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March 17, 2024
It’s that time of year again! St. Patrick’s Day! To follow is a couple of seasonal green offerings Flapjack fever Now with strawberry A gorgeous smoothie bowl with my greens powder Another greens bowl The season specialty at Tree Town Cafe! This is the Lucky Charmaccino Frappe–A vanilla and green Read more…
January 3, 2024
Being a lover of vintage dessert cookbooks, the Baked Alaska always appealed to me. The beautiful pastel layers, the encasement of torched meringue… the cohabitation of ice cream, cake and marshmallowy meringue. So with the new year, I’d start with checking it off my to-make Bucket List. It was partly Read more…
December 20, 2023
Usually my treat holiday treat boxes go to my colleagues in teaching… ones that help add a little fun to the dysfunction. But not being in the classroom anymore, these boxes would go to my guy’s children’s teachers (Boy, I really hate double-possessives). First, the very much loved pumpkin chocolate Read more…
December 5, 2023
This recipe for ooey-gooey fudgey brownie-like cookies was a real crowd pleaser in my household. I snipped up some Dandies vegan marshmallows for the batter and used crunchy almond butter. The result had it all… A very thick batter Ah, they’re out! Time for all to devour… after taking a Read more…
November 23, 2023
The big food holiday was here and I planned to make a 6-course all-vegan spread in my new kitchen! And I was surprised and pleased how easy it all went down… I even had time to do batches of dishes between prep tasks. With planning, this can be even more Read more…
August 25, 2023
Being vegan for about 26 years now, I have a White Whale… something I have always been searching for being done right vegan. But no place anywhere in the world is making the ๐banana split๐ I want… really creamy delicious ice cream in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry… home-made thick and 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…
July 22, 2023
I had to hit Monster Vegan while in town… a horror movie-themed all-vegan bar and eatery. I got the Pumpkinhead, Part II for a sweet drink… it was pumpkin puree, matcha, oat milk, ginger simple syrup and cinnamon garnished with toasted vegan marshmallow The drool-worthy General Tso’s hoagie… two fried Read more…
December 22, 2022
Well, I’m right on schedule with my holiday treats! Boxes are distributed and now I can move into Christmas Day treats for my family’s Christmas.
December 19, 2022
Matcha is that flavor that only true plant lovers can get behind. Bitter, grassy, potent. This super food is an antioxidant power house, like most of them are. And you may have heard the word before but, really now… Why is being a powerful antioxidant so important? Well, to full Read more…
November 24, 2022
This is me, Thanksgiving 2022, wearing my oven mitt jacket I have long-associated with Thanksgiving. Perhaps it’s the colors? I got the Whole Foods Vegan Thanksgiving meal again, the one by Chef Coscarelli I got a couple of years back. It is a great value considering how long I spent 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 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…
May 7, 2022
I’m just going to put these here for easy inspiration. I missed the real Star Wars Day, so these will be for a late celebration with my students. With an edible marker and a package of Dandies vegan marshmallows, this was just too easy. My second Star Wars endeavor… which Read more…
March 6, 2022
So they may look more like seals than any Easter-y animal, but they are Vegan Peeps. Using my recipe from last year–which made quite the impression on my Mom, prompting the special birthday request–I made these beauties. If you want the recipe, see the aforementioned link. If you just want Read more…
December 22, 2021
This years treat boxes for special work colleagues: Rainbow cookies! Reordered for the holidays… because they’re usually in the order of the Italian flag. Though a bit involved, I love making these cookies. The batter is dangerously delicious. Trimming the ends mean I get to sample a whole bunch. Partially Read more…
November 24, 2021
I really enjoy traditional Thanksgiving dishes. So last minute, I decided I’d go hard for my family’s Thanksgiving get-together. For easy reference for years to come, the collected recipes of my most favorite vegan holiday eats. Process the Pumpkin Pumpkin Preheat oven to 350โ. Prepare heavy-bottom casserole pans by filling 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… ๐ Homemade marshmallows Read more…
June 16, 2021
๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Making rainbow treats for Pride Month is a favorite baking past time for me! This year I took on the goal of using the Progress Pride Flag as inspiration, and tried a few things out. None that totally blew me away. To follow, my two-day experiments… all for Read more…