Get those veggie quiches, chocolate eggs and pastel-colored carrot cakes ready, Easter is in just a few days! Hello my beautiful friends, Easter is in just a few days!!! :-O Today I share with you the ultimate Easter & Springtime Vegan recipe collection with the help of some fabulous fellow bloggers. These Vegan Easter recipes will help you find and choose the perfect dish that will impress your guests for your Spring feast, Easter brunch, Easter lunch, or Easter Monday picnic – a Vegan selection to bring back the most beloved memories or make new ones. Whether you’re looking for a meatless, healthier, plant-based option, a Vegan-friendly recipe or you...
A hearty Colcannon-inspired Vegan Potato Soup with loads of potatoes, leeks, onions, fresh spinach, cannellini beans and soy cream Hello my beautiful friends, recently on TV we heard that the average person in France consumes around 13 liters of soups per year, Fabien and I looked at each other, giggled and said “yeah, right, we probably have 13 liters per month!” :D I guess we do raise the national average by far. As you probably know by now, we have tons of soups in this house and I mostly just make my own recipes as I go. But when one really stands out I can’t help but write it down,...
Hello my beautiful friends! Today in France and some other francophone countries we celebrate “La Chandeleur” (Candelmass). Originally Chandeleur (candlelight festival) was an ancient Pagan and Latin festivity – its etymology is festa candelarum, and it later became a Christian religious festival corresponding to the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Chandeleur is celebrated exactly 40 days after Christmas. In France, Belgium and parts of Switzerland Chandeleur is still celebrated in some churches on February 2nd, although nowadays it’s best known as “the day of the crêpes”, which is a perfect excuse to eat savory and sweet crêpes as both the main course and dessert for a real Vegan Crêpes...
Hello my beautiful friends! I didn’t know I had a problem until someone who knows me very well said that I’m “Harry Potter obsessed“. I thought I just liked, er, loved the books and movies and that I could re-read and re-watch them nonstop, and I can honestly say I wish I lived in one of J.K.Rowling‘s books, (perhaps opening a little arts & crafts boutique on Diagon Alley?) but apparently – for people who didn’t catch the Hogwarts’bug – I’m obsessed. Oh well, there’s worst things in life ;> Raise your hand if you’re a Harry Potter fan, or if your kids are, or if you know at least...
These Vegan Christmas Cookies are simple, rustic and sure to impress. Gift them as stocking stuffers, hang them from your Christmas tree or bring them to your holiday party or Christmas cookie swap!
Are you still wondering what to serve your vegan holiday guests this season? Relax! I have the best recipe for a succulent Vegan Holiday Roast that will please Vegan and meat-lovers just the same, and that really embodies the traditional meals. I know, nothing says “Holiday table” like a roasted, consistent dish that you can slice up and serve with your favorite gravy surrounded by yummy potatoes and vegetables. Well, this incredibly festive, succulent holiday roast is so much more than just “something extra” you have to make so your vegan friends have something to eat other than… salad. The flavors, texture and smell in this roast could easily go...
Guest post by Ashley Hello my beautiful friends! Ready or not, Christmas is just around the corner. That’s why today I’m happy to have a guest post from Ashley at VeganCookBook.com – she compiled the ultimate guide to Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Holidays ♥ I’m sure you’ll love this post :-) So please welcome Ashley as she shares her tips with us! 5 Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas For the Holidays The holiday season is fast approaching. Are you taking steps to lower your carbon footprint? Months of parties, presents, and glittery outfits might make for lasting memories, but it also creates an incredible amount of waste. Gift giving...
Who else has started a countdown till Halloween? =) Whether you’re throwing a Halloween Party or you just want some tasty Vegan Halloween treats to offer to trick-or-treaters, these Halloween Vegan recipes for kids are super delicious and surprisingly simple to make! I am well aware that there are some people out there still thinking that a Vegan treat would consist solely of raw veggies, slices of apples (nothing wrong with that) if not pieces of cardboard (yes that joke is still going on…) so for whatever reason you or your kids are choosing Vegan treats – health? ethics? environment? all of the above? – I hope to show you all...
Happy Valentine’s day to all lovers, singles & undecided out there. Whether you celebrate it or not, love it or hate it, once again I could not refrain from bringing you another incredible round-up of all the marvelous Vegan Valentine’s Day recipes out there after last year’s epic post. These recipes will be particularly useful if you: A) forgot all about Valentine’s Day and are in need of a last-minute gift; B) previously decided not to give into the consumerism-based gift-giving tradition but still want to make something special for someone special; C) are looking for a fun activity to do together with your loved one – and cooking is...
Hello my beautiful friends! In spite of what brands/stores want us to think, holiday time is not all about buying the most expensive gifts. I like to buy a few special gifts, but I also love to make something with my own hands, spending time and putting all my attention and care into what I’m making. If you love to make your own gifts, too, you’re in luck. I’ve gathered 20 wonderful gift ideas from a selected group of talented fellow bloggers. These are gifts you can make until the very last minute, that are easy to make, require just a few ingredients/materials and that are wonderful to have on...
Still wondering waht to gift for the holidays? I’ve got you covered! :-) Booze is not something you’ll find anywhere else on this blog, nor in my life. I don’t know exactly why, but somewhere during my life I made the unconscious decision of simply not liking spirits, wine, beer nor any other alcoholic drinks. Some people think that’s kind of lame, or boring – but I don’t mind. I often joke that my taste buds haven’t evolved much since when I was 12, as it’s pretty much the case (besides the fact that now I like things like garlic which I used to hate during my childhood). But there...
…Do you love Christmas time, or do you loathe it? I have a love-hate relationship with it, let me explain. I love that “Christmas is coming” feeling: baking cookies, decking the halls, creating a special candle-lit atmosphere, I love wrapping little gifts, I love the memories of simpler times when the whole family would gather around the Christmas tree at midnight to open carefully-wrapped presents – but I just can’t stand the turn that the holidays took these past few years. You see people running around desperately in loud shopping malls, searching for expensive gifts for people they might not like much, who will in turn get gifts that do...
It’s that time of the year again, the golden colors of Autumn and slowly leaving space to the first snowflakes and that means only one thing: the holiday parties’ season is about to begin! What, already?! :-O …So once again, I’ve gathered the BEST of the best Vegan Thanksgiving recipes in order to give you, my friends, 50+ Epic Vegan Thanksgiving recipes. I’ve asked some of my fellow blogger ladies that belong to the fantastic “Finding Vegan” project to share with me and my readers (you!) their favorite Thanksgiving recipes. The response was overwhelming and I had to select a few among the 100+ recipes that I received. So, whether...
It’s still early November, and for the second year in a row we’re having snowfalls already! I can’t believe I’ve longed for snow most of my adult life, and now I finally get to experience the magical beauty of seasons in the perfect place. Yay for changing seasons! So, while October was all about comfy Autumnal treats, come this cold temperatures and I’m already thinking of the Holiday season, gift giving and gatherings around the table. Whether you’re Vegan like me or you want to include a meatless dish for your friends and family this holiday season, welcome! Take a look around and make yourself at home. I’ve prepared for...
Hey my beautiful friends, so Valentine’s day is just around the corner. Love it? Hate it? ….I so want to hate it but I always end up preparing at least one special dish, usually a dessert, not because it’s a special day (when you’re in love, everyday is a special day) but because cooking is a way to express my love (again those Italian roots, you know?). That’s why these Valentine’s Day Vegan recipes come in handy! Whether you love it, hate it, loathe it, if you want to spoil someone (your other half, your best friend, yourself?) I’m sure you’ll find one good reason to spread some Vegan love...
If you think that being Vegan makes the holiday gatherings a challenge, read on! Whether you are hosting the Christmas meal or bringing a dish while visiting a friend or family, I want to make sure you’ll have plenty of yummy, vegan foods to cook & share. So here we go, 50 epic Vegan recipes for Christmas or for the holidays… are you ready? Jolly Appetizers: Ultimate Stuffed Mushrooms | One Green Planet Fall Color Vegetable Appetizers | Farm Fresh Feasts Black Bean, Pomegranate & Avocado Salsa | Two Peas & Their Pod Brussels Sprout Slaw with Maple Cider Vinaigrette | The View from Great Island Cinnamon & Orange Scented...
