavorings, although kids would like it as well. I’m doing keto and losing weight like crazy… Continue reading Creamy Vanilla Mocha Chai Pudding (Keto, Vegan, Low Calorie)

Desserts and Sweets · Recipes - Tried and Tested

Butter Chicken Spiced Vegan Cauliflower Soup

Now here we have a tasty, thick and rich soup bursting with wonderful, exotic flavors. A large bowl adds up to just 191 calories.   The recipe can serve 4 people as an appetizer or 2 for a meal.  So the 191 is calculated as the meal portion.  In other words, make the soup, divide… Continue reading Butter Chicken Spiced Vegan Cauliflower Soup

Opinion

Doug Ford’s New Legislation Protects Farmers, Leaving Animals Vulnerable

From The Post Millennial, here is the news about the Ontario’s Premier’s new legislation to increase fines for animal rights activists who trespass on farmland. Animal rights activists have been trespassing on farmland in order to get video and photo evidence to show the conditions and abuse of farm animals.   As well, they sometimes… Continue reading Doug Ford’s New Legislation Protects Farmers, Leaving Animals Vulnerable

Appetizers · Main Dishes · Side Dishes · Veggies

Roasted Portobellos Stuffed with Mashed Potato and Onion and Balsamic (Vegan)

This is a simple ‘clean’ recipe that makes you realize why you can love clean eating. The recipe is under the “Main Dishes”, “Sides” and “Appetizers”.   As a main dish, serve with a salad and voila!   Serve as a side with a beyond meat burger or vegan sausage.   Or make it into… Continue reading Roasted Portobellos Stuffed with Mashed Potato and Onion and Balsamic (Vegan)

Salads

Roasted Beet Salad with Candied Pecans & Vegan Blue Cheese

Well its Canadian Thanksgiving Monday today and after too much overindulgence, we decided to enjoy some lighter, healthier fare today to balance things out.  This roasted beet salad was the result and it’s a keeper. A fresh tasting combination of unique flavors this salad will get the seal of approval from the most discerning foodie… Continue reading Roasted Beet Salad with Candied Pecans & Vegan Blue Cheese

Side Dishes

Twice Baked Vegan Baked Potatoes with Sauteed Cremini Mushrooms

Having a fair bit of Irish in my blood, I (Jen) have always been a huge fan of potatoes.  I love baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, fried potatoes, potato soup… Okay, perhaps I am starting to sound like Bubba going on about shrimp from the classic movie Forest Gump. Truthfully, I never believed the… Continue reading Twice Baked Vegan Baked Potatoes with Sauteed Cremini Mushrooms

Appetizers · Miscellaneous · Recipes - Tried and Tested

Country Goodness Corn, Peach, Basil Salsa

So excited to post Scott’s recipe for this. We had some fresh picked peaches and some fresh corn on the cob and decided to meld them together in a salsa.    We had a lot of fresh basil growing out back but no cilantro.   I was unsure we could call it a salsa because it… Continue reading Country Goodness Corn, Peach, Basil Salsa

News Analysis · Random (Fun and/or Interesting Stuff)

What Happens When a National Brand Insults Vegans

On November 23, five days ago, I was scrolling on Facebook when a post from a popular Vegan Facebook page called Bad Vegans showed up that immediately piqued my interest.  Someone had posted an ad, which, at first glace, looks like genuine ad for a new flavor, Tofurkey of Ruffles Potato Chips. It seemed to… Continue reading What Happens When a National Brand Insults Vegans