October 18, 2023
With a bunch of black cocoa to use and Halloween around the corner, I tried a batch of brownies in my heart-shaped pan. I used Rainbow Plant Life‘s recipe but, though gorgeous, they were way too wet. However, I will give them a try again as the rivaled crackled top Read more…
July 12, 2022
Feeling the need to bake, it was a batch of cookie dough brownies. But I wasn’t in my kitchen, so I’d need to illicit the help from a little helper. The brownie dough getting mixed up Two batters ready to be panned… Glops and glops and glops But I kind Read more…
June 17, 2021
Time is divided in pictures, like blondies. A 90’s day, I binged grunge documentaries and made a tofu scramble Hello, berry season Waiting for a mermaid on South Beach, Staten Island Tried these Kite Hill tortellini. Good flavor and texture… If you need to use up a lot of apples, Read more…
January 15, 2021
Whether you call them Magic Bars, 7-Layer Bars or 7-Layer Magic Bars–they got the right stuff, baby. Chock full of nuts, a bit of the ooey-gooey and… chocolate: yum. Sweetened by Medjool dates (“Is there another kind?“), a bit of maple syrup and the leftover sweetened condensed milk I used Read more…
April 20, 2020
420 just brings brownies to my mind! So I threw together a version of this recipe based on what I had laying around. Some changes in random order: I used chocolate oat milk instead of almond milk. I used 60 grams regular cocoa and 24 grams black cocoa. I used Read more…
March 15, 2020
I can’t stand when things are in my pantry too long. That space is valuable! So while I look forward to another wacky jam-packed week, I make food for it–nutrient-dense food to provide longer term sustenance and more healthful ingredients. Because now’s the time to try to be/stay healthy. So Read more…
January 1, 2020
Ah, goodbye 2010’s. It is time for a new decade. Given my accomplishments the last ten years, my mind boggles with possibility for the next 10. The key to growing old, I’ve learned, is to make Time your friend–to honor it, to respect its force, its sometimes cruelty. Accept its Read more…
December 17, 2019
I have several work peeps I often unload vegan sweet treats on. And more recently I have become the unloadee, receiving regular vegan baking experiments with a high level of enthusiasm. This holiday season, a give and take of vegan sweetness during designated Parent-Teacher Engagement hours. Because sharing sweetness is Read more…
June 12, 2016
These are a few of my favorite things: Mango & sweet sticky rice (from Thaism, my work Thai spot) Lunch after errands at Bareburger, because… Brooklyn date at M.O.B. because traffic was so bad to drive anywhere else! I got their delicious seitan meatball hero with pesto and a ton Read more…
October 12, 2014
Sundays in Fall means back to lunch. As the school year continues to kick my butt, I adjust slowly–feeling my best at some point on Sunday morning. In the middle of my making lunch for the week. Sweet potato mash, roasted red beets, and roasted tomatoes from my garden, to Read more…
September 7, 2014
In the middle of Back to School chaos, these easy treats are a welcome break. Sure, they’re for my nieces and nephew, but I am going to enjoy a sample of each step, each ingredient. Ingredient 1: Dandies from Chicago Vegan Foods. Ingredient 2, Step 1: Melting the Earth Balance. I’ve Read more…
June 25, 2014
I used pretty Chef Chloe‘s Beach Bar recipe to turnover some pantry items before some summer travel!First was a bunch of different chocolates from Mast Brothers and Sunspire. Date Lady date syrup from my most recent VeganCuts box. If I don’t use this thing now, I’d lose it.I ground up Read more…
June 22, 2013
Happy Father’s Day! Here I am with my Dad. Kid #4, I was Daddy’s little girl for sure. I was a blond baby but grew into a brunette. My toddler hair status was categorized as “dirty blond.” This term, I remember because it seemed silly. Somewhere in the mingling of Read more…
February 2, 2013
It’s a rare day that I have brown rice syrup, dark brown sugar, and a whole bunch of pecans lying around in the pantry. Combining their delicious forces, I whipped up VeganCookiesInvadeYourCookieJar‘s caramel pecan bars. I tried this recipe out before with great results. This time around I spread the buttery crust Read more…
September 30, 2012
I ate one of these darling baby bananas, Nino bananas, earlier in the week. Despite it being a bright yellow, this baby was not ripe at all. I snack on standard nanas at bright yellow, preferring it clear-skinned rather than speckled ripe. But baby bananas are sweeter than standard… which Read more…