VEGAN QUICHE LORRAINE

Vegan Quiche Lorraine is made of Flavorful Tofu Filling, Tempeh Bacon Bits Layer, Toped with Cauliflower & Drizzled with a Zesty Cashew Cream. It is soft and creamy with crunchy gluten free crust that will melt in your mouth. Some of you may know I made few tarts in the past, however, this Vegan Quiche

BANANA CUPCAKES

Banana Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting, Drizzled with Caramel, topped with crushed Almonds. They are just heavenly yet guilt free and easy to make. If I have to be honest, I was little bit afraid of making these Banana Cupcakes, mainly because they are gluten free. Also I never decorated cupcake this way before and it

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Italian Wedding Soup with Buckwheat Dumplings & Zoodles is veganized and healthier version of the traditional one, yet, equally delicious. It is perfect for special occasions, but also during the weekdays to warm up your belly. Today are two days after Valentine’s Day therefor I cannot help thinking, how many people got engaged. If you

WHITE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

White Chocolate Truffles with Strawberry Ganache & Crunchy Shell, are not only yummy treat, but also healthy snack, made of only the best ingredients, such as organic cacao butter and quinoa flakes. Valentine’s Day is just three days away so here I am the last minute with these new White Chocolate Truffles. I truly wish

GARBANZO SALAD

Garbanzo Salad with Veggies & Cashew Mayo is a wonderful and easy to make substitute for tuna salad. It is a great meal for lunch or dinner that is not only delicious, but also high in protein, antioxidants, and other nutrients. This is a very old recipe of mine originally made with Vegenaise. And I

CURRY MOONG DAL

Curry Moong Dal with Curry Cauliflower is my version of traditional Indian Tadka. Although little bit simplified, yet still delicious and satisfying. This Curry Moong Dal is for all of you, Indian food lovers including me and my family. However, as some of you may know, I am Canadian, born in Slovakia, which is actulay

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE PARFAIT

Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait is flavorful combination of creamy cashew layers and chewy quinoa granola with almonds. Healthy and easy to make without any special gourmet skills, with delightful result! Making a whole strawberry cheesecake is very time consuming, therefore, I came up with a shortcut. This Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait doesn’t need to be in a

SWEET & SOUR BORSCHT

Sweet & Sour Borscht with Red Beets, Veggies, Kidney Beans & Dill, is a flavorful vegan version of the traditional one. It is one of the easiest way to make, delicious, hearty and nutritious meal, at any time of year. Borsht is one of my favorite soups and I like to make it often. I

WHITE CHOCOLATE TART

White Chocolate Tart with Caramel, Nutty Crust, & Dark Chocolate Drizzle is a luscious, yet nutritious dessert. Not to mention, it is easier to make than you think. Give it a try and your family will thank you! This was the first time I made white chocolate dessert and I must say, it turned out

TRIPLE PAPAYA SMOOTHIE

Triple Papaya Smoothie with Red Beet Powder, Kiwi, Spinach & Spirulina, is a super boost for the immune system. One glass of this flavorful & vibrant elixir will charge you up for the whole day. As the old saying goes ” one apple a day keeps the doctor away!” Well, as we know today, that

RUSTIC VEGAN FRITTATA

Rustic Vegan Frittata with Broccoli, Shiitake Mushrooms & Sundried Tomatoes, Drizzled with Tangy Dressing. Super easy eggless recipe, made with chickpea flour, that can be also made with other veggies of your choice. How do you feel about making frittata from chickpea flour? Omelets recipes from chickpea flour are very popular so why not Rustic

VEGGIE CHARCUTERIE BOARD

Veggie Charcuterie Board with Smoked Almond Cheese, Pink Hummus & Avocado Dip. Perfect for healthy munching while throwing a little party or just enjoying a cozy evening for two. The NEW YEAR is literary around the corner and I am sorry for publishing this Veggie Charcuterie Board recipe the last minute. I just hope that

CHRISTMAS LINZER COOKIES

Christmas Linzer Cookies with Homemade Strawberry Chia Jam. If there is a will, there is a way to improve traditional recipes and make them not only delicious, but healthy as well. Just a week before Christmas I have another recipe ready for you, although, these Christmas Linzer Cookies are practically same as the CHRISTMAS HAZELNUT

STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

Stuffed Acorn Squash with Buckwheat, Cranberries, Apples & Pecans, Drizzled with Creamy Dressing. The mixture of tangy flavours in this recipe will pleasantly surprise you and everyone who will have a bite. Just make sure you make enough because your guests will be asking for more. Altough I am busy baking cookies, I had to

GRILLED ACORN SQUASH SALAD

Grilled Acorn Squash Salad with Baby Arugula, Pomegranate & Almond Feta, could be a wonderful addition to your Holiday table. Not only because of its lovey presentation and flavour, but because it is heathy as well. If you love acorn squash as much as I do, than you will love this Grilled Acorn Squash Salad.

CHRISTMAS HAZELNUT COOKIES

Christmas Hazelnut Cookies with Homemade Nutella are totally guilt free, yet incredibly delicious. Just because it is Christmas, it does not mean we should not care about our health, especially if healthier options are available. Whether you are coffee or tea person, these Christmas Hazelnut Cookies are just what you need to go with your

ASSORTED CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Assorted Christmas Cookies on one page for you, which includes, Cacao Madeleines, Linzer Cookies with Strawberry Jam & Hazelnut Linzer Cookies. All delicious and guilt free. All these “Assorted Christmas Cookies” are from the last year, but I never published this photo. I was saving it for now, because I knew I will be posting

HOLIDAY VEGGIE LOAF

Holiday Veggie Loaf with Mushroom Gravy is a perfect combination of flavours and textures that makes this dish greatly enjoyable. Since our Canadian Thanksgiving in October, all I am doing is thinking about Holiday recipes. I made a few since then, for example FESTIVE SPAGHETTI SQUASH but I have also some from the last year.

SPELT LINZER COOKIES

Spelt Linzer Cookies with Strawberry Homemade Chia Jam! The healthier and guilt free version of the traditional ones, yet equally delicious. Did you know the story of Linzer Cookies? Personally I just found out and it is quite interesting. Therefor, if you would like to read about it I got the ARTICLE for you. All

LOADED SWEET POTATO FRIES

Loaded Sweet Potato Fries with Smoked Tempeh Bits, Drizzled with Garlic Dressing, served with steamed Broccoli & roasted Cherry Tomatoes. This is another of my flavorful and lovely looking recipes you can prepare without any special gourmet skills. Whether you are not familiar with Tempeh, or you just don’t like it, please try this Loaded

CHRISTMAS BUNDT CAKE

Christmas Bundt Cake with Hazelnut Chocolate Dip and Strawberries is not only delicious, but healthy as well. It is made of whole grain spelt flour full of nutrients, beneficial to your body. This is the one and the only Bundt Cake I made so far and I made this one last year. Second time I

HOLIDAY CHIA PARFAIT

Holiday Chia Parfait are Pumpkin Spice flavored layers with Quinoa Granola & Pomegranate. Easy yet festive and finger licking Dessert that anyone can make. Anytime you have a sweet tooth, but you don’t feel like making anything too elaborate, chia is always a great choice! Nevertheless, you can make it also festive like this Holiday

SIZZLING STIR-FRY

Sizzling Stir-fry are Marinaded Soy Curls and sautéed with Bell Peppers & Mushrooms. This flavorful recipe is easy to prepare, it is high in protein and suitable for Vegan Keto diet. Who loves stir- fry anytime? Especially Sizzling Stir-fry like this one! Altough you can change it up by adding different veggies. I will be

TROPICAL PORRIDGE

Tropical Porridge is a delicious blend of Quinoa Flakes with Pitaya powder & Coconut Yogurt toped with Fruits. Highly nutritious & satisfying breakfast that will give you boost in the morning. This is the time of the year when I get creative with porridge recipes, like this Tropical Porridge today! Not only I have

HOLIDAY STUFFED PEPPERS

Holiday Stuffed Peppers with Buckwheat, Mushrooms and Sundried Tomatoes, Served with Tomato Sauce. Truly appetizing, beautiful & healthy meal that could be one of your courses for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Although Christmas is little more than six weeks away, there is never too soon start planning the dinner menu. Especially if we decide to go

BUCKWHEAT PORRIDGE

Buckwheat Porridge with Caramelized Apple, Spiced Maple Syrup, Roasted Pumpkin Seeds & Pecans. So yummy, you will want it every morning! Here I am with another caramelized apple recipe, lol. However, this time the main feature is Buckwheat Porridge that is a pure delight and you can have it with any fruits you wish. I

PUMPKIN COOKIES

Pumpkin Cookies with Sugar Free Royal Icing. Healthy, delicious and easy to make, that whole family will love. Tomorrow is Halloween and I made some fun donuts for my grandsons, but they don’t look presentable enough, lol. They are delicious, but I need more practice with colorful icing. I am sure the boys will love

FRENCH MINI APPLE TARTS

French Mini Apple Tarts with Caramelized Maple Syrup Glaze & Roasted Pecans Yes, I know, another recipe with with apple and caramelized maple syrup and gluten free as well. Yet, completely different, than the previous AUTUMN WAFFLES. What is also interesting that these are French Mini Apple Tarts and the waffles are Belgium. Of course

AUTUMN WAFFLES

Autumn Waffles with Caramelized Apples & Spiced Maple Syrup Belgian waffles are one of the easiest yet delicious treat you can make any time you have a sweet tooth. They can also be nutritious, if you use healthy ingredients. They are very easy to make gluten free, there for all my recipes including this Autumn

FESTIVE SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Festive Spaghetti Squash with Mushrooms, Sundried Tomatoes & Cashew Sauce Just because Canadian Thanksgivings are over, it doesn’t mean that there is an end to all festivities. Not only Halloween is coming soon, but also our friends in U.S will be celebrating their Thanksgiving in November 26th. And then to wrap it all up, we

FESTIVE PUMPKIN TART

Festive Pumpkin Tart with Spiced Caramelized Maple Syrup & Roasted Pecans Canadian Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I will be spending time with my family. We are planning trip to one of our local farms the Downey’s for pumpkin picking and fun and after we will be very hungry for sure, so we are going to

BREAKFAST BUDDHA BOWL

Breakfast Buddha Bowl with Oatmeal with Date Sugar & Plant Based Yogurt The cold morning are here and so are the carving for something warm and soothing for our belly. Altough I always love my toast with almond butter and berries in the morning, today I had craving for delicious comforting porridge. This Breakfast Buddha

CREAMY CARROT BISQUE

Creamy Carrot Bisque with Cauliflower, Coconut Cream & Roasted Pumpkin Seeds October is here my friends, therefore Creamy Carrot Bisque is in order. Altough this one seems traditional at the first glance, the recipe has a touch of an Asian flavour. You can even make it spicy if you like. As we all know Asian

HIGH PROTEIN PIZZA

High Protein Pizza with Pesto & Tempeh Bacon Bits There is nothing like making your own pizza!!! Especially if full of healthy and highly nutritious ingredients like this one. I personally like to make always two and put the other half baked dough in the freezer. Last time I am made HEALTHY SPELT PIZZA which

FESTIVE CARROT CAKE MUFFINS

Festive Carrot Cake Muffins with Maple Curd & Pecans Even if you don’t have much time for baking this Holiday season, you can make plain carrot cake muffins look festive. Altough even if plain, they are truly delicious and they will fill your house with aroma of seasonal delight. One of the treat that my

AUTUMN MINI PARFAIT

Autumn Mini Parfait with Porridge, Yogurt & Caramel Autumn is around the corner, but here in Toronto area feels like it’s already here for a while. Also, our Thanksgiving is less than a month away, therefore, I better get started on some festive recipes. Well, today I have for you just an easy one, yet

VEGAN CHICK’N SATAY

Vegan Chick’n Satay with Spicy Peanut Dip Barbecue season maybe coming to an end, however, there is still enough time left to make this delicious Vegan Chick’n Satay. And even if you can’t make it on the outdoor grill, you can always make it on the frying pan or indoor grill if you have one.

PEACH COBBLER

Peach Cobbler with Quinoa Flakes & Maple Syrup The peach season is almost over, at least here in Ontario Canada, so I thought Peach Cobbler is in order! Also, my daughter asked me to make it 🙂 And I am glad I did, because it turned out absolutely delicious! Deserts such as cobblers and crisps

HOMEMADE BBQ SAUCE

Homemade BBQ Sauce from Sun dried Tomatoes Do you believe that there is a quick and easy way to make Homemade BBQ Sauce? If you don’t I can prove it to you, just read the recipe 🙂 It really is easy, isn’t it and healthy as well. Especially, if you have your homegrown tomatoes! If

PULLED JACKFRUIT

Pulled Jackfruit with Homemade BBQ Sauce This is not the fist time I made jackfruit, but this time I got it perfect! Not that it didn’t taste good before. For example JACKFRUIT FAJITAS were really delicious! However, I was struggling little with the process, especially while trying to get the texture right. Well, it turned

NUTTY VANILLA POPSICLES

Nutty Vanilla Popsicles with Caramel Centre, Drizzled with Chocolate and topped with mixed Nuts One more Popsicle recipe before the summer is over! At this time super delicious and easy to make Nutty Vanilla Popsicles! The previous one I made was STRAWBERRY POPSICLES recipe that you may seen. If not, make sure you take

SUMMER TOMATO SOUP

Summer Tomato Soup with Cannellini Beans, Oyster Mushrooms & Basil As I mentioned in my previous recipe, the SUMMER FETTUCCINE, basil is in season and so are tomatoes. This is also the time, when I always make one of my favorites, the Summer Tomato Soup. It is very different tan traditional tomato soup and it’s

KEY LIME MINIS

Key Lime Minis – Raw Cashew Mini Cheesecakes As I mention in my previous post, the CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CAKE that I made for my daughter’s birthday, I will be making something for my son in law’s BD, in August, I just don’t know what yet. Also, his sister made the BD cake as I predicted,

HUNGARIAN PAPRIKASH

Hungarian Paprikash with Soy Curls, Shiitake Mushrooms in a Cashew Sour Cream Sauce Hungarian Paprikash is one of the most common dishes in the parts of Europe where I am from. As I mention before, I was born in Slovakia, in a small, yet very charming city Trencin, not too far from Hungarian border. And

BLUE PANCAKES

Blue Pancakes with Spirulina, Chia & Blueberries It’s been a long time since I made pancakes for my blog. Mainly, because I eat them while I am making them, lol. Also, non of the photos I took before I liked, so I didn’t included them into my new blog. However, if you would like to

CREAMY YELLOW BEAN

Creamy Yellow Bean Soup with Mushrooms & Dill is an Easter European inspired comfort food. However, my recipe is healthier version, yet equally satisfying and delicious. You may think that eating soup at summertime is not a greatest idea. However, I can assure you, this soup can be eaten luck warm, or even cold. Aside

PITAYA MINI CHEESECAKES

Pitaya Mini Cheesecakes with Lemon After two unsuccessful tries baking gluten free bundt cake, I deiced to take a break and make something raw. Baking is not my strangest suit, but I keep trying, however, gluten free is maybe too big of a challenge, lol. Although I had no problem making Waffles that really turned

VEGAN KETO CHICK’N WITH CAULIFLOWER MASH

Vegan Keto Chick’n with Cauliflower Mash, String Beans & Mushroom Gravy Whether you are on keto diet or not, I am sure you would enjoy this delicious Vegan Keto Chick’n with Cauliflower Mash. Therefore, I must also introduce you to an amzing product, the Soy Curls by Butler Foods. They are available on Amazon as

SUMMER FETTUCCINE

Summer Fettuccine with Basil Pesto & Cherry Tomato The season of basil is here and I was finally able to make delicious pesto first time this year. I have made pesto many times in the past but every time I make it I alternate the recipe a little. For example last year I made the

STRAWBERRY POPSICLES

Strawberry Popsicles – made of Cashew Cream & Drizzled with Chocolate This hot time of year, at least here in North America and Europe calls for ice cream. Wouldn’t you agree? Therefore I deiced to make these finger licking Strawberry Popsicles drizzled with chocolate. They are not only flavorful, but also very creamy and satisfying.

SUMMER THAI SALAD

Summer Thai Salad with Cellophane Noodles, Red Cabbage Mango & Tangy Dressing. Incredibly flavorful, easy to make and super healthy. If you are a Thai food lover like me then this is recipe for you! However, to be exact, this recipe is only Thai inspired and not authentic Thai, because it’s my own creation. Nevertheless,

LENTIL – QUINOA BURGER

Lentil – Quinoa Burger with Grilled Onion The season of outdoor and BBQ dining is in a full swift, at least here in North America, Canada just celebrated National Holiday on the 1st of July and our in U.S are celebrating Saturday, the July 4th. This is why I feel that this is a perfect

PANDAN LEAF SMOOTHIE

Pandan Leaf Smoothie with Spinach, Mango & Kiwi It’s been a while since I posted a smoothie recipe. Not that I don’t make them often, however, I was just waiting for some new and unique ingredient. Otherwise I would be just repeating myself. If you recall, I made quite a few and you can find

HEALTHY SPELT PIZZA

Healthy Spelt Pizza with Homemade Tomato Sauce & Cashew Garlic Sauce What do you think about the idea of pizza with asparagus? I must say I really liked it, however, I missed olives and onions, so I added them later, lol. And if you read the recipe I am not even including asparagus, because I

STRAWBERRY VANILLA CAKE

Strawberry Vanilla Cake with Cashew Cream & Homemade Jam Our family has been quite busy celebrating birthdays beginning with my grandsons in April, and I am busy bee making cakes, lol. For my grandsons’s BD I made CARROT CAKE already second time since Thanksgiving, because the whole family loves this one. This photoshoot is from

VEGGIE SALMON SUSHI ROLL

Veggie Salmon Sushi Roll with Avocado & Smoke Flavor Have you made sushi before? I did, two years ago, it was a Avocado Caterpillar and you can see it HERE. At that time I didn’t have very good lighting and camera, so the photos aren’t the greatest. Oh well, that was long time ago. At

VEGGIE SMOKED SALMON

Veggie Smoked Salmon on Bagel with Dill Cashew Cream Cheese You would not believe how delicious Veggie Smoked Salmon is until you try. This is already second time I made it and I absolutely love it! I have actulay another recipe coming up right after, because I made double portion of carrots. And guess what

PITAYA CHIA PUDDING

Pitaya Chia Pudding with Yogurt & Berries The Crabapple trees on our street are full of flowers and my inspiration. Their beauty and scent is absolutely intoxicating! It was also very hot until today, so I had to make something refreshing and pink, lol. I hope bees are not too upset for steeling few of

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CAKE

Triple Layered Chocolate Hazelnut Cake, almost Raw If you are thinking that this Chocolate Hazelnut Cake is too much work, please don’t because it only seems that way. And even if it was, the result worth every minute, lol. The main thing is that my daughter loved it, which is very important, because I made

SPINACH TOFU SCRAMBLE

Spinach Tofu Scramble with Waffles Happy Mother’s Day everyone! Well today is only Saturday, but tomorrow I will be spending with my family! I am also guessing that many of you may read this tomorrow anyway. The truth is that this Spinach Tofu Scramble would be perfect for Sunday branch this weekend and I should