Buckeyes are a tradition in Ohio, but we opted to update them. We reduced the amount of sugar, so ours aren’t cloyingly sweet, and added puffed rice cereal for a surprising crunch! While we were at it, we added a bit of cinnamon, too, because peanut butter loves cinnamon. And so do we. Yield: […]
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Recipe: Almond Joy Chia Pudding
It’s been over a month since my surgery, but I’m still feeling some of its effects, like making weird mistakes, experiencing fatigue and low energy, and having digestive problems. Apparently, anesthesia puts the entire body to sleep, including the digestive system. My system didn’t want to wake back up, which is why I ended up in […]
Recipe: Raspberry Rose Petit Four with a Lemon Glaze
It’s Friday! After a long week of work it’s time to reward your weeklong focus with a little vegan happy hour. Wow your friends and please yourself with these perfect little bite size sweets and refreshing champagne cocktails. Raspberry and lemon notes sweep through the entirety of these recipes. The tartness of the lemon and […]
Product Review and Recipe: Julie’s Original Baking Mixes
You may be familiar with Julie Hasson from her cookbooks, such as Vegan Diner and Vegan Pizza, but did you know that she also has a new line of vegan gluten-free baking mixes called Julie’s Original? Julie is a professional baker and pastry chef, and when she discovered that she was gluten intolerant, she did […]
Recipe: Raw Raspberry Cheesecake
Chicago has a few raw food restaurants dotting the city and one of the most highly-rated and longest-standing is Borrowed Earth Cafe. I recently had lunch at Borrowed Earth with some friends. We shared a most elaborate meal of raw recreations of some of our favourite foods such as lasagne, pierogi and pizza. Each dish […]