Vegan recipes for a kinder lifestyle

Summer Recipes

Grilled Corn with Old Bay Butter

Grilled Corn with Old Bay Butter

Who needs crab when you can have Grilled Corn with Old Bay Butter instead? Delicious hot off the grill with vegan butter, and lemon juice, Old Bay Seasoning adds a fresh new taste to a favorite summer classic. Old Bay seasoning is a summer staple…

Corn Fritters

Corn Fritters

Nothing is better than eating corn in the summer time. In this recipe frozen corn is mixed into a fritter and fried. Sweet and savory summer deliciousness. Corn fritters are such a lovely savory summer treat and the good news is that they’re really easy…

Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

Sweet and light, this classic summer dessert with its seasonal colors is the perfect dessert to celebrate Canada’s birthday. Happy Canada Day! This year the celebrations may be all virtual but we can still cook and enjoy our favorite recipes with our family. Every year…

Grilled Corn, Peanut and Serrano Pepper Salad

Grilled Corn, Peanut and Serrano Pepper Salad

Hot and spicy with delicious grilled corn and roasted peanuts, this salad will really help put some heat and flavour into your summer. Summer is the season for eating hot, spicy food. For me, there’s nothing better than eating eye watering, mouth burning spice during…

Grilled Corn, Peach, Cucumber and Avocado Salad

Grilled Corn, Peach, Cucumber and Avocado Salad

A lovely, healthy salad bursting with fresh seasonal produce and color. Perfect for a light lunch or served as an appetizer. Summertime is here and for me, summer is salad season. Lighter eating just feels right at this time of year, and there is such…

Vegan Deviled Eggs

Vegan Deviled Eggs

The perfect picnic food or a very tasty canape, Vegan Deviled Eggs are irresistable and even tastier than the original. Made with avocado and tofu, they are healthier as well. Summer time is picnic and barbecue season and the best time to enjoy devilled eggs,…

Ice Cream with Red Beans and Caramel Sauce

Ice Cream with Red Beans and Caramel Sauce

Sweet and savory, ice cream with red beans and caramel sauce is a refreshing change and the perfect dessert for hot summer days and nights. One of the best things about living in a big city are the diverse cultures. I live in downtown Toronto…

Vegan Crab Cakes

Vegan Crab Cakes

Tasty, fresh and light, vegan crab cakes, crabless cakes, makes the perfect lunch or brunch. Delicious, environmentally responsible and kind.    As the weather get warmer, people often feel like eating lighter. Seafood is a popular summer food choice and unfortunately, it is also an…

Tofish and Chips

Tofish and Chips

Tofish and chips has all the taste and none of the cruelty of this favorite takeout classic. One of my favorite meals from my non vegan days was fish and chips. My mother didn’t like to cook fish so the only time we ever ate…

Mango Ice Sorbet

Mango Ice Sorbet

Sweet and cooling Mango Ice Sorbet is a healthy dessert option that is a bright and delicious and always a treat! For me, the hardest part of being a vegan is not being able to enjoy going out for dinner with family or friends who…