• Food

    Simple Vegan Pancakes (without banana)

    I love pancakes. Among my fondest childhood memories are those week end mornings where my mom would make us giiigantic pancakes. Then we would eat them with a honey-butter mix, or some Nutella. These were sooo delicious. My mom and dad themselves are so into pancakes, especually Aunt Jemma’s one, cause the smell reminds them of their days in the States. Nothing beats a fluffy pancakes, with looots of syrup on top. Oh wait, maybe fruits AND syrup on top beats that up. Anyways, enough talking, here is an easy vegan recipe of pancakes. As it’s vegan, everyone can eat it, no excuse 🙄 Ingredients (makes 6-8) 1 1/4 cup flour…

  • Food,  Lifestyle,  Tips

    4 Handy Advices to Use in the Kitchen

    Using the kitchen can be messy; trust me, I bake. But I have also learned a few things along the way to make the whole experience more enjoyable. Hope you put these into place and cook succulent dishes 🙂 1- Wash the dishes as you cook/bake It is tempting to leave everything until the end – but you’ll just end up with a mountain of dirty plates and molds in the sink. If you have a dishwasher, put the washable dishes in there. If not, try to wash everything you use as soon as possible. Plus, you won’t have to suffer trying to remove 2– Place food in freezer bags…

  • Food

    Msemen

    “Msemen” or “rghaif” are a moroccan “crepe” made with mainly fine semolina. We usually eat them with a mix of melted butter and honey, but they’re good on their own as well, especially when still warm. Since I came to Canada, I like to put maple syrup on them. What’s nice with those crepes is that they can be veganized (if you use margarine or vegan butter) and only need 3 or 4 ingredients: fine semolina, flour, butter or margaribe, and sunflower oil (I personally only used margarine). When I lived in London, it was impossible to find them anywhere, and I wished I had tried making them sooner as…

  • Food

    Chocolate Protein Balls

    Guys. In the past to criminals in the Roman Empire, they used to attach each one of their limbs to a horse. Then order the horses to run in all directions. Ouch. I feel like life is trying to do that to me. So many things to do which have NOTHING to do with each other. Gotta process my simulations result. Prepare my french lessons (I’m a french teacher too). Work on the model of a CubeSat satellite we’re trying to send into space – if we win the competition – with ANOTHER team. On top of that I’m preparing for the Dobson cup. Now don’t get it wrong, I…

  • Food

    Irish soda bread

    We all love the smell of homemade bread straight of the oven. However, we don’t like to knead it, and then waaaait for the dough the rise, then turn it into the desired shape, and then wait agaaaain for it to rise. Oh and did I mention baking AND cooling time ? Yeah, can’t be bothered. That’s when the Irish came to save our lives. No, not with green beer, but with soda bread. In a few days, make sure to thank St.Patrick for soda bread. Amen. Cause well, ain’t nobody got the time to wait. Yes yes, you can make bread using baking soda. Don’t believe me ? Try it…

  • Food

    Gofundme campaign and startup

    Ok. I did it. I launched a gofundme campaign. I finally took the first step towards making my dream a reality. I wish I could say I could bake before I could crawl, but that won’t be true (but oh so cool). As you all know, baking in my passion. It relaxes me and nothing is more fun than twisting my favorite recipes or trying healthier versions. As a student I’m always on the go, and found that most snacks available on the market are either too expensive or simply unhealthy and highly processed. I see to change that, through SimpleBakes: by bringing daily, vegan, homemade, affordable, snacks to the…

  • Food

    “Pulled” Tofu

    Hey guys! Sorry for not having been much on the blog lately. These past days have been full of work and hustle 😃 But! I’m back with this delicous recipe. I just can’t describe the taste of the sauce as it’s different tastes mixed together 😍😍 There you go: Ingredients 220 g tofu, diced and boiled // 0.5 cup kidney beans, previously boiled or canned (make sure you wash them) // 2 small white onions,  cut and fried // 1 tsp paprika // 1 tsp cumin // a pinch of salt // 1 tsp honey or maple syrup // 1 tbsp of corn starch // 1 tsbp of brown sugar…

  • Food

    Seedful Cookies

    Guys. I swear, moments of improvisation are the best. Take this. I literally grabbed a bowl and threw a bunch of ingredients together. Obviously using cups, otherwise I’m left with recipes I just cannot recreate. Yay! Not cool. Anyways, this is a recipe you gotta try. Oh and it’s easily veganized, using maple syrup instead of honey. Or even agave syrup or golden syrup. Or just adding sugar and bypassing the whole honey/syrup thing. Flexibility. I love that word. Look at this. And this.   Enough pictures though, here’s the recipe, hope you like it 🙂: Ingredients (for 2 large, thick cookies or 4 medium ones) 2/3 cup rolled oats…

  • Food

    Homemade Gravy (Vegan)

    Ok so. Sorry for being MIA this past week. I was litterally drowning in equations! However, I did miss uploading on the blog and so, I’m starting with this vegan gravy, which can also be consummed as a soup 🙂 Look at this. Looks delicious? Imagine this gravy with a poutine, or even alone as a soup. I say yes!! Ingredients 2/3 cup of diced mushrooms (canned or boiled, keep the water)// 1 medium onion, boiled and diced // some black pepper, sea salt to taste // 1.5 tbsp of corn starch // 1/2 cup of mushroom water (used for boiling) + 1/2 cup of water OR 1/2 cup of…

  • Food

    Spiced Hot Chocolate (Vegan and refined-sugar free)

    For some weird reason, even though I love hot chocolate, I haven’t had it in aaaages. I still remember the many cosy nights during my first year in the UK, where I’d take a warm hot chocolate at my local Costa and find a comfy place to study. Or the many times my brother and I, as kids, would have Nesquik for breakfast. Oh sweet, chocolaty memories 🙂 The problem with industrial hot chocolate of course, is that it’s really high in sugar. I abide by a simple rule: I don’t buy cakes, hot chocolate or coffee mixes where sugar is the first ingredient. Cocoa and flour are ingredients –…