Vegan Maple Apple Scones
The deli I have worked at for over 13 years has always made scones. Everyone says that they are the best scones around, and I have to agree, because before I went vegan 7 years ago had tried them. They were tender and flakey, just the right amount of sweetness, and not dry and heavy […]
Vegan Caramelized Onion Mac and Cheese
As I was chopping some super strong onions at work and trying not to cry as my eyes burned I began to think about how it is funny you never become immune to them, even when you are someone like me who chops them just about every day. I also started to think about how […]
CBD Dark Chocolate Mint Bark
I take CBD oil every day to fight inflammation and stress, usually in oil form, but it is so much more fun being able to enjoy it in dessert form, specifically in chocolate form. I enjoy dark chocolate just about every day, so I figure, why not add my CBD oil to my treats sometimes? […]
Summer Basil Pesto Pasta
When you are gifted a bag of pine nuts and a large bunch of basil, you make pesto! Or, at least that is the way I think. That is just what happened last week, and I had some whole wheat spaghetti on hand so it was perfect! Back in the day when I first got […]
Oil Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am often asked to create oil free recipes so I have been working on some lately, and one of the first things that I chose to make was chocolate chip cookies. I mean, chocolate chip cookies are pretty standard when it comes to classic recipes. I know they were certainly one of my favorites […]
Vegan Raspberry Lavender Pie Cookies
Raspberries are my all time favorite fruit. Maybe because they are somewhat abundant here in Minnesota and I ate a lot of them as a kid. Or because they have a season limited to a couple of months here so they also seem somewhat special. Yes, you can buy them year round shipped in from […]
Cake Batter Dessert Hummus
I admit when I first heard about dessert hummus or using beans in dessert recipes I was completely skeptical. How could that possibly taste good? Would it still be beany flavored? But you know what? I am now a huge fan. I love using beans in my dessert recipes like my nut free cheesecakes, brownies […]
Vegan Eggplant Parmesan Stacks
Growing up, I used to love eggplant parmesan. Or anything parmesan for that matter, my Mom would make chicken parmesan a lot as well. I loved the red sauce served with it and the crispy parmesan crust, the cheese and all of the good flavors of course. Surprisingly I haven’t yet tried to make a […]
Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Cheesecake
I have been wanting to make a peanut butter and jelly cheesecake lately. It all started a few weeks back when I made some peanut butter and jelly ice cream, and peanut butter and jelly white chocolates and I was going to make the cake right away but I decided to wait until my Birthday! […]
Raspberry Jalapeno Limeade
We are at the point in the Summer, right around my birthday where it is really hot here. Well, I consider it really hot. With the Minnesota humidity it is just downright sticky, and you start sweating within minutes of being outside. That doesn’t stop me from going out of course. I would much rather […]
Vegan Black Raspberry Blondies
Sometimes on my runs I am in the zone and sorting out my own thoughts, and other times I pay more attention to the beautiful things in nature around me. There sure is a lot of beautiful things to enjoy lately. Like a yard full of different colors of lilies, or the animals that all […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dessert Hummus
I am a huge hummus fan. I know, it is a stereotype that all vegans love hummus, and I fit into it I guess. But I like to have some on hand at all times for snacking on so I make it a lot. I love the classic hummus with chickpeas as the base, and […]
Vegan White Chocolate Peanut Butter and Jelly Cups
I am a bit obsessed with peanut butter and jelly lately. I made some peanut butter and jelly ice cream last weekend, I am contemplating making a PB and J cheesecake for my Birthday in a few weeks, and I decided to make some vegan white chocolate peanut butter and jelly cups too last weekend. […]
Roasted Garlic Scape Hummus
About 10 years ago, I was shopping at a local co op that I made the trip to every weekend, and I came across an odd item in the produce. They looked like a bunch of green electrical cords or something, but they were obviously plants. What they were was garlic scapes, as I soon […]
Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Jam Bars
I recently had dinner with my Mom at a local cafe and we were looking at the dessert case on the way out. There were beautiful cakes and tarts but the thing that caught our eye were some raspberry chocolate bars. They had a crunchy chocolate streusel on top as well as chocolate chips and […]
Stuffed Roasted Peaches
In the fall, I like to make baked stuffed apples, roasted to perfection until tender and stuffed with a crunchy sweet streusel. So I figured baked peaches would be amazing that way in the Summer when they are in season. I had a few peaches on hand and decided to give it a try! They […]
Vegan Strawberry White Chocolates
When I was little I was actually a bigger fan of white chocolate than dark or milk chocolate. I guess I have just preferred vanilla over chocolate most of my life, like whenever I had a choice of cupcakes it was always vanilla and not chocolate. My tastes have somewhat changed now I think the […]
Vegan Black Bean Brownies
Last weekend my Mom asked if I could make black bean brownies. She had seen a recipe somewhere and it sounded good to her, plus once one of her coworkers had brought some in and she enjoyed them and she thought I might be able to make a vegan version. She isn’t vegan but she […]
Vegan Snickers Almond Cheesecake
I loved Snickers bars as a kid. They were always the thing I traded other candy for on Halloween (well tied with peanut butter cups of course), because I couldn’t get enough of them. Well, as an adult I like to make my own home made healthier veganized version of Snickers, as well as Snickers […]
Vegan Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
When I am out running, often times I do my best thinking. It could be working out a problem in my head, thinking of the possible options to fix it, thinking up possible art projects, or many times it is ideas for recipes. That was how I came up with the chocolate dipped cheesecake stuffed […]
Vegan Cowboy Cookies
I recently saw a recipe for cowboy cookies (that wasn’t vegan), and I decided that I needed to veganize it because it sounded really good! Also, my Mom who is a big oatmeal cookie lover has been begging me to make some oatmeal cookies so it was the perfect opportunity! Although I like to spend […]
Vegan Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Every year I look forward to strawberry rhubarb season. Ever since I was a little kid and I would eat my Grandma’s home made strawberry rhubarb sauce by the bowlful and finish off the 2 lb jars she would make in no time. She always had a bunch of rhubarb growing behind her garage so […]
Vegan Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Pop Tarts
So last weekend I decided to make some chocolate peanut butter pop tarts. I know I just made raspberry pop tarts last week, but a friend asked me if I could make some involving chocolate too, so I couldn’t resist making them again. The other ones were so good after all and I did love […]
Vegan Strawberries and Cream Mini Loaf Cakes
I was planning on making something strawberry rhubarb last weekend but I wasn’t able to get rhubarb, so I just went with the strawberry instead! I wanted to make something I hadn’t made before, so I decided on a loaf cake. I don’t usually make them, since a lot of times I want cakes with […]
Roasted Spring Vegetable Buddha Bowl
I tend to eat the same 4 things every week for dinner. Unless I am creating a new recipe then I will vary what I make. But the rest of the time when I make the same things it is mostly just because I know what I like, and because it ends up being a […]
Vegan Chocolate Dipped Raspberry Lavender Ice Cream Pops
Warmer weather is approaching and they said it was supposed to be nice last weekend so I figured I would make some ice cream. Not the scoop-able kind though, some ice cream popsicles! I love that they are portable, and easily shareable and it is always nice to be able to take them along on […]
Mocha Dark Chocolate CBD Truffles
Back when I was in high school, my Mom and I would go to this tiny local coffee shop after church every week and get coffee. She would always get a white mocha, and for a while I would get a dark chocolate mocha before my tastes changed and I went to the less sweet […]
Vegan Porcupine Meatballs
Growing up, I never realized how much work goes into making meat balls. I mean all the mixing and rolling them into a gazillion balls, that takes work! It’s no wonder we ate frozen meatballs growing up most of the time and not home made. Once in a while though my Mom would make some […]
Vegan Broccoli Cheese Chowder
Growing up, I used to eat a lot of canned soup and I thought nothing of it. That is, until me and my Mom started to make our own soups at home when I was in high school from a soup cookbook we had bought and when I later started working in a deli that […]
Vegan Chocolate Crepes
Last weekend Eric and I were at a cafe that served crepes and we just had time for lattes even though he really wanted some crepes. So, I decided that later that week I would make some crepes. Classic vanilla crepes are so good with just cinnamon and sugar but I figured I would be […]
Vegan Key Lime White Chocolate Mousse Tart
I was given a big bag of organic limes and so I thought it was the perfect time to make some key lime pie! Me not being one to make things just the same traditional way as everyone else though, decided to make a key lime white chocolate mousse tart instead. It would be like […]
Strawberry Pistachio Lemon Granola
When I was little I thought that granola was something that hippies ate that you got at the health food store. So in other words a health food. Little did I know that it was actually really delicious, which I discovered in college when I decided to make a granola recipe from a breakfast cookbook […]
Lavender Lemonade
It was a sort of gloomy day Wednesday, so when I got home I decided to make myself a fancy drink fit for a hot Summer day and pretend like it was nice outside even though it wasn’t. You would think I would go for hot tea or cocoa or something because it was chilly […]
Vegan Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
Cookies and cream ice cream was one of my favorites when I was a kid. My Dad usually had it on hand in his refrigerator and it was perfect for layering up with the other flavors for a giant sundae. He used to let me make whatever I wanted, no matter the sugar content or […]
Vegan Banana’s Foster Truffles
I had a bunch of ripe bananas on hand that I had picked up for free, and although I made some banana cookies, and cut some up for smoothies, I still had some I wanted to use for something besides just eating. I decided to make some banana’s foster truffles. I was recently looking through […]
Vegan Matcha Waffles
I am obsessed with matcha tea. I drink it every day at work in chilled form unadorned, and on the weekends I like to enjoy a matcha latte at a coffee shop. It is my treat lately since I usually make stuff like that at home, but I do enjoy when someone else makes it […]
Matcha Coconut Easter Nests
I love making Easter candy, and so when my Mom asked if I could make some white chocolate macaroon Easter nests I was all for it! I remember people always used to make them back in the day (they probably still do but I am out of the “normal” non-vegan food loop), and they were […]
Maple Almond Chocolate Mousse Tart
When I was in high school, my friend gave me a dessert book, and some of the recipes in it quickly became staples. One of which was a super simple chocolate mousse. You just whipped up chilled heavy cream, then poured melted dark chocolate into it while whisking and it created the most deliciously rich […]
Double Hazelnut Chocolate Truffles
You know what always makes me happy? the aroma of nuts roasting in the oven. they always smell amazing and they are just begging to be snacked on as soon as they are cool enough to not burn you. Sometimes I am a little hasty I admit and I do end up burning my mouth. […]
Blueberry Lavender Latte
I have been really into lattes lately. Not the ones with coffee, because I am not much of a coffee drinker and if I have coffee in the afternoon when I usually enjoy my lattes I would be up all night. I am talking about tea and herbal lattes! They are amazing and I didn’t […]
Air Fried Spicy Crispy Broccoli with Lemon Tahini Sauce
The first thing I made in my air fryer back when I got it for Christmas was crispy breaded cauliflower. I had been ordering cauliflower “wings” at a few vegan restaurants a lot before that and I wanted those amazing crispy wings at home but without the deep frying of course so the air fryer […]
Vegan Peppermint Mocha Brownies with CBD Fudge Sauce
We have had a pretty wet and rainy week here in Minnesota. On the up side the snow melting but on the downside we have giant puddles. Now this could be fun if you don your rain boots and enjoy seeing how big of a splash you can make while jumping into them. Not so […]
Vegan Matcha Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies
Much of the time I get inspired for recipes by finding random ingredients at the store. Like last weekend I found a bag of pistachios at Aldi for a really good price and I decided that they would be amazing in some chocolate chip cookies. Everyone uses walnuts mostly in theirs if they use nuts […]
Vegan Peppermint Vanilla Cake
You know what I am super excited for? All things green outside. The snow is beautiful and all, but nothing compares to those first green leaves to start appearing in the Spring. It will probably be a while though, so I thought why not make something with a beautiful green color since I can’t enjoy […]
Vegan Thin Mint Latte
We are in the middle of Girl Scout cookie season, and I made some home made ones including Thin Mints, Tag-Alongs, and Samoas. But I also am having fun making other Girl Scout cookie inspired recipes! Stash Tea recently sent me some of their tea to try out and create recipes with and I decided […]
Vegan Giant Irish Oatmeal Skillet Cookie
My Mom loves oatmeal cookies more than anyone I know, and ever since I made that Giant Double Chocolate Skillet Cookie last month, she has been asking me if I could make a giant Irish oatmeal cookie for St. Patrick’s Day. Of course I had to make it. Because it did sound amazing, and I […]
DIY Vegan Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur
When I was in my early twenties, one of my favorite alcoholic things to drink was Bailey’s Irish Cream. I mean, what’s not to like about it if you are into sweet drinks? It basically tastes like really good melted ice cream with a hint of coffee and chocolate plus of course the burn of […]
Vegan Thin Mint Cookies
I was never a Girl Scout, but I did love Girl Scout cookies when I was little. We always bought the classics, like the Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tag Alongs and those three were my favorites. Now as an adult, I like to make my own versions of them at home. I know you can […]
Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Banana Bread
Having over ripe bananas on your counter is a blessing as far as I am concerned. You can freeze them and use them for smoothies, or of course do some baking. There are so many things you can make! But I decided to go for an old classic banana bread when I had some ripe […]
Vegan Milk Chocolate Pomegranate Raspberry Almond Butter Cups
We got 9 inches of snow in the part of Minnesota where I live last Wednesday. It was beautiful, and perfect for skiing of course but it was not so fun trying to travel to and from work in. Especially in my little compact car. I drive like a granny when conditions are like this […]
Vegan Lavender Lemon Waffles
When I was little, my Mom made waffles for lunch or dinner more often than for breakfast. It makes sense to me, why not make them at night during the week when you have time to enjoy them, or for lunch on a weekend if you have things going on in the morning? So now […]
Vegan Yogurt Cheesecake in a Jar
Cheesecake is my favorite dessert. It was even before I went vegan. I thought I would never enjoy it again when I had to give up dairy, but boy was I wrong! Vegan cheesecakes are even more delicious than their dairy cousins if you ask me. In fact, it was a raw cheesecake that made […]
Giant Vegan Double Chocolate Skillet Cookie
I feel like kids these days don’t go to the mall as much. Back in the day when I was in high school, we went there all the time to hang out and shop and buy really unhealthy food from the food court. I enjoyed some of the savory items, like the pretzels with cheese. […]
Vegan Pink Velvet Truffles
I was watching the local news and both of the anchors were wearing red, and one of them said “It just feels right to wear pink and red this week because it is Valentine’s Day week!” Well, I can totally relate, I feel kind of the same way and my favorite color pink so why […]
Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Lava Cakes
I had some leftover raspberry jam from another recipe, and I thought it would be amazing in a chocolate cake. But I didn’t really feel like making a big, tall layer cake. It had been a really crazy hectic week and something more low maintenance was more appealing. Don’t get me wrong, I love making […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Raspberry Shortbread Cookies
I have been all about making cute Valentine’s Day treats lately. After all, it is next week already. Maybe it is just because I am a true girly girl and I love all things pink and festive and heart shaped, or just that I love things with chocolate, or berry or any of the other […]
Vegan Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
It’s my 9 year blogaversary! 10 years ago, I randomly decided to start a blog to share recipes with friends and family since I was always posting them on Facebook anyhow. Little did I know that I would still be doing it 10 years later, or be reaching this many people! I have had fun […]
Vegan Golden Turmeric White Chocolates
Eric and I recently went to the Minneapolis Institute of Art because it was a super cold day and doing things outside isn’t so fun when it is below 10F degrees. That place is amazing. So many beautiful and historic pieces of art, and it is so large that you could get lost in there. […]
Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies
When I was little, pretty much the only sandwiches I wanted to eat were grilled cheese, and peanut butter and jelly. I was not a fan of sandwiches with lunch meat. So my lunches were always peanut butter and jelly. I didn’t complain. It was always raspberry jam if my Mom made it and Strawberry […]
Vegan Hazelnut Flourless Chocolate Cake
I appreciate rich, dark chocolate much more this time of the year for some reason. Maybe because it is kind of like sweet comfort food, or because Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so I feel like chocolate is in order, but whatever the reason, I find myself enjoying it more lately. Mostly just […]
White Chocolate Cinnamon Brazil Nut Butter
You would think I would run out of possible nut butters to make, but I am making new ones all the time! I was recently at the store in the bulk section when the brazil nuts caught my eye. They are really good for snacking on, and I used to buy them a lot when […]
Vegan Strawberry Frosted Vanilla Cookies
Back when I was in high school I didn’t cook a lot, but what I did do once in a while was make cookies. I especially loved my Grandma’s cookie recipes, frosted sugar cookies being one of my favorites. I used to make a big batch, and share them with my friends and family. They […]
Vegan Almond Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches with White Chocolate Cream
When I was little, I liked Little Debbie snacks. In fact, I considered them the best part of my lunch back in the day when my Mom would pack my lunch in middle school. I liked those vanilla cake rolls with the strawberry cream filling and those little pink frosted heart cakes, but what I […]
Vegan Lemon Cheesecake
I have always loved all things lemon when it comes to dessert. Growing up, I loved those tart lemon curd bars with the powdered sugar on top, and lemon poppy seed muffins, or a good lemon meringue pie. I think I get it from my Mom, because she was the same way and tended to […]
Creamy Coconut Curried Split Pea Soup
We went from 40F degrees here at the beginning of the week to a cold snap of below zero temps in a matter of one day. It is kind of a shock to the system, and sometimes I wonder how as a high schooler I spent every day in the Winter practically outside at nordic […]
Vegan Lavender Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
Lavender is one of my favorite scents. Next to vanilla, it is something that I enjoy using the essential oil of fairly often for scenting my personal products (like lotions, deodorants, and shampoo), as well as putting in the diffuser in my home or car to keep me calm and relaxed. Besides just enjoying the […]
Vegan Caramelized Citrus Galette
Now that we are past the shortest day of the year, and we are into January, I feel like things are looking up. Not that the Holidays were bad or anything. I am just one of those people who likes to not have to worry about too many plans in a short period of time, […]
Vegan Salted Caramel Millionaire Bars
I recently watched an episode of America’s Test Kitchen when I was downstairs running on my treadmill on a Saturday morning (that is what I usually do on weekends while I work out, watch cooking shows to get ideas for recipes and learn things), and they were making Millionaire Bars. They looked sooo good. A […]
Vegan Mocha Almond Chocolate Waffle Cake
When we get to the end of the year, sometimes I decide that I need to make a recipe that I have had in my head for a while, yet never got around to making. Well, this year it was a waffle cake. I have been wanting to make a waffle cake since last year […]
Tuscan Chickpea Vegetable Soup
We make soup like crazy in the deli I work in this time of the year, so you would think I would hate making soup at home. But that is not the case at all! I love soup just as much as the customers do, I just prefer to make a big batch for myself […]
Vegan Eggnog Cupcakes
I wanted to make a festive cake for Christmas this year, but I had a lot going on, so I opted for festive cupcakes instead since they are quite a bit less time consuming but every bit just as delicious as cake. Plus the frosting to cake ratio is perfect when I pile it high. […]
Vegan Peanut Butter Cup Presents
I am obsessed with chocolate and peanut butter, it is no secret as I have probably 40 recipes featuring the combo on my blog. But you know what my favorite chocolate and peanut butter dessert is? Just plain old PB cups. Well, not plain, it is actually a party in my mouth when I eat […]
Vegan White and Green Bean Casserole
Casserole sounds so sophisticated, but in Minnesota we usually call things baked in the oven hot dishes. So I find it funny that we don’t call green bean casserole green bean hot dish here! Green bean casserole is a Holiday staple, it was pretty much at every Thanksgiving and Christmas when I was little. But […]
Vegan Pfeffernusse Cookies
One of my Mom’s all time favorite Christmas cookies is Pfeffernusse. If you haven’t heard of them, the name means “pepper nut” but they don’t have nuts in them, they are just delicious little spice cookies rolled in powdered sugar. And they are darn delicious! Also, they are not too difficult to make. No fancy piping […]
Vegan Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookie Dough Truffles
I like cookie dough better than actual cookies. Don’t get me wrong, cookies can be amazing, especially when fresh baked warm from the oven, but the dough is so good (and so addictive) to me. I can never stop sampling it. So of course my favorite part of baking cookies is eating the dough. Well, […]
Vegan Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Frosting
I realized this week that I haven’t made a layer cake in a really long time. Really long to me is 3 months, because it used to be that I made them at least every other week, or some sort of cake every weekend. I have just been pretty busy with the holidays and other […]
Vegan Rocky Road Brownies
It’s kind of like rocky road here in Minnesota when you try to go running or walking outside right now on the trails. Because it was warm and it froze, there is a lot of ice and snow which can make footing tricky, but I still love to get out and get some fresh air. […]
Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff
Stroganoff is a dish that is big here in Minnesota. People usually make it with venison or beef, and it is considered comfort food and who doesn’t need comfort food when it is 20F degrees below zero in the Winter?! I grew up eating it and actually liked it, mostly because of the noodles and […]
Vegan Hot Chocolate Waffles
I loved hot cocoa or hot chocolate growing up. We always had a box of those little packets ready to just add water to. You know, the ones with the mini marshmallows in them? My 8 year old self loved that stuff! Now, I prefer to make my own instead of using a mix. I […]
Vegan Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Popcorn
I stayed away from all of the crazy black Friday stuff last weekend. I really prefer to do most of my shopping online if I can since I hate crowds and chaos. The only store I shopped at was Goodwill, and I was lucky enough to find 3 nice sweaters for $8 since they were […]
Vegan Chocolate Mint Hazelnut Thumb Print Cookies
I love making Christmas cookies. When I was little, my Mom and I would always pick out many different kinds then spend the day in the kitchen listening to Christmas music making them and afterwards we would put them all in a big container to enjoy for the Holidays and to give away. We would […]
Peppermint CBD Hot Chocolate
I have been saying to myself for weeks now that hot chocolate sounds good. I caught a whiff of someone’s chocolate creamer going into their coffee at my work and ever since then I have been craving it. I really don’t make it often enough. I used to make it quite a bit when I […]
Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Swirled Pumpkin Pie
I made a double chocolate pecan pie last weekend, and saved half in the freezer for Thanksgiving, and I thought I should make a pumpkin pie too, since it wouldn’t be right not to have both. I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, I thought that the dessert was the […]
Vegan Maple Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread
Sweet potatoes are one of my all time favorite things to eat. Baked to perfection with the sweet flavors intensified, then stuffed, or mashed with a hint of lime and sea salt, or cut into yam fries and baked, or roasted crispy in salads, or in chunks in soups…the possibilities are endless and I include […]
Vegan Eggnog Truffles
I know it is not Christmas yet, but I have seen eggnog in stores, so that means it is officially eggnog season, right?! Not that I usually buy mine from the store, I like to make it so that it has healthier ingredients and not any stabilizers or anything in it. I like a good […]
Baked Stuffed Apples with Cinnamon Ice Cream
Apple pie may be the most popular apple dessert, but you know what else is delicious? Baked apples. Not only that, they are a little bit lighter option with all of the same delicious apple flavor. There was a time back in my early 20s that I made baked apples and pears all the time […]
Vegan Chocolate Covered Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
There is always the age old debate when it comes to classic oatmeal cookies. You have the chocolate chip side and the raisin side. I find that most people hate one but love the other. The deli I work in makes both, and I find that the oatmeal chocolate chip tend to go faster than […]
Vegan Chai Spiced Pear Cakes with Hazelnut Chocolate Glaze
So far Fall in Minnesota has been a rather chilly rainy one, the temperatures in the 30s and 40s most days with rain for 2 weeks straight it felt like until this week so we have all been bundling up. But finally we got a few lovely dry days in the 60s. This is the […]
Poison Apple Martini
I have been craving some apple cider lately, so when I saw some honeycrisp apple cider at Trader Joes for a good price I had to get some. The most important thing for me when it comes to store bought cider is that it has one ingredient, apples of course. This one fit that requirement, […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Waffles
When I do recipe experiments, they don’t always turn out perfect. In fact sometimes they are fantastic flops. Like when I tried to make pumpkin waffles about a month ago. I was all excited to make them, and the batter looked good and all but turned out that it was way to sticky and it […]
Vegan Birthday Cake Popcorn
Nothing compares to vanilla Birthday cake as far as I am concerned. I used to love the boxed funfetti cake mix stuff when I was little, until I started baking my own desserts but then nothing compared to the home made. I went through a phase in my early twenties when I baked quite a […]
Autumn Apple Fig Salad with Lemon Maple Tahini Dressing
I still haven’t been to an apple orchard yet this year. Maybe next weekend. But I have bought some amazing local apples at the grocery store. The Honeycrisp apples are still my favorite. The local ones are the best though, and taste slightly different than the ones that are flown in from elsewhere. Not only […]
Vegan Macadamia Nut Cheesecake Brownies
I have always considered macadamia nuts as kind of special. They are more rich and buttery than other nuts, a little bit more spendy most of the time since they have to grow 7 years before they are harvested and are really hard to crack. But for special occasions they are so good! I have […]
Vegan Chocolate Coffee Hazelnut Butter Cookies
When I was little I loved Nutella. I mostly just spread it on toast and thought I was having dessert for breakfast. I mean how else could I get away with just eating chocolate for breakfast?! When I took a trip to Europe in high school, when we were in France I ate Nutella on […]
Vegan Pumpkin Turtle Cheesecake
I see food items and recipes all the time that I say to myself I would like to veganize. There was a magazine next to the checkout line when I was at the store and said it was all pumpkin desserts. On the cover was the most glorious looking pumpkin turtle cheesecake. But of course […]
Vegan Snickerdoodle Crepes with Caramelized Apples
I had never tasted a snickerdoodle cookie until I was about 16 years old. Surprising I know, I had tried most of the other classics, like chocolate chip, sugar, oatmeal, spice cookies, almond cookies etc. But never the snickerdoodle. I tried one for the first time at a little coffee shop at a ski lodge […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Caramel Lava Cakes
Happy first official day of Fall! I thought it would be appropriate since it is to share my first pumpkin recipe of the season with all of you! My Mom recently asked me if I would make some pumpkin lava cakes, and of course I could not say no because they sounded amazing. I have […]
Vegan Chai Spice Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
It was a good weekend! Eric and I hit up Twin Cities Veg Fest on Sunday, and although it was 90F degrees, it was still a lot of fun and a really nice day. Where else can you get such a variety of all vegan food to choose from?! They had much more options than […]
Triple Chocolate Popcorn
I have always loved popcorn. Growing up, I would make microwave popcorn all the time, and we always had plenty on hand. Never mind the fact that it probably had artificial stuff in it that wasn’t good for me, I didn’t start thinking about that until I got out of high school. At that […]
Vegan Marble Cake Waffles
I have recipe fails sometimes. Like once I made a mac and cheese (before I went vegan, back in college) and it was supposed to be souffle like and baked and it ended up tasting so horrible with a bad texture I just threw it away because I couldn’t bear to eat it let alone […]