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October 26, 2016 by Fran Costigan 9 Comments

Can These Be Dried Out Vanilla Beans Be Saved?

Vanilla Beans

A couple of years ago I bought a big bag of fair-trade vanilla beans and used the seeds–a.k.a. the caviar of the beans–often and deliciously. Somehow, I forgot about those the remaining beans. This week, while I was doing my monthly pantry reset, this time with the Essential Vegan Baking Course in mind, as it’s […]

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June 1, 2016 by Fran Costigan Leave a Comment

Chocolate is a Bean

chocolate

I used a lot of chocolate, at least 100 pounds, and maybe more, when I was writing Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts, Running Press. That means I ate a lot of greens, fruit and beans too!!   Shortly after sending the final pages off to the publisher, I wanted to inventory the […]

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May 18, 2016 by Fran Costigan 31 Comments

Vegan Sugar

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, “There is no holy grail of sweeteners.” Simply put, if something is too good to be true, it isn’t true. Organic, vegan sweeteners are less processed than granulated white sugar and liquid corn syrup, but they are still that sweeteners that are meant to be used in moderation. […]

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February 24, 2016 by Fran Costigan Leave a Comment

Vegan Granulated Sweeteners

Let’s talk about sugar, ok? I get a lot of emails with questions about the abundance of sweeteners found today in the markets. Today I am going to concentrate on granulated (dry) sweeteners. The first question to answer is this one: What is vegan sugar? To manufacture table sugar from sugarcane, sugarcane stalks are crushed […]

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