Today's Vegan MoFo theme is "party!": canapés, finger foods, and shareable appetizers. Since I've been working my way through Miyoko Schinner's Artisan Vegan Cheese cookbook, I decided to bring all of these cashew cheese experiments together into a vegan cheese board! Artisan Vegan Cheese Let's talk about Artisan Vegan Cheese! So, I'm about 5 years […]
Vegan Cookbook Reviews
I have a huge vegan cookbook collection, and have published 3 cookbooks of my own. While it's quick and easy to find recipes online, I love reading cookbooks and going back to my favorite recipes.
You'll find a mix of cookbook reviews and sample recipes from my favorite cookbooks below.
My cookbooks:
The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur (2016 paperback)
Cheers to Vegan Sweets (2013 paperback)
The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur (2010 hardcover)
Chocolate Peppermint Cream Bars
These chocolate peppermint cream bars have three layers: a bottom layer of dense, fudgy chocolate peppermint brownie filled with a middle layer of peppermint frosting, then a layer of chocolate. Rather, four layers if you count the optional crushed candy cane garnish. Jump to:🍫 Ingredients🔪 Instructions🍭 How to crush candy canes💭 Tips🎄 More Vegan Christmas […]
Vegan Apple Cider Donuts (Fried)
Do you miss eating cider donuts at the apple orchard? These fried vegan apple cider donuts are here to the rescue! They have all the flavor of the classic autumn treat finished with a cinnamon sugar coating. Now that snow is falling and the weather is shifting from pleasantly crisp to bitter cold in Chicago, […]
Cheers to Pumpkin Beer Pancakes
Now that it's October, you're probably prepared to face an overabundance of pumpkin-themed posts and photos in your blog readers and on social media. For me, the pumpkin craze is a reminder of the impending doom that is winter, which makes me swear, every year, that I need to move far away from the Midwest […]
Southwest Salad from Vegan Yack Attack's Plant-Based Meal Prep
Today's post is a review of my friend Jackie Sobon's new cookbook, Vegan Yack Attack's Plant Based Meal Prep! I'll cover the basics of meal prep, tell you about the book, and share a sample recipe from the book, Southwest Salad with Cilantro Jalapeño Cashew Dressing. <<<[wprm-recipe-jump]>>> So...what is plant-based meal prep? Meal prep is […]
Vegan Italian Anisette Cookies with Nonpareils
Italian anisette cookies or anise cookies are a traditional Italian cookie with a "black licorice" flavor from pure anise extract, a fragrant flavoring made from star anise. These vegan anise cookies are tender with a soft crumb, and have a sweet vanilla anise glaze adorned with rainbow nonpareils. The cookies are often on Italian Christmas […]
The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur new paperback!
Remember this cookbook, The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur? Maybe you've owned a copy since its 2010 release, or just saw me posting about it on here or over on the Facebook page. The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur in paperback! In June, The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur will be re-released in paperback with a new cover, design, and chapter. […]