Mini-Pavlovas get an A+ as a fancy dessert. Scrumptious, fun, photogenic, unusual, make-ahead, thrifty, and allergen-free. These beauties are vegan, gluten-free, and have only as much oil as are in the toppings you add. They taste sweetly indulgent, but the bases have only 38 calories each. I topped mine with banana slices, blueberries, whipped coconut […]
Archives for December 2019
Don’t Do This with Your Vitamix
I made a stupid and painful mistake this week. It could have been very expensive too. I tried to nudge a bit of buoyant kale down into a running blender using the spatula in my hand. The Vitamix sucked it in, blew off the lid, and broke the container. The spatula bashed my hand several […]
Vegan Potato Adobo Tamales
Making tamales is a Christmas Eve tradition among many Hispanic families and other folks in the Southwest. We adopted it after Dora Stone showed me how fun it is with her ebook, Vegan Tamales Unwrapped: A Step-by-Step Guide to Savory and Sweet Tamales. I love discovering delicious new holiday celebrations! Vegan Potato Adobo Tamales are […]
Throw a Cookie Exchange Party for a Good Cause
I had a blast at cookie exchange and lunch on Friday. Linda Rapp Nelson and her husband Alan hosted the party as a benefit for the Blind Spot Animal Sanctuary. They raised $460! Everything went so smoothly that I wanted to share her technique with you. What a way to raise spirits and funds! Read […]
Cook to Make a Local Difference
Cook for yourself. Cook for your loved ones. And share your cooking and food ideas with neighbors, co-workers, your kid’s school, and even your mayor. Will Grant’s inspiring video on the Four Levels of Action made me think about the local power we can wield as cooks. His talk comes from the workshop Reversing Global […]
Vegan Rolled Cookies with Hazelnut Flour
At last! Vegan rolled cookies you can cut into adorable shapes and decorate for Christmas or Easter. These vegan sugar cookies are sturdy enough to pick up and that hold their shape while baking. Use aquafaba, not eggs or milk and coconut oil, not butter. See make-ahead tips too.
