Whenever I practice the piano my super clingy dog Rico comes over and sits close to me. This time he came up to sit with me and when I left I didn't realize that he was still sitting at the piano alone trying to figure out how to get down until I heard this..... https://video.wixstatic.com/video/d1813e_2137624c5e854f9193a8836c6cb8b333/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 ..read more

These easy vegan cranberry thumbprint cookies are perfect way to add something sweet and tangy to holiday. They are also a deliciously practical way use up all of your leftover cranberry sauce. What kind of cranberry sauce should you use? This is the time to use fresh cranberry sauce. Canned cranberry sauce wont work in this recipe. You will want to use a sauce that is smooth in consistency and free from large chunks or whole berries. I actually purchased fresh cranberry sauce from my local Whole Foods. You can also use my home made ,Cranberry Sauce recipe. Just make sure to strain it so that ..read more

Danishes are always such a treat. You can fill them with just about anything. These Vegan Cream Cheese Cranberry Danishes are the perfect holiday treat. I know what you're thinking. "Danishes are made with Puff Pastry and puff pastry is made with a ton of butter and not vegan." Thankfully Pepperidge Farms frozen puff pastry is vegan and it works like a charm. You can find it in most grocery stores in the frozen section alongside the prepared pie crust. What kind of cranberry sauce should you use? This is the time to use fresh cranberry sauce. Canned cranberry sauce won't work in this recipe ..read more

These easy vegan cranberry thumbprint cookies are perfect way to add something sweet and tangy to holiday. They are also a deliciously practical way use up all of your leftover cranberry sauce. What kind of cranberry sauce should you use? This is the time to use fresh cranberry sauce. Canned cranberry sauce wont work in this recipe. You will want to use a sauce that is smooth in consistency and free from large chunks or whole berries. I actually purchased fresh cranberry sauce from my local Whole Foods. You can also use my home made ,Cranberry Sauce recipe. Just make sure to strain it so that ..read more

These easy vegan cranberry thumbprint cookies are perfect way to add something sweet and tangy to holiday. They are also a deliciously practical way use up all of your leftover cranberry sauce. What kind of cranberry sauce should you use? This is the time to use fresh cranberry sauce. Canned cranberry sauce wont work in this recipe. You will want to use a sauce that is smooth in consistency and free from large chunks or whole berries. I actually purchased fresh cranberry sauce from my local Whole Foods. You can also use my home made ,Cranberry Sauce recipe. Just make sure to strain it so that ..read more

Take your bruschetta toast to the next level by roasting cherry tomatoes with garlic and topping them fresh basil and pile them on top of crusty bread with vegan cream cheese. I love tomato bruschetta and was so excited to take it up a notch with this recipe. Ingredients 1 container of cherry tomatoes 3 cloves of fresh garlic minced 3 tbs of extra virgin olive oil 1 container of vegan cream cheese (I used the Trader Joe's vegan cream cheese and it was perfect) Balsamic glaze ( also from Trader Joe's) Fresh basil chopped salt to taste Good quality bread - I always get a fresh loaf from the ba ..read more

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kiFbXrDRsfM&feature=youtu.be I was so excited when I was asked to go on WE tv's Waka & Tammy show along with Dr.Amun to help Waka show his Mother Deb and brother Quam how to easy and delicious eating a vegan diet can be. Let's just say they were not really down with it....until they tasted the food! You can watch the YouTube clip here. You can also checkout the full episode with more footage on WE tv or on the WE tv app ..read more

Here's a post just to make most of us feel old. I know many of you have been on the Let's Be Vegan journey with me since Izzy was missing his front teeth lol, Now he's in HIGH SCHOOL! Like WTF is going on? How did this happen? He actually taller than me now. He has a social life and everything. Just yesterday two girls were waiting for him downstairs and I instantly got upset and wanted to go downstairs and be mean to them for no reason. I had to check myself. I was like "Shantelle, Why the hell are you so mad? They aren't even bothering anybody." I think I was just angry at the fact that my b ..read more

I consider myself so lucky that my mother moved to Paris a few years ago. She randomly went to Paris for vacation and walked into a bar and met a lovely French man that would become her husband. A few months later she shocked our entire family by picking up everything and moving to Paris to be with him. Since the Paris has become my second home. It is truly one of the best cities in the world in my opinion. The vibe is always super casual and relaxed, far from the intense vibe here in the states. Paris has this feeling of utter leisure and sophistication that is impossible not to love. Not to ..read more

Vegan cream cheese on top of toasty bread topped with sweet strawberries with a touch of basil. Sounds like heaven to me! Here is a quick, easy and delicious recipe idea that I absolutely love. It's simple, fresh strawberries with a touch of cane sugar for sweetener and fresh orange juice for a little zing on top of toasty bread with vegan cream cheese. I love adding a touch of fresh basil on top to elevate the flavor! Here's what you need 2 cups of fresh strawberries sliced 1-2 tbs of cane sugar 1 tub of your favorite vegan cream cheese fresh basil chopped bread for toast extra virgin olive ..read more