April 16, 2023
More vegan food reporting from Rochester! Though there are some oldies but goodies included, there are some notable new recommendations as I eat my way through the Flour City. Unlike many eateries in New York City, most eateries in Rochester have thoughtful vegan options on their omni-menus. Sure, they’ve got Read more…
September 25, 2020
The next V.V. Nostalgic Classic would be the Charleston Chew, a childhood favorite deep-seeded in my memory–like all of my V.V. Nostalgic Classics (new tag!) Like those other treats, the texture and taste has remained vivid for decades. But more importantly, the associations and related details also pour back. I Read more…
February 1, 2020
February brings a couple of special birthday baking endeavors… and I aim to please. Though a molten lava cake wouldn’t be my first choice of a cake, I am excited by a cake I have never attempted before. And it was the birthday girl’s request. But first, a low stakes Read more…
November 25, 2019
Say with a Crazy Eddie voice: Want to please the vegan in your life with the best vegan chocolate bars available? Whoa Nelly, I need to tell you about Nelly’s Organics bars. Made with quality ingredients, they are absolutely dreamy. They don’t just taste over-sweet and cheaply like some vegan Read more…
May 19, 2016
There is a place where vegans can get French macarons, pretty chocolates with caramel inside, pretty/decadent things… in New York City. Finally! The funny thing is that they’ve been available in New Paltz for quite some time. It’s Confectionery: the East Village home of Lagusta’s Luscious and Sweet Maresa. (Not really Read more…
December 22, 2014
Sometimes the green skin of a vegetable dumpling is comforting. It says, “there’s definitely not pork in here.” And the bamboo server says, “I’m a superior dumpling.” SunSpire is the maker of this delicious bar, a long time no need to pack it in the grocery bag favorite. And I Read more…
November 3, 2012
As I go on the 5th day without power, I’ll bring you a sweet picture spread of a recent VeganEssentials‘ order: a box of vegan chocolates from Sjaak’s, a worldly chocolatier specializing in vegan organic fine chocolates. It arrived early Tuesday, quite suprisingly, as I hunted down an open grocery store Read more…
November 28, 2010
Deep-fried vegan Twinkies. Deep-fried vegan chocolate bars. Deep-fried vegan cupcakes {not pictured, eaten too soon} The Electrician and his dedicated fryer crisped up a slew of vegan goodies for Deep Fryday, proving that vegans can be greasy and gluttonous too. In my quest to never sacrifice for my eating ethics, Read more…
October 9, 2009
Way too much sugar today. First.. an impulse buy at my daily juice spot, the Buccaneer from Go Max Go out of Portland, Or-e-gon. I was so excited about this bar a few months back, one of a line of vegan rice milk chocolate bars modeled after those staple non-vegan Read more…