Almond Shortbread Vegan Rosehip Cookies

Almond Shortbread Vegan Rosehip Cookies

One of the best parts of the holidays is blending sweet, comforting flavors into warm freshly baked cookies. The cookies I ended up making use a simple, crispy shortbread cookie with sweet, nutty almonds and pops of tart, fruity, winter rosehips. The rosehip cookies are 

Vegan Instant Hot Chocolate Mix, 5 Ways

Vegan Instant Hot Chocolate Mix, 5 Ways

I’ve always been a little frustrated at the lack of vegan instant hot chocolate mix in stores. Don’t get me wrong, I always choose to use a cashew or soy milk whenever I have it around (it does make any cup of chocolate much richer). But 

Chocolate Coated Cranberry Wood Ear Mushrooms

Chocolate Coated Cranberry Wood Ear Mushrooms

Have you ever bit into a chocolate coated candy, and been met with a jelly-like cranberry flavored center, and thought “oh yay! A mushroom!”. No? Well I’m here to make that a possibility for you. These chocolate coated cranberry wood ear mushrooms are perfect for 

Pumpkin, Pecan and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Pumpkin, Pecan and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

This pumpkin, pecan and pineapple upside-down cake is rich, moist and dense without being heavy. The sweet and earthy tones of the pumpkin are enhanced by the nutty quinoa flour, and brightened by the sweet and tangy pineapple shining on top. Pecans add a wonderful 

Easy 4-Ingredient Filo Maple Vegan Apple Tart

Easy 4-Ingredient Filo Maple Vegan Apple Tart

This vegan apple tart is the perfect type of dessert for those days you don’t want to cook, but do want something hot and delicious. There’s no need to make pastry, or precook the apples, just melt a little vegan butter, assemble, and bake. Let 

Tropical Pawpaw Caramel Sauce

Tropical Pawpaw Caramel Sauce

Pawpaws- the soft, sweet, caramelly, custard-like, tropical fruit found across the decidedly non-tropical tasting fruit. The caramel hints inspired me to use the pawpaw, along with coconut milk, to give a common caramel sauce a tropical touch. This pawpaw caramel sauce can be drizzled over 

Birthday Cake

Birthday Cake

My birthdays measure my age, but also stand as a marker for the length of time I’ve spent as a vegetarian and vegan. As of today I am 25 years old and I have spent the last 20 years not eating meat, and the most 

Strawberry and Japanese Knotweed Crisp

Strawberry and Japanese Knotweed Crisp

Warm, gooey, crunchy, a little sour and a little sweet. This Japanese knotweed crisp is a play on a classic- strawberry rhubarb crisp, and every bit as good as the original but with an added benefit- the Japanese knotweed is free. This Japanese knotweed crisp