Bai Tang Gao (Mandarin) aka White Sugar Cakes I make this treat for the kids when I am feeling nostalgic about the old dim sum days with my parents. This dessert was once a staple at the old dim sum houses, bakeries, and tofu shops of New York City’s Chinatown. This cake is known for … Continue reading White Sugar Cakes (Bai Tang Gao)
Crispy Chicken Patties Crispy and yummy! Usually I would make this recipe with shredded organic chicken but I have redeveloped this Chicken Patty recipe for my readers who are having a hard time putting together a meal based off of what is in their pantry. This is even true for those that are getting their … Continue reading Crispy Chicken Patties
Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake A few weeks ago, I wrote up a quick and easy Vegan Vanilla Mug Cake recipe to make with the kids. Later, my daughter told me "to be fair" I really should come up with a chocolate version. I think she has ulterior motives since she is a huge chocolate fiend. However, who … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake
Vanilla Mug Cake (Cooking With Your Kids Series) Day 4 of lockdown for the COVID-19 and I am home with 4 very cabin-fevered kids. Since much of their schooling is now in front of the computer via "remote learning", I am also limiting their free time in front of the computer. I know this is … Continue reading Vanilla Mug Cake
Apple Cider Cake This time of the year we can get organic apple cider by the gallons and who doesn't love that? We buy 2 gallons at a time, not only to drink but also to cook (and bake) with. This week, I wanted to make a cake that was not ONLY gluten free but … Continue reading Apple Cider Cake
Buffalo Style Hummus I have to admit, there is no ryhme or reason how I come up with recipes. Many times I will be sitting with friends or watching my kids at swim practice and then it comes to me. In this instance, I watching my kids doing laps in the pool and I was … Continue reading Buffalo Style Hummus
Roasted Tomato Salsa As the summer approaches, one of my favorite items at the local farmer's market is the cherry tomato. They are fantastic to eat straight but they also make the sweetest and most delicious salsa. You can use it for salsa fresca (aka pica de galio) or if when they get ALMOST overly … Continue reading Roasted Tomato Salsa
Roasted Pepper Spread Roasted Pepper Spread This is another recipe that is inspired by when you buy vegetable in bulk and completely forgot about them. Yesterday, I walked into the kitchen to finally clean things up and I realized that there was still a bag of peppers that we hadn't used up. Since, we had … Continue reading Roasted Pepper Spread
Vegan Chocolate Truffles One of my favorite things to buy are chocolate truffles but with recent reactions to particular nuts and dairy I don't get them anymore. Then I remembered something an old friend of mine use to say about truffles...that chocolate truffles are essentially just cream and good chocolate melted together. Building on that … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Truffles
Vegan Banana Loaf When I first created this recipe, the goal was to create a banana bread recipe that was gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free and refined sugar free. As I was coming to the completion of the recipe, there became many families who asked me to come up with a recipe … Continue reading Vegan Banana Loaf
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