For a super quick and easy – and really instant if you have some ganache in your refrigerator or freezer – low sugar, gluten free, fruit forward dessert for one or two, think Chocolate Fondue. Ganache is a staple recipe in every baker’s or confectioner’s kitchen. Traditionally made from two basic ingredients – premium dark […]
Vegan Brigaderios
I was glued to the TV coverage of the 2016 Olympics in Rio last week. Swimming and gymnastics have always been my favorites of the summer competitions, but this year I marveled at the white water rafting, volleyball, and pretty much everything else. So with Brazil, and Rio in particular, on my mind, I was thinking about […]
Vegan Chocolate Mendiants
Mendiants are small chocolate disks topped with candied fruits and nuts. They look beautiful but can be time-consuming and tricky to make when using tempered chocolate and candying the nuts. I made a simpler version by using leftover ingredients. Melted chocolate left from a recipe test? Check. Walnuts or pine nuts? Yes. Four squares of […]
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 […]
