Vegan Vietnamese tamarind pineapple soup (canh chua chay) is a homemade favourite full of tamarind flavour, sweetness from pineapples and tomatoes, and spice from dried chili flakes. Every time I come home to my parent’s house, my mom asks me what I want to eat. I either request lemongrass tofu, or canh chua chay (translated […]
Soups & Stews
Butternut Squash Carrot and Red Lentil Soup
Brrrr!! The cold snap all over North America is sending everyone under the covers, bundled up with a bowl of hot soup and a mug of tea. It’s nice to know that it’s not just Canada that’s freezing cold in the winters, but my friends down south are feeling the bite of the winter wind […]
Curried Stew
Happy Halloween! I don’t having anything very festive for you in terms of spooky desserts or anything, partially because I didn’t have time and also because I’m terrible at Halloween. People get all creative with their costumes and houses, but me? I feel like my future kids will resent me for my lack of festive […]
Potato and Lentil Soup
Happy Monday! It feels good to be back on track in terms of posting, let’s hope it stays that way. Today I’ll be talking about someone who I don’t mention much on here. My special nerd who has my heart: Chris. He doesn’t really read my blog because he’s busy being smart and studying to […]
Roasted Tomato and Mushroom Soup
If you’ve been following my blog at all, you may have been made aware that soup is pretty much my favourite form of food. Not just any soup though, I have a weird preference for puréed soups. Minestrone? Bleh. “Chicken” Noodle? (well, veg broth noodle) On occasion, sure. But creamy butternut squash, cauliflower, or kale […]
Summer Borscht
Disclaimer: This recipe for Summer Borscht has eggs in it because it was something I shared before I went vegan. The base soup itself is vegan (the only thing not vegan is the eggs) and I haven’t had a chance to reshoot the recipe yet, so in the meantime, please forgive the photo with hardboiled […]
