November 28, 2019
And bam, it’s the biggest food holiday of the year! Just like that. Seems like not too long ago I clanked mini champagne bottles in a soaking wet Prospect Park at the stroke of midnight. The start of 2019. Now 2020 is coming. Like hindsight. So let us start eating Read more…
October 6, 2019
My work peeps give me the apples their students don’t eat for breakfast. Maybe because I am a vegan, maybe because they know I bake, maybe because they know I hate waste. Either way it’s more lucrative than going apple picking! This week I made an apple-tamarind Indian-spiced chutney with Read more…
If I had a dime for every time I’ve ordered delivery from Bombay Grill down the street… then I’d still be out $17.90 like every week. I just love Indian food. Specifically, I love me some Chana Saag, the chickpea spinach curry. It’s my go-to. So, this week, I try Read more…
June 30, 2019
Because it was a better value, I bought a large quantity of active dry yeast. I don’t want it to expire without a few great dough endeavors! After I gave cinnamon rolls another try, it was time to experiment again and expand my baking skills. When I saw this Milk Read more…
June 19, 2019
When I was a little kid I used to huff vanilla extract from the cupboard. And to this day I’m very vanilla with my taste in cake. Nothing beats it. In my vegan life, I’ve tried many vegan vanilla cake recipes and now I am finally in love with a Read more…
June 18, 2019
I have been recruited to make some cupcakes for my school’s end of year get-together. When there are non-vegans feasting on my cupcakes, I don’t cut any corners. I am a vegan ambassador! Having used canned pineapple for my last cupcake endeavor and not being all too impressed, I had Read more…
June 16, 2019
The summer baking season is on! Which means berries are a-plenty. This corresponds exactly to what my Dad enjoys eating on his special day. So the guy in stripes and plaid gets layers of vanilla cake, tangy cream cheese coconut whip cream and a ton of fresh from the farm Read more…
June 9, 2019
Pie is not really my thing, but it’s now berry season! And I have had this Willams Sonoma Flag Pie Top crust-cutter for quite some time. After a visit to my neighborhood farmers market and picking some beautiful strawberries, I busted it out. Plus, I was totally sure today, Sunday Read more…
June 8, 2019
In celebration of an impending summer, I’m thinking about tropical fruits, sunshine, and reasons to use mini cocktail umbrellas. I am thinking about my 50th state, 🌺Hawaii🌺. Beginning a process of getting there with an appreciation of its elements and its culture within and outside of the culturally-appropriated components. But Read more…
May 26, 2019
This basic recipe can be altered with flavor extracts, food coloring, and assorted goodies stuck to their exterior. In fact, go nuts with your marshmallows and let me know how it goes! E Q U I P M E N T Stand-up mixerSilicone molds or pan of your choiceLarge piping Read more…
May 6, 2019
I’ve gone on about this before.. what’s up with a packaged vegan meat ravioli option?! To be fair, some new items have emerged. There is a Lightlife option that includes roasted red pepper, kale, vegan mozzarella cheese… and vegan sausage, yes. But that is a whole bunch of other stuff.. Read more…
January 20, 2019
I didn’t know this but Crumbs Bakeshop, one of the early cupcake-only bakeries, closed all their doors, filing bankruptcy in 2014. I looked into them in the cupcake heyday (2003/2004), but they never had a vegan option. Then, eventually, they offered some vegan options–I’m not sure when this happened. I Read more…
December 25, 2018
I always bring cake. But this Christmas, I wanted to try a classic, kitschy Americana dish–Ambrosia. But I wanted to do it right. I made sour cream and marshmallow fluff from scratch and followed the traditional additions. I don’t know that my family will be up for the kitsch, sooo Read more…
December 17, 2018
Boy, I’ve been wanting to veganize these for a really long time. Now that I have a pretty reliable marshmallow recipe, this is just the beginning. I’m coming for you, all marshmallow treats… which I suppose isn’t all that many. 😬 Ok, let’s get started. Vegan Marshmallows E Q U I Read more…
December 1, 2018
Every time I have made chili it makes me think of Sleepy Joe by Smog. I feel quite certain that there might be just 3 or 4 other people in the entire world who make this obscure association. I will try to find them. But yes, it is chili season Read more…
November 22, 2018
Firstly, it’s Thanksgiving. Don’t let the growing pile of dishes in the sink dissuade you from using what you got to use to get it right. In fact, this may be my personal philosophy in life, as I’m a little bit of a figurative mess maker (literally, I am quite Read more…
November 20, 2018
This is my 9th year teaching… and my 9th year transforming the classroom pumpkins in Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes. I’m a creature of ritual. And this ritual starts with my enthusiasm for Autumn and… pumpkins. For home, for the classroom, for those worthy enough to give a pumpkin to. I’m Read more…
November 9, 2018
Take one look at the beautiful Pom Pom cake, as originated by adorable teacher-turned-baker Katherine Sabbath, featured in this video, and any confectionary aficionado would fall in love. But I couldn’t get veganizing it out of my mind. It’s a layer cake with lemon and raspberry curds between topped with a cream Read more…
April 24, 2018
First, Ovenly‘s salted chocolate chip cookie. Such a delicious cookie from this Brooklyn bakery. I dare say my favorite chocolate chip cookie? Well, maybe I’ll just have to do a chocolate chip cookie bracket! I treat myself with one or two on the way home when the middle schoolers are Read more…
March 25, 2018
1/4 cup raw cacao butter 1/4 cup organic coconut oil 1/2 cacao powder 3 TB maple syrup First: Raw cacao butter smells so. damn. good. Ok, onward. To make a delicious and versatile chocolate sauce that is rich and thick and chocolatey, melt the raw cacao butter with the coconut Read more…
I love Floral Frosting‘s macaron recipes. I may have said this before. Here is my version of them in my characteristic over-explanatory fashion. Note that the start of them are the same steps in creating the best marshmallow fluff (previous post). Vegan Matcha Macarons Meringue 3/4 cup aquafaba (liquid drained Read more…
In my youth, I had a thing for opaque white confections… marshmallow, nougat… To me, these were decadent treats far more alluring than chocolate and the multitude of brightly colored forms of cooked sugar. I knew them by brand names. Marshmallow Fluff and Charleston Chew (Not frozen, unless I’m at Read more…
February 4, 2018
Happy Super Bowl! I made tater tot nachos with homemade tater tots for the occasion. And now I’m going to sit on my butt for a while. Vegan Nacho Cheese (adapted from here) 1 medium Yukon Gold potato, peeled and diced 1 medium carrot, peeled and cubed ½ cup raw Read more…
January 20, 2018
Like that annoying woman in Pulp Fiction, I wanted blueberry pancakes last night. So I decided to tweak a recipe to include Moon Juice’s Blue Beauty Protein. And I wanted to use the way healthier oat and millet flours over all-purpose. They turned out great despite it being a first Read more…
January 7, 2018
(It’s a marshmallow world in the winter.) I am the smartest idiot I know. In fact, a lot of my smart parts efficiently glean wisdom from my idiocy. It’s like a regenerating pool of experience and folly, raw material for unlimited life lessons. In the embrace of the idiot side Read more…
January 6, 2018
This powerful breakfast helps my morning person-ness. I make a batch of this on the weekend and divvy it up so it’s ready to bring to work. This is a revamped version of my usual chia oatmeal that incorporates new and exciting magical powders. Cacao Buckwheat Porridge Layer 1 and Read more…