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 […]
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Kathy Hester’s OATrageous OXO Giveaway!
Kathy Hester’s new book, OATrageous Oatmeals, and OXO make a very tasty partnership! Be sure to enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post to enter to win your own set of OXO kitchen gadgets and a copy of Kathy’s book. Just tell a little about why you love OXO and what your fav OXO product […]
Film Review: Cowspiracy
If you haven’t heard, there is a new documentary taking the vegan world by storm. Cowspiracy, a controversial film that almost didn’t come to fruition, is being compared to the successful documentary Blackfish. Many are predicting that Cowspiracy will do what Blackfish did to sea world: reveal what nobody wants to talk about — how […]
Product Review: Juiceology Juices
I am thrilled to be able to review Juiceology juices! I was able to try one kind of each juice that came in a functional, cute lunch bag. At first, I was surprised to see that these juices are what we consider “juices” these days but the more traditional kind of juices from our childhood […]
Haute couture for the vegan fashionista
My mantra has always been “Saving the world – in style” and you don’t get more stylish than Haute couture. Paris has just hosted another Couture Fashion Week where the cream of fashion is showcased for the unutterably rich and insanely fashionable to lust over. Couture is about craftsmanship. The word “couture” is the french […]