When vegans eat outside the comfort zone of their home, many are used to packing lunches and preparing for the ‘what if there is nothing for me to eat’ syndrome. Travel, work and socializing can be a daunting prospect when it comes to vegan food (and food allergies). Being vegan or veggie prior to […]
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Recipe: Gluten-Free Chocolate & Coconut Tart
I finally managed to create a satisfactory gluten-free shortcrust pastry: it’s tasty, friable but it doesn’t disintegrate in the twinkling of an eye after slicing the tart (hail to the thickening power of coconut flour and cornstarch)! Gluten-Free Chocolate & Coconut Tart Ingredients: For the shortcrust pastry 1/3 cup (50 g) instant vanilla pudding mix (ingredients: cornstarch, vanilla) […]
Chocolate Olive Oil Glaze for Everything
Shiny chocolate-dipped fruit, cookies, confections, and snacks like pretzels and potato chips look gorgeous, but most of the time, when dipped in melted chocolate alone, the final result is dull or speckled with white spots. Tempered chocolate, however, yields a glossy, speckle-free appearance. Directions for seed-tempering chocolate are found in my book Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious […]
Recipe: Pine Bark
From what I can tell from my limited “research,” Pine Bark is a recipe of southern American roots. In case you haven’t heard of it, Pine Bark is a sticky, melty, crispy, sweet confection made up of the improbable combination of saltines, caramel and chocolate. And while that explains the possible origins of Pine Bark, […]
Recipe: Mini Strawberry Lemonade Mousse Tarts
It is strawberry season finally, and those little juicy babies are on sale and looking beautiful. Add some lemons to make lemonade! And make your own little crusts with crackers to make these salty-sweet little mousses taste wonderful. And the secret ingredient to make them mousse? Tofu. Yep, extra firm tofu. Wow! Gorgeous little beauties! […]