When I first started my vegan journey, I was as confused as anyone else. All I knew at that time was my options were just limited to fruits and vegetables, non-dairy milk, jams, and ketchup. I was disappointed and to speak, worried about even making this shift in my lifestyle. However, thanks to the abundant…
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What Does Veganism Mean?
Do you often wonder about the Vegan movement, it’s history, it’s meaning or why millions of people across the world are adopting this lifestyle?
Here is a summary of the questions I had for myself and answers to them that helped me make a life changing decision.
Crispy Baked Beetroot Chips
Cultivated first by the Romans, with distinct flavors and an unending list of health benefits, is the one root produce that is so hard to beat. Beetroots belong to the same family as of the spinach and while its leaves taste bitter, its root is naturally sweet can be eaten raw, cooked or even pickled….
Moist Lemon Pound Cake
“When in doubt, Bake a Cake!” And this time it’s a Lemon Cake.♥ A slice of lemon cake is just so perfect to change your taste buds from the classic chocolate, especially when we are transitioning from the cold winters to the welcoming spring. This was my first attempt to bake a lemon cake in a…
Kale Cutlets ~the Queen of the Greens
When, “where do you get your nutrition from?” is the most popular questions for vegetarians and vegans alike these days, nature seems to have thrown the answer to us, just in time and that too in abundance ~ KALE. Kale is topping the charts in terms of whole food nutrition and pretty much flooding the greengrocery…
Roasted Beetroot Salad
I haven’t had the inclination to explore much with this rich red colored vegetable apart from just having them party boiled or by making cutlets which of course is wonderfully flavored but most definitely not the most healthy thing to binge on a regular basis. So finally as the guilt cord struck me, I thought…
Stuffed Spinach & Corn Mushrooms
I have an extreme fondness for mushrooms especially the brown Baby Bella mushrooms. Not that I am particularly choosy, I also do love the white button mushrooms as well. 🙂 While I seldom feel that mushrooms have been taken over casually just to be considered as an optional or customary pizza topping, Mushrooms can, in…
Carrot Pudding ~ Gajar ka Halwa
“Gajar ka Halwal” or the carrot pudding is the one of those most popular Indian dessert infused with clarified butter, pistachios, cashews, raisins and cardamom soaked and cooked in milk that hardly any Indian I know of, would choose to deny a second helping. Prepared mostly during the winter months, when the long & slender…
Hot, Creamy & Healthy Tomato Soup ~ my mom’s way
The cold strong breeze has struck and the chill has set in. Admist all of this, what strikes me most is wanting to spend fewer hours in the kitchen and prepare a meal that is warm, delicious and of course a healthy one. This creamy homemade tomato soup is my Mother’s recipe. I fondly remember…
Hot & Fudgy Dark Chocolate Brownies~ Delightfully Vegan
When I sit with a warm cup of my favorite black coffee, defrosting my hands and relieving my stress I cannot stop thinking what a great addition some freshly great brownies would make. And what follows next is the motivation to bake them right away. ♥ Ingredients that need from your pantry: 1 cup all purpose flour 1…
From My Vegan Diary 