Scrumptious vegan recipes, all things crafty & lovely.
Warmly infused with North African spices – ras el hanout, this Vegan Spaghetti Squash Casserole with crispy tempeh can be served as a side dish or lower carb alternative to pasta or rice. A delicious and easy to make vegan casserole that’s also gluten-free. I realise that I don’t have that many vegan casserole recipes…
A list of 15 plantain recipes that will make you start cooking with plantains right away. These scrumptious recipes are more than just fried plantain side dishes, ranging from breakfast hashes to burritos, stews and curries, snacks and not forgetting heavenly doughnuts and dessert sweet treats. I grew up on green banana dishes ranging from…
Cheesy Nooch Tomato Fried Rice is a beautiful version of the classic vegetable fried rice dish with amazingly complex flavours from the tomato, nooch (aka nutritional yeast) and herbs. This delicious crowd-pleaser vegan rice dish is prepared in little time and can be served as a meal in itself. Every home cook probably has a…
A vegan version of the gratin dish with no butter or cream, this butternut squash gratin is yet wonderfully creamy and delicious. Kamut berries deliver delightful chewiness laced in between the tender slices of butternut squash. Smoked tofu ups the protein and adds a bold layer of flavour; spinach boosts the nutrient profile. This delectable…
Kamut is an ancient grain that is much easier to digest than conventional wheat. Kamut khorasan wheat has a better nutrient profile compared to modern wheat, with some anti-inflammatory properties too. Here’s some facts about Kamut khorasan wheat, where to find Kamut and how to cook it. While doing some pantry Spring clean recently, rotating…
A list of vegan recipes that you can make, mostly from pantry staples when you are running low on fresh produce in the fridge. A well-stocked vegan pantry makes it easy to create satisfying meals from filling breakfasts to scrumptious desserts, easy lunch and brunch ideas to warm nutritious dinners, some hunger satiating snacks in…
Garibaldi biscuits are crunchy buttery cookies, neither too rich nor too sweet, filled with soft currant raisins sandwiched inside. Every bite of these cookies has the taste of childhood. The memory of these Garibaldi biscuits was rekindled by some raisin cookies that I was baking on the fly, some time last week after dinner. I…
Easy Vegan Pizza Recipe topped with Tikka Masala Smoked Tofu and dolloped with creamy Vegan Cheese Sauce. The spelt pizza crust is made with a no-rise no-yeast pizza dough. Toss on a couple more veggie pizza toppings and you have a simply delicious homemade vegan pizza recipe! Makes one medium crust 26-cm [10-inch] pizza. With…
A warmly spiced delicata squash and fava bean stew makes the ultimate comfort food meal for chilly weeknights. It’s the kind of stew that makes you feel all snuggly and cozy inside out. Fava beans are downright delicious legumes that are rather underused in Western cuisine and neither are they popular in Mauritian cuisine. It’s…
This vegan quiche is somewhat crustless in that there is no pastry involved, with thick sturdy slices of eggplant arranged to encase the filling in lieu of a crust. It’s lighter than a traditional quiche, eggless and dairy-free with no compromise on the texture, yet very filling and satisfying. A little kala namak or Indian…
