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How to Make Vegan Pumpkin Scones [Easy *Actually Delicious* Recipe] 

October 21, 2019 by Nick Joly Leave a Comment

vegan pumpkin scone recipe

I feel like over the last few years ‘Pumpkin Spice’, as a flavour, has gotten somewhat of a bad rep! Maybe it’s been overdone… maybe it’s on too many coffee shop menus… maybe it’s been infused into too many different types of foods… I don’t know!  I do know that to me, October is the month for allllll of the #pumpkinspice baked goods! That’s one food category from which you just can’t take the pumpkin away!  Pumpkin scones, pumpkin loaves, pumpkin soups… and I’m just saying the pumpkin timbits ...

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Filed Under: Brunch, Food, Recipes, Vegan Tagged With: Pumpkin Scones, Scones, Vegan Pumpkin Scones

Let’s Cook 30 | 30 Meals in 30 Days and Why You Should Join this Fun Challenge!

September 18, 2019 by Nick Joly Leave a Comment

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Friends! Can you believe Fall officially begins in one week?! It’s finally here -- my favourite time of year!  Every September, I fall in love all over again... The autumnal change in colours, the knitwear and sweaters we get to layer on, and the seasonal change in warm beverages on coffee shop menus just get me. Every, single, time! :)   While for some, September can often feel overwhelming at work with colleagues returning from vacation and entering “high productivity mode”, there’s ...

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Filed Under: Food, Food For Thought, Health & Fitness, Recipes Tagged With: Inspired By Nick, Lets Cook 30, Lets cook 30 recipes, LetsCook30, Municipality of York, York Region

Sunrise Citrus Drink Recipe | Perfect for Get-Togethers

June 2, 2019 by Nick Joly 2 Comments

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Well, here we are friends, the first week of June. JUNE! Time really does just fly by! I feel like I say that around this time every year. Once after winter and those colder months of spring are behind us, and again in the fall when summer literally just flashes by us with the blink of an eye. Anywho... This time of year, particularly the last week of May, is when my heartmate and I pretty much round everything up around the house, give it a thorough spring cleaning, and get the backyard ...

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Filed Under: Events, Food, Home, Life.Inspired, Recipes Tagged With: Citrus Drink Recipe, Inspired By Nick, Moroccan Backyard Theme Party, Summer Backyard Party Inspiration, Sunkist Citrus

Local Freshness Delivered | Toronto Online Grocery Shopping

May 30, 2019 by Nick Joly 1 Comment

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When my heartmate and I first moved to Toronto five years ago, everyone told us we wouldn’t need a car as we would be living in the core of the city, and as such, would be able to walk anywhere we needed to go. So the time came where packed up all our belongings in Montreal, we sold our car, hired movers...  and 2 plane tickets later we were living in a new city, (the big city), in our condo waiting for our belongings to arrive. ...

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Filed Under: Food, Home, Vegan Tagged With: Groceries Delivered in Toronto, Inspired By Nick, Metro Grocer, Metro Inc, Online Shopping Groceries

Warm & Toasted Homemade Cinnamon Spiced Granola (V, GF)

May 25, 2019 by Nick Joly Leave a Comment

homemade vegan granola recipe

Sooooo, I know I’m completely off-season with this recipe because the flavours and profile just scream winter comfort food, BUT, I try not to think of homemade granola as a seasonal snack because it is literally one of my biggest weaknesses. And I embarrassingly consume it in amounts that stretch far beyond a normal portion size. But yolo.  Many of you know, I’m sure, that my weakness is for foods that are both crunchy and savoury (i.e., I can make a bag of chips disappear in two seconds flat). ...

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Filed Under: Food, Gluten Free, Recipes, Vegan Tagged With: Granola Recipe, Holiday Spiced Granola, Homemade Granola

Vanilla-Orange Gluten Free Donuts | Easy Vegan Recipe

April 20, 2019 by Nick Joly Leave a Comment

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Sometimes you just wanna take a bite out of a warm, glazed doughnut. Ahhh, yum! A little indulgence from time to time, right? In moderation of course! The tough part about picking up doughnuts at coffee shops or dessert places is that it isn’t always easy to find “healthier” options. Gluten-free, vegan, allergen-free… Sometimes it can be a challenge. These doughnuts are both vegan and gluten-free, and I challenged myself to keep the sugar to a minimum. Half a cup of sugar for 12-13 ...

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Filed Under: Food, Gluten Free, Recipes, Vegan Tagged With: Gluten Free Donuts, Gluten Free Doughnuts, Vegan Donuts, Vegan Doughnuts

No Longer Vegan | What It’s Been Like

April 15, 2019 by Nick Joly Leave a Comment

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Let me start this off by saying, I’ve been trying to write this post for months now. Every time I’d sit down to try and gather my thoughts, I’d pick up literally anything around me to distract myself. My phone, a snack, my notepad… literally anything. I would realize that I had laundry to do, or dishes to clean... And before I knew it, the time I’d set aside to write this post was up, and I was on to the next thing. In hindsight, it’s clear to me that I was avoiding writing it because I ...

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Filed Under: Food, Food For Thought, Health & Fitness, Life.Inspired, Mindfulness, Vegan Tagged With: Personal Journey, Veganism

The Realizations We All Need to Come To | Personal Journey

March 7, 2019 by Nick Joly Leave a Comment

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This morning I felt like I wanted to get all of the thoughts that have been buzzing around in my head, down on paper. I needed a cathartic brain-dump experience. So here we are.   And I couldn’t think of a better place than my blog to start. It is a personal blog after all, and an outlet for which I’m grateful has documented many of my life experiences over the years. In putting pen to paper (or finger to keys, in this case), I started realizing that I’ve been in transition these last ...

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Filed Under: Food For Thought, Mindfulness Tagged With: Being Mindful, Personal, Personal Blog

Eggplant Bolognese | The First Mess Cookbook Recipe [Vegan]

February 21, 2019 by Nick Joly Leave a Comment

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Last week my heartmate and I had a moment where we really (really) started to feel the brutal cold of the winter months.  The temperatures had dropped below -20, the snow in our backyard was piling high, and our pup's desire to run out and chase the squirrels away in the mornings had run dry. Poor thing shivers even on the mildest of days.  Despite the rain and slush that occurs this time of year, I love winter. Mostly because of comforting hearty recipes!  ...

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Filed Under: Food, Vegan Tagged With: Eggplant Bolognese, Eggplant Pasta, The First Mess, Vegan Bolognese Pasta Recipe, Vegan Recipe

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I always start in produce (naturally) and then jump straight to organic aisles for my fav snacks. Using the green labels in-store, I can identify (at a quick glance) which products are plant-based, vegan, or gluten-free. The My Health, My Choices program also allows me to scan product barcodes using the MyMetro app and search for exactly what I need, taking the whole experience to the next level 🙌🏼 ➡️ Swipe to see my shopping experience and what items I picked up at my local Metro. #Sponsored #MyMetro #Inspiredbynick
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When you’re craving a burger but you also want a When you’re craving a burger but you also want a #meatless option 🙌🏼🍔 Organic Black Bean Fiesta Burgers made by yours truly 🍔💁🏻‍♂️when I was vegan I really had to get creative with a lot of my recipes, otherwise I’d be eating the same old bean salad every day… and bean salad doesn’t really taste like a burger when you’re craving a burger! Even though I’m not fully vegan anymore, I do still like to swap out meat as much as possible with other #plantbased options because that’s what works for me! 
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