Vegan Foods, Recipes, and Tips
I'd like to share recipes, tips, advice, cookbook reviews, product reviews, and news about vegan diets and lifestyle. This site is especially helpful for the vegan newbie.
It can sometimes take a while before you figure you what to eat and what substitutes to use for certain ingredients that are based on animal products. It seems overwhelming, perhaps. Where to start? What to buy? Do I need any “weird” foods? Isn’t it great that nowadays a vegan transition is becoming more achievable? … Read more
Why no oven? Very simple, my oven stopped working a while ago, and I have not been able to replace it. I love baking, and I especially love chiles rellenos, also known as stuffed peppers. So, I was wondering how to make stuffed peppers without using the oven, and I came up with a new … Read more
Beans are very versatile and a wonderful accompaniment to have in the kitchen. There are so many things you can do with them, so many different ways to cook beans. Before I moved to Mexico, I never knew what to do with beans, besides just heating them from a can. In Mexico, I truly started … Read more
Losing weight, making more money, drinking less alcohol, and more exercise are perhaps the top new year’s resolutions, but one new year’s resolution that I see popping up in many status updates on online platforms is the following: going vegan. More and more people are waking up to the animal cruelties that are committed to … Read more
Cauliflower is the flower of veggies, or perhaps it can be called a healthier rice (it’s made of a vegetable after all 😉 ). Compared to boiling rice, which takes around 20 minutes, making cauliflower rice actually takes less time. I usually don’t eat much rice, unless it’s jasmine or basmati rice, so cauliflower rice … Read more
The first question that might pop up is probably: “Is making this going to take all day?” No, it is not, don’t worry. While portobello mushroom topped with vegan sausage sounds fancy enough (great to impress your dinner guests, right? 😉 ), the recipe is pretty much down to earth. The ingredients list is short … Read more
As promised, today I will share a tasty fondue recipe, easy vegan cheese fondue. Yes, you do not need to give up cheese as a vegan. There are so many homemade and store bought vegan cheeses of different flavors. You’d be surprised. Personally, I have never been a big cheese fan, except for mozzarella, cheese … Read more
It’s midsummer and temperatures are rising. I think it’s about time we lower the temperatures of our food, and what could be better than cold soups? They are refreshing, full of rich flavors, healthy, and filling (and a good way to sneak your kids those vegetables they do not always want to eat 😉 ) … Read more
No, vegan food for carnivores is not such an oxymoron at all. The first misunderstanding about vegan food is the “giving up” part. No one’s giving up anything. On the contrary, you’re gaining some extraordinary culinary experiences. Besides, there are so many delicious faux meats available now which taste so good that even the most … Read more
We’ve all seen those jokes on social media, the photo of a plain block of tofu and the caption “how to prepare tofu, step 1: throw it in the trash; step 2, fry some steak”. Well, the joke’s on you, my dear tofu joker, because tofu is such a versatile ingredient and it can be … Read more