For Valentine’s Day I asked some of my favorite bloggers if they’d contribute a recipe for super special vegan Valentine dessert round up, and well, here they are along with a few of my own. Swoon. Enjoy. Happy Valentine’s Day to you all! My Heart-Shaped Chocolate Cake to Live For Photo by Hannah Kaminsky. […]
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 […]
Working with Chocolate: How to Make Perfect Vegan Chocolate Truffles
A chocolate truffle is a chocolate lover’s dream, whether dusted with cocoa powder or enrobed in chocolate. Typically non-vegan commercial chocolate truffles—even the dark chocolate ones—are made with cream or butter, and sometimes corn syrup is added. Not here! My vegan chocolate truffles are made with high-percentage dark chocolate, meaning more chocolate flavor and less […]
Vegan Spicy Ginger Truffles for Valentine’s Day
The pungent flavor of the ginger powder comes through in these ultra creamy truffles. My friend Lisa Pitman, an accomplished cook from Toronto, exclaimed, “Not only are these exquisite, they are perfect for sharing when you want to spice things up with a certain someone.” How you spice things up is up to you, but make sure you add enough ginger powder […]
