Made with So Delicious CoconutMilk Frozen Desserts, this easy-to-make Mixed Berry Vegan Ice Cream Cake is the perfect frozen treat for hot summer days! I grew up eating Carvel’s ice cream cake. They were the cake of choice for special occasions with my family, and when I think back to the holidays and birthdays of…
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Avocado Chocolate Mousse
This healthy Chocolate Mousse will satisfy any chocolate craving. The rich chocolaty flavor and creamy texture will disguise this treat’s secret ingredient – avocado. Avocado Chocolate Mousse is the perfect treat to share with your sweetie this Valentine’s Day. Chocolate has a long history of being used as an aphrodisiac. It’s said that Aztec emperor Montezuma…
Vegan Cashew Ricotta Cheese
With my posts for Spinach Pesto and Cashew Cheese Sauce, you may have noticed that my recent recipes have been for basics. I’ve decided to create a series of blog posts with some of my go-to sauces and condiments for two reasons. First, I’ve been hard at work on my second e-book (which is now…
My Go-To Vegan Cashew Cheese Sauce
There’s no dairy in this rich and creamy cashew cheese sauce! The cheesy flavor comes from a blend of nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and miso. This is my go-to cashew cheese. I spread it on raw “bread” for sandwiches in the summertime, drizzle it on nachos when I want a little snack, and pour…
Peaceful Potato, Pesto, and Arugula Pizza
Pesto, potatoes, and arugula come together deliciously in this Peaceful Potato, Pesto, and Arugula Pizza. The first time I had potatoes on pizza was at a restaurant in New York City called Palá Pizza. The pizza was made with Daiya cheese, very thinly sliced zucchini and potatoes, and rosemary, and it was the most perfect thing I…
Vegan Creamed Pearl Onions and Kale
I recently saw a recipe for Creamed Pearl Onions and Fennel on Epicurious, and I was suddenly reminded of the pearl onions that my mom would make for holidays. There were two dishes that she always made: “My Cornbread Stuffing”, which was a box of Stovetop Stuffing mix with added sausage, and “My Pearl Onions”,…
My Favorite Recipes for a Vegan Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving wasn’t always a day of eating one’s self into a food induced coma. It’s believed that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 between the colonists and the Wamponoag Indians. The early settlers were dying of starvation and the Native Americans showed them how to work the land. After the first corn harvest, the…
Vegan Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole is a Thanksgiving favorite, and it’s a dish that doesn’t take very long to prepare. If you Google it, recipe that appears most often is made with frozen vegetables, milk, canned cream soup, and packaged crispy onions. It was originally created in 1955 by a staff member in the Campbell’s Soup home economics department…
Family Favorites Desserts: Chocolate Cream Pie
When Angela from Canned Time asked me to participate in the Family Favorites Desserts series, I immediately jumped at the opportunity. Each month, Canned Time is featuring a different blogger who has veganized a favorite dessert from her childhood. NuNaturals is the unofficial sponsor of the series, so their stevia products are used in all of the recipes. It sounded…
Brussels Sprouts Salad
I often have a large salad or a sandwich with a side salad for lunch. A few weeks ago I felt like I needed a break from my usual side salad of romaine, shredded carrots, and purple cabbage, so I dug around in the fridge to see what else we had that I could turn…
