Fig-a-licious Vegan Tart (gluten free, vegan) – with light, melt-in-the-mouth pastry!

I love dispelling the myth that healthy food can't be absolutely delicious.  There's something really satiating about eating a dessert that not only tastes scrumptious, but is also full of healthy ingredients. My 'Fig-a-licious Vegan Tart' is free from diary, egg, wheat, gluten, refined sugar and it STILL tastes delectable. We absolutely love this one [...]

Coconut Chocolate Fudge with creamed coconut – 4 ingredients vegan

I spent years and years without fudge! It's ordinarily laden with dairy and sugar, so I steered well clear of it. Then, a few years back, I discovered creamed coconut. It transformed my culinary experience forever, not least when I created the most delicious chocolate coconut fudge I have ever tasted. Creamed coconut is [...]

Creamy Coconut Chickpea Curry (Easy Vegan Recipe)

Originally published October 2015. Updated January 2026 with new information and serving suggestions. This vegan coconut chickpea curry is a simple plant-based recipe made with sweet potatoes, chickpeas, mushrooms and warming spices in a creamy coconut sauce. It is one of those comforting dishes that comes together quickly yet tastes wonderfully rich and satisfying while [...]

Date Sweetened Porridge Recipe (gluten-free, vegan dairy-free, no sugar)

During the chillier months of my childhood, I’d often bounce down to the kitchen for breakfast, all wrapped up in a bundle of warm clothes, to find a pot of oat porridge bubbling away. It was a bit of a staple morning time meal back then, living near the chilly borders of Scotland. Scotland provides [...]

Crustless Vegan Quiche – gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free

Traditionally, a quiche is an open, pastry flan dish, made with eggs, milk, a wheat-based crust and filled with whatever is in season. Of course, here in the Kind Earth Kitchen, I don't do anything 'traditionally' hahaha, instead, creating my cuisine with dairy-free, egg-free and wheat-free ingredients. I am doing a crustless vegan quiche! [...]

Raw Cacao Coconut Energy Balls and the importance of making food from the heart

Energy bites and balls have become popular in recent years. They are rather ingenious and usually super easy to make. Energy balls are so versatile that you could create a different version every day for the rest of your life! Today I am sharing my raw cacao energy balls recipe with coconut. Rawa cacao energy [...]