November 20, 2023
Worrying I hadn’t utilized the pumpkin purée 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…
June 8, 2023
I really am trying to go easy on sugar. But the struggle is real. In an effort to find a healthy middle ground, some blue spirulina raw cups. Creamy and delicious, I will definitely whip these up again. Crust: 100 grams cashews100 grams pecans50 grams almond flour180 grams soaked medjool Read more…
April 30, 2023
And with that, it is now May. As this year continues to blaze at unprecedented speed, an addition to the everyday archive, April style. Making cookies as usual My hair is pretty big and long these days. Somewhere around this length I always wind up chopping off. What should I Read more…
March 30, 2023
Every once and a while I get the urge to make a Hummingbird cake. So first, some pretty dried pineapple flowers the day before. They make a beautiful edible garnish. Elapsed time… and now ready for a photoshoot. The recipe made tons of batter. Half of it would have been Read more…
December 11, 2022
Trying Sutra was on my list for quite some time. Because I want to try every Matthew Kenney eatery. This counter spot is on the 4th floor in the Flatiron District. You have to take the elevator from the ground floor yoga gear store. More Blue Spirulina. I’m obsessed. The 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…
July 24, 2022
One of the differences between growing up in a rural vs. suburban area is an ingrained sense of boundaries. In the suburbs, where I grew up, nature exists between managed borders, named by an official sign. It’s on the way, in between, with a superficial depth indicative of the priority 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…
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 15, 2021
Whether you call them Magic Bars, 7-Layer Bars or 7-Layer Magic Bars–they got the right stuff, baby. Chock full of nuts, a bit of the ooey-gooey and… chocolate: yum. Sweetened by Medjool dates (“Is there another kind?“), a bit of maple syrup and the leftover sweetened condensed milk I used Read more…
November 21, 2020
Before I even got the coffee started, I was boiling pecans to shell. It’s been slightly irking me that the huge bag I bought when I was down south has remained unused. But there is a bit of legwork involved in their enjoyment. With autumnal recipe endeavors on the horizon, 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…
October 22, 2019
Of course I ate all the best vegan eats in the Cleveland area. So here they are, chronologically. Breakfast at the Cleveland Vegan: this large inviting space with friendly service was first on my list. I went for their Breakfast Sandwich–house omelet, tempeh bacon, kale, tomato, chipotle mayo, and sprouts 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…
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 19, 2018
The second selection of my holiday cookie gifts is the Caramel Pecan Bars from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. Gosh, this cookbook is such a throwback. But this is a great addition to a holiday cookie spread because it’s all about richness, texture, and ooey-gooey caramel. Here’s the batch Read more…
October 6, 2018
Autumn is my favorite time of the year! Though we are not very far in, today was a celebration of all the best parts of its edible goodness. Starting at Stone Bridge Farms in Acushnet, Massachusetts. Visiting a cranberry bog is a kind of new addition to my bucket list, but with autumn here Read more…
April 17, 2016
Vegan ShopUp vendor Brooklyn Whiskers has its own space now! The Electrician and I hit them real early to avoid unnecessary social interaction. The fact that they’re actually open early suits us early birders quite nicely. Bakeries should open single-digits early. Them’s the rules. I got a cinnamon roll with Read more…
September 27, 2015
Robibero Family Vinyards in New Paltz, New York had its annual grape-stomping festival this weekend, the first weekend of autumn. It was the perfect excuse to run north for the day with CP. After managed expectations, I was delighted by the peaceful, bucolic property and the opportunity to check another item off my bucket Read more…
July 15, 2015
What is hard about being a roadtripping blogger is that all your pearls of wisdom–the thoughts and ideas born on the road, inside its motion and pace–are diminished into imperceptible dots by the time you’re in a place you can write. Even thoughts that build into intricate cities of complexity, Read more…
July 29, 2014
My first go at Hummingbird Cake, vegan style, was a bit of a fail. So I won’t share the recipe. But I was hopeful that the traditional South banana and pineapple spiced cake would be a success. Thank goodness for parchment circles. Also parchment strips under the cake while frosting Read more…
November 30, 2013
My white and regular pumpkin puree layer cake with vanilla buttercream and cinnamon glaze. Jay Astafa‘s amazing cashew cheese wheel… and his Thanksgiving meal, though my re-plating killed his presentation. Pecan-crusted seitan, parsnip puree, creamed corn and sauteed kale. Amazing. An impromptu trip to Chelsea Market: Lunch at Beyond Sushi Read more…
February 2, 2013
It’s a rare day that I have brown rice syrup, dark brown sugar, and a whole bunch of pecans lying around in the pantry. Combining their delicious forces, I whipped up VeganCookiesInvadeYourCookieJar‘s caramel pecan bars. I tried this recipe out before with great results. This time around I spread the buttery crust Read more…
November 25, 2012
Autumn comes and goes fast. In an attempt to slow down the season already pushed into streetlamp snowflakes and Christmas music, let us eat its bounty and keep in mind that the about a Winter Solstice is a month away. Autumn Dins is here. Lite Noshes: What brings out a Read more…
August 14, 2011
Last minute low-ball bidding on Priceline is a skill I can add to my resume. Being V.I.V.B. (very important vegan bloggers), we needed a safe haven to recuperate from a long day of eating. Luckily, the boutique Indigo Hotel gave us a $100 room for about $50 bucks. After some restful Read more…
