Posted in Dessert, Holidays, tagged cake, Daring Bakers on December 29, 2008 | 23 Comments »
Imagine my pleasant surprise when I read this introduction to this month’s Daring Baker’s Challenge:
“This month’s challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux. They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand.”
Why the pleasant [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Dessert, Dinner, tagged burgers, cake, mango, raw, salsa on August 22, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I have often extolled the virtues and benefits of eating as many foods in as close to their natural state as possible. Avoid processed foods, eat whole foods, eat organic, eat local, yada yada … you’ve heard it all before, probably from people who have put it more compellingly than I ever could, so [...]
Posted in Dessert, tagged cake, Daring Bakers on July 30, 2008 | 9 Comments »
This month I did not procrastinate on my Daring Bakers challenge.
I actually had an occasion early on in the month to make this fancy pants cake for friends, who all gave this recipe their very enthusiastic two thumbs up. Finally – I can swipe my hand across my forehead in happy relief that I [...]
Posted in Dessert, tagged cake, coconut, Dessert on June 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Often times, people seemed surprised when they find out that I enjoy cooking and food magazines. As the majority of cooking magazines do not cater to a vegan audience, this surprise is well merited. In the true spirit of the DIY lifestyle, I enjoy a good challenge and most of the recipes in [...]
Posted in Dessert, tagged cake, Daring Bakers, Dessert on May 28, 2008 | 16 Comments »
This month’s Daring Bakers challenge was a L’Opera Cake, which features a cake made with 6 egg whites and 6 whole eggs. *Sigh* Daring Bakers, what are you trying to do to me? Make me throw my vegan lovin’ hands up in frustration and cry “Woe is me!”?
Ha! Not this gal. [...]
Posted in Dessert, Dinner, Holidays, Sandwiches, tagged cake, Dessert, Holidays, seitan on May 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When I was younger, I wanted to be Jewish.
My friends all attended Hebrew school in the evenings or on the weekends. Every summer they all went away to co-ed summer camp run by the Jewish Community Center. (I was shipped off every summer to an all girls’ Christian camp.) My friends all attended JCC dances, [...]
Posted in Dessert, tagged cake, Daring Bakers, Dessert on March 29, 2008 | 27 Comments »
Another month, another Daring Bakers challenge. This month’s challenge was cake and, due to a hectic work schedule and then vacation (woo-hoo!) it came down to the wire for me this month and I baked this up at the last minute, unfortunately with no real reason for having a cake on hand. That [...]
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