This Lentil Barley Rice Cooker meal is an easy one pot side dish or main that is perfect for college students, busy parents, or just busy people. I’ve been finding myself in a cooking rut lately. So, I needed an easy dump and go meal that I could set and forget and come back to […]
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Crunchy Edamame Peanut Salad
This Crunchy Edamame Peanut Salad is a fibre-rich and protein-packed side dish. It’s quick to throw together and has a satisfying crunch while delivering substance. I make this as a late night editing snack, but you could easily prep this as a side dish for work lunches. I recommend packing the peanuts and toasted sesame […]
Tofu and Garlic Chive Soup – Canh Đậu Hũ Hẹ Chay
Canh Đậu Hũ Hẹ chay is a Vietnamese homestyle soup that is comforting, light and savoury. Flat chives, shallots, and garlic are the main undertones of flavour for this tofu and garlic chive soup! Growing up, I ate a lot of Vietnamese style dinners where each meal had a protein, a soup, and a veggie […]
Vegan Birria Tacos (Quesabirria)
These vegan quesabirria tacos are crisp, juicy, meaty and full of savoury flavour! The vegan birria consommé has a slow heat that builds but together with the vegan birria tacos it is just the right amount of spice. I first was introduced to birria from TikTok last year when it was making the rounds. It […]
Vegan Rabokki Carbonara (Tteokbokki Carbonara)
Korean spicy rice cakes meets cheesy and smokey carbonara, but vegan! This vegan tteokbokki carbonara is rich, spicy, savoury, and perfect for a date night in. This recipe was developed for Violife as a sponsored post on social media, but it’s here on the blog to make things easier to reference with the printable recipe […]
Vegan Tunacado Sandwich
This vegan tunacado sandwich is refreshingly satisfying with the tofu “tuna”, bright lemony pesto, tomato, and avocado. I didn’t understand the hype until I made it! I always resist the viral TikTok recipes like the feta pasta or my washed flour seitan but then I make them and then I get it. TikTok is the […]
