Eco-friendly, family-friendly food and living
Vegan appetizers, baking and main dish recipes.
The kale dust is also good sprinkled over salad, on eggs, mac and cheese and just about anything else you might be serving for supper. I have had inconsistent success feeding other people’s children. Years ago a friend of my son’s got in the habit of asking what was for […]
On the first day of grade four the whole class (save my twin brother and maybe the teacher) thought I was a boy. We had just moved to the neighbourhood and were in a new school so nobody knew us. To add to the confusion, for back-to-school clothes my twin […]
This moist chocolate layer cake is quick to mix up and the frosting is especially frothy and delicious. The cake cuts like a dream. My twin brother and I are celebrating a significant birthday this month and in the lead up to the big day I have been looking through […]
Sweet Pepper Black Bean Salsa is great eaten like a dip with tortilla chips or added to quesadillas, tacos and fajitas. The bright flavours of lime & cilantro give this salsa a delicious lift. Some of the best recipes come with names… This is actually “Astrid’s Black Bean Salsa”, […]
Creamy apple vinaigrette is a thick and tangy salad dressing that’s versatile and vegan. Years ago my mom and dad lived in a house that had a one-storey family room off to one side, and overlooking the roof of that room was a bedroom window. Very early one spring morning, […]
Welcome to my kitchen where I elevate the everyday with inspiring recipes that are doable for any cook. I share fast and foolproof meal ideas, irresistible comfort food with a twist, a great variety of vegetable dishes, wholesome desserts, and more.
