This three-ingredient, one pot, luxuriously creamy Bittersweet Cashew Cream Truffle Squares recipe is incredibly quick and easy. Valentine’s Day The February 14th love fest known as Valentine’s Day (or Galentine’s Day) most often includes a good dose of chocolate. As a chocolate lover who cares about health, quality, and ethics, I choose high-percentage, ethically sourced chocolate […]
2 Ingredient Vegan Nutella Blondie (And a Chocolate 3 Ingredient Version)
This recipe could be named Fran Feels Like a Genius Vegan Nutella. The holiday season was an odd one here. I found myself needing powerful antibiotics for an out-of-the-blue infection that landed me in the hospital on the morning of Christmas Eve. (Yes, even healthy vegan eaters can get sick). The night before, I’d made a big […]
Holiday Desserts Tradition: No Food Waste
Stretch leftover bits of ingredients and desserts into actual holiday desserts (or anytime desserts!). This Banana Date Cranberry Nice Cream was made with leftovers from my freezer. This morning, both to avoid scheduled paperwork, my nemesis, and to get ready for family coming to Philly for the holidays, I inventoried my freezer. I did this right […]
Ideas for Using Leftover Thanksgiving Desserts
Pure comfort food for fall, these plates of leftover Spice Cake, Glazed Cranberries, and Cranberry Coulis were a hit with my family. The Thanksgiving Leftover Desserts base cake, a Spice Cake, incorporates just a quarter cup of pumpkin puree and is made using an unusual technique. Baking Soda in Boiling Water Dissolving the baking soda […]