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Wild Garlic Mustard Tartlets

Wild Garlic Mustard Tartlets

For a brief few weeks in my teen years I worked for a catering company, and formed a very strong association between fancy parties and spanakopita. It’s very possible I need to go to fancier parties, but even so these spinach filled phyllo dough bundles 

Wild Morel Mushrooms and Christmas Lima Beans

Wild Morel Mushrooms and Christmas Lima Beans

There is no finer luxury of spring than cooking up a fresh, wild growing, vegan morel mushroom recipe. Wild morel mushrooms have a rich, savory quality that no other mushroom can match, but Christmas Lima beans provide a similar, more earthy umami element. To make 

Invasive Japanese Knotweed Salsa (Vegan)

Invasive Japanese Knotweed Salsa (Vegan)

Some salsas are chunky, some are smooth. This one is smooth. Some salsas are sour, some salsas are sweet, some spicy. This is all of the above, plus a little sour. Some salsas use tomatoes, or tomatillos, some salsas use wild invasive plants. This one 

Salted Dark Chocolate Vegan Blackberry Brownies

Salted Dark Chocolate Vegan Blackberry Brownies

What could be better than rich, smooth, dark chocolate brownies? Sweet and bitter all in one. Maybe if you added a fruity component- a little bit of tartness. Sprinkle a little salt on top, and all the sudden we’re hitting four of our five major 

Great Vegan BBQ without a Grill + Cauliflower Tacos

Great Vegan BBQ without a Grill + Cauliflower Tacos

The internet is full of vegan recipes, but there’s nothing quite like a book. You don’t need to rack your brain to decide what to google, instead you can enjoy the relaxing exercise of browsing a recipe collection that has been lovingly curated for you. 

Homemade Mushroom Tortillas

Homemade Mushroom Tortillas

Click Here for a Print-Friendly Recipe Today I wanted to share with you my recipe for homemade, mushroom tortillas. Making your own tortillas is something that sounded like a whole lot of work when I first considered it. Like making your own pasta or bread, 

Curried Lentils and Sorghum for Earth Day!

Curried Lentils and Sorghum for Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day to all! If you’re here to make lentils, it’s at the bottom of the page. First I’m going to pull out my soap box and talk to you about something a little more serious. In a world where snow is falling in 

Roasted Sweet Potato in Cape Gooseberry Sauce

Roasted Sweet Potato in Cape Gooseberry Sauce

What did I feel like eating today? Cape gooseberries- so I made roasted sweet potato in cape gooseberry sauce. The warm, sugary, hearty sweet potatoes add a earthy element to the bright, zingy, sweet-and-sour, pure sunshine of a cape gooseberry sauce, with notes of rosemary 

Spicy Garlic Roasted Chickpeas Snack

Spicy Garlic Roasted Chickpeas Snack

What’s on the table today? Basically the perfect snack. Spicy garlic roasted chickpeas, still a little warm from the oven. On the outside they’re hard and crispy. On the inside, this snack becomes soft, so it just melts in your mouth. These chickpeas are spiced 

The Easiest, Any-Fruit, Baked Dessert (Vegan Clafoutis)

The Easiest, Any-Fruit, Baked Dessert (Vegan Clafoutis)

Baking tends to be a more time-intensive, technique-heavy form of cooking. But it doesn’t have to be! I’ve recently started making these super easy fruit dessert (vegan clafoutis), and my smile and my waistline are both a little broader. These delicious, cake-like desserts are as