I don’t really make a big deal of out of Valentine’s Day, but as I’ll take any excuse to eat chocolate, I do celebrate it. Chocolate (the vegan variety, of course) is my favorite food on the planet – there’s really nothing else quite like it. It’s rich, creamy, decadent, and delicious. It’s full of healthful…
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Vegan Chocolate-Peanut Butter Truffle Mini Tarts
Satisfy your sweet tooth with these easy-to-make Vegan Chocolate-Peanut Butter Truffle Mini Tarts. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve been taking Fran Costigan’s Essential Vegan Desserts course with Rouxbe. The course’s final assignment is to throw a dessert party and make five different types of bite-sized vegan treats. I decided to have a…
Vegan Chocolate Crackles
Vegan Chocoalte Crackels are the perfect treat for Halloween parties! My dad was in the Air Force when I was young, and I grew up in various parts of the world. We lived in England for a few years when I was pretty small, in a little beach village on the North Sea, not too far…
10 Health Benefits of Chocolate
Chocolate is my favorite food. There’s nothing quite like it – it’s rich, decadent, and delicious. Chocolate actually comes from beans (the seeds of the theobroma cacao tree to be exact), and as with most plant-based foods, it’s highly nutritious. Not all chocolate is created equal though. When buying chocolate, skip those that contain milk, lots…
Easy as Chocolate Pie from Cook the Pantry by Robin Robertson
I don’t know how she does it, but Robin Robertson has come out with yet another vegan cookbook. As you can probably tell by the title, her new book Cook the Pantry is all about pantry cooking. Cook the Pantry is chock-full of delicious and nutritious vegan meals that can be prepared in 20 minutes or less. Of course,…
Mousse au Chocolove from Très Green Très Clean Très Chic by Rebecca Leffler
Hello, my name is Dianne and I’m a cookbookaholic. I have a serious problem. I can’t say no to review copies of cookbooks. I have always had a great love of books and it’s gotten really out of control in past few years. My house is overflowing with them. There are stacks of them by…
Vegan Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
It may seem like we just packed away the Christmas decorations, but Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it. Like Christmas, Valentine’s Day can be a big day for gift giving. Whether you’re giving something to your sweetie, your family, or yourself, I have some vegan gift ideas for you. Christy Robinson Designs…
2014 Vegan Holiday Gift Guide
I just looked at the calendar and I see that Christmas is just two weeks away! How did that happen? I’m behind on my usual Christmas activities, such as crafting gifts, making cards, and even decorating the house because I had a nasty cold that lasted a little over a week. The cold is gone…
Amore Di Mona Chocolate Review and Giveaway
Hi, my name is Dianne and I’m a chocoholic. I’ve been up to my eyeballs in products and books that I need to review, and the review requests never seem to stop. I told myself that I was going to have to say no to any new requests that came my way, and the very…
Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles from Vegan Chocolate by Fran Costigan
Two of my favorite words in the English language are “vegan” and “chocolate”, so Fran Costigan already had me as a fan for her newest cookbook Vegan Chocolate before I even set eyes on it. Vegan Chocolate is a beautiful hardcover book packed with the most gorgeous, mouthwatering photos of cakes, pies, cookies and other drool-worthy chocolatey…
