This is a big family favourite – it’s not summer yet until our family has had veggie burgers on homemade brioche buns. We use them for sandwiches too! Thanks to the Clever Carrot for the base of this recipe. Ingredients 2 cups warm water (75-85o) 3/4 warm soy milk 4 tsp active dry yeast 5…
Alfredo Sauce
This is one of my favourite creamy pasta sauces. We love it on fresh pasta. Ingredients 1 tbsp oil 1 large onion, chopped 2-3 garlic cloves, minced 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth 1 cup raw cashews 1/2 cup nutritional yeast 1 tsp capers 1 tbsp “no chicken” bouillon powder 1/2 cup vegetable broth Dash of…
Fresh Pasta
We don’t own a pasta press (yet) so I just roll this as thin as I can get it and cut the noodles by hand. Ingredients 2 1/2 cups flour Salt, to taste 4 eggs 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil Yield: 4 servings Make a pile of flour on a clean, dry counter space. Sprinkle…
Corn and Tomato Casserole
This is an easy side dish recipe that our family enjoyed over rice. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups corn niblets (canned or frozen) 1 1/2 cups canned diced tomatoes (lightly drained) 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp granulated sugar 3 tbsp Earth balance, melted F.g. pepper 2 tbsp finely chopped onion Yield: serves 4-6 Preheat oven to…
Strawberry Sauce
This is a well-loved recipe in our house – we use this sauce on pancakes and waffles and to make strawberry ice cream. It is a “make ahead” recipe that will perform better after it has had time to cool and set. I recommend making the night before or several hours before you need it…
Vegan Ice Cream
This is an adaptation of a recipe I found on Loving It Vegan. To be honest, I found their recipe to be too fatty and it left a strange mouth-feel. This is better than (most) store bought vegan ice cream – it’s scoopable straight from the freezer! This recipe makes enough for 2 (or 3)…
Berry Cobbler
This is a delightful way to use up berries from your garden. I strongly recommend using fresh berries as frozen berries will alter the cooking time for the biscuit topping and may end up crispy on top and undercooked on the bottom. Ingredients 4 cups fresh berries 2 eggs well beaten 2/3 cup granulated sugar…
Rhubarb Cake
This is a light cake that would be perfect with a cup of coffee or tea. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 1 egg 1 cup sour soy milk 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh rhubarb 1/2 cup…
Ponderosa Cake
Adapted from UBC’s website. I used to love grabbing a piece of Ponderosa cake on my way between classes when I was doing my undergrad at UBC. The story goes that this marriage between chocolate chip banana bread and coffee cake was invented due to a banana surplus on campus and the instant hit was…
Swiss Apple Pie
This pie does not have a crust per se – it’s a little more like an apple cake in a pie plate. Grandma’s recipe didn’t make a lot of sense so I looked up some Swiss Apple Pie recipes online and adapted one that was the closest to Grandma’s. Thanks to Olga’s Flavour Factory for…
Grandma Donna's Cookbook 