Category: beans

Vegan Creole Style Red Beans & Rice

New Orleans has a special place in my heart. Meat heavy dishes though? Not so much. I have been cooking up some meatless versions of NOLA food for a while…

Instant Pot Maple Bean & Onion Soup

Sugar-shack season is in full swing, and it’s high time to load up on all of the comforts of winter before the season comes to an end. As a vegetarian,…

Tagliatelle with Spring Vegetables

HOLY FLAVOUR EXPLOSION. I had to start this off in CAPS LOCK to express my excitement. Not only was this pasta dish quick and easy to make, but it was…

Habichuelas Con Dulce

A taste of the CaribBEAN. (Yes. I am punny.) Being vegetarian often encourages me to explore new flavours, new textures, and new colour combinations. I’m inspired by exotic dishes, and…

Spice Up Your Life (Spicy Lentil Stew)

So I’ve had this can of chiles that’s been sitting in my pantry since Thanksgiving weekend. “Use us! Use us,” They would chirp every once in a while, while I re-arranged…

The Un-Burger (Roasted Portobello Burger with Sprouted Seeds & Avocado)

Summertime – a season that is synonymous with renewal and resetting. School is out, and, if you’re lucky, work has slowed down. The sun shines more often, casting an upbeat…

The WhatTheHellAreYouEating Sandwich (Avocado & Beans)

Sometimes, the best tasting foods are the messiest ugliest most aesthetically unappealing ones. Prime example: Sloppy Joes. Visually, Sloppy Joes resemble a bread bun that’s regurgitated a hamburger onto itself. And, living well up…

Eat Your Veggies (and your burgers, too!)

Veggie burgers are not hamburger substitutes, I don’t care what any restaurant claims. You can fire grill it, BBQ it, smother it with ketchup until you can barely taste it,…

Good For The Heart

Many of you might recall a little jingle from childhood, you know, the one that relates beans with flatulence a certain bodily function that shall remain nameless. Well, that little…