Edible Ottawa

Mouth-Watering Vegan Eats

• Photo by Amy Zambonin

  The cinnamon buns Melanie Boudens makes at her shop, Grow Your Roots in Kanata, are delicous. The fact that they're also vegan is a bonus. Like much of what Bouden makes, she says they're a "labour of love" and not something people often make at home.

• Boudens specializes in making the classics — think BLTs, burgers, Montreal smoked meat sandwiches and sausage in a bun. Boudens specializes in making the classics — think BLTs, burgers, Montreal smoked meat sandwiches and sausage in a bun.

• This is risky, of course, but Boudens has found some alternative products, such as the Beyond Meat burger and sausage, are nearly identical to the real thing.