I’m sure you had some kind of walnut or mushroom pâté before, but my recipe takes it to the next level. I roasted some sunchokes along with mushrooms, garlic, and onion for the richest and deepest flavors. It is finger-licking good! Sunchokes have a very specific taste on their own, but when roasted and blended…
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Vegan Shortbread Cookies (2 Flavors)
I absolutely fell in love with idea of making vegan shortbread cookies with different fillings. Each ingredient transforms the texture of a cookie and it’s a lot of fun to experiment with all kinds of nuts, dried fruits and spices. Today I’m gonna share with you two flavor combinations: almond orange and walnut cinnamon. I…
Vegan Persimmon Bread (with Raisins, Walnuts and Pumpkin Seeds)
This vegan persimmon bread is incredibly flavorful, rich, soft and moist. It is loaded with sweet raisins, crunchy walnuts and pumpkin seeds, and a nice touch of lemon zest and warm spices. I used overripe squishy persimmons in this recipe. That’s why the bread comes out very moist. But make sure that it is baked…
Lobio Satsivi (Georgian Green Beans with Walnuts)
Today I’m going to share with you another outstanding, originally vegan Georgian recipe. This time it’s Lobio Satsivi or green beans in walnut sauce. I swear to God, this Lobio Satsivi is the most delicious thing I ate for the last year or so. The flavors are out of this world, I never ate so…
Georgian Roasted Eggplant in Walnut Sauce
This roasted eggplant in walnut sauce is outstanding Georgian dish that is originally vegan. What can be better that this? The walnut sauce is called Bazhe and it can be used in variety of dishes. You can go as creative as you wish: mix it with pasta or tofu, spread it onto your favorite bread…
Vegan Chicken Pineapple Salad
As I mentioned before Soviet New Year’s feast can’t happen without a variety of mayo salads on a table. That’s why I feel obligated to post veganized recipes of it even though I rarely eat such food myself. But this vegan chicken pineapple salad is a mix of Soviet and Western culture and I think…
Vegan Crescent Cookies (Austrian Vanillekipferl)
Here I go with another recipe of Christmas cookies! This time it’s vegan crescent cookies called Vanillekipferl. Vanillekipferl originate from Vienna but they are also popular in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Romania. These cute cookies are generously dusted with vanilla sugar that gives them snowy Christmasy look. Not only they look etherial and…
Creamed Buckwheat with Roasted Beetroot and Sunchoke Purée
The ingredients in this dish may sound weird to you but they are the most common foods here in Ukraine that every Babushka cooks at her home. If you skip the sauce this is gonna be the cheapest and at the same time the fanciest meal on my blog so far. I must warn you…
Vegan Kanelbullar with Walnuts (Swedish Cinnamon Buns)
After I veganized Plyushki I wanted to try Swedish cinnamon buns that are called Kanelbullar. I upgraded the original recipe by adding roasted walnuts and I swear these are the best buns that I ever made! My vegan Kanelbullar recipe is very easy and you can experiment with any kinds of filling you like. Swap…
Vegan Carrot Cake Loaf with Orange Glaze
When I add veggies to my desserts I already consider it super healthy and it’s enough for me. So this vegan carrot cake loaf is NOT gluten-free, oil-free or sugar-free. But it is perfectly moist, flavorsome and delicious. Anyway you always have an option. To make it less sugary and oily replace half of the…