Long before small plates became all the rage in contemporary restaurants the Chinese were serving up a parade of pint size dishes for dim sum. While I have always been a big fan of dim sum it is rarely a vegan friendly affair, and since the one vegan restaurant that offered a dim sum menu [...][...]
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January 12th, 2010 - 10:42 pm § in Recipes
White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
This past holiday season i received both Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar (full review forthcoming) and a bag of vegan white chocoate chips. These seemed like a natural combination, and as I finally began to deplete the masses of holiday sweets filling my house I began to contemplate a cookie ma[...]
December 8th, 2009 - 11:15 pm § in Recipes
Chestnut Herb Stuffing
Another dish that seems to get the shaft for most of the year is stuffing (or more accurately dressing, as it is called when not baked in a bird). Chestnuts lend a meaty richness to what is otherwise a pretty traditional stuffing.[...]
December 8th, 2009 - 9:41 pm § in Recipes
Sweet Potato Pancakes
This recipe is something I whipped up Thanksgiving weekend with some cooked sweet potato I had left over from making pie. A great breakfast for those cold winter mornings. I served them with a cranberry syrup made of equal parts cranberry sauce and maple syrup. This time I decided to leave the spice[...]
December 1st, 2009 - 9:27 pm § in Recipes
Cranberry Sauce
One of my favorite parts of the traditional holiday menu, and one that I usually forget about for most of the year, is cranberry sauce. The sweet tart combination is just the right thing to balance out the overflowing plates of salty, gravy covered goodness. This year I finally made my own. It is so[...]
November 24th, 2009 - 7:31 pm § in Recipes
Caramel Apple Crisp
While I love a expertly spiced apple pie or an elegant apple tart, sometimes I don’t have the desire to make a pie crust or slice and layer apples in a tart. Apple crisp is a delightful, and simple alternative. My pet peeve for fruit crisps is bad toppings, I have had far too many [...][...]
November 24th, 2009 - 7:24 pm § in Recipes
Coconut Whipped Cream
When I first became vegan we were very limeted in our whipped topping options. Most recipes involved blending tofu and tasted like sweetened tofu. Now there are a few very good options on the market, like Soyatoo, but they can be hard to find and expensive. It is also nice to be able to whip [...][...]
November 24th, 2009 - 7:13 pm § in Recipes
Vegan Caramel Sauce
My new found love for making caramel and my prevailing love of sauced desserts finally lead to its logical destination. This is a fairly simple caramel sauce and is good on well… everything. Pour it over pies, cakes, tarts, cheesecake, ice cream, or dip fresh fruit in it.[...]
November 23rd, 2009 - 9:35 pm § in Recipes
Apple Cider Sauce
Some times you don’t have time to bake dessert, especially at hectic times like the holidays. If you are looking for pie, the most likely solution you will find is an apple pie (even many of your standard frozen brands, like Marie Callenders, are vegan). Even if you are resorting to purchasing[...]
November 20th, 2009 - 9:01 am § in Recipes
Twice Baked Yams
This week I gave in to my girlfriend’s pleas to put away the fryer and make something a little healthier this holiday season. Twice backed yams had been on my list of to do’s for the season anyway, so I decided to reexamine my plans for the recipe. I used plain so yogurt rather than [...[...]
