If elderflowers are still blooming where you live, you have a chance to make this gorgeous elderflower syrup. If you’re a huge Hugo fan like me, you’ll enjoy it so much! I like to cool down during hot summer days with a virgin version of Hugo, and this syrup just disappears. It seems to have…
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Vegan Marshmallows
“It’s a marshmallow world in the winter When the snow comes to cover the ground It’s time for play, it’s a whipped cream day I wait for it the whole year ’round”. It’s time for hot chocolate with vegan marshmallows! Although these vegan marshmallows don’t melt so fast, they do roast nicely! It’s a yummy…
Vegan Mincemeat
Are you in a Christmas mood yet? Here’s an easy, customizable, and delicious vegan mincemeat recipe. For the dried fruit mix, I used sultanas, raisins, dried cranberries, dried apricots, and prunes. I couldn’t find any currants where I live, but if you can, go ahead and throw them there. Slivered almonds give the mincemeat a…
Homemade Lebkuchen Spice Mix
The Lebkuchen spice mix is basically a German version of gingerbread spice. BUT it has way bolder and deeper flavor with lots of nuances and undertones. When I made my own Lebkuchen spice mix, it absolutely blew my mind! The second I opened the spice grinder, those rich festive flavors took me to the German…
Homemade Ajvar (Balkan Vegetable Caviar)
I know the season for bell peppers is over, but since I have the recipe of homemade ajvar laying around, I might as well post it. Ajvar is a Balkan roasted bell pepper and eggplant spread, that is also called vegetable caviar. The best way to cook it is to roast the vegetables on an…
Homemade Za’atar Spice Blend
Za’atar is a versatile Middle Eastern spice blend that can bring lots of flavor to your everyday meals. Today I’m gonna share with you my homemade Za’atar spice blend that you can alter according to your preferences. Whatever you’re making, be it fresh salad, beans, chickpeas or tofu, Za’atar will add more depth and brightness…
Vegan Cream Cheese (5-minute, High Protein)
I think most of us are familiar with cultured cashew cheese. Sometimes I make my own using homemade rejuvelac. But the whole process of making basic vegan cream cheese takes up to a week. What if I want to spread something on my bagel right now? This time I didn’t want to rely on cashews…
Homemade Curry Spice Blend
I post a lot of Indian dishes on this blog, so I thought I would share a recipe of my homemade curry spice blend. This spice mix is heavy on fenugreek, both seeds and leaves, that gives it distinctive “curry” flavor. I don’t have access to some of authentic ingredients such as Kashmiri chillies, so…
Homemade Vegan Condensed Milk
Growing up as a kid in the 90s, there was nothing more indulgent than eating dollops of condensed milk straight out of the can. Since then I tried to make my own homemade version using cow’s milk first, and then vegan condensed milk using soya milk. But I failed all the time. Eventually I gave…
