Category Archives: Vegan

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cherry Bites

December 6, 2012 by EmmaEats

It can’t be so. Cookies with no nuts, no butter and no eggs and entirely irresistible. [gigya src=”http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf” width=”204″ height=”40″ flashvars=”hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=7333703&style=metal&p=0″ allowScriptAccess=”always” wmode=”window”] Well, it is indeed so. These incredibly flavourful cookies are definite crowd-pleasers and even diehard non-vegans won’t even notice that these tasty morsels are in fact without the butter, egg and nut triumvirate. Emma picked these for her school snack day awhile back and the platter came back clean. Empty. As were the bowls of them at […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks, Vegan • Tags: Autumn Recipes, baking, Baking and Confections, Cherry, Chocolate, Chocolate chip, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Dried fruit, Fall recipes, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt, Vegan

Lucky Ducky Dhal

October 26, 2012 by EmmaEats

On a typical evening, everyone has the same dinner in our household. [gigya src=”http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf” width=”204″ height=”40″ flashvars=”hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=26226305&style=metal&p=0″ allowScriptAccess=”always” wmode=”window”] We don’t make a habit of preparing foods explicitly for the kids versus the adults. On a few occasions though, things happen to work out that we can do this easily and everyone benefits from the effort. Recently, we had pizza for dinner and there were leftovers for the following evening. It was a particularly wet and tiring day and I […]

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Sides, Vegan • Tags: Autumn Recipes, Cooking, dairy-free, Dal, Fall recipes, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Indian cuisine, Kid-friendly, Lentil, quick and easy, Recipes, Vegan

I’ve Got to Find Sweet Cherries – Simple Cherry Preserves

July 26, 2012 by EmmaEats

We’ve been fortunate to get our hands on some delicious cherries this summer. Of course, the season is so short. I thought I’d try my hand at drawing it out a bit longer since we’ve all been enjoying this sweet ruby fruit so much. [gigya src=”http://listen.grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf” width=”204″ height=”40″ flashvars=”hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=35655377&style=metal&p=0″ allowScriptAccess=”always” wmode=”window”] The first time I made these preserves they were for these lovely little black forest cakes. Just the thought of black forest cakes takes me back a few years […]

Categories: Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Sides, Vegan • Tags: Cherry, Cooking, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Fruit preserves, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, summer recipes, Vegan

Don’t Think Twice – Individual Black Forest Icebox Cakes

July 20, 2012 by EmmaEats

A rich, flavourful and gorgeous individual serving-sized cake that requires no baking? Inconceivable! [gigya src=”http://listen.grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf” width=”204″ height=”40″ flashvars=”hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=24732622&style=metal&p=0″ allowScriptAccess=”always” wmode=”window”] When you don’t have central air conditioning, keeping the house cool during hot weather becomes high priority. We’ve had a lot of hot weather this year. As a result, most of our cooking has been happening outside to avoid turning on the oven or stove. That’s where this cake comes in. It requires no baking and only requires cooking if […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Vegan • Tags: Black Forest, Cherry, Chocolate, coconut, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Icebox cake, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Vegan

Hot Hot Hot! – Grilled Coriander Cauliflower

June 14, 2012 by EmmaEats

Beautiful summery weather has finally arrived. It’s not like we’ve had a particularly difficult winter but somehow, I find that we all breathe a bit easier when the brighter, sunnier and warmer days are here. [gigya src=”http://listen.grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf” width=”204″ height=”40″ flashvars=”hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=27280203&style=metal&p=0″ allowScriptAccess=”always” wmode=”window”] Once the warm weather breezes in, we do a lot of cooking outdoors – perhaps on the Big Green Egg or on the gas barbeque. The sound of the kids frolicking about in the yard + the mottled […]

Categories: Appetizers, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian • Tags: Big Green Egg, Brunch, Cauliflower, Cooking, Coriander, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Olive oil, quick and easy, Recipes, summer recipes, Vegan

Keen-what? – Quinoa and Veggie Salad

August 29, 2011 by EmmaEats

Our family has hit a new level of rushing about. We are always in a hurry — whether we’re trying to get to classes and appointments on time, doing grocery shopping, or cleaning and cooking. That rushing around coupled with some very hot summer temperatures means that I’m working hard to have the stove/oven on for as little time as possible. Keeping the temperature in our kitchen below a sizzling 30C is definitely a good thing. And most days this […]

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Sides, Vegan • Tags: Cooking, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, quinoa, Recipes, summer recipes, Vegan

May I have another slice please? — Chocolate Raspberry Cake [Vegan]

November 19, 2010 by EmmaEats

Every year, Emma’s birthday is a turning point for the amount of cooking/baking/cleaning/other domestic activities that take place in our home. It marks 6 weeks until Christmas which of course, sends me into a frenzy preparing for the holidays. There has been something in the oven pretty much every day this past week, and I anticipate much more over the coming weeks. Earlier this year, I also “declared” that I hoped to change the types of gifts we give to […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Vegan • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Cake, Chocolate, Christmas, Cooking, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Raspberry, Recipes, Vegan