Who doesn’t love mushroom soup? I pretty much love anything with mushrooms, especially the old standby from my childhood – cream of mushroom soup. But nowadays that soup is nowhere in my eyesight since I know I can make way better, healthier, and vegan version. Who needs cream or a roux when you can enjoy vegan and gluten-free […]
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Product Review & Discount: Crisp Cooking Tools
One of the biggest culinary days of the year is almost here. Thanksgiving. If you’re an eater, this is the best day ever. If you’re the cook, this might be one of your craziest days in the kitchen. You have to plan, buy, prep, create, and serve a meal to a small crowd and hope […]
Vegan and Grain-Free Pumpkin Pie
Despite possessing the usual female litany of insecurities, one skill set I’ve always felt confident about is baking. Growing up with a baker mom and an aunt who was a caterer, I learned to bake at a really young age. It wasn’t long before I felt totally at ease wielding a wooden spoon or creating […]
Review and Recipe: Ferment Your Vegetables by Amanda Feifer
Fermenting vegetables seems like both a fun thing to do and a daunting task. Will it get moldy? Will I ruin it? Will it kill me? It’s something I’ve wanted to learn how to do for a while, but it seems scary and difficult. Fortunately I now have Ferment Your Vegetables by Amanda Feifer to […]
Chocolate Pecan Pie from Vegan Chocolate by Fran Costigan
Pecans, which are native to North America, are one of the healthiest nuts. But the typical filling of the classic American pecan pie is super-sweet and made with a trifecta of ingredients we are increasingly determined to avoid: eggs, sugar, and corn syrup. Pour them into a pie crust made with saturated fats and we […]