Spotted Dick is a difficult dish for Americans to understand. All jokes aside, Spotted Dick is an English steamed pudding. More like a hot, moist pound cake than American pudding. When Americans talk about pudding, we think of those little…
I may be a Disneyland girl through and through, but I have to say I’ve been horribly tempted and torn by all the images of Diagon Alley at the Wizard World of Harry Potter in Orlando Florida! Apparently, Hollywood will…
Though, I couldn’t manage to pick out a theme for Vegan MOFO 2013, I decided months ago what I would be doing for Vegan MOFO 2014. Being obsessed with magic, an absolute anglophile, and having a wealth of source material…
Tender, moist and a little dense this cakes is a cross between quick bread and pound cake. To be honest I haven’t really had a good pound cake since becoming vegan, so I was very pleasantly surprised with the results.…
Day 9 of the Vegan Month of Food (sorry, I took Day 8 off) There is no shortage of Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes on the internet, vegan or otherwise. Also, I’m sure these cookies aren’t the first of of their…
Day 7 of the Vegan Month of Food Acorn squash get their name from the obvious resemblance of shape to little tree acorns, but you might also hear them called pepper squash. I guess they look like giant bell peppers…
Day 6 of the VeganMOFO We go to a lot of comedy clubs and shows in LA where there is always the 2 drink minimum. I end up with a vodka tonic, as one look at the drink specials makes…
Day 4 of Vegan Month of Food Angel hair is by far my favorite form of pasta, though we rarely have it as it is Monkey Man’s least favorite. I love the texture of the noodles and how much sauce…
Day 3 of Vegan Mofo A traditional muffuletta sandwich is a loaf of bread split horizontally and covered with layers of marinated olive salad, three types of deli meat, and two different kinds of deli cheese. The salad consists of olives,…
Day 2 of the Vegan Month of Food (VEGANMOFO!) Sweet and tart, Lemon Curd goes great on toast, filling for tarts or as the center to a cake! I love fruit curds as an alternative to jam and will often…