• Garlic Mashed Yams

    Roasted Garlic Mashed Yams

    Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend and I have the perfect side dish for your family table. Roasted garlic mashed yams….OM NOM NOM!! I could eat these as a main course, but that is beside the point… Also I’m confused as to whether I’m talking about yams or sweet potatoes…someone help me out. I think in North America we refer to these orange-fleshed sweet potatoes as yams. 2 whole heads of roasted garlic go into this perfect Autumn dish. I love roasted garlic because it’s so much more sweet and mellow than regular raw garlic. I pair it up with fresh thyme, but you could use any fresh herb that you…

  • Chestnut Soup

    Vegan Chestnut Soup

    I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas, and I hope everyone got their party on for New Year’s Eve!! I know I did…..hah! I learned that in downtown Vancouver at 2am on New Year’s Eve, it may take two hours to find a cab. I learned that you may have to walk for blocks and blocks while your feet are killing you. I learned that none of that really matters as long as you had fun, dancing for hours with your friends! Now I’m taking some time to figure out what my goals are for this year, and how to make them happen. Did anyone make any big resolutions?? If…