June 12, 2024
Being surrounded by Biscoff biscuits on a daily basis, these cupcakes seeped into my brain. So finally back in my kitchen, I brought them to life. Started with a cookie layer on the bottom, then a black cocoa chocolate cake base, a very thin layer of ganache and some more Read more…
September 3, 2023
It is always hard to say goodbye to summer. So I take a lot of pictures. Here are its last unofficial wisps… from sun up to sun down. A rainbow upon arrival And into sunrise… My friend in the tent because… packed cottage I made the tofu scramble in advance! Read more…
August 10, 2023
August 10th is National S’mores Day! So instead of making rice krispy treats using up the stale marshies in the cupboard as I had planned, they were used for s’mores. I had a box of Partake‘s Classic Grahams from VeganCuts a few months back and though they are gluten-free and Read more…
November 14, 2022
Yet another mini-report on Rochester, New York’s vegan offerings! My quick trip had some yummy bites… starting with brunch at Voula’s Greek Sweets. Their food really blew me away last time I visited, so I knew I would have to try their brunch. First, their vegan sweet case, including Melomakarona, Read more…
September 4, 2022
Summer’s end always breaks the heart a little bit. But this year, one of the best summers on record, it is even harder to let go. Despite the pang of its departure is hope for the Autumn season, a shift in plans and adventures. I say bring it on. Goodbye Read more…
July 6, 2022
S’mores on a summer night outside… it’s a love I get to experience far and few between. So the magic stays, never dissipates. But I am not the biggest fan of graham cracker. So more marshmallow, please! But a marshmallow vessel to hold the toasted marshmallow. Rice crispy treats would Read more…
June 11, 2022
I’m so pleased a place like Lively is so close to my job. Good healthy eats are readily available. Here is my Green Sandwich–Gluten free bread, kale, collard greens, spinach, celery, cucumber, chickpeas, almond, olive oil, and vegan mayo. And that delicious tahini bite that I now think taste a Read more…
October 17, 2021
I insist on making my own cupcakes when I visit my family for my birthday celebration. Because I greatly enjoy baking and am pretty critical of vegan baked goods, in general. And where can you get vegan s’mores cupcakes with a cookie bottom, chocolate ganache filling topped with chocolate buttercream Read more…
September 7, 2021
Before the Autumn breeze, some more scenes from a Summer. Bridge stalking… Somebody’s watching me Sign of the times Happy to be a brunette again! A stop for dim sum at Tofubox after my haircut in Williamsburg, Brooklyn I made my 90’s concert stubs into a fabric… π Homemade marshmallows Read more…
July 12, 2021
It was pure joy to stumble upon Valley Vegan in Conway, New Hampshire while staying nearby. The all-vegan shop and bakery offered me (and others!) all I could need for sustenance. Fully stocked case made it difficult to decide… If I had a kitchenette in my room, I’d get some Read more…
February 15, 2021
When it comes to vegan Girl Scout cookie availability, Jim Morrison was correct when he sang, “The west is best.” Now I don’t know what is going on with the east coast bakery, Little Brownie Bakers, but they need to get with the program! As I have previously reported only Read more…
May 18, 2020
Goodnight, bridge. {Recipe here.}
May 13, 2020
I thought I made this up. The idea was born in my brain and not in a Google search. Then I searched it and a few folks had thought of it, though mostly it was a reposting of the same recipe by The Nosher/My Jewish Learning by on several different Read more…
March 21, 2020
With some cookie butter in the pantry and a big batch of homemade marshmallow to use, it had to be s’mores again. Okay—blanket statement: marshmallow treats are my absolute favorite–in general, in childhood, now, later. But this cookie butter from Biscoff, my favorite garnish for s’more cupcakes, is also dream. Read more…
December 27, 2019
A reoccurring topic of conversation at family get-togethers is the state of film today. How the young have swiftly diminishing means of experiencing depth and quality, the depth and quality that marked our upbringing, the endless pool of movie references we speak like a language. I bring this up because Read more…
November 24, 2019
As a young weirdo growing up on Long Island in the 90’s, I always loved escaping to Huntington Village. I used to buy vegan chocolate chip cookies from the health food store on Main street that is long gone. You couldn’t find much vegan food anywhere in those days. Crushing Read more…
November 13, 2019
So there were more stars visible than Brooklyn, but the bright moon illuminated a Fall night that felt like summer. Like summer because there was a campfire, s’mores, fireworks, and a night shoot. Here my camera is set to capture the night… and the moon defies. A fire. This was 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…
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 18, 2019
Animals, Arts & Crafts, Beautiful Places Far Away, Eating Out, Nature, Southern Comfort Food, Wanderlust
Blog back-up makes me uneasy.Β Each day is a million adventures, so just two days ago is a million miles away.Β But Day 6, yes.Β Speaking to what I took pictures of is a helpful system, but it doesnβt indicate a lot of the important feelings I am having on 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…
March 14, 2019
I’m a math teacher. I’m a vegan food blogger. So, I had to make pies for Ο 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…
December 15, 2018
I have a hard time keeping up with all the vegan options sprouting up! But eateries with vegan in the name cause a bit more urgency. I finally got myself to Crown Heights, Brooklyn for Greedi Vegan, a vegan comfort food counter space created by founded by a long time 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…
October 22, 2018
When a holiday falls on a Sunday, you get the Monday off.Β Them’s the rules.Β So on my holiday, I ran some errands in New Jersey, mostly because I wanted to try this place: Seed to Sprout in Avon by the Sea, New Jersey.Β This sandwich.Β It’s like the best Read more…
