Ramen noodles are one of my favourite foods. They’re so quick and easy (not to mention cheap). You can dress them up with lots of tasty, healthy ingredients, or eat them just as they come. The best thing about ramen noodles? They’re completely vegan. There are some caveats, of course. The broth base that comes …
Smart Balance is a brand of vegetable oil spread. Smart Balance spreads are touted as offering a buttery taste with the alleged health benefits of vegetable oil. The The manufacturers claim that their products can support healthy cholesterol levels (assuming your cholesterol is already at a healthy level). The spreads are marketed as being free …
A popular Italian staple, pesto turns any plain pasta into a quick, delicious meal. When you go vegan, you might fear that this tasty sauce is now off-limits: although the flavour comes largely from basil, the presence of parmesan cheese or similar dairy ingredients make most pesto sauces non-vegan. While conventional pesto recipes aren’t vegan, …
Goldfish is one of the most popular cracker brands in the US. Having been introduced in 1962 by the Pepperidge Farm, which is a division of the Campbell Soup Company, fish-shaped cheese crackers have surely stood the test of time. This is perhaps due to their enduring nature, not to mention, they are tasty, crunchy, …
Kool-Aid is one of the most famous brands of artificial fruit drinks in the US. It is available in both powder and liquid forms. The powdered ones are mostly unsweetened and, therefore, prepared by mixing with sugar and water. There are several different flavours and varieties of Kool-Aid drinks and mixes to suit every taste …
Rice cakes are made by packing puffed rice together and shaping it into circles. There are different types of rice cakes based on different regions, For instance, sticky rice cakes are mostly common in Asia while those in the US are mostly familiar with the puffed rice cakes. As the name suggests, the base ingredients …
Shrimp is a small marine decapods crustacean with an elongated body, tail, and with many legs. Crustaceans are a type of shellfish that includes lobsters, crabs, and crayfish besides shrimp. Just like the members of phylum Mollusca and Echinodermata, I have seen many vegans question whether they can eat them or not. Such lack of …
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But if you are new to the vegan lifestyle, it can get a bit tedious figuring out what to have for breakfast that doesn’t contain animal products. Luckily, there’s one swap that’s as easy as it gets and that is Kodiak Cakes. This is one of …
Hot Tamales is one of the most popular candies. It is manufactured by Just Born and the end product is a chewy, cinnamon flavoured, oblong-shaped candy that is enjoyed by people of all ages. It is so popular that it was once rated the top-selling cinnamon candy. This candy comes in many different flavours, thus …
DATEM (Diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono- and diglycerides) is another dough conditioner that helps to improve volume and uniformity. It acts as an emulsifier, pulling together water- and oil-based ingredients in the dough that have trouble combining on their own. It also has the functions to increase stabilization, prevent staling, improve preservation, and prolong …
