In my ongoing search for new and exciting ways to served broccoli to my kids, I stumbled upon a recipe for broccoli fritters. Aha! Bite sized, crispy and something that can potentially be dipped in ketchup…I think we have a winner! I made this recipe vegan by substituting nutritional yeast flakes for the parmesan cheese … Continue reading Broccoli and Potato Fritters
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Why I Love My Vitamix and a Starter Green Smoothie Recipe
I took a vegan cooking class a few years ago and in the course of preparing the food, the instructor was extolling the virtues of her high-powered blender called a Vitamix. I clearly remember thinking at the time that anyone who would spend $600 on a blender was certifiably nuts and I would never make … Continue reading Why I Love My Vitamix and a Starter Green Smoothie Recipe
Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cream of mushroom soup was my absolute favourite as a kid. I loved that strange sucking sound the soup would make when it flopped out of the can, the way it would keep the shape of the can even when I plopped it into the pot and those gloopy glops of cream that never quite separated even … Continue reading Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cowboy Caviar
Have you ever noticed how much what you name something impacts your child’s response to it? Regular fruit-of-the-looms are less attractive than Batman Underwear. A plain old green smoothie is consumed faster when it’s a Green Monster and boring vitamin D is much more interesting when it becomes a yummy Lemon Drop. You get the idea. … Continue reading Cowboy Caviar
Wintertime Cashew Cream Lattes
I’ve started a new wintertime ritual of beginning my day with rich and creamy coffee-less lattes. Most mornings I’ll whip up a brilliant creation at home... and of course there are other days when my toddler wakes me up 3 times during the night calling for his soother and I haul my butt out of … Continue reading Wintertime Cashew Cream Lattes
Lori Leigh Wilson 