Homemade Vegan Sushi

Last year, I visited my friends in Toronto and we had a homemade sushi night. It was my first time making sushi and I was shocked by the simplicity of the process. You can customize the filling to your preference, making it easy to please everyone. At first glance it may look difficult, but trust me when I say you need to try it for yourself. 

Teriyaki Tofu with Cauliflower Rice

Cauliflower rice is a great alternative for those who are trying to eat a low carb diet. The Minimalist Baker easily explains how to make your own with beautiful pictures. 

Here is our Teriyaki Tofu recipe using cauliflower rice. You can definitely make this recipe with regular rice, couscous or quinoa.  

Oatmeal Apple Raisin Muffins

Hey everyone! It's been a while. We haven't posted any new recipes in almost a year because we were focused on another project: our very first cookbook! The Lifestyle Notebook Cookbook will be launching on December 3rd 2016 and we're thrilled to be sharing this exciting news! Click here for details about our launch. 

Now that this project is nearing completion, we will be focusing on posting new weekly recipes on our blog.

We're kicking things off with these delicious oatmeal apple raisin muffins. To be honest, we are not the best bakers, however we decided to give it a go! These muffins are a perfect grab and go breakfast and turned out to be a hit, especially with our dad! 

Vegan Spinach Dip

Spinach dip has always been a potluck and appetizer night staple in our household. This recipe was easy to veganize and is sure to please vegans and non vegans alike!

Vegan Sausage Stars

This is our first vegan Christmas and we are so excited to veganize our traditional holidays meals and appetizers. 

Wonton hors d'oeuvres, most commonly known as sausage stars, are one of our holiday staples. We wanted to try to recreate this recipe, while staying true to the classic flavours. 

Chewy Vegan Molasses Cookies

Lately, I've been doing lots of online Christmas shopping and it's definitely giving me holiday fever. I found a festive cookie recipe on Faring Well and I just had to try them. These vegan cookies are the perfect combination of soft and chewy, a great treat along side a large glass of (plant) milk!
  

Vegan Stuffed Cigar Bread

Thinking up of a main thanksgiving dish was a bit tricky since I wanted to remain faithful to typical dishes that would be served during the holiday.  Thankfully, my mom helped me modify her classic stuffed cigar bread recipe and together, we cooked up this wicked main. It was delicious, especially topped with a generous helping of vegan gravy!

Creamy Vegan Potato and Leak Soup

My colleague brought me to the local farmer's market and my purchases have inspired me to cook up some fresh dishes. The weather is getting cold and it's time to start creating some new soup combos so here's a simple vegan potato and leek soup for you to try!

Vegan Salted Chocolate Popcorn

I often crave sweet and salty treats. The other day, I decided to combine my love of popcorn and homemade vegan chocolate together and created this masterpiece! It's the perfect healthy sweet and salty snack!

Creamy Vegan Potato Salad

I whipped this up in under 20 minutes the other day before heading out to work and it was so satisfying! I call this a 'garbage' potato salad, since I used up all the things I had leftover in the fridge. So simple, so delicious! You can top it with some hemp hearts or ground flax seed to add some protein!

Dill Potatoes & Sugar Snap Peas

Sometimes the tastiest recipes are the simplest recipes! This next recipe is pretty simple but makes for a perfect side dish! 

No Bake Vegan Carrot Cake with Cashew Cream

I spent the weekend at my boyfriend's mom's house and the scenery there is amazing! Trees, plants, koi fish pond... the list goes on! I felt inspired to create a few recipes and this was the first. Every time I go over, I always end up juicing. I decided to create a recipe using the leftover pulp. Using the carrot and apple pulp, I created this no bake carrot cake! It's delicious and makes for a perfect breakfast, dessert or snack.

Trail Mix Energy Bites

Summer is approaching and I'm getting more and more motivated to create new fresh vegan recipes. Last week, I received my first Munch Better snack box in the mail and with it came a variety of yummy treats that I've never tried before. Some of these products inspired me to create new recipes, this recipe in particular being one of my first. I used the Mike & Mike's Organics Goji Sport Mix to make these delicious energy bites! I'm so pleased with the turn out, they are the perfect bite-size pick me up!

Vegan Nut-Free Cheese Sauce

I stumbled upon a homemade cheese recipe video on youtube by Cooking with Plants. It seemed too easy and too good to be true...so I had to try it for myself. I didn't have any agar agar powder on hand, the thickening and solidifying agent needed to make vegan cheese (it's a vegan substitute for gelatine) so I decided to skip that step and make a nice cheese sauce. I couldn't believe the flavour and texture of this sauce! I used this sauce to make mac and cheese, a mexican salad and some nachos!

Salted Caramel Date Sauce

This next recipe is extremely simple and will knock your socks off! Caramel sauce made from only dates and water, how can that possibly taste good may you ask. My non-date loving friends can attest to this sauce's deliciousness. We created this recipe when making our Healthy Chocolate Torte as well as our Healthy Apple Crisp. it adds just the perfect amount of sweetness and caramel goodness. Give it a try! We're sure you wont be disappointed!! 

Chia Seed Jam

I was inspired by an Instagram picture posted by Leah Itsines to make my own chia seed jam. Seemed simple enough and a great healthy and vegan alternative to store bought jam. We've been trying to eat as natural as possible, and making our own sauces and jams is definitely a good addition!

Roasted Rosemary Balsamic Carrots

This next recipe is extremely simple but a perfect way to change up your side dish.

Healthy Chocolate Torte with Walnut Crust

One of our all time favorite desserts is the Chocolate Ganache Torte from Milestones. Only issue... it's almost 1000 calories a slice. So we asked ourselves, how can we eat this cake everyday? The answer...make our own healthier version! 

This recipe is perfect. Literally perfect. The ingredient list is simple: virgin coconut oil, cocoa powder, maple syrup, walnuts and dates. That's it. We'd be ready to bet that you'd have no idea this was healthy if put to a blind taste test. We actually prefer our version of the torte to the original. And for 250 calories a slice, how can you go wrong! Plus, the calories aren't empty calories like the Milestone torte... there's actual nutritional value in this one!

Enough of us blabbing about this torte, you should really try it for yourself! We promise, it won't disappoint! 

Vegan Cauliflower Mac & Cheese with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Spinach

This is our third mac and cheese recipe and the lowest calorie alternative that we have come up with to date. As you can tell, we love experimenting in the kitchen and trying to come up with new variations of the classic dish. 

Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a delicious guilty free treat to try.