Vegan Coconut Mint and Lime Chocolates
Sometimes I make desserts based on what I am craving, and sometimes I get ideas for them in my everyday life. Maybe the way something looks, or an ingredient I am using at work (I work in a deli). Well this time I gained inspiration from my favorite summer lip balm flavor. A coconut lime […]
Vegan Oatmeal Caramel Cookie Bars
My Mom is always asking me to veganize recipes she finds on pinterest or sees somewhere at a restaurant or bakery. And, I am happy to do so. I love to create new vegan recipes, especially for non-vegans because often then they see that you do not need animal products to create delicious things. My […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake featuring Driscoll’s Berries
This post has been graciously sponsored by TheFeedFeed & Driscoll’s! All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that support me! Did you know that the Minneapolis-St Paul metro area is the raspberry consumption capitol of the USA? According to research by Nielsen Company, we consume more than 132% more fresh raspberries on average […]
Creamy Garam Masala Noodles
I am a big fan of Thai peanut noodles. They are simple, savory easy to make comfort food. We make them at my work and they sell like hotcakes! But I feel sorry for people who can not experience them because they are allergic to peanut butter. So, I thought why not create something similar […]
Vegan Snickers Pie
People always ask me why on earth I make my own Birthday cake. Well, it is simple. I can’t get the kind of cake I want anywhere, and I actually enjoy making my own. I mean, where around where I live can I get a refined sugar free vegan dessert with no cheater ingredients? Probably […]
Roasted Yam, Coconut Bacon and Black Bean Salad with Miso Almond Dressing
I made a potato salad with coconut bacon over the 4th of July holiday weekend and it was really good but I thought of something that would be even better. Yams or sweet potatoes and coconut bacon. A match made in heaven, sweet and salty together. I had actually been thinking about this combination and […]
Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding
Chia pudding might sound like something for health nuts, but you know what? It is actually similar to a tapioca or rice pudding. I grew up with both of those, they were pretty popular at things like church potlucks or my Grandma’s house, and some were really delicious (like my Grandma’s) and some were just […]
Vegan Rainier Cherry Cobbler with Hazelnut Biscuits
I got 2 large containers of beautiful Rainier cherries at the store for a really good price, and I could not wait to bake something with them! Before I had even found them at the store I was daydreaming about cherry cobbler. I imagined it with dark cherries, but the Rainier were on sale so […]
Thai Peanut Popcorn
Eric and I were shopping the other day at a local mall and we walked past a vendor with many different popcorn flavors. He is always temped to buy stuff like that, and I admit it always smells good and brings back childhood memories. But I always say, “I can make some better popcorn at […]
Vegan Almond Caramel Bars
Wednesday was hot, hot, hot. Well, in the 90s with high humidity. I know some people love this weather, and it is great for laying around at the pool, but not so much for running in, or working in a hot kitchen all day both of which I had done. From the moment I woke […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Caramel
I took a poll last week on Facebook to see if people preferred chocolate or vanilla and chocolate won by a landslide! I guess I am usually a vanilla girl, my blog is called Fragrant Vanilla Cake after all, but I guess I was surprised that it wasn’t more split down the middle. Chocolate is […]
Vegan Blueberry Peach Anise Scones
Have you ever been to a coffee shop or bakery, bought a scone, and it tasted dry, crumbly and just sugary without much other flavor? Well, I have. Honestly, I thought that I did not like scones at all until I started working at my job in the deli and was taught by one of […]