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Meaty Veggie Demi-Glace

Chocolate mousse in three small jars with large coconut flakes on top on a plate being held by a man in the background

Exquisite No-Bake Chocolate Mousse

Bird's eye view of sourdough with bubbles in a small container held by two hands.

Effortless Sourdough Starter

A bag of flour, a laddle of rhye flour, a jar of white flour, and a small wooden spoon are standing on a wooden cutting board which is on a chair.

Life-Saving Sourdough Starter (from Scratch!)

Cumin Guacamole with sliced jalapeno in a small pot on a wooden board

Lively Cumin Guacamole with Tomatillos

Spiced Chickpea Stew with Curry and Coconut in a white bowl on top of a blue jean napkin

Spiced Chickpea Stew with Coconut and Curry

A close-up of folded pancakes in a metallic plate with strawberry sauce dripping from the creases with a small jar of maple syrup behind it and a small skillet of strawberry sauce diagonally

Unforgettable Vegan Pancakes

Dark rice in an enamel plate with a fork in it

On Costa Rica and Caribbean Rice and Beans — IV

Ramekin with yogourt sauce next to fritters on a small plate with lime wedges

Summertime Cauliflower and Cumin Fritters with Lime Cashew Nut Yogurt Sauce

Stuffed cabbage rolls with tomato sauce on top cut into on a white salad plate with a casserole dish in the background

After-Christmas Party Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Two bowls of pumpkin soup of glasses of red wine

High-Nutrient and Easy Vegan Pumpkin Soup (less than 30 minutes)

Vegan stuffing on a salad plate with the stuffing's casserole dish in the background

Easy Vegan Stuffing

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Meaty Veggie Demi-Glace

This veggie demi-glace sauce will enhance your dishes. This brown sauce, slightly thicker than water, is incredibly tasty. And it takes a third or a quarter of the time of the traditional recipe.…

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Chocolate mousse in three small jars with large coconut flakes on top on a plate being held by a man in the background

Exquisite No-Bake Chocolate Mousse

Mousse, for me, is the ultimate fancy dessert. And this dairy-free mousse is the perfect dessert: it’s incredibly light and ridiculously rich and creamy. Beware! You may eat an alarming amount of…

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Bird's eye view of sourdough with bubbles in a small container held by two hands.

Effortless Sourdough Starter

How nice it is to stay in a rustic chalet for a few days. I’m surrounded by tall conifers. My book Babette’s Feast and I are sitting comfortably on the sofa. And…

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A bag of flour, a laddle of rhye flour, a jar of white flour, and a small wooden spoon are standing on a wooden cutting board which is on a chair.

Life-Saving Sourdough Starter (from Scratch!)

Making a sourdough starter. I’ve never thought of such a concept. The idea has always intimidated me. In fact, the idea has always frightened me. It has in the same way that…

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Cumin Guacamole with sliced jalapeno in a small pot on a wooden board

Lively Cumin Guacamole with Tomatillos

There’s no doubt. To make the best guacamole, you need great ingredients. Starting with a good ripe avocado. Then come the onions, cilantro, chili, and lime juice. From there, we can add…

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Spiced Chickpea Stew with Curry and Coconut in a white bowl on top of a blue jean napkin

Spiced Chickpea Stew with Coconut and Curry

Bursting with flavor, this spicy chickpea stew with curry and coconut will not disappoint. It’s filling, nutritious, and relatively easy to make. The only downside is that you will pass out of…

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A close-up of folded pancakes in a metallic plate with strawberry sauce dripping from the creases with a small jar of maple syrup behind it and a small skillet of strawberry sauce diagonally

Unforgettable Vegan Pancakes

Vegan thin pancakes with strawberry sauce January arrived like a big sack of potatoes falling heavily on my shoulders. First, I didn’t help with my last not so very happy blog post.…

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Dark rice in an enamel plate with a fork in it

On Costa Rica and Caribbean Rice and Beans — IV

After two good weeks of well-deserved rest, it’s time to get down to business. Gone are the days of being served in Costa Rican restaurants on the Caribbean coast. Gone are the…

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Ramekin with yogourt sauce next to fritters on a small plate with lime wedges

Summertime Cauliflower and Cumin Fritters with Lime Cashew Nut Yogurt Sauce

For almost a year, I’d been immersed in a kind of cave, an underground cavern. In this life of a hermit, I didn’t act like a good cavewoman at all while my…

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Stuffed cabbage rolls with tomato sauce on top cut into on a white salad plate with a casserole dish in the background

After-Christmas Party Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

I don’t know about you, but cooking the day after the big Christmas or New Year celebrations becomes an impossible mission almost every year. I develop a kind of cookingitis, a shiftlessness…

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Two bowls of pumpkin soup of glasses of red wine

High-Nutrient and Easy Vegan Pumpkin Soup (less than 30 minutes)

Pumpkin soup Yep, it’s over. All those pumpkin recipes that popped up on the web will be behind us. These last two months, this fall squash was in high season. That’s the…

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Vegan stuffing on a salad plate with the stuffing's casserole dish in the background

Easy Vegan Stuffing

Some say there’s no real Thanksgiving dinner without a turkey. I say, there’s no real Thanksgiving dinner without stuffing. Vegan stuffing In Canada, this holiday has been over for well over a…

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Whole plant-based food advocate, recipe developer, food stylist & photographer in the making, dedicated to sharing nutrient-dense plant-based recipe ideas that will make you feel stimulated, well-equipped, and confident to eat and cook better.

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