Author Archives: Kelly Peloza
Vegan Cookie Connoisseur Video Blog
There is a huge blog post about last week + VeganMania to come, but in the meantime, I made a video blog to announce a few things! Post comments, questions, suggestions! *Buying books from the blog *Chicago VeganMania 2010 *Vida Vegan Conference 2011 *Boswell Book Company book event *And more! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xMi4tOOAYc&fs=1&hl=en_US] To add to the …
Chicago VeganMania is TOMORROW!
Hey guys! Chicago VeganMania 2010 is finally here, tomorrow! My baking demo is scheduled for 4:45pm! I will be demonstrating baking techniques and food photography, doing a Q&A session, and passing out cookie samples and postcards! There are going to be so many awesome chefs, performers, speakers, and vendors. If you’re in the Chicago area, …
Advance copy of the book, announcement of book sales on the blog, and Chicago VeganMania demo!
Earlier this week, I received in the mail the first advance copy of The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur! I am pleased to say the printed book turned out beautifully and I can’t wait for you guys to see it in person! Now that the release date is quickly approaching, I’d like to announce that I will …
Milwaukee’s Vegan Cookies: East Side Ovens Molasses Cookie
I’ve reviewed many an East Side Ovens cookie in the past for this blog segment. Now that I’m back in school and the student union has a basketful of vegan cookies, muffins, and dumplings on a daily basis, I have no excuse to not go through each and every type of cookie, for research purposes …
Chris’ 23rd Birthday
My friend Chris turns 23 today. Yesterday, our friend Mary and I made this for him for early birthday celebrations. I needed new pastry bags and we had this upcoming task of making Chris a birthday cake, so we decided to hop a couple busses to this cake decorating warehouse called Cook’s Cake and Candy. …
Cookie Cakes, Postcards, and Pitch Video
My friend Erich and I decided to bake a huge assortment of cookie cakes (6 to be exact) to bring back to Milwaukee one week, all decorated with the best of the best inside jokes. Here are a couple of the winners. Quintin got a chicken cake. My friend Skylar loves his job so much …
Gourmet Vegan Cookie Assortment Package: $18, order by July 27th!
Hey everyone! I have some exciting news! Has the scorching heat this summer left you put off by the idea of turning on the oven to bake up some delicious treats? Never fear! I’ve decided to start doing a “mail order cookies” type deal here from time to time, directly from the blog for the …
Pomegranate Frosting
I received a case of POM Wonderful pomegranate juice a few weeks ago and was excited for the opportunities to bake with it! Pictured above is my fortune and flute cookies with a swirl of leftover pomegranate frosting from pomegranate cupcakes. Yum!
Vegan Bake Sale: Rocky Road Bars and White Cookies
I had the pleasure of testing out a couple of cookie recipes in advance for Carla Kelly’s upcoming cookbook, Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale. After Carla sent me the recipes for her Rocky Road Bars and White Cookies, I got my hands on some Dandies vegan marshmallows and got to work. The rocky road …
Milwaukee’s Vegan Cookies: Outpost Natural Foods Chocolate Chip Cookie
Outpost Natural Foods is a food co-op with three locations in the Milwaukee area that is reminiscent of a slightly smaller version of a Whole Foods. The location in Wauwatosa has a little deli section where hot sandwiches can be made to order, as well as a bakery case with some vegan options. I chose …
