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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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