Month: September 2025

No vegan label? Here’s what that might mean!

One of the most common questions I get is: “If it doesn’t say it’s vegan, how do you know it is?” The answer is a lot of products are what we call “accidentally vegan” or “vegan friendly”. That means while they don’t contain known animal-derived ingredients, the brand doesn’t market […]

Better Boxed Peanut Butter Oreo Brownies

Brownies are one of those desserts that almost everyone loves, but I’ll be honest, boxed mixes can sometimes let vegans down. They can turn out too oily like lava, too cakey, or just off. That’s why I came up with my Better Boxed Vegan Brownies method, and I’ve been using […]

Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies (Egg and Dairy-Free)

I’ll be honest, when I first started testing these pumpkin crinkle cookies, I wasn’t even sure what the perfect texture was supposed to be as I don’t recall ever having one before I went vegan. Should they be puffy? Flat? Chewy? Cakey? I went down a rabbit hole of research […]

Honey and veganism: a sticky debate

Honey is often marketed as a wholesome, natural sweetener, but is it vegan? The answer isn’t really that complicated as it’s the product of an animal so seems pretty straightforward that it’s not vegan right? Some vegans say “not so fast…” and claim they still eat honey but identify as […]