Vegan Puff Pastry Palmiers

These vegan puff pastry palmiers are sweet, buttery, and flaky, despite not having any dairy in them. They’re a simple but luxurious treat, and a lot of fun to make. When it comes to desserts, I’m often a believer that less is more. Sometimes you need just a few simple, quality ingredients to make a perfect, melt in your mouth dessert. That’s the case with these vegan puff pastry palmiers, also called elephant ears....

December 28, 2025 · 13 min · 2615 words · Donald Moore

Vegetable Korma

Vegetable korma is a rich and creamy Indian curry loaded with warm spices and tender veggies. It’s absolutely decadent and divine! The number of Indian curry recipes in the world seems endless, but vegetable korma is among my absolute favourites. The base is rich and creamy, which not only makes it delicious, but also tempers the heat a bit. (Being Jamaican, I love a kick of heat, but I know not everyone appreciates it!...

December 28, 2025 · 12 min · 2476 words · Walter Gatlin

10 Crazy But Very Useful Baking Tips

So, I know that we have all these wonderful baking tips that help, but there are some things you won’t find in a book. Pinterest is a great place to start, I’ve added several of them to my page , and sometimes, you just have to bake a horrible cake/cupcake to know what to do right the next time. Some of these tips seem crazy, and some may seem very straightforward but they work ....

December 27, 2025 · 17 min · 3436 words · Ruthie Foss

15 Best Vegan Frozen Desserts To Beat The Heat

Here are 15 Best Vegan Frozen Desserts to Beat The Heat! It covers everything from ice creams to popsicles to fudge cups to even granitas! Whatever you’re favourite, you’re bound to find something you’ll love here! Is it just me…or is this the hottest summer yet? Okay, for many places this truly is. It seems that 100 degrees F is more and more of a norm these days which all I have to say to that is – PLEASE keep hydrated and wear your sunscreen!...

December 27, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Ailene Wolcott

Banana Bread Waffles (with Chocolate Chips)

These Banana Bread Waffles are like having dessert for breakfast! They’re sweetened with bananas, gluten free and are so meal preppable! Banana Bread Waffles (with Chocolate Chips). I debated on so many different names for for this recipe. Included were “Chocolate Chip Banana Waffles”and “I Want To Eat These All The Time Waffles”. Ultimately, I settled on Banana Bread Waffles (with Chocolate Chips) because they really do remind me of enjoying one of my favourite treats for breakfast....

December 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1312 words · Michelle Madison

Easy Vegan Caesar Salad

This vegan Caesar salad is perfect for a crowd-pleasing dinner side or light lunch! I’ll show you how to make this classic salad with a tangy, creamy vegan Caesar dressing, crunchy croutons, and crisp romaine lettuce. This vegan Caesar salad recipe is light but so, SO flavorful. It starts with a crisp bed of lettuce, Parmesan cheese, and a handful of salty coconut bacon bits. Top all that off with a few crunchy homemade croutons and some tangy vegan Caesar salad dressing, and voila....

December 27, 2025 · 17 min · 3438 words · Daniel Sanchez

Garlic Confit

Homemade garlic confit is buttery, rich, and garlicky—but a delicious mellow kind of garlicky without the sharpness of fresh garlic. It’s the ultimate condiment for garlic lovers! Garlic confit—pronounced con-fee—is a fancy condiment perfect for adding to a vegan charcuterie board or spreading onto crusty bread. If you love how roasting garlic caramelizes and tenderises the cloves, transforming their flavour from sharp to mellow, you are going to love this recipe for homemade garlic confit....

December 27, 2025 · 12 min · 2369 words · Kurt Flores

How To Make Perfect Mini Cheesecakes

Today, I’m 22. Happy Birthday To Me! And since these were my favourite thing to make out of the how to series, I hope you enjoy! These are pretty easy to make and much more forgiving than larger cheesecakes, but attention to detail is important. I will share more birthday details next week. Ingredients Ingredients for the base: 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tbsp of melted butter , Jessica’s Note: you should let this cool first 2 tsp sugar , mixed in afterwards Ingredients for the filling: 1 packet , 8oz cream cheese 2 tbsp of heavy cream 2 eggs 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup Baileys Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F....

December 27, 2025 · 9 min · 1828 words · Michael Deloach

Instant Pot Mexican Rice

Wondering how to make your tacos or quesadillas a complete meal? The answer is Instant Pot Mexican Rice! The perfect side for all your Tex-Mex faves, it’s perfectly seasoned, full of veggies, and a combination of tomato sauce and fresh lime adds bright flavour. When you go to a Mexican restaurant and order enchiladas or quesadillas, they almost always give you a scoop of Mexican rice and refried beans on the side....

December 27, 2025 · 14 min · 2919 words · Cruz Rice

Mangú (dominican Mashed Plantains)

Give your breakfast a savory, tropical spin with this mangú recipe! Plantains are cooked until they’re tender, then mashed and topped with pickled red onions. One of my favourite things about cooking is the opportunity it gives me to try dishes from around the world. From congri to tahô and katsu curry , it’s fun to cook different cuisines—and to find ways to make those traditional dishes vegan. Like this vegan mangú!...

December 27, 2025 · 10 min · 2102 words · Donald Raney

One Pot Alfredo Penne Pasta

This 20 Minute One Pot Alfredo Penne Pasta is creamy and filled with sun dried tomatoes. With only 5 minutes prep of time it’s an easy weeknight meal! The holidays are the time that I enjoy one pot recipes and dishes the most – recipes that require basically no prep work, and you can set it and forget it, so you can focus on the deliciousness of the food rather than standing over your stove trying to ensure everything synchronises properly....

December 27, 2025 · 9 min · 1860 words · Michael Mobilia

Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats

These Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats take only 5 minutes of prep time! They’re a simple, easy breakfast that’s perfect for busy mornings. Overnight oats are the best make-ahead breakfast. They’re super easy to make, really filling, and they can be customised to your liking. Instead of standing over a hot stove to make oatmeal, overnight oats basically “cook” themselves whilst in your fridge overnight. Five minutes is really all it takes to make them—slice the banana, place it into the jar with the rest of the ingredients, stir, and then pop your jar in the fridge....

December 27, 2025 · 15 min · 3094 words · Christina Gibson

Pistachio

This Pistachio-Crusted Vegan Cheese Ball is actually VERY easy to make! It tastes INCREDIBLE and is great for appetisers and parties! My first thought after making this vegan cheese ball was: why have I NOT done this before? Make no mistake: this vegan cheese ball, encrusted in all the gloriousness of pistachios, tastes like cheese. I don’t mean a distant cousin of cheese, I mean if I swapped this out at a party with no labels you wouldn’t know that you weren’t devouring a creamy goat cheese....

December 27, 2025 · 13 min · 2729 words · Alice Chambers

Roasted Garlic Bread

Garlic bread is always a good idea, but the buttery, caramelised roasted garlic in my vegan garlic bread recipe takes it to the next level! This easy garlic bread recipe is going to be your new go-to side dish for pasta dishes, holiday dinners, and every other occasion. It’s no secret that I’m a big believer in the magic of roasted garlic . Roasting mellows the flavours while caramelising the garlic, making it rich and almost sweet-tasting....

December 27, 2025 · 14 min · 2828 words · William Borelli

Silver Dollar Pancakes

Silver dollar pancakes are a fun, kid-friendly breakfast that’s delicious enough to be enjoyed by the whole family. They’re soft, fluffy, and perfect for soaking up syrup and toppings! If flipping pancakes always leads to disaster, it’s time to try your hand at silver dollar pancakes. These pancakes are practically fail-proof because they’re small enough to fit entirely on a spatula and the smaller size means they’re rarely uncooked when you flip them....

December 27, 2025 · 14 min · 2863 words · Stephanie Moore

Surprising Foods That Are Not Vegan

Whether you’re new to veganism or a seasoned pro, these surprising foods that are not vegan are likely to shock you! One caveat: This post is not meant to incite fear mongering or to cause any discouragement. It’s simply to help with anyone interested in veganism and to highlight common foods that may contain non-vegan items. Veganism is not about perfection, and so accidentally consuming these products does not make you non-vegan....

December 27, 2025 · 11 min · 2330 words · Kenneth Rodriguez

Vegan Heavy Cream Substitute

This vegan heavy cream substitute is smooth and velvety, perfect for adding a creamy texture to coffee, sauces, soups, and more. Bonus: you only need three ingredients to make it! In a world where there are vegan substitutes for everything from ham to eggs and sour cream, it’s surprising to me that it’s so hard to find a good vegan heavy cream substitute. There’s one widely-available brand in stores that I can think of, and if it’s not sold at your local grocery store, you’re out of luck....

December 27, 2025 · 11 min · 2203 words · Aubrey Whitman

Vegan Mango Ice Cream

This no-churn vegan Mango Ice Cream is a creamy tropical dream come true! Bonus: you only need three ingredients to make it! Is there any fruit more perfect than the mango? It’s soft, fragrant, and oh-so-sweet—at least when it’s ripe. I’ll take mangoes any way I can get them, but this vegan mango ice cream might just be my favorite way to enjoy them. (Okay, maybe second to just cutting them open and digging in....

December 27, 2025 · 12 min · 2369 words · Sylvia Cornish

What To Eat In London (+ A Mini City Guide)

A guide for what to eat in London, plus a mini city guide for our favourite attractions while in London! Lots of delicious places to eat at! London Town! We enjoyed our trip to London SO much!! We went to London in August of this year for two weeks for the World Championships. Many of you may know I’m Jamaican – so we went to support our Jamaican athletic team and to see Usain Bolt’s last run....

December 27, 2025 · 15 min · 3125 words · Kenneth Mccrary

Air Fryer Potato Wedges

Air fryer potato wedges have all the crispiness and flavor of oven-baked wedges, but they’re much quicker to make. Coated in lots of seasonings, these will become a staple in your kitchen. Good potato wedges are magical. They’re crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and popping with flavor. Potato wedges work as a midday snack, or as a side with your meal. And there’s no way you’ll be able to eat just one … or five....

December 26, 2025 · 8 min · 1597 words · Susie Black