I didn't have pizza for quite a while because I couldn't find a good vegan cheese substitute but what's a Friday night-in without a pizza and a movie? Earlier this year my mom bought some Trader Joe's Vegan Mozzarella shreds and I finally found an option that I enjoyed in small amounts. So, I either use the Trader Joe's Vegan Mozzarella shreds or I make my own cheesy drizzle that takes 2 minutes. The recipe is included below. My hubby and I are busy watching the X-Men series in ... View the Post
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
I'm so excited with how easy this recipe turned out and how delicious these homemade vegan peanut butter cups are. Come follow me on Instagram and Pinterest I don't have a light and bright kitchen so I photograph all my food outside on my countertop, but of course it's been raining in Charlotte this whole year so far so it has not been easy. However, in between showers I managed to race outside and nibble on these chocolate peanut butter cups while trying to get a few good photos. The ... View the Post
Ikea Hack: Toddler Kitchen Helper Stool
I knew I wanted a "kitchen helper stool" or "toddler learning tower stool" (whatever you want to call it) but the only ones I could find here in the States were so expensive. They look great quality, like this one from Little Partners, but just out of our budget. Like ever. So as I was scrolling through Pinterest, as one does, I saw Sina from Happy Grey Lucky had instructions for an Ikea hack and I sent Daniel the link straight away. I am not handy at all, and neither is he (he will be the ... View the Post
Vegan Vegetable Lasagna
Best Vegetable Lasagna My mom told me that the secret to our family lasagna recipe being so good is that we use white sauce. Apparently here in the States, the white sauce isn't commonly found in lasagna recipes. No wonder people always love ours! The creamy white sauce adds so much flavor to an already delicious dish so don't skip this step. This dish takes an hour to prepare and 35 minutes to cook. It's quite an investment, so it's definitely not in my "Easy Vegan Dinner" collection but ... View the Post
Vegan Berry Protein Smoothie
I'm not lying when I say that the forecast for this week is rain, cloudy, rain and more rain. Also cold. So most people would look at that and NOT post a smoothie recipe but I miss my smoothies and like to have them every now again in the winter to boost our immune system. This is my favorite smoothie recipe that I know off by heart and just throw all the ingredients into the mixer and it's done in 5 minutes or less. It's an adaption of our Berry Antioxidant Smoothie and the addition of ... View the Post
Easy Dinner Recipes: Vegan Split Pea + Sweet Potato Soup
Split Pea + Sweet Potato Soup My younger brother moved to the states at the end of last year and he has always loved making up his own recipes in the kitchen. I only have one brother, just to clarify, because I guess saying "younger brother" makes it seem like I might have an older brother and I don't. Just saying. Anyway, he came home from Publix the other day with some split peas and made us some soup. It was delicious so I knew I was going to try my own version because Oliver eats soup so ... View the Post
Vegan Coconut Bounty Balls
I love everything chocolate! I never really ate "sweets" (candy) growing up, but I devoted chocolate one bar at a time. My favorite chocolate bars, back in South Africa, were Bar Ones, Tempo, Crunchie and Bounty Bars. I could eat the whole chocolate bar by the time we had finished paying for them in the grocery store. My brother, on the other had, was a sweet-a-holic and he loved the packets of sour sweets. He had a ridiculous amount of self-control, a trait I was never blessed with, and would ... View the Post
Easy Dinner Recipes: Vegan Potato Leek Soup
Potato Leek Soup with crunchy chickpea garnish The first time I bought a leek for cooking I had no idea that you only used the white bulb part of the vegetable for cooking. I actually froze the leaves so that when I have a collection of leftover veggies I can make my own vegetable broth! I'm telling you, back in the early days of our marriage, almost 11 years ago (what??), I used to cook the most bland meals day after day. I don't know why I didn't pay attention to my mom's delicious home ... View the Post
Easy dinner recipes: Vegan Vegetable Quesadillas
There is little to no Mexican food in South Africa so I had to learn a lot of cool words like tortillas (tor-tea-as) when I came to the states and started trying different types of food. I love taking regular dishes and making them vegan so I knew I wanted to make a vegetable quesadilla. We went to Bean Vegan Cuisine here in Charlotte one night and I ordered the quesadillas (that just had vegan cheese) and Oliver loved them, so I thought I would try some that we could have for dinner that had ... View the Post
Vegan Apple Bran Muffins
Oliver has always loved his Banana Oat Pancakes with his cereal every morning but two weeks ago he suddenly started refusing to eat them. I'm used to thinking on my feet (I was an elementary school teacher for almost 8 years) but this time I didn't have to because another breakfast idea was staring at me in the face, literally! Daniel's All Bran Flakes box had a recipe for bran muffins on it so I did what I do best and adapted the recipe to make them vegan and used apple pieces as the fruit ... View the Post
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