Dessert

sweet and salty secret ingredient fudge

February 28, 2013

This is the most amazing fudge, and I felt I needed to share it with you. First of all, it has a secret fun ingredient that is just… Mmm. Second, it really took me about 10 minutes. Maybe twelve, because I miscalculated and had to cut my parchment three times. This fudge? Worth it. Worth [...]

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lemongrass ice cream

February 18, 2013

Welcome to another Meatless Monday – this week is xanthan gum. …and I have an amazing ice cream to share with you. Xanthan gum is a food additive that is becoming more popular with the increase of gluten free diets. In gluten free baking, xanthan gum replicates the sticky consistency normally found with gluten. You [...]

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chocolate dipped Marcona butter cookies

February 13, 2013

Some of you know, Marcona almonds are my absolute favorite – a decadent snack, a salad topper, a rich homemade nut butter. and now, a cookie. Peanut butter cookies are one of my favorites, almond butter cookies even more so. With the real food ingredient list, these cookies are practically a health food. Switching out the [...]

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strawberry walnut kulfi

February 11, 2013

We recently had dinner with friends at Departure – one of our favorite Portland restaurants. They offer a fantastic vegan menu, and we ordered several plates to share as a table, family style. Everything was amazing, and I left with the intent of recreating the dessert we shared – a pistachio cardamom kulfi. Kulfi is a [...]

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Valentines Day recipes

February 9, 2013

You have several more days to plan something for your Valentine – a sweet breakfast, a batch of pink cookies, a luxuriously decadent truffle. You may know, Valentines Day is my all time favorite. I love to celebrate love, whether it be with Jason or my favorite friends! You may know, giving gifts of food [...]

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dark chocolate mint truffles

February 8, 2013

I had a conversation about tempering chocolate the other day. Actually, the conversation was partly about how I am doing it wrong – this is my own declaration. I do not use a double boiler, I do not use glass bowls over water, I definitely do not use a microwave (okay, so I am not [...]

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vibrant pistachio-lime crunch bars

February 7, 2013

I am so excited about this next Vegan Valentines recipe, I want you all to be my Valentine. I want everyone to taste how vibrant these flavors are. Really, the flavors just pop! I am on my … fourth? fifth? batch of these, and am not stopping any time soon – we both love these bars. [...]

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raspberry lemon cheesecake cookies

February 6, 2013

Raspberries are high on my list of favorite fruit. My favorite are the local farmers market berries I inhale by the pint, and I cannot wait for those. In the meantime, I buy them every so often from the co-op. This next recipe for Vegan Valentines – raspberry cheesecake cookies – is one I have [...]

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strawberry lemon rice crispies

February 5, 2013

Yesterday was World Cancer Day. Yesterday was the day I spent the morning with my dad and the head of oncology at our hospital. Hearing a new cancer diagnosis, with an accompanying recommendation of a laryngectomy. Dad will have his voice box removed permanently, and with it, the cancer. Hopefully permanently. Surgery is scheduled for [...]

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