August 16, 2014
August 15, 2014
With plenty of banana cashew cream leftover from my raw stint, I spooned it into some chocolate cupcakes I made for a friend’s dinner party. Then I got fancy with the garnish. As I was already late jumping in the shower, I ran with it: toasting coconut (because I subbed Read more…
July 30, 2014
Hello, beautiful berries. So here is part 1 of what I did to the Hummingbird cake: I made my sister’s birthday parfaits out of it! There’s nothing coconut whip and berries can’t make better. Yeah, that’ll do. And the second birthday treat: Heathers the Musical. How very.
July 29, 2014
My first go at Hummingbird Cake, vegan style, was a bit of a fail. So I won’t share the recipe. But I was hopeful that the traditional South banana and pineapple spiced cake would be a success. Thank goodness for parchment circles. Also parchment strips under the cake while frosting Read more…
July 22, 2014
With my Dad’s birthday nearing and their belated love for Breaking Bad in full bloom, I got the blue raspberry rock candy out of the refrigerator finally. It would be the ultra-pure Heisenberg garnish to his birthday cake! Two big layers of blue-ish cake sandwiching a delicious vanilla buttercream. The Read more…
July 17, 2014
I picked up this ol’ cast iron Krumkake iron from an antique shop in Wisconsin somewhere, knowing it’d make an interesting addition to my kitchen items that have to be stored in the basement. I’d need a thin batter. A crepe batter. I used this one. It’s a really tasty batter. Read more…
July 5, 2014
I recently acquired a Kitchen Aid stand-up mixer from my Mom. It was hers and now it’s mine. Though I have borrowed it, using it to make vegan Moon Pies, I am really happy to present the first sweet treat from the Kitchen Aid that is now all mine: Vegan Meringues! I beat 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 15, 2014
Happy Father’s Day! When I asked my Dad what kind of cake he wanted… my Mom replied, “Strawberry Shortcake.” They knew it was a bit more involved a recipe. But I was up for the challenge! [I’m the queen in the throne.] It starts with strawberries from the farmers market. Read more…
May 25, 2014
I used to check Sassy out at the library when I was a little girl. I eventually started a subscription once I got a checking account, which was the only way I could pay for mail order records. The magazine had a page at the end called “Eat This,” where musicians or other Read more…
May 11, 2014
Happy Mothers Day! By special Mom request, carrot cake! I guess my first time baking carrot cake was a success. When I asked my mom what kind of cake she wanted, carrot cake was the choice. All out of cupcake liners, I made a layer cake… which, unfortunately, decided it Read more…
April 24, 2014
Transitioning back to Eastern Standard Time, I got myself back into the kitchen… for a sense of normalcy. I whipped up two types of cupcakes for an Easter event. First, these gluten-free beauties, VCTOTW‘s recipe. With a huge bag of coconut from the Indian grocer, I opted to top these springy Read more…
March 30, 2014
When I get a pancake craving, it’s hard to disseminate. Do I want the ultimate vehicle for sweet and savory? Do I want several airy, thin cakes with crispy browned corners? It depends. Whichever the case, I can certainly half my pancake recipe so as to not be left with Read more…
March 24, 2014
With several cans of coconut milk to use up, I packed this week’s lunch with rich, creamy coconut milk. Starting with coconut quinoa! A huge fan of coconut sticky rice, it was an opportunity to transform dare-I-say boring quinoa. I was going to to this right. Starting with a real Read more…
March 16, 2014
Breakfast is my favorite meal. It probably has to do with years of eating cereal for breakfast… and dinner. So I’m going to make it for lunch for this upcoming week. But in honor of my Irish heritage, I’ll add coloring to my French toast batter. Add flax to everything. Read more…
March 9, 2014
A special milestone for my Mom deserved pretty piped cupcakes with some color. As requested, chocolate cupcakes with vanilla icing. Happy 70th La Mar! 1944 candies and my Jack Purcells.
March 3, 2014
I love long Sundays in the kitchen. The afternoon sun streaming in… making a mess… licking the spoon… It’s the best part of the week. Today’s epic recipe, a version of this: Vegan Vanilla Ding Dongs Real ‘black tar’ vanilla bean Very vanilla sheet cake. I could have put this Read more…
February 15, 2014
Did you know that vegan Girl Scout cookies exist? Yes! Four varieties, too. Here is the scoop on vegan Girl Scout cookies. ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers are the only two licensed Girls Scout bakers in the country. Little Brownie supplies most of the east. None of the Little Read more…
February 10, 2014
I’ve been making mostly one-pot lunches these days. Here is my eggplant stew… with a ton of cilantro for garnish. This is why I do one-pot meals now. My personal Crockpot! I love this thing. No more microwaving. And here’s a banana chocolate cupcake I made. Just because… And the Read more…
January 21, 2014
Rainbow chard. I wrote a long and rambling description of how beautiful these stalks are, how I handled them like precious art, before chopping and ingesting them… but it was a bit much. Trust me, you’d be creeped out by my love of these stalks and then I’d be embarrassed. Read more…
January 4, 2014
Stale holiday cookies be gone! I processed them to adorn the tops of cupcakes. There were several peanut butters in the pantry. An oily natural kind you have to stir went into the cupcake batter. Used it all: check! The I made peanut butter buttercream with the remnants of a Read more…
December 31, 2013
Banana in dessert form is one of my favorites. Nothing beats a soft, sweetened warm banana. Not even you, chocolate. A banana-based dessert is a sure bet. A banana-based dessert that is born of My Sweet Vegan Hannah Kaminsky is an even surer bet! I’ve been wanting to make her Read more…
December 29, 2013
A few weeks before Christmas, I had grand fantasies of holiday treat-making for friends and loved ones.. And with a small stash of Medjool dates, those oh-so delicious vegan and gluten free Twixes from Fork & Beans were to feature prominently. The simple date caramel recipe is probably my most favorite Read more…
December 23, 2013
Sometimes we buy pizza dough from one of the million pizzerias on Long Island. This was a minimalist pie: artichoke, salt, pepper, olive oil. Still using pumpkin puree… these were the pretty little ditties I whipped up for my grade team holiday lunch. Received some rave reviews and I can’t Read more…
November 30, 2013
My white and regular pumpkin puree layer cake with vanilla buttercream and cinnamon glaze. Jay Astafa‘s amazing cashew cheese wheel… and his Thanksgiving meal, though my re-plating killed his presentation. Pecan-crusted seitan, parsnip puree, creamed corn and sauteed kale. Amazing. An impromptu trip to Chelsea Market: Lunch at Beyond Sushi Read more…
November 24, 2013
Processing my pumpkins marks the unofficial start of the holiday season! The first one to get roasted is my classroom pumpkin. I usually make cupcakes from the puree. The kids get excited about it… and I like showing them that vegan baked goods can knock their socks off. It’s a win-win. Read more…