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Vegan Buttercream – with Coconut oil

March 27, 2020

This vegan buttercream frosting is made with coconut oil, giving it a lighter taste and a pleasantly fluffy consistency. Use my foolproof method and you'll never have a grainy frosting ever again. Have you ever made frosting using coconut oil that turned out grainy and, well, wrong? It happened to me, once… So I have […]

My Favorite Vegan Vanilla Cake

March 27, 2020

This vegan vanilla cake is pure perfection. It's light, fluffy, and moist – with just the right amount of vanilla flavor. Top it off with my vegan buttercream frosting for a cake that's straight from heaven. Creating the perfect vegan cake recipe was not easy. It took many failures to come up with what I […]

How To Make Hummus

March 27, 2020

Learning how to make hummus at home is easy and the final result is so delicious that you'll never want to buy packaged hummus ever again! The trick to making good hummus is using canned chickpeas, and boiling them just before you make them into hummus. Also, to make the best hummus you must use […]

Sesame Dressing

March 24, 2020

This sesame dressing is one of our favorites for salads and buddha bowls – it's the perfect blend of sweetness, acidity, and umami. Toss in toasted sesame seeds and you'll want to put this dressing on everything! To make this addictingly-good Japanese salad dressing, you'll need something that can grind up the sesame seeds. I […]

Yellow Rice – Vegan Lunchbox Recipe

March 20, 2020

This yellow rice is made using leftover rice and is perfect for packing in kids' (or grown up's!) lunchboxes. With a tasty blend of turmeric and savory seasonings, the'll gobble up their veggies without giving it a second thought! I learned a long time ago that it's always better to make a little too much […]

How To Make Espresso Powder

March 20, 2020

Did you know that you can make espresso powder at home? This homemade espresso powder replacement can be used in baking and making rich coffee flavored beverages. If you don't drink espresso at home, buying expensive espresso powder in the store so you can use it in a recipe might not feel like it's worth […]

Oat Cream – Easy Vegan Cream

March 20, 2020

Did you know that you can make a great vegan cream using oats? Oat cream is so easy to make, and it's perfect as a vegan creamer for coffee. Making oat cream is a lot like making oat milk, with a few adjustments. To make the cream heavier we add vegetable oil, and the ratio […]

How To Make Oat Milk

March 20, 2020

Learn how to make oat milk that's not slimy using this simple technique and you'll never want to buy store-bought oat milk again! Oat milk is one of my favorite plant based milks. It's much less expensive to make than nut milks, and oats are more environmentally-friendly to produce. If you'd like to make oat […]

Strawberry Muffins w/ Streusel Topping (Vegan)

March 20, 2020

These are the yummiest strawberry muffins ever – light & fluffy inside with a satisfying crumbly streusel top! No one will ever guess they're vegan, too! My kids were asking me to make strawberry muffins for weeks, ever since I had promised to make muffins for every weekend. So far I've made blueberry muffins, lemon […]

Chickpea Curry with Sweet Potatoes (Vegan)

March 18, 2020

Flavorful chickpea curry with fluffy white rice. This recipe uses the pot-in-pot technique to cook the curry and rice simultaneously in the Instant Pot. Chickpea curry was not something I would have expected my family to enjoy, but with the right spices and flavors, they completely finished off this dish! What's more, you can cook […]