Cooking vegan food is just so easy! That is one part of this lifestyle I am totally enjoying! There is so much less prep and cooking time involved in vegan than in traditional or meat based meals. The amount of energy used for the entire meal is minimal, which is just one of the many benefits of going vegan! A vegan diet to me, consists of mostly pure ingredients so most of my recipes have under 10 different ingredients. I have been using my oven much less often! Which has been super helpful with the power bill !

Once you have decided that using animal products just isn’t an option you start to get more creative and find what works for you in your recipes. I have been able to adapt most typical (recipes with butters, milk, etc) recipes and make them vegan with no compromise of the taste. I also have found that creating my own recipes is so easy and fun now that I am using so few ingredients.

Finding the right substitutes has helped me along my vegan journey. My favorite egg replacement for baking is a flax egg.

1 Tablespoon ground flax + 2-3 Tablespoons water, stir and let sit for 5 minutes and voila! It has worked perfectly in pancakes, muffins, brownies and cakes.