Ahh the moment has come: I’m finally sharing our journey of becoming a vegan family with all of you! I’m not sure why, but I feel like before I begin I need to set up a few disclaimers- maybe because I know how touchy this subject can be. I want you to know that this is solely our journey and the information I’m sharing is personal and some parts referencing things I have read. Also just warning you that this is probably worth like 3 blog posts and can be little raw at times- but I really want you to take it all in and process it all at once, so grab a cup of coffee and let’s get to it! How it all began: If you were to ask me 10 years ago- heck even 5 years ago if I would have ever seen ...
Best Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Nothing more comforting than a cookie with a glass of milk. Who's with me! Enter the very best vegan oatmeal raisin cookies! With the chaos of weather we've been having lately, there's nothing more comforting than creating delicious food that warms the soul- in particular oatmeal raisin cookies! As you may or may not know, our family has been exploring a more plant-based diet. It's been even more exciting developing and testing recipes in the baking realm and realizing with each test that incredibly delicious food can actually be baked without your classic butter, egg and milk recipes! This oatmeal raisin cookie is packed with wholesome ingredients like ground flax seeds, coconut sugar and ...
The Best Vegan Vanilla Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
‘Tis the season for holiday gift exchanges and what better gift to give than one that comes straight from the heart: Cookies! I’ve been using this vanilla sugar cookie recipe for YEARS- back when I was still eating eggs and cow butter and once we went vegan, part of me was a little sad thinking I’d have to give up this delicious recipe altogether. After months of experimenting with different vegan butters and egg replacements I’m so happy to say that this cookie recipe is here to stay in my recipe book and -dare I say it- even BETTER tasting than the original! What I’ve learned along the way with vegan baking is that with the removal of animal products you some how magically end up ...
The Best Glazed Lemon Cake Donuts
Spring days are coming and there’s nothing more refreshing than lemon flavored anything! I know I love the smell of lemon essential oils diffusing in my home for that bright and fresh scent. It’s even better when that lemon fragrance is coming from the oven! These glazed lemon cake donuts are going to be a hit in your home from this point on! This recipe (as always) is egg and dairy free and FULL of lemony flavor! That’s because it’s liquid content is essentially just freshly squeezed juice from a lemon. Have you seen my lemon juice hack? Click here to watch it! If you don’t have a donut pan, you could double this recipe and make approximately 6 cupcakes or click here for the donut pan ...
When In Wine Country: An Okanagan Guide to Vegan Wines
If you've ever visited the Okanagan, you'll know that wine touring is one of the top tourist activities to partake in here. The views are beautiful, the wines are delicious and usually the company is lovely too, LOL. Did you know that the wine you love may not be vegan? Or better yet, did you know that wine isn't always vegan? I know, crazy right?! It all comes down to the fining agents used in the preparation of the wine. Some wineries use isinglass (fish bladder) or egg albumin (egg white) as fining agents. I know your mind is blown right about now! Fortunately there are PLENTY of wineries that don't use these fining agents and prefer to use bentonite clay instead. I'm so pleased to ...
Vegan Classic Vanilla Cake
The wait is finally over! I'm sharing my most BIGGEST ask since I went vegan: my go-to vegan classic vanilla cake recipe! When our family went plant based, my baking business was the last facet to follow suit. For a while, I thought I could continue business as usual, but the more I thought about it, it just didn't feel right. I temporarily shut down the cake business so I could take some time to test some recipes and arrive at ones that would be my go-to's- but this task was not easy. I wanted something that would produce the same results each time, didn't require super fancy ingredients and would make my customers shocked at the fact that my cakes were vegan. At the time there ...
