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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
December 10, 2017
I made beautiful ombré holiday cookies a couple of years back, taking inspiration from Bon Appetit. This year I made Hanukkah Rainbow Cookies! And they are possibly the most beautiful cookies I’ve ever made, receiving lots of social media love. So here is a lot of pictures of them and Read more…
November 12, 2017
Firstly, a giggling me photoshopped the picture above… but it is not that far off an idea that Cook’s Illustrated, my favorite print magazine, would soon contain a vegan or “plant-based” feature. To this point, the latest issue had write-up on the coconut whip, the well-loved easy-peasy pantry tip, in Read more…
August 9, 2010
So this cake is a big hit with my family. After whipping it up for my Dad for his birthday, my sister requested it specifically. I gave the recipe a try after seeing that there was no need to make a grocery run for it. I bet you have all Read more…
June 29, 2008
2 cups flour (1 cup white/1 cup whole wheat) 2 TBsp organic sugar 3 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 2 cups soy milk 1/4 cup canola oil Combine dry ingredients in large bowl Add wet ingredients & stir Fry em up Eat em up
June 6, 2008
1) Pre-heat 350 degrees 2) Mix dry ingredients in large bowl: 1 cup flour (1/2 white & 1/2 whole wheat) 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. sea salt 1/3 cup cho cho chips 3) Mix wet ingredients in small bowl: 1&1/2 tsp. vanilla Read more…