February 3, 2023
I had this amazing recipe bookmarked for some time. With Aquarius season in full effect, I knew someone I love would get this beauty. I am reprinting the recipe here for ease of duplicating. Buttermilkβ£1 cup unsweetened soy milk β£1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice Combined and let sit for Read more…
November 24, 2022
Well you know I have pumpkin puree in my fridge… so maybe you knew this was coming? More pumpkin goods. This layer cake would be dessert for Thanksgiving. Though my layers were a bit wonky (I didn’t measure and my floor is not level clearly), the contrast of orange and Read more…
November 20, 2022
I used this fantastic and astonishingly easy recipe from Kirbie’s Cravings to make this delicate and delicious banana cake. 4 ingredients! All done and golden Some cream cheese butter cream and blam! The next layer is ready to sit pretty.. The beauty… Time to try! Sublime… how is a recipe Read more…
November 6, 2022
I made this pretty chocolate layer cake for a friend’s birthday. But each step, a yummy photoshoot. Raspberry and chocolate… a pretty great combination Ok, blackberry too Everything in order here Berries on cake are the best decoration… and they’re edible! Ok, time to cut into it Sturdy layers. I Read more…
October 30, 2022
When I bring the cake, I try to go hard for its recipient… including myself! Wanting a lighter textured cake, this is my first attempt at a sponge cake. I will be trying again because I had some issues: mainly not having the seltzer at room temperature when I added Read more…
August 25, 2022
After I drove all afternoon I got my car rental safely back to the airport, hopped on the shuttle bus back to Barcelona’s city center, then hopped on a subway to Barcelona Sants, the big regional trains station and took the high-speed back to Madrid. Then a taxi to my Read more…
August 20, 2022
{Warning: This is long. Just scroll down for the food if you’re not wanting the idiot’s guide to visiting and eating vegan in Madrid.} Simply put, the vegan food in Madrid is plentiful and outstanding. From the moment of my arrival to the time I boarded a high speed train Read more…
July 31, 2022
Lancaster, California I passed through Lancaster on my way North from Los Angeles and made a pitstop at The Whole Wheatery, a health food store with a cafe (Natcheryl’s Cafe). They are a really great spot to stock up on vegan goodies! They have a slew of prepared food and Read more…
July 23, 2022
I was excited to learn that Pride Enjoy now had its own storefront on Long Island. Wading River now has a place for top quality gluten-free, vegan sweetness–in varying forms. Presentation comes first and all these treats spoke loud and clear–these aren’t your average gluten-free vegan options that you’ll tolerate Read more…
July 17, 2022
To celebrate my father’s birthday and the joyous mango season, this layer cake made from two cups of mango puree. Yes, another one from Rainbow Nourishments! Baking is the perfect way to acclimate to home. Because I miss all my baking stuff while I am away… Let’s get started! A Read more…
June 30, 2022
Wanting to make this cake for quite some time, this vegan strawberry cake from Rainbow Nourishments was sure to be a summery hit. Using fresh pureed strawberries and nothing gross and fake, it delivered on flavor. A little bit of beet root powder enhanced that strawberry hue. Strawberry cream cheese Read more…
June 26, 2022
The inspiration for this “Sponge” cake was an Instagram recommended post that I did not make a note of. It wasn’t vegan, so I thought it would be neat to transform the rainbow cookie recipe into this clever cake. This was my first trial. The texture was a bit too Read more…
May 8, 2022
I followed this fantastic recipe from Loving It Vegan to make my mother a cake on her special day. And I am happy to report that I did not scrape my knuckles on the grater while I grated the carrot that is the predominant source of moisture for the recipe. Read more…
November 29, 2021
Lots of cookie dough for special cookie deliveries to Rochester & West Palm Beach ππͺπ I am loving my cookie scooper Check out these beauties Birthday cupcakes for my work ex-wife And a special pick-me-up in the middle of the chaos of middle school teaching… That Lively bite I love Read more…
November 27, 2020
I was excited to try Chloe Coscarelli‘s Vegan Thanksgiving Spread offered by Whole Foods this year. She covered all the bases… and with her vegan cred, I trusted the holiest of food holidays in her hands. So let us look and admire… From left to right: Coconut Sweet Potato Casserole: Read more…
November 24, 2020
I don’t know how it is possible after years and years of blogging that I don’t have more πΎπππππ puns on here! In fact the only one I could find was a two-sentence post that was referencing The White Stripes album… in 2007. So now, a post totally dedicated to Read more…
November 19, 2020
And Boom! The winter coat is out. This year has passed with record speed… but its timestamps are upside down, half off the page and mostly indiscernible. My old trusty (this blog) will file away the months neatly for reference when the dust clears. So here are some things that Read more…
October 21, 2020
As I am wont to do, I spent my birthday far away–far from obligations to others and doing exactly what brings me joy. This joy will be the subject matter of the next posts as I packed my itinerary so full of wonder–battling the year’s chaos, upheaval and misery. It’d Read more…
April 4, 2020
Nostalgic eats are a huge motivator for my baking conquests. Having been vegan for so very long, I am retroactively fulfilling all of the collected cravings from all those vegan years. Because back in the day I didn’t have the skills, the ingredients, the guides… I want to acknowledge the Read more…
January 24, 2020
Though I was more a Yankee Doodle dandy, Drake’s being my choice in snack cakes as a child, Little Debbie holds a special place in my heart for her hexagonal twin cakes. The waxy white chocolate giving way to creme-filled yellow layers—pure nostalgia. And now, a vegan version here, from Read more…
October 27, 2019
{Itβs My Party π, Part 7} It ain’t over yet. Not until I have had a slice of my birthday cake… a Vegan S’mores Cake. After realizing that Pisces Rising, who made me a beautiful cake last year, had raised their prices, I decided that I would make my own cake Read more…
August 22, 2019
Ah, a day of rest. Having settled into West Palm Beach, all that was on the itinerary was some food and some rest. We stayed local, sampling some of her new neighborhood’s eats. A light lunch at Celis Produce: Here is the TATA: tempeh, avocado, tomato, arugula with sunflower seeds Read more…
August 21, 2019
Today would take me to my 25th National Park! The only one of Florida’s three National Parks that is accessible by car, Everglades National Park. I also start my quick journey East. But first, a healthy breakfast at Delicious Raw Kitchen & Juice Bar in Naples. Like the name implies, 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…
November 11, 2018
With a very dear friend’s birthday deserving a proper cake, especially after the praise I received for my recent vegan Pom Pom Cake, this cake (below) would just not do.Β Though it tasted great, it was–hideous looking.Β There was no way this was going to cut it!Β So it was Read more…
November 9, 2018
Take one look at the beautiful Pom Pom cake, as originated by adorable teacher-turned-baker Katherine Sabbath, featured inΒ this video, and any confectionary aficionadoΒ would fall in love.Β But I couldn’t get veganizing it out of my mind.Β It’s a layer cake with lemon and raspberry curds between topped with a cream Read more…