It might have been an odd decision to go to culinary school. As a vegan I was quite out of place in the classic baking and patisserie program I attended. While attempting to keep my lifestyle choices quiet, it inevitably leaked and very quickly I was weird. “What are you doing here?” People asked. I never knew how to respond. I [...]

Over the last two days I have been working on a raw Almond Strawberry Sandwich Cookie recipe. Want a sneak peak? This morning I was finishing the cookies off by drizzling dark chocolate over the tops when I found myself with extra chocolate and a few strawberries. I dipped a strawberry into the chocolate, excited by this potential discover, only [...]

I’m back! You know you love what you do when you miss it while away. After 8 hours of travel we arrived home yesterday afternoon with a cranky baby and a few eager pets. My body ached, I needed to shower, and my head was starting to nod as I struggled to keep my eyes open. And still Jason had [...]

You should have seen the mess I made yesterday. Last friday I asked my Facebook page what desserts they would like to see me veganize. I LOVED the responses I got; so many fabulous ideas, tiramisu being the most requested. So I began experimenting. I started with a cashew tiramisu filling which was pretty good, although needed some adjustments. Then I [...]

Somehow I managed to spend most my day in the kitchen. Eden, who has become fascinated with books and blocks, busied herself on the living room floor, sometimes laughing out loud and other times quizzically staring into her world. In the middle of batches of Raw Chocolate Ganache Thumbprint Cookies and Cashew Sour Cream I peeked over, amazed at this kid that seems [...]