Category Archives for vegan
Chocolate Ginger Caramel Tart with Thai Ginger Sea Salt {Gluten Free + Vegan}
You’re about to get a ton of backstory on this one….be warned. Last weekend was largely spent making the new apartment liveable, the only casualties being my sanity and my right foot. An Ikea table was dropped, landing me in … Continue reading
{Vegan + Gluten-Free} Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I’m learning a lot about living alone. For example, you actually have to do all the cleaning yourself. Which, if you’re like me, is alright because you don’t have to worry about waking up your roommate when you vacuum at … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Maple-Brandy Buttercream {vegan + gluten free}
Much like Nordstrom department stores (if you don’t understand my reference go here), I like to celebrate one holiday at a time. That means no Christmas music until December, and definitely giving due-honor to the seemingly ultimate culinary holiday that … Continue reading
Pink Peppercorn Cardamom Cookies with Black Currant Filling {vegan}
Once upon a time, I lived in a neighborhood of bodegas overflowing with boxes of ripe plantains, avocados, and jicama. Now, I live in a neighborhood of bodegas and groceries filled with borscht, pierogi, and black currant jam (amongst other … Continue reading
Apple Streusel Coffee Cake {vegan + gluten free}
A few weeks ago, my good friends that I met via brooklyn kickball (our team was ironically named “The Natural Born Winners”) invited me to go apple picking. It was a cool, cloudy day and we took the Long Island … Continue reading
Maple Cupcakes {Vegan}
I like my birthday. When it’s anytime near my birthday, it takes all the strength I have within me not to scream it from the rooftops Oprah Winfrey style. I also like sharing my birthday joy with people that I … Continue reading
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread {vegan+gluten free}
There are people out there who firmly believe chocolate has no place in banana bread. I am not one of them. I’ll even admit that this particular banana bread was my excuse to use a breakfast food as a vehicle … Continue reading
Peanut Butter "Breastcakes" with Chocolate Buttercream {vegan}
A friend of mine (a worthy opponent in the cake-off 2011) recently asked for my assistance in baking vegan cupcakes for the NYC Dyke March benefit bake sale. So in support of my friends and the March, we came up … Continue reading
S’mores Cupcakes {vegan}
Pardon the delay in the post; but it came to be that time of year where I go through the process of moving. Thankfully, I’m in a great new place in Brooklyn, this time, complete with countertops. At any rate, … Continue reading
Sugar Cookies {vegan+gluten free}
Someone decided that the dark lull of winter should be interrupted by a celebratory day of love. Though I’m generally not a huge fan of Valentine’s day, I can see a redeeming quality in the fact that it provides an … Continue reading