This post requires a little bit of a confession on my part: I was once a curry-holic. For a 3-4 year period, I would eat curry about 4 times a week (not including leftovers). After pounding my coconut allergy into…
Simple Homemade Spiced Kahlua
Kahlua is a coffee flavored liqueur that originates from Mexico. The region is known for growing coffee beans and sugar cane, which merge in this spirit as if it was grown together. Rum, as you may or may not know…
Vegan Olive Oil Ice Cream with Chocolate Balsamic Reduction
This recipe encompasses so many flavor elements, it’s hard to nail down each one before the next hits you. Rich, sweet, savory, tart, and chocolatey. As delicious as it is, be warned—don’t over do it. One scoop is more than…
Vegan Spanish Rice Pudding
Though you can find some variation of rice pudding practically anywhere in the world, this version is made in a Spanish style. Cinnamon and lemon zest are the main flavor components here, but you can find rice pudding drizzled with…
Putting Cold Brew Coffee to the Test
After hearing the segment on NPR’s Fresh Air, I finally was motivated enough to get in on the cold brew coffee fad. What is all the hype about? Just as the name implies, it is coffee brewed with cold (or…
Vegan Sweet Potato Corn Chowder
Invariably rich, the sweet potato lends it’s creamy nature to chowders and stews. With the exception of the nondairy milk, there is no added fat in this recipe! You can of course make it richer by using coconut or cashew…
Instant Vegan Pancake Mix
Dry mixes are great for roadtrips, camping, and even gifts. Keep this on hand if you make pancakes a lot or if you want it ready and measured for the kids (or a dear adult who cooks like a child).…
Bombshell Vegan Beet Burgers
Beets are something that has to be used properly. In the wrong hands, heinous things happen. They get canned for instance. Then sit, glimmering, sad and unseasoned at many a salad bar. Or worse… pickled. We had a roommate that…
Frozen Peaches & Cream Cocktail
Like a spiked ice cream float, this is a fun sugary way to booze it up a bit. No ice cream here, the sugar is all in the schnapps. It reminds me of the shot called a Silk Panty, which…
Grilled Peach & Ginger Tempeh Tacos
Peaches are no stranger to the odd taco. You can find peach and mango salsa pretty much anywhere these days. The sugar helps cut the spiciness, or enhances it. Sweet roasted corn has the same effect. In this recipe the…