I’m alternating the “Happy” and “healthy” of H&H Saturdays. Last week was happy, so this week is healthy! Healthy for me ties in with my vegan, plant-based and whole foods type approach. But we gotta leave room for dessert. So in my search for festive vegan treats, I found out that sprinkles are not vegan. […]
Baking
Vegan Maple Dinner Rolls
I’ve been a little obsessed with bread lately. I know it’s probably not the greatest for my hips, but damn it’s good for my tastebuds. I had been angsting about my inability to bake bread until I finally tried making dinner rolls before Christmas. They were good, but not my best. And then I tried […]
Vegan Pizza and the Secret to a Crispy Crust!
I made this vegan pizza just before my last paper and it was ultimately one of the things that kept me going as I got my academia on. But it’s been a week since that deadline, a week to reflect what I’m going to do after I graduate in the spring, and a week for […]
Vegan Lemon Shortbread #fbcookieswap 2014
Confession: I didn’t give these cookies my 100%. I feel terrible. Honestly the holidays and exams for a student is such a mixed bag of time, effort, and energy. It’s exhausting! When I made these vegan lemon shortbread cookies for the huge cookie swap hosted by Love & Olive Oil, I expected that I would […]
Spiced Maple Roasted Nuts
Sugar…Spice…and everything nuts! (Cue the groans from that awful pun). Chris’ incessant love for puns is starting to rub off on me. But for real, these spiced maple roasted nuts are a wonderful blend of sugar, spice, and crunch that’s perfect for snacking this holiday season. Or anytime really, but I feel like this is […]
Carrot Cake Granola
It’s almost Thanksgiving for those south of the border and I have a great potato mash (forgive the name, they’re not quite mashed potatoes) that was a huge hit at my recent “catering” gig on my friend’s film set. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the time to make it quite yet so for those who plan […]
