Growing up, I was a frosting girl. Like, dig-your-finger into the tub of leftover Betty Crocker frosting. Eat the end slice (remember the days of sheet cakes?? I guess they’re back in fashion now) or go home. Ok I thought I would have more examples of my frosting loving craziness but it’s early and I’m …
Dessert
We all need a go-to vegan chocolate cake recipe. And this cake needs to be soft with a delicate crumb. It must be moist and tender (sorry to everyone that inexplicably hates the m-word). And most importantly it needs to be easy. We’re talking going from cravings for chocolate cake to baked and at least …
Here we have it folks. The cookies of your dreams. The cookies that have been missing from your lives. Cookies that will make you go a little crazy. Cookies with a secret ingredient that you already know about because it’s in the title of this post 😛 .
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, it’s mango season! Specifically champagne/ataúlfo mango season. We might be able to find mangoes year round in most parts of the United States, but it’s typically the larger red and green skinned varieties which tend to be less sweet and more fibrous. Ataúlfo mangoes on …
Homemade chocolate truffles are probably the most romantic food gift you could give someone. Unless, of course, that person is allergic to chocolate or something tragic like that. Truffles are simply rounds or rectangles of chocolatey rich ganache, tenderly scooped or cut and shaped individually, then dipped in chocolate. They’re beautiful even if you’re inexperienced …
If you’ve been vegan for a while, chances are that you’ve eaten your share of disappointing brownies. Either it’s cake that’s masquerading itself as a brownie, or something that is closer to fudge. Brownies are tricky, and not only because there are as many ideas of what makes a perfect brownie as there are people …
It’s December and we’ve reached full out cookie-I mean holiday-season. Omar and I got a Christmas tree (our first ever together! Yay for having a house!), and decorated it over the weekend. We put on the Swedish Christmas carols I grew up listening to (though I’m not at all Swedish, my mom grew up in …
We went apple picking a couple of weekends ago in an picturesque orchard less than an hour outside of DC. We’d been planning our trip to this orchard ever since trying freshly milled cider made of apples from this orchard at our local end of summer street fair. We watched a man churn an old …
Calling all doughnut lovers! These doughnuts are everything you want your doughnuts to be. Or at least, everything I want in a doughnut. They are yeasted and fried. No baked or cake doughnuts here! They are light and airy inside, with a bit of a chew. Eaten while still warm, they practically melt in your …
Mangoes and refreshing beverages, two of my favorite things on a hot summers day. They were practically made for each other, and it’s like mango lassis were invented just for me. Except everyone seems to really enjoy them too. It’s almost like drinking a milkshake, only way better for you. Filled with fruit and an …