April 3, 2023
I’ve made rainbow cookies for many holidays, but this is my first batch of Easter cookies! Easter is all about the pastels… and I am on board. To follow, my usual recipe in this beauteous color combination…
November 15, 2022
So these cookies… these cookies are absolutely amazing. And everyone I share them with seems to echo the sentiment. And I, and they, really know chocolate chip cookies. So I don’t have to go digging up the recipe tucked away in one of the million posts I’ve done about baking Read more…
October 5, 2022
I don’t know about you, but the garbage they put in plant milk to thicken and stabilize it is a bit creepy. Having a slew of oats around because auto-ship continued during a summer I wasn’t really home, I decided I would now make my own oat milk. Though this Read more…
May 7, 2022
Sure, that’s a lot of nutritional buzz words, but it’s true. They’re vegan, packed with protein, totally grain-free and so low carb and gluten-free. But they’re delicious… even without syrup. They are part of this week’s carb cycling plan and so I post this recipe here for you to enjoy Read more…
April 10, 2022
If you are making Italian food, you’ll need fresh basil. Not the dry stuff that has been in your cupboard for possibly years. You need the bright and fragrant herb in its most delicious form. By choosing fresh basil you also benefit from its antioxidants, phytochemicals and essential oils. These Read more…
March 13, 2022
Though I only attempted them once or twice, I couldn’t understand why my honed pancake skills had not made the transfer. I never flipped a successful crêpe. Being easily discouraged is a trait I’ve fought hard to overcome in my life, but I suppose failure in the form of mangled Read more…
February 28, 2022
This recipe has rocked my world. Besides it being absolutely delicious, easy and customizable, Alfredo sauce (like dairy style) is extremely fatty (like 75 grams of fat per serving!) This vegan recipe packs all the flavor with a ton less fat. Give it a try! Approximately 3 servings, Recipe adapted Read more…
November 24, 2021
I really enjoy traditional Thanksgiving dishes. So last minute, I decided I’d go hard for my family’s Thanksgiving get-together. For easy reference for years to come, the collected recipes of my most favorite vegan holiday eats. Process the Pumpkin Pumpkin Preheat oven to 350℉. Prepare heavy-bottom casserole pans by filling Read more…
September 17, 2021
Because I loved this Korma sauce recipe, I’m going to just leave these here: images of the deliciousness and the recipe link. I improvised… using green chili pepper instead of red, then cooked up with the tomatoes I had laying around, some tofu I pan fried first for texture, and Read more…
May 24, 2021
The marinade from this recipe is so darn scrumptious, I wanted to let it live here… on my blog… in my go-to recipe section. Along with its easy ingredients & steps, a recent dish that captured its deliciousness. Maple Balsamic Marinade For one package of tempeh or tofu 1/4 cup maple syrup Read more…
May 9, 2021
Mother’s Day means I’m making pretty cupcakes for my beautiful Mom. To follow, the very easy fool-proof recipe that contains standard pantry ingredients that I used to make said pretty cupcakes. Really Easy, Really Delicious Vegan Vanilla CupcakesMakes 12 cupcakes 1 cups almond milk 1 + 1/2 teaspoons vinegar 192 Read more…
January 17, 2021
With so many pears sitting in my fruit bowl from my latest Misfits box, I new I needed to utilize them all in one fell swoop… packing them with warming spices for these cold days. Using them in a galette appealed to me as it is more rustic and forgiving Read more…
January 12, 2021
I look forward to making chili every winter. And despite having several linked recipes through my many years of blogging about making chili, each year I sniff around the w.w.w. thinking that a new magical chili recipe exists. To end this misguided annual hunt, I am posting the general chili-making Read more…
November 23, 2020
Yes, yes, I got bit by the Ube bug… the bright purple potato that has been sweeping the baking nation. But fresh ube, which many mistake for one of the several purple sweet potato varieties, is pretty hard to attain in these parts. Luckily, the Stokes Purple sweet potato would Read more…
September 15, 2020
I kind of made up this Indian-Thai Fusion Curry and hope it doesn’t offend either nation in any way. I just love these both cuisine’s flavor profiles so much. So this recipe has the things I love about both–thick, peanut-based sauce and a bunch of Indian spice. You can use Read more…
August 3, 2020
The small drop of tamarind sauce that accompanies my Indian delivery is never quite enough. In a fit of turnover, I took the entire mass of tamarind pulp I had in the fridge and finally processed it properly. As you can see this wedge of tamarind, easy to find at Read more…
July 19, 2020
July Birthday time! First on the menu, some summertime parfaits. This only made 3 because I was also making a cake, so feel free to double or triple. The Basil and Lime-infused Coconut Whip 1 can full fat coconut milk, chilled overnight 1/2 Tablespoon maple syrup (adjust for non-my sister Read more…
July 10, 2020
After watching bread week on The Great British Bake Off, I longed for the waft of bread baking in the oven. The rainy day made for the perfect opportunity. That and I have bread on the grocery list. Inspired by the simplicity of this guy’s video and recipe, I made Read more…
June 25, 2020
Soon I’ll be on my way, within an early summer get-away. So the produce needs to be used! I decided on whipping up an old fashioned tofu scramble… for its versatility, its ease and its deliciousness. And so you can try it out when you have your own variety of Read more…
June 21, 2020
After using cacao butter in my s’mores babka, I knew I had to try to make a cake with it. Because if I passionately huff the stuff in ecstasy, it’ll most likely make a delicious cake, right? So on this Father’s Day, my first trial of a Vegan White Chocolate Read more…
May 4, 2020
Except for the whole ‘eat the orange’ part, this is the same recipe for candying ginger. And like the ginger, the by-product of candying the orange peel is this gorgeous orange simple syrup. When I open my Bed & Breakfast, I am going have all of these syrup on hand Read more…
April 28, 2020
You ever have nubs of ginger lying around? I do sometimes. So turn it into candy! Making candied ginger means you also get a delicious ginger syrup as a bonus. It’s easy peasy too, though you’ll need to use a candy thermometer. Let’s do this. 1 cup fresh ginger, peeled Read more…
February 1, 2020
February brings a couple of special birthday baking endeavors… and I aim to please. Though a molten lava cake wouldn’t be my first choice of a cake, I am excited by a cake I have never attempted before. And it was the birthday girl’s request. But first, a low stakes Read more…
January 18, 2020
You may have heard about the thing I have for Golden Milk lattes? So I was very happy that somebody on the interwebs made a vegan Golden Milk cake! I may have gotten around to it myself, but thankfully The Full Helping took care of business with a cake spiked Read more…
January 12, 2020
A special delivery from West Palm Beach–Eddie’s Dark Chocolate‘s delicious Vegan Caramel Turtles. Made from scratch with clean and straight forward ingredients, I had forgotten how much caramel from dates rocked my world. After devouring these treats, I had to try making my own again. Having just hit the Indian Read more…
December 14, 2019
Baking cookie creations during the holidays beats a trip to the store for so many reasons, especially if baking is your most comfortable and expected form of a affection. This rainy Saturday I create two special treats related to the almighty cookie. 1) The New York City bakery favorite, the Read more…