Watermelon is my go-to when it’s hot, and it’s been hot! Here’s watermelon to the max as an Aquafaba Meringue Topped Watermelon Sundae. ALERT: Wash Your Melons! Yesterday, I cut my small organic watermelon in half, but before I sliced into it, I washed it. All fruits, and that includes melons especially, should be washed […]
Almond Meringue Cookies from The Wicked Healthy Cookbook
The Wicked Healthy Cookbook This new book, The Wicked Healthy Cookbook, Free. From. Animals, authored by my longtime friends the brothers Chad and Derek Sarno, with collaborator David Joachim (and you will meet another brother, the mixologist Darren), is everything. I know, I know, you’ve heard me gush over others of the crop of new, fabulous vegan books recently […]
Vegan Eaton Mess
Eton Mess is a traditional English dessert, typically a mixture of strawberries or bananas, pieces of meringue, and cream. It was traditionally served at Eton College’s annual cricket match, played against the students of Harrow School. The word mess likely refers to the appearance of the dish, or perhaps it’s a ‘mess’ because it is a dish my mixing together ingredients with no regard for presentation. Messy or not, […]
Carolina Molea’s Soursop Mousse
I met Miami based chef, Carolina Molea at Victoria Moran’s Main Street Vegan Academy, when she was enrolled in the program. Pastry people recognize one another – there is a certain look we get when talking about a dessert we tasted and then went on to veganize, or a type of chocolate, or a specific technique. I […]
