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Carrot Cake Muffins

Samantha — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:06:16 +0000

A couple of weeks ago when we went strawberry picking at Boxx Berry Farm, we also had the fortunate opportunity to pick some vegetables from a small farm called Half Acre Farm located on the same property. They had a variety of vegetables ready, but we decided to pick only a couple of items – [...] Related posts:

Orange Scones

Samantha — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:20:36 +0000

It hasn’t been until the last few years that I have gotten into scones (I think that I used to confuse them with biscotti and assumed that they would be dry and hard), and even then I haven’t made them with much frequency. I was pleasantly surprised when I bit into my first scone – [...] Related posts:

Mexican Cornbread

Samantha — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:57:57 +0000

Most of my childhood was spent in the South – Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. I grew up with things like fried green tomatoes, grits and boiled peanuts. I liked them all, but one Southern food I never enjoyed that much was cornbread. It was just okay and I often found it to be dry and [...] Related posts:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Samantha — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:37:23 +0000

I have to tell you that I am a little surprised with myself that I have not shared a chocolate chip cookie recipe with you yet. It’s not like I never make them – I probably make these every few months. Plus it’s not like I don’t like them either, because if you put one [...] Related posts:

Blueberry Muffins

Samantha — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:20:27 +0000

For the last several weeks, many farmers at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City have had a sea of organic blueberries covering their tables. They’re both good looking berries – a purplish blue – and have a lovely flavor when you pop them into your mouth. If you are luckier than I, you [...] Related posts:

Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake with a Shortbread Crust

Samantha — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:54:54 +0000

The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey's Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.

As you may know, I've made vegan cheesecake a few times. Every time I've made cheesecake, however, I have never made my own crust. This month's Daring Baker's challenge has given me the motivation and opportunity to make my own crust, which I think turned out great. Related posts:

Easter Crumb Cake

Samantha — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:08:17 +0000

When we moved into our new apartment we gained a display case for knick knacks, so for the first time in my marriage or our relationship, I broke out The Collection. I'd never really had a good way to display my various rabbits until now – sure I had placed a few pieces here and there. But my husband really had no idea that I was “one of those” until a few weeks ago. You know, like the guy with hubcaps all over his yard or that lady with the zillion Christmas trees all over her house. I'm in the beginning stages, but I think that I'm young enough that in thirty years Channel 5 will be over at my house asking me, “So what got you started collecting rabbits?” and I'll reply, with a contented sigh, while holding up a very worn out looking bunny, “I don't know. I just love them.” Related posts:

Vegan Flourless Chocolate Cake

Samantha — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:35:00 +0000

A few years ago I worked as a receptionist at a fine stringed instruments dealer. It was a very interesting cultural experience, because we sold extremely expensive violins, violas and cellos to people with a good deal of money. It was, and has been so far, my only true exposure to this slice of the music industry. It was also a very interesting and enjoyable foray into fine chocolates, desserts and other culinary delights. This was prior to my swearing off of cheese, milk and other dairy items, so I'll confess that I had quite a few non-vegan experiences (and one non-vegetarian one, which I didn't realize until later – um yeah, imitation crab is still real fish, FYI). Related posts:

Vegan Sugar Cookies

Samantha — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:46:04 +0000

Valentine's Day is probably one of my favorite holidays. Maybe it's because of all the girlie colors and hearts and flowers, or because of the shallow romance courtesy of department stores, but I just can't help but like it. Of course, I'm sure that I resented the holiday when I was single or forlorn over someone that wouldn't “Be Mine”. That's probably a given. Now Valentine's Day offers me an excuse to get into the kitchen and try to make something that has equal parts romance and flour and KitchenAid mixer. Related posts:

Pumpkin Bread

Samantha — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:32:49 +0000

These last couple of weeks have been a bit of an adjustment for our cat, Pixel. When we first got him, he was still young and pretty resilient, but I think as he has gotten older he's become a bit more fussy and picky. Even though we moved very close to our last apartment, he was fairly traumatized and weirded out by the whole thing. Here's the palatable version - pretty soon his system essentially stalled and we were desperate to figure out how to get things moving along again. After a failed visit to the veterinarian (don't get me started), we relied on the internet for hints on what to do. One way to get a cat or dog to do its business? Feed it pureed pumpkin. Now things are back to normal and I had quite a bit of leftover pumpkin, so I decided that I'd use it for less practical purposes and indulge in making some pumpkin muffins for breakfast. Related posts: