Category Archives: Cookies Inspired by Drinks
Book cover: Cheers to Vegan Sweets!
I’ve been posting dessert photos and alluding to this book for quite a while, and now I have tangible internet proof and a cover image to post! Published by Fair Winds Press, Cheers to Vegan Sweets!: Drink-Inspired Vegan Desserts: From the Cafe to the Cocktail Lounge, Turn Your Sweet Sips Into Even Better Bites! will …
Piña Colada Tres Leches Cake
It’s, like, a heatwave. Burning in my heart. I’m staying near Chicago most of the summer for an internship in the city during the week, and access to a full kitchen and people to eat lots and lots of dessert the rest of the time. The temperature has been hovering around 105°F for the past …
Summer test kitchen
Now that the drab spectrum of winter is behind us, the weather is warm and a variety of produce is in season, baking with fresh flavors and lots of color is an effortless decision. I’ve been cranking out cookies, cupcakes, cakes, candies, ice creams, puddings, breads, donuts, and whoopie pies nearly every day for the …
Compassionate Cake Easter goodies
Jess of Compassionate Cake consistently amazes Milwaukee as she bakes up beautiful, delicious desserts for every holiday and every day in between. She definitely went all out for Easter and so sweetly brought little baskets of chocolate to our last dinner meetup with friends! A white chocolate bunny: Giant, decadent peanut butter egg: Crispy jelly …
Ramekin Cupcakes
Sometimes I have really good ideas that the internet hasn’t already thought of five thousand times before. Hopefully ramekin cupcakes are one of them. Okay, so people have totally baked cake batter in ramekins before, but piping on frosting and treating the ramekin as a cupcake “wrapper” isn’t all over food blogs…yet. I had some …
Chocolate Stout ‘cakes
I was perusing the shelves of Whole Foods on a recent shopping trip, searching for ingredients, flavors, and beverages to translate into dessert. I tracked down a bottle of chocolate stout hiding in the corner of the cooler and immediately, a few ideas crossed through my mind. I checked the vegan-friendliness of my finding (Young’s …
Red Wine Truffles, Valentine’s Day Musings, and THE RECIPE
Valentine’s Day was just another normal day for me, but with some truffles that boast the classic combination of chocolate and red wine. After a day of essay writing and poetry about how I’m going to live alone with 17 pets for the rest of my life (it was a homework assignment, I swear!), I …
Apple cider donuts, upcoming events, and activism
Apple cider donuts, quite possibly the most important part of pumpkin and apple picking in the fall. Deep fried, sugary, apple-y goodness in a pastry. Well, I haven’t gone apple or pumpkin picking in years and haven’t had an apple cider donut in at least 8 years (pre-gan), so I’ve been completely missing out. But …
MoFo #19: Research and organization
The bulletin board and sticky note system is something that works immensely well for me. Organizing with color, shapes, and symbols makes so much sense, so that’s the way I’ve been organizing the physical copy of my recipe inventory. It’s really convenient because it’s in clear view in the kitchen and if I suddenly have …
