Learn how to eat and cook egg-free and dairy-free recipes. We’ll cover plant-based dairy products as well as replacement for eggs in baking and omelettes. When people move towards plant-based lifestyle they usually cut out the meat first and only then dairy. However, for me it was the other way […]
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Quinoa Chickpea Burger with Cheesy Vegan Sauce
Here are delicious and satiating quinoa chickpea burgers that taste heavenly with my cheesy vegan sauce. Besides, it is a perfect recipe for batch cooking for effortless weeknight meals. Furthermore, this vegan burger recipe has only simple ingredients that you can find in every supermarket. Now, to be honest, I […]
How to Cook Without Oil and Sugar-Free Baking
Learn how to cook without oil and get to know the secrets of sugar-free baking. What are the best substitutions for oil, butter and refined sugar in baking, salad dressings, desserts and smoothies? When I started cooking without oil and sugar I was amazed of how rich and satisfying the […]
Shrove Tuesday Spelt Buns with Cashew-Raw Buckwheat Cream
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras ā beloved child has many names and is observed in many ways worldwide. No matter what its name is, the day before Ash Wednesday has long been a time for eating and merry making. Shrove Tuesday is the last day before […]
White Bean and Peanut Butter Brownie with Cashew Cream
I could not have imagined putting beans into a brownie, the first time I stumbled upon a vegan brownie recipe with beans at Talia Fuhrmanās website two years ago. However, after trying it out, it became one of my favourite sweet treats. Now, when I offered this brownie to my […]
Plant-Based Diet: How to Plan Your Healthy Day
Youāve made the decision to eat a plant-based diet and mainly unprocessed whole foods. How to fit all that cooking and shopping into your schedule? Take a look at these quick and easy ways to plan and prepare your healthy choices day. Planning Your Day Around Whole Plant-Based Foods Breakfast […]
Veggie-Chickpea Stew with Peanut Butter Sauce
Veggie stew or wok (Iām nor sure what would be the best term for the dish as the veggies are cut in wok-style, but cooked covered) is one of these easy and quick recipes that come handy when you are really hungry or in a hurry. The first time I […]
Beetroot Soup with Chickpeas
Believe it or not, but last week I made pureed beetroot soup for the first time. I must say I absolutely adore beetroot, but Iāve been having them raw in morning smoothies, and boiled or oven-baked in salads, as a side, also in cakes or brownies. Now, the good thing […]
Poppy Seed Muffins with Chocolate Buttons
These muffins are what my husband calls the ultimate in muffins. For the past 3 weeks I have only been baking this poppy seed muffins recipe. We have them with our coffee as second breakfast and as dessert after dinner. These plant-based peanut butter-persimmon-poppy seed muffins with chocolate buttons are […]
Persimmon Chocolate Chip Muffins [Vegan and Gluten Free]
In case youāve followed my blog for a while, you must have noticed by now, that I love muffins. In fact, I usually bake muffins 3-4 times a week to satisfy my familyās appetite and mine. Fortunately I have developed several whole food not-so-sweet muffin recipes (like those gluten free […]
Nori Sausages with Barley-Lentil Filling
In Estonia we have blood-sausage tradition (a mixture of blood, barley and herbs in animal intestine baked in oven). These nori sausages are a must-have on Christmas and New Yearās Eve table, served with cranberry sauce and pickled pumpkin cubes. Last year, for the first time, I tried plant-based version […]
Gingerbread Cookies [Vegan and Sugar-Free]
It is nearly Christmas and if you haven’t made vegan gingerbread cookies yet, it is about time! Now, gingerbread forms were among the things we put in post to be sent to Barcelona. So, I was waiting and waiting for the forms to be able to take new photos of […]