A modern take on a classic, these tahini brownies are not only fudgy, chewy and subtly sweet, but they are also gluten-free and vegan. Jump to Recipe Anyone who follows Mostly Domestic on social media knows just how long I teased this recipe. It was not intentional, I...
New to bread making? Focaccia recipes are a great place to start! Fill your kitchen with the smell of freshly baked bread, with minimal stress and effort. New Year’s resolutions (sigh). We often make them, but rarely follow through on them. I think a big part...
Perfectly sweet with a buttery oatmeal crumb topping with a soft, chewy center. This version is vegan, gluten free, nut free and refined sugar free and absolutely delicious! Jump to Recipe The first time I ever had a date square was in early elementary school, at a...
This fresh, brightly coloured pasta salad is popping with delicious classic antipasto ingredients and tossed in a zesty homemade Italian lemon vinaigrette. Jump to Recipe You know what I love? Pasta. You know what else I love? Anything from the antipasto bar. You know...
Level up your breakfast game with this super delicious, quick and easy avocado toast! Jump to Recipe Avocados could be used as genuine currency in our home. Should we ever run out of avocados, it becomes a blame game and a who-done-it. Each sibling faulting the other...
Vegan Dinner Meal Plan – December Week 2 Hope everyone had just a wonderful weekend and feeling ready (and pumped!) for the holidays. Over here, we are pretty much good to go as far as gifts and family planning is concerned. I have to pick up a couple...
Quick, delicious, NO BAKE plant-based gluten free vegan protein bar recipe! A healthy and fast pre or post workout snack and cheaper than store bought options like Cliff Bars or Larabar cashew bar! Jump to Recipe Cashew Chocolate Protein Bars – Vegan...
Vegan Dinner Meal Plan – December Week 2 Here we go again! After taking 8 months off from our monthly grocery hauls (due to the whole pandemic situation), we are back at it and ready to get back to saving time and money. We took a look at our grocery spending...
Spiced Split Pea Soup Recipe This warming winter-y soup is both easy and delicious. Made with protein rich yellow split peas and featuring an array of Eastern inspired spices, it’s the perfect answer to busy weeknight dinners. “Winter is the time for...
Rose & Hibiscus Goddess Bath Salts Recipe – Healing the Inner Goddess Try this new moon goddess bath recipe and rose bath salt recipe for Goddess Healing. It’s a bit shameful to admit, but I’ve always kind of scoffed at “self-care” culture. It felt...
Apple Crisp – Vegan & Gluten Free A modern twist on a classic fall dessert, this vegan gluten free apple crisp recipe features a warm, sugary, spiced apple base layer and crispy, golden brown topping. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in...
Warm, creamy and wonderfully rich, baked spinach and artichoke dip is the ultimate crowd pleaser. Although I do believe they exist, I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t like a vegan baked spinach and artichoke dip recipe. Even my picky eater will devour it....
Chocolate Dipped Banana Pops – Vegan & Gluten Free The perfect treat for even the pickiest eater! These frozen chocolate covered banana pops are made extra fun with candy sprinkles! Many years ago I went to Disney World, and this was way before they had any...
Baked Penne Pasta with Creamy Vegan Tomato Sauce This baked penne pasta is a vegan and gluten free take on an Italian-American classic comfort food. This ooey-gooey cheesy creamy vegan pasta recipe with creamy tomato sauce is perfect for busy weekdays. Picky eaters...
Healthy Breakfast Superfood Vegan Yogurt Bowl Yogurt for breakfast? Try this superfood yogurt breakfast idea. Packed with plant-proteins, superfoods and antioxidant rich berries, this vegan yogurt bowl is an incredible way to begin your day and fill your body...
Vegan Blondies – Funfetti White Bean Vegan blondies made with white beans and done funfetti style?! This might be the most clever and FUN way to use beans. Move over black bean brownies, there’s a new dessert in town! Not only are these vegan...
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bar Layered No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars are chewy, thick, decadent and also happen to be vegan and gluten-free! The perfect warm weather treat. Hello! Remember me? If you say no, I can forgive you as it’s...
Copycat Vegan Ice Cream Dairy Queen Cake Dairy Queen cake vegan copycat is a nostalgic dream come true! Chocolate and vanilla ice cream, an irresistible fudge and crunchy center, topped with whipped cream icing and sprinkles! The Dairy Queen cake is iconic. It...
Vegan Asian Recipes – Sweet and Spicy Stir Fry This chopped no-chicken and vegan stir fry is one of our vegan vegetarian asian recipes. It is drenched in perfectly balanced sweet and spicy Asian restaurant inspired sauce. Crunchy, fresh tasting and ready...
Baked Cheesy Broccoli Gnocchi Casserole – Vegan, Gluten Free & Nut Free Yesterday was Easter. Easter in quarantine. Weird. I am not going to lie and say things felt the same as they usually do during holiday celebrations. Nope, the day felt very...
Vegan Chickpea Curry – Gluten Free & Nut Free Hooray!!! I am back, after a month of being “away.” Since this quarantine began, my children have been in complete control of my laptop. We are a house of 3 computers and 5 humans. Hubby is still considered an...
Pierogi Lasagna – Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free Having to go gluten-free is mostly OK. I’ve had to get creative with my vegan lasagna to lock down a vegan gluten free lasagna recipe as well. At this point, I have found decent wheat-less options...
No Bake Cookie Dough Balls – Vegan & Gluten-Free Listen, I like dates just as much (or more) as the next gal, but why the heck are they the main ingredient in like EVERY no bake energy ball or bar? I get they’re a natural sweetener and super...
Classic Hummus – Vegan, Gluten-free & Nut-free I assure you I am only being slightly facetious when I say this vegan homemade easy hummus recipe will completely ruin store-bought hummus for you. It’s literally THAT good. Light, creamy, insanely...
The Ultimate Vegan Chili Chili is one of those dishes that’s super easy to make vegan. Because of this, it tends to be a common go-to option for family functions and restaurants in an effort to appease us veg-heads (thanks for thinking of us!) However, it...
Chickpea Miso Noodle Soup – Vegan & GF Recipe Whoa. Just whoa. This vegan miso soup recipe gives my taste buds the big time goosebumps. This recipe started as me just making something for me (a novel idea, right?!) and not worrying about whether or...
Vegan Gluten Free Muffins – White Bean Chocolate Chip A few days ago I made my wannabe famous White Bean Birthday Cake Blondies and still had about 2 cups of cooked white beans hanging around in the fridge. Although chili or soup would have been a...
Chickpea Salad Sandwich No-Egg – Vegan, Gluten-free At least once a week, my kids open their lunches to find a vegan no-egg salad sandwich (chickpea salad sandwich) and have yet to complain about it. That’s a serious mom win. Chickpea salad...
Vegan Hamburger Helper – Gluten-Free & Nut-free This super creamy vegan mac and cheese is deeply rich and ultra-satisfying with a vegan hamburger helper twist. Ready in under 30 minutes, picky-eater approved and would give any box of Hamburger Helper...
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Vegan Gluten free No Bake Protein Bars Quick no bake peanut butter and chocolate gluten free vegan protein bars recipe. Flourless, vegan, gluten-free and high in plant-based protein. Also, totally delish!!! These tasty treats are...
Gluten free oven baked fried rice with a vegetarian/vegan twist! You could honestly title this in a number of ways. There are so many healthy and tasty ingredients in this easy recipe so I toyed with a few options. Vegan and gluten free fried rice, vegan...
Easy Mac and Cheese – Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free If you were to ask me 12 years ago (before going fully plant-based and creating dishes like this copycat gluten free kraft mac and cheese recipe) what my must-have pantry staple was, I would be lying...
Football season has officially begun for us (honestly though, when isn’t football season for our squad?) and the boys have entered a whole new level of eating that I truthfully can not keep up with. I feel like even an intravenous of protein drip 24 hours a day,...
Vegan Gluten Free Cookies- Copycat Toll House Cookie Recipe This post technically began a little over 8 months ago. Creating and perfecting this recipe has been a labour of baking love like no other. To all of the INCREDIBLY patient followers on my Instagram,...
Fiesta Pasta – Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free Can we all agree that from time to time, you just don’t want to chop, mince or blend anything to prep your meal? I am so all about infusing my recipes with the amazing flavours fresh veggies and herbs...
“Everything” Avocado on Sweet Potato Toasts – Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free I have been seeing these sweet potato toast recipe on Instagram & Pinterest, and have been itching to give them a go. I have also been craving...
How to Make Falafel – Oven Baked – Vegan, Gluten-free The ultimate vegetarian take-out win. Anytime we get together with friends and order in Middle Eastern fare, all eyes are on the giant balls of deep fried deliciousness. Lot’s of...
Buttermilk Cornbread – Vegan, Gluten-free & Nut-free I definitely did not grow up eating cornbread (let alone experiencing a glutenfree healthy vegan buttermilk cornbread recipe…sheesh that was a mouthful) and still very fondly recall the first...
Creamy Pasta Salad – Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free Creamy Pasta Salad – Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free The ultimate creamy, tangy vegan and gluten-free pasta salad, that’s a unique combination of flavors and will have people begging for...
Summer Vacay Smoothie – Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free This was a creation of slight desperation. Last summer, the kids all began griping about the same-ole, same-ole smoothies (don’t even get me started on how #firstworldproblems this is). I...
Vegan Gluten Free Banana Bread – The Holy Grail – Nut-Free & Refined Sugar-Free I am a slave to vegan gluten free banana bread. It is hands down my favorite sweet treat. It is especially dangerous to my will power when it’s laced with...
Roasted Sweet Potato and Kale Salad with Creamy Sesame Ginger Dressing – Vegan & Gluten-Free Few things are more satisfying than nailing a recipe on the first go at it! I will typically make a dish at the very least, 3-4 times before posting it. After...
Spinach and Artichoke Dip – Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free This is THE most ghetto-fabulous spinach dip that exists anywhere. Lemme tell you, it’s such a crowd-pleaser! My near-carnivorous extended family requests that I bring it during the...
Pad See Ew – Vegan & Gluten-Free I remember when Thai Express first opened in our neighborhood and my children were obsessed. Their hands-down favourite was always the Pad See Ew. We travelled far and wide but there always seemed to be a Thai express...
No-Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas – Vegan, Gluten-Free and Nut-Free As an avid hater of all things meat growing up, my mom would always attempt to find “creative” ways to camouflage it into my meals, in an attempt to avoid yet another dinner...
Tahini Cookies Bites – Vegan, Gluten Free & Nut Free Tahini flexes hard in this recipe! Proving it’s got serious chameleon powers. If you are a frequent reader of this blog (bless your soul!) or follow me on Instagram, than you’re likely...
Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipe- Vegan, Gluten-Free & Nut-Free The crispy freshness of lettuce, paired with seasoned veggie grounds in a super yummy Asian sauce, makes for a winning flavor-texture combination. This vegan asian lettuce wraps recipe is super easy...
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I am Kris! Stay-at-home mom of 3, who for the past 14 years has been transforming traditional family favorites into modern plant-based meals. Every recipe is also gluten-free, refined sugar free and laced with a touch of sarcastic mom humour (that's a thing right?)
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