September 27, 2024
And bam! I’m back home ready to partake in autumn baking. The huge pumpkin I processed last autumn gave me tons of puree… and it sat in the freezer waiting patiently. Today I would put some to use. But first a thaw and a reduction, cooking down much of the Read more…
April 20, 2024
Before heading to the animal sanctuary, some delicious vegan doughnuts from Pepperbox Doughnuts! Located in the very cute NoDa neighborhood, these were the best looking vegan doughnuts I peeped in Charlotte. They were all-vegan, except for one flavor that had honey in it. The problem would be making a decision–how Read more…
February 9, 2024
Valentine’s Day is my second favorite holiday to bake for! So to follow will be my heart-shaped endeavors over the span of 4 posts. The first installment: a heart shaped Monkey Bread. Though I have made Monkey Bread several times, I had a holiday version in my head since Halloween, Read more…
January 21, 2024
With a big bag of Butterfly Pea Flower powder at my disposal, I was on the hunt for uses right away. I found this very basic recipe to help create what we called “Butterfly Bread” — for its beautiful periwinkle hue and the shape the swirls made. But first, first Read more…
January 15, 2024
Since I made baked mooncakes last Lunar New Year, I have wanted to try making “snowskin” mooncakes. Traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, these Chinese no-bake treats are also called Crystal Mooncakes or Snowy mooncakes. With the recent snow, they were on my mind… even though it is not Mid-Autumn. Read more…
December 20, 2023
Usually my treat holiday treat boxes go to my colleagues in teaching… ones that help add a little fun to the dysfunction. But not being in the classroom anymore, these boxes would go to my guy’s children’s teachers (Boy, I really hate double-possessives). First, the very much loved pumpkin chocolate Read more…
November 23, 2023
The big food holiday was here and I planned to make a 6-course all-vegan spread in my new kitchen! And I was surprised and pleased how easy it all went down… I even had time to do batches of dishes between prep tasks. With planning, this can be even more Read more…
November 20, 2023
Worrying I hadn’t utilized the pumpkin purรฉe enough, I made a unique soft, cake-like babka by making some substitutions to this recipe. First, I used all-purpose flour instead of bread flour, resulting in less gluten in the dough. I also used coconut oil instead of vegan block butter because I Read more…
October 10, 2023
Now back to apples! This recipe was the reason I wanted to make apple butter… Cinnamon buns made with apple butter both in the dough and the filling. After a huge mess up with the recipe the day before, day two I was back for the attack. [If you must Read more…
September 25, 2023
Now that I have a slew of apples to use, my first undertaking would be from Rainbow Nourishment, one of my favorite vegan blogs to hunt for recipes. It starts with a quick crust in the food processor. I made two tarts. This is the first, the circle. As a Read more…
April 1, 2023
I was delighted to learn of some vegan pastry options at a nearby bakeshop. With Brooklyn errands on the agenda, I would get my carb fix from Simple Loaf Bakeshop in Park Slope. Though I really wanted to try their vegan babka, they were out. I “settled” for a slice Read more…
January 22, 2023
For this festive day I wanted to try making vegan Mooncakes! A bit labor intensive but with a beautiful reward. I used this helpful resource for Mooncake making and adapted this vegan recipe. Pastry: 200 g Cake Flour 1 TB all-purpose flour 120 g Light Agave Syrup 48 g SunCoco Oil (It’s what I had; use Read more…
December 5, 2022
I made another loaf for a friend. Here is the step-by-step pictorial.
November 26, 2022
This recipe from Domestic Gothess is really great. It will be my new go-to! Just watch it all unfold below. Firstly, I don’t have instant yeast on hand… because I have a huge thing of active dry yeast I have been using since the “lockdowns.” So I have to activate Read more…
October 16, 2022
Ah, baking with pumpkin is a major highlight of autumn. Because all my pumpkins are still being used for decorative purposes, I bought a can of puree… because I just can’t wait! So to follow is many pictures of this first pumpkin baking endeavor of the season. Using Rainbow Nourishments‘ Read more…
April 27, 2021
Tempted by the occasion of National Pretzel Day, I made a batch of pretzels–the oldest snack in the world–using this very easy recipe. A bit of a neurotic, I love a recipe like this–one where active tasks are broken up with time to do the dishes. And like many, it Read more…
April 25, 2021
My sweet landlady always gives me the surplus produce from her weekly delivery from the senior center. Though I don’t always need it, I know it makes her feel good to share. This time, when she knocked on my door with her hands full of apples, I knew I’d be Read more…
February 20, 2021
In a moment of thinking “I need to improve my pie game…” I bought a slew of Granny Smith apples. Then there they sat in my fruit bowl staring at me. But already mourning the impending loss of endless hours at home, since school would commence in the classroom next Read more…
February 12, 2021
This is it! The last of my Vegan Victuals Valentine Inspirations. These cinnamon roll hearts capture the uniqueness of every heart–its complex chambers, its vault of secrets, its oddity. Using this recipe, you can shape your own dough hearts to your exact standards. The first time I’ve used my pizza Read more…
January 30, 2021
I’ve always wanted to make a vegan King Cake, the festive bread traditionally eaten during the feast of Epiphany on January 6–when those three wise men finally got to Bethlehem to give Baby Jesus those impractical gifts. But the purple, green and yellow cake’s season extends to Fat Tuesday, the 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…
December 7, 2020
A belated birthday Babka for my friend would be cause to make a huge mess in the kitchen today. Using the crazy-easy recipe from Make It Dairyfree, I created a gorgeously curvaceous loaf of chocolate babka. To follow are my hopefully helpful notes on the process… 1.) Check your yeast. 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…
October 24, 2020
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ป๐ธ๐ธ๐ด๐ต๐๐ท Welcome to my series that highlights the very best vegan foods in New York City’s boroughs. While vegan options are popping up all over, this series focuses on the non-dairy cream of the crop, options that raise the bar for vegan food and Read more…
July 10, 2020
After not feeling much baking motivation as of late, today I got my groove back! I made another two loaves on this decidedly inside day. Using Lil Cookie’s Chocolate Babka recipe, motivated by an all-day binge-watch of The Great British Bake Off, my counter now has 4 loaves of bread. Read more…
