February 9, 2024
For the second installment of Valentine’s Day treats, something a bit more healthy! Starting with a date and nut crust. Hands up if Medjool dates remind you of water bugs from a previous Brooklyn apartment? Ew. Quickly soak and grind them with whatever nuts you have lying around to change Read more…
December 27, 2022
Special Touch Bakery is a wholesale bakery with a great selection of vegan pies. Yes, most of their natural juice selections are vegan, with only the crumb topping selections having dairy. More than the sweetness of their pies, the company’s business practices also fills the heart as they employ many 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…
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…
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…
November 28, 2019
This was my first spoken sentence apparently. I wanted a banana. I liked bananas (see below) and I still do very much. Banana desserts, especially. So on Thanksgiving dessert duty, a pie. A banana pudding pie with a Golden Oreo crust. Vanilla pudding, another childhood favorite So my ripe bananas Read more…
August 29, 2019
Do you know how much I dislike the I-95? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s the worse kind of roadtrip driving. Direct but uninteresting, it eliminates half the magic of the road. Though South of the Border, an original gangster roadside attraction, has expanded a great deal since my last visit Read more…
July 22, 2019
I want desperately to be gone, yet here I am thanks to a terrible decision to teach summer school. So while I lay low, some home stuff. Like the strange orange glow that lured me out of my apartment. Magic. Pancakes are an easy dinner, especially when you don’t want Read more…
June 13, 2019
You remember that pie a few posts ago? Well I got in there finally. And with a dollop of Reddi Wip‘s all-vegan coconut whip cream! Yes, now “Big Whipped Cream” is cashing in on woke eaters. Also, Happy Real Flag Day tomorrow. I really liked this recipe because it wasn’t 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…
March 14, 2019
I’m a math teacher. I’m a vegan food blogger. So, I had to make pies for π day, March 14. I made a s’more pie for each of my classes… and I tried to make them see how delicious math is. I made them help me double the recipe, too. Read more…
March 14, 2018
As a math teacher, I am obligated to make a big stink about Pi Day (3/14). I made two pies from scratch last night after work while eating a PB&J sammy for dinner. Today, I incorporated them into the day’s activities. (For more, see my work blog here.) Now, I’m Read more…
October 30, 2016
Luckily, my birthday celebrations expand many weeks–there’s me-time travel involved (the sloths), us-time travel (London), family, friends. Eventually, all sides have been represented, leaving me smiling and grateful. I love October; and I love how my birthday delivers me to the excitement of autumn and winter holidays. And I love October sunrises, Read more…
August 6, 2016
Lest you think me a sunflower stalker (I am), please know that Babbette’s Seeds of Hope was the first field of sunflowers I knew about, though I suppose I realized they existed, and the very first field of sunflowers I intended to visit… the reason for the route I established Read more…
August 4, 2016
First: The Sunflowers on I-90 in South Dakota. As I travel west on the I-90 a couple of days back, I noticed a dramatic yellow hue contrasting the prairie’s muted landscape on the eastbound side of the interstate. Sunflowers. I did some recon later on and learned that South Dakota was Read more…
March 14, 2015
Finally, perfect marshmallow fluff using Versawhip and this recipe!
August 1, 2014
For how many times I’ve been in Virginia, I have never blog reported on vegan eats! Well, here I am… exhausted and amazed by what is available here for a vegan. We had our first vegan stop in downtown Richmond at a spot only open 7-3, Monday through Friday. Down a Read more…
May 11, 2014
Dewy mornings in the backyard are a weekend highlight. During the week I leave at sunrise. So although I get to watch the sunrise from the train platform, I can’t check in on the Spring goings-on in the backyard. On the weekend I can see all the activities. Foraging ants, specks of umber Read more…
July 6, 2013
I love New England. This I knew but had forgotten. As the hours of watching the scenery went by, I remembered. Here are some food highlights from our Day 2 in New Hampshire. Spoon Revolution is Concord, New Hampshire’s only all-vegan eatery. They offer a small seasonal menu of all-vegan, Read more…
April 4, 2010
December 23, 2009
Having a big, fat still-healthy pumpkin leftover from October, I decided against purchasing the easy can of pumpkin puree for my chocolate pumpkin pie for my class’s holiday breakfast. No, no no, I would process the big gourd myself! Sure, I have a whole day to kill. Sure, I love Read more…
February 12, 2008
Trader Joes’ Joe-Joe’s cookies are perfect for balancing the tastebuds after a meal. A quick 2-bite dessert of non-hydrogenated, sweet vanilla bean speckled yum. But as a singleton who delves not into sugar excessiveness, a box can last for ages. My clear-the-cupboard countdown was closely coming to an end (alliteration Read more…