This is not your mother’s pressure cooking. When I changed my diet 25 years ago, I was doing a lot of pressure cooking, macrobiotic-style, using a jiggle top type cooker. I was nervous everytime I used that kind of pressure cooker, but those days are over. The new generation of pressure cookers are safe and […]
Dairy-Free Vegan Blueberry Shooters
In October, I was delighted to be one of the chefs serving food at the Coalition for Healthy School Food Gala, which was co-hosted by New York Times best-selling author Michael Moss and activist/journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell. I got to sample sensational plant-based dishes from chefs Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby of Vedge in Philadelphia, and New York’s Barbara […]
Creamy Creepy Vegan Halloween Treats
Pudding Ghouls Make my Almost Instant Chocolate Pudding recipe. It’s as easy as opening the boxed puddings but so much better in every way. Choose your own sweetener, organic cane or coconut sugar. My go to sweeteners are from Wholesome! since quality and fairtrade matters to me. Which plant milk to use? Almond, soy or coconut milk beverage, […]
Vegan Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Pudding
The humble origin of bread pudding dates back to thirteenth century England when a “poor man’s pudding” was assembled from stale leftover bread, bits of fruit, and spices moistened with sweetened water. Contrast those lean and thrifty pudding with contemporary versions served in upscale restaurants. Today’s puddings are made with egg breads such as brioche and challah, egg and heavy […]
