Creamy vegan pasta A couple of days ago my boyfriend and I stayed at my mum’s house. Which is always a treat because my mother is the best cook in the world. Before I went vegan it was easier for her to put a meal together for me. But now...
Nothing better than homemade everything bagels As a non-American I never really grew up eating bagels, let alone homemade everything bagels. It just isn’t part of the Dutch culture. It was only when I was 18 that I had my first bagel in a hip new restaurant in my hometown....
Homemade vegan granola As a vegan it’s unnecessarily difficult to find a good vegan granola. Most store bought granola contain honey or even milk! That’s why I decided to make my own homemade vegan granola. Not only could I control that it’s vegan, but I could control what goes in...
Bean and lentil soup I live in the Netherlands, a country where Winter is just a wetter and colder version of Autumn. Especially after Christmas when the inital fun of winter is over and you just long for some warmer weather. While you just have to wait for Spring to...
Vegan blueberry pancakes As a kid I always wondered about those big stacks of American pancakes I saw on cartoons. In the Netherlands we only have those thin crêpe-like pancakes. Also the fact that Americans eat pancakes for breakfast was an epiphany for 5-year-old Jalisha. To me, pancakes were always...
Vegan miso soup with noodles As a child I grew up learning all about different cuisines from my mum. I learned about the Spanish cuisine to Surinamese cuisine. I remember especially loving the Japanese cuisine. But because I still ate meat back then, going vegan helped me get more creative...
