Inside The Mind Of A Vegan Alchemist. Carnivore Approved.

Bitchin’ Recipes

Natural Beauty: Behind Your Ears & in Your Belly Button

Hair Rinses
Brunette: after shampooing, rinse your hair with a mixture of half water and half apple cider vinegar. This will leave your hair clean, soft and will define your highlights.
Blonde: After shampooing, rinse your hair with a mixture of half water and half lemon juice. This will have a…


Natural Beauty: Face Products

So here’s the deal with skin care products…
I have been suffering from acne since I hit puberty at the ripe old age of 14. A battle I have been able to overcome after 10 years of struggling, thousands of dollars spent, and many poisons ingested. It tried every magic pill, cream and…


No Cheese Vegan Pizza

Okay Okay, stop giving me that face. No seriously, pizza CAN be delicious without cheese. It’s all in the sauce and toppings. Sure we can use fake cheeses, but sometimes we just don’t have that laying around the house. This light, easy to make vegan pizza is a fantastic way to…


Easy Raw Kale Chips

 
 
This super easy recipe is a great alternative to buying traditional chips (yuck). Flavour them anyway you like using ingredients you have at home! The best part is, this raw snack is super good for you!! If you don’t own a dehydrator try this recipe instead!
 
1 bunch kale
1…


Easy Sweet Potato Hummus (with video)

 
Because hummus is high in protein, a great source of calcium, iron and amino acids; we vegans and vegetarians find ourselves eating this power house food often. Sometime a little too often.  So let’s shake things up a bit, by adding some new and exciting…


Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Before I was vegan, I had serious beef with store bought peanut butter cookies. They were hard and had a gross texture, and what’s worse is the artificial “peanut butter” flavour I noticed in almost all of the brands I tried! That was the day that I decided, I was doing…


How to Store Fruit, Properly

How to Store Fruit
 
Last week we covered how to store your veggie properly, this week let’s stop ruining our fruit! Below you will find a list of the most popular fruit and how to store them! Fruit murder no more!
 
Apples ‐ Keep in your crisper on low humidity.
Bananas – Bananas…


Balsamic Glazed Carrots

Here’s a video showing you how to make Balsamic Glazed Carrots Video on YouTube.

Let’s face it, some times, to some people, vegetables can be boring. Like Ho-Hum, carrots next to the stuff I really want to eat, blah blah blah… WELL NOW YOU CAN MAKE THEM AWESOME-LIKE!!!…


How to Store Vegetables

How to Store Vegetables
 
So many of us are storing our vegetables the wrong way! We aren’t little wives in the kitchen post finishing school anymore, so how are we to know the perfect procedure? After trial and error, as well as a lot of research I have answer to your edible…


Carnivore Approved : How to Make Vegan Egg Nog (video)

Is there anything better than an ice cold glass of traditional favourite, egg nog? Well yes, actually there is- The Vegan Version!!! For the first time you can enjoy Egg Nog sans eggs! The video below will show you just how easy it is to make vegan egg nog in under 5 minutes!

 Get the Full…


New Years Eve Cranberry Champagne

New Years is one of my favourite holidays because everyone wants to make out! But seriously, is there anything more wonderful then the reflection of your past year and the writing of new goals, the adventure of entering the new year in a wonderful relationship or the drunken stuper that will…


Holiday Vegan Mushroom Gravy (video)

Christmas dinner just wouldn’t be the same without that thick brown yummy vegan gravy! No Turkey needed! Use this to tope your seitan turkey, and your mashed potatoes! Don’t forget the Christmas wine!!! This is recipe I have been making for YEARS, and now you lucky folks are the…


Vegan Turkey Dinner with Seitan! (Video)

 Just in time for the holidays… seitan? We’re talking about wheat meat here… not about Beelzebub Because Turkeys are cute, and have funny feet, and they wobble and gobble!!!! Say it with me ” Turkeys are friends, NOT food…”
The secret ingredients:
– vital…


The Edgy Veg Show: Strawberry Santas

 

 
Christmas treats don’t always have to be super unhealthy! In fact the healthy options can often be more decadent and adorable than the ones filled with sugar. Although I do love those guilty pleasures as well… but shh don’t tell anyone…
HO HO HO I’m going to eat…


Raw Chocolate Cheese Cakes with Mint Ganache

 
 
Looks like the real thing doesn’t it!? This is what I will be making my family on Christmas eve since I am in charge of cooking this years feast. Mmmmm Cheeeeeesecake dessert. Happy Holidays!
 
Crust
2 cups Pecans
4 Dates, fresh or soaked
2 Tbsp Cacao
Pinch of…


Holiday Cranberry Sauce

12 oz bag fresh cranberries
3/4 cup orange juice
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
Optional: 2 oz gold rum
 

Place all the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook on medium-high for 15-20 minutes or until most of the liquid has reduced – stirring occasionally. You’ll hear the…


Vegan Christmas Stuffing

 
Watch the full video tutorial here!!! 
 
½ loaf of day old whole wheat bread
2 cups cooked rice
2 cups vegetable stock
1/4 cup sage
1/4 cup poultry seasoning
1/2 cup pine nuts
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup mushrooms, chopped
5 green onions,…


Peppermint Mocha Recipe

1/4 cup almond mylk

1/4 cup coffee
1 tablespoon raw cacao

1 tbsp agave
1 drop peppermint extract

Brew your coffee and heat milk in microwave until hot. Mix chocolate syrup and peppermint extract into coffee. Foam milk with milk frother or just pour hot milk into cup. Sit down and enjoy!

 


Peppermint Mocha Recipe

1/4 cup almond mylk
1/4 cup coffee
1 tablespoon raw cacao
1 tbsp agave
1 drop peppermint extract
Brew your coffee and heat milk in microwave until hot. Mix chocolate syrup and peppermint extract into coffee. Foam milk with milk frother or just pour hot milk into cup. Sit down and enjoy!
 


The Edgy Veg Video: How to Make Vegan Christmas Sugar Cookies

 
Is there anything better than spending your evening with a loved one in the kitchen? Icing on your nose, and flour hand prints on your tuckus are a sure sign that you are on your way to creating something awesome. Why not try spicing things up a notch with a vegan cookie this holiday…


At Home With The Edgy Veg Episode : Vegan Stuffing

Is there anything better than stuffing during the holidays? Make this vegan stuffing for you family and I promise they will not know the difference! Vegan stuffing – the stuffing without the turkey butt!


Vegan Egg Nog or “Holiday Nog”

 
Serves 2-3
2 ¼  cups almond milk
1/2 cup raw cashew or macadamia nut butter
1/3  cup maple syrup or agave, plus more to taste
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of ground clove (less than 1/8 tsp)
2 tbsp bourbon or dark rum
1 cinnamon stick for garnish

Blend all ingredients in a…


No Bake Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies

(Makes about 10- 15 cookies)
Sometimes you are just too gosh darn, lazy too bake your cookies.  Or for those of you that forget about your cookies, despite you iPhone timer app, this cookies recipe is quick, easy and to die for delicious! It is even good for you! High in protein and good for…


Candice’s Favoutite Things: Spirulina

 
“So, like, how do you get your protein?” We have all heard this annoying phrase, maybe one too many times in our vegan lives. Well here is another answer you can give along with beans, lentils and seitan!
Spirulina is a fresh water algae; a form of bacteria that has more…