Scheherazade’s overnight oats
You all know just how much I love overnight oats, right? They’re high in fiber, filling yet easy to digest, tasty, easy to make ahead of time…and all that. But that’s not what this recipe is about. Here, aromatic nectarine and saffron compote, orange blossom water-infused oats and sinfully lustrous almond butter turn a totally […]
Wholly delicious nectarine vanilla compote
As far as I’m concerned, perfectly ripe peaches, juicy nectarines and meltingly sweet apricots are foods for the Gods. Although my preference is to messily eat them fresh from the market, the ones that linger a bit too long on the counter are best when turned into this bright summer-infused compote. My mouth literally waters […]
Refreshing feta herb hummus
Hummus is a regular feature on our dinner table. I love my original recipe, but I’ve also jumped on the colorful hummus trend bandwagon and experimented adding other ingredients to it. I’d be lying if I said all of them were a success but so far, I’ve posted my favorites. It all started with beetroot, […]
Savory herb “kuku” crêpes
These gorgeous green savory crêpes can easily be eaten plain because they’re so flavorful; but I usually spread some savory fillings and serve them either for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They are also a fantastic appetizer for a crowd. I like to use a variety of fillings depending on my fridge inventory: fresh goat cheese, […]
Fragrant masa harina banana chocolate bread
I have to give the credit for this Fragrant masa harina banana chocolate bread to Keith Littlewood from Balancedbodymind. He’s posted it on his instagram feed a few times and it seemed so intriguing yet comforting and delicious that I had to give it a go. So when overly freckled bananas crossed my path this […]
Kids love ’em (and so do we) chicken nuggets
I first started preparing dinners in the kitchen at the age of 13, the summer my mom went back to work. Revelling in this new-found freedom to make meals I fancied, I discovered the joys of recipe testing as opposed to drooling over cookbook pictures, (which had until then been a favorite pastime of mine). […]
Intense molten chocolate cakes (gluten and sugar free)
Nothing can stand in the way of these decadent little chocolate cakes and I when they come out of the oven. And because they are totally gluten and processed sugar free, I make them regularly. They also happen to contain two magical ingredients every health-conscious baker should know about: dates and cashew butter. I turn […]
Utterly delicious banana cake (sugar free)
Bananas are used A LOT in vegan, paleo and gluten free baking because its texture can help replace some of the fats, eggs and starch. In this past year or so of extensive recipe-testing, I have discovered a few gems along the way (like these little chocolate moelleux) and also went through a lot of […]
Bursting poached egg on avocado butter toast
Growing up in Canada, poaching wasn’t the preferred way of having eggs. In the 80s and 90s, they were often hard boiled when served at lunchtime: egg and mayo salad sandwiches were right up there next to ham and cheese on all the coffee shop menus. For breakfast, they were either scrambled, fried or in an […]
Creamy tomato spaghetti (Vegan)
When I went off cow’s milk, a good creamy pasta dish (without avocado or coconut milk) felt like a distant memory from a past life. Or at least that’s how I saw it until I came across the velvety concoction that is cashew milk. In this recipe, I use a thick version of it (see […]