Author: writinstuff
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Creamy Vegan Romesco & Whole Wheat Pasta
For as long as I’ve been old enough to worry about things like weight and fitness and beauty and health, there has always been one constant diet “truism” that I loathe. No or low carb. I admit it, I am a carb-a-holic. Despite that I managed to lose 25kg in 2018 which means that I…
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Mushroom Pizza Pocket – Plant Based (and oil-free!!!)
One of the things that gives people pause about going vegan is they think it means eating healthy ALL THE TIME. Let me tell you that’s not true. It’s easy to eat crap while eating vegan…if you let it happen. But no matter how bad it is, it is always better than it’s animal-based alternatives.…
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The Lazy Vegan’s Guide to Mealtime
It’s been almost two years since my husband and I adopted a plant based diet and aside from concern over my protein intake, the most common question I get asked is, “But what do you eat?” I usually answer with sarcasm, something along the lines of grass and twigs because, let’s face it, that’s what…
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Spicy Vegan Black Rice Curry
If you’ve learned anything about me and my family over the past few months, it’s how much we (specifically, I) love curry. It’s my go to meal when I’m hungry as a hippo with no idea what I want and that’s especially true on those days when I’ve put off grocery shopping. Grab some rice…
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Vegan Pesto Pasta with Veggies
You ever have those nights where you just don’t feel like cooking? You’ve bought all the ingredients for a few awesome meals you want to try out but when the time comes to start cooking you just want something else. Something simple. Well that’s how this dish came about. That and the fact that the fridge had…
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Happy 2019 + Creamy Bean Stew with Herbed Cornbread
Happy 2019!!!! I’m back and ready to talk plant based food with you! My posts at the end of the year were a little sparse because it has been a long time since the Hubs and I have lived close to family and now that we are, there were plenty of dinners and parties to…
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Simple Herb-Roasted Veggies with Couscous
Some days I feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen whipping up a delicious vegan meal from scratch because it keeps my cooking skills active and it’s a great way for me to work out plot problems while occupying my mind with something else. Then there are those days where I want…
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Eating Vegan in Bucharest
My husband has often joked over the years that the national vegetable of Romania is pork, a fun little quip backed up by his parents, family friends and the spread on the table for any given occasion. There is a maximum of mean–specifically pork–and cheese on the table, plus bread. What is sadly lacking is…
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