Category: healthy

Vegan Zucchini Fritters & Curried Tomato Sauce

An easy vegan meal that your omnivore friends will love. These healthy vegan zucchini fritters (also known as zucchini kofta) come together quickly with shredded zucchini and chickpea flour. They’re…

Brussel Sprout Tacos

This is the best brussel sprouts recipe that you’ll encounter on the internet today. In these brussel sprout tacos, brussel sprouts are layered on top of saucy lentil “meat” and…

Best Ever Kale Chips

“Best Ever.” I see this phrase, and variations of it, used liberally all over the internet. Everything seems to be the “best ever.” A quick Google search for “best cookies…

Buckwheat Pancakes – Gluten Free!

I’d like to introduce to you a humble little superfood that may already be hiding in your pantry. It’s a little seed that is often mistaken as a grain, and…

Home Remedies (Sumac Lemonade)

Sumac! Fresh Sumac! You know, that zesty, unusual spice that gives Za’atar it’s tang and adds a middle eastern flair to roasted veggies? Excitement poured over me when I found…

Semi-Guilty Pleasures (Baked Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar Glaze)

And so, it begins. Pastry school, that is! Courses began this week, and so far we’ve learned some introductory basics on health and safety measures, as well as basic sanitation…

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…

Classy Lassi (Vegan Mango Chai Lassi)

One of my favourite little sandwich shops in Montreal, the Green Panther, makes this undeniably addictive smoothie called a Mango Chai Lassi.  They blend tangy mangoes with coconut milk and…

Savouring Summer (Sweet Potato Salad with Maple)

As I sit in the beaming afternoon sun, squinting to see my computer screen, sweating as if I’d just been to the gym for hours, one might see me and…

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…