The Patronus Charm is a defensive magical spell in the wizarding world that conjures a gust of positive energy, sometimes in the shape of an animal familiar and works as a protective shield. The spell is used to protect oneself…
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…
You may or may not know I have a personal connection to the Hawaiian Isles. We moved there when I was a kid and I lived there until after college. You’ll see it’s influence in many of my recipes, personal…
I started this recipe with a measure of skepticism, as I always do with 1950s vegetable dishes, but even more so because of the source. This recipe came from a 1959 Del Monte canned vegetable advertisement, describing it as ‘easily…
After the Dandie Vodka experiment, I knew I couldn’t stop there. I recently scored a ton of vegan gummy bears that I thought would be left for movies and daytrips, but then I saw a post about ‘Drunken Gummy Bears’…
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 10 of the Vegan Month of Food Potatoes are by far the most popular item in our house. Is it the starchiness? The sheer versatility? The fluffiness that only comes piping hot out of the oven. All of the…
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…
This is creamy, fluffy, sweet, and so tasty. Wait did you think I was talking about pie? Jokes aside, if you could have a liquid lemon meringue pie, this would be it—without the chunks of soggy pie crust floating around…
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…