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September 8, 2015 by Fran Costigan Leave a Comment

Gluten Free Vegan Castagnaccio

In my last blog post, I talked about the castagnaccio cake Susan Andrews and I made for our Vegano group’s dessert one night. Regional versions of the cake are found in Tuscany, where I first ate it, and Liguria and Emilia-Romania too, but not Cilento where we were staying. Still, when I saw the chestnut flour […]

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: Castagnaccio, chestnut flour, Dairy Free, Gluten-free, Italian food, Plum sauce, vegan, vegan food, vegan Italian recipe, vegan recipes, Vegano Italiano

July 1, 2015 by Fran Costigan 1 Comment

4 Vegan Dessert Recipes for the 4th of July

Knock me over that June is over and it’s time for the 4th of July or Independence Day. Traditionally celebrated with barbecues, picnics, watermelon, corn and summer fresh berries, I choose two new and two old favorite dessert recipes to share with you. They’re all quick and easy and can be made ahead. Please let me know […]

Filed Under: Frozen Desserts, Fruit Desserts, Holiday, Muffins & Breads Tagged With: 4th of July, Independence Day, July 4, vegan chocolate, vegan cornbread, vegan dessert recipes, vegan ice cream, vegan recipes, vegan shortcakes, Watermelon Granita

April 1, 2015 by Fran Costigan Leave a Comment

Vegan Chocolate Dessert Recipes for Passover and Easter

Vegan chocolate recipes for Easter and Passover

I grew up in  Jewish home and Passover was always a favorite holiday. Our family was large when I was young and we went to my Grandma Ida and Grandpa Joe’s apartment in Brooklyn of the magic expanding table no matter what. For years, my girl cousins were miffed at me since as the oldest, […]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Holiday, Pies & Tarts, Puddings, Mousse & Creams, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate-cover matzoh, Easter, Olive Oil Cake, Passover, raw vegan tart, Vegan Cake, vegan chocolate, vegan dessert, Vegan Macaroons, vegan recipes, vegan truffles

July 9, 2014 by Fran Costigan 7 Comments

Vanilla Wafer Cookies

Several tasters said these cookies reminded them of animal crackers or plain arrowroot cookies. The dough is quite versatile and can be used to make several types of cookies; my favorite variations follow the recipe.    Vanilla Wafer Cookies Yield: 2 1/2 dozen (2-inch) cookies   3/4 cup organic unbleached white flour 1/4 cup arrowroot […]

Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes Tagged With: Fran Costigan, Good Cakes Fran, More Great Good Dairy Free Desserts Naturally, vanilla wafer cookies, vegan baking, vegan cookies, vegan desserts, vegan recipes, vegan sugar cookies, vegan vanilla wafers

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