First I’m sharing this awesome cookie with you. So pink and sparkly! It’s a rosewater sugar cookie from Back to Eden Bakery. I was running errands today and started to get a headache—chocolate was in order and B2E was a worthwhile detour. Not pictured is the chocolate chip cookie I ate way too fast to [...]
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diy donnerstag: you don’t grind your own spices?
Posted in general, VeganMoFo, tagged diy, spices, tahini, veganmofo on October 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
You still buy your spices in little jars? And already ground? Oh, whatever will we do with you? Grinding your own spices is the easiest thing ever in the world of anything, and it’ll net you some fresher, spicier spices—and save you a few bucks to boot. I’m not saying you have to spend hours [...]
wtf wednesday: chia kombucha
Posted in general, VeganMoFo, tagged chia, kombucha, veganmofo on October 12, 2011 | 23 Comments »
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means. I’m going to try something that I assume will be disgusting! Today’s entry is kombucha, tea that’s been fermented with a bacteria-yeast pancake, with raspberry juice and chia seeds, which plump up like frog eggs. I got the raspberry one, because you expect little seeds in raspberry [...]
diy donnerstag: vanilla extract
Posted in general, recipes, tagged vanilla, veganmofo on October 6, 2011 | 16 Comments »
So mysterious. With all the reflecting and odd shapes floating within, if I didn’t tell you before you got here what it was you could be creeped out. But fear not! It’s just vanilla beans and vodka, and when have they ever steered you wrong? (That time didn’t count—you guys had just broken up and [...]
oh, that’s what it’s for: earth balance coconut
Posted in general, VeganMoFo, tagged coconut, orzo, veganmofo on October 3, 2011 | 7 Comments »
After all the buzz (we’re talking six solid months of rumors and promises), when I finally found the new Earth Balance coconut spread at the store—on sale, to boot—I had to get me some. What is it? Not just coconut oil. Not margarine or shortening, really. It’s really stiff but melts very easily, and it [...]




