I love to entertain and tell stories. For me, food isn’t just a tasty bite, the food experience is a story waiting to be told and a good one always gets a smile. It’s fun making people happy and one of the best ways to make your friends and family happy is to host a […]
Food
Vegan Chocolate Spicy Ginger Truffles
The pungent ground ginger cooked into coconut milk to flavor these ultra creamy Spicy Ginger Truffles elicited this comment from my friend Lisa Pitman, an accomplished cook from Toronto: “Not only are these exquisite, they are perfect for sharing when you want to spice things up with a certain someone.” How you spice things up […]
Recipe: Chipotle Tempeh Pizza with Herbed Cashew Cheese
Many people have told me that they couldn’t go vegan because they couldn’t give up pizza. I usually respond by telling them that I eat pizza all the time. “Yeah, but it’s not the same”, is usually their response. The truth is it’s not. When I was an omnivore, I used to eat pizza that […]
Recipe: Magical Tahini Dressing
Keep a batch of this easy tahini dressing handy for dipping or drizzling. I have not found a food yet that it doesn’t go well on. Maybe not cupcakes. MAYBE.
Six Tofu-licious Recipes
Being relatively low in calories and high in protein, tofu is a really good option for vegans, but it’s not required eating when you follow a vegan diet. And, yes, omnivores can eat it too! There has been a lot of hubbub in the nutrition world as to whether or not soy is healthy. The […]