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Baked Apples

Samantha — Sat, 22 May 2010 01:59:55 +0000

I am a big fan of apple crisp – the sweet, crunchy topping with the tender, juicy apples – but sometimes I just don’t have the right amount of apples or time on my hands. And sometimes I don’t really want to make all that extra effort of peeling and cutting up the fruit. I [...] 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:

Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

Samantha — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:52:21 +0000

One reason why we chose to move away from New York is because of the harsh winters. It’s a geographic region of extremes, and January and February are the absolute coldest, sometimes dipping down into the negative digits. Because it’s on the water, the wind can be bone-chilling especially for those who travel by foot [...] Related posts:

Pfeffernuesse Cookies

Samantha — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:58:39 +0000

As I am getting older, I am understanding more the whole issue about Christmas – and holidays in general – being about materialism and less about sharing cultural and familial traditions. If you’re anything like me, you find yourself doing some last minute shopping online, hunting around for coupons and wondering what on earth this [...] Related posts:

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Samantha — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:17:19 +0000

After launching my new Facebook fan page for Novel Eats, I asked if anyone had requests for pre-Thanksgiving recipes. Someone suggested pumpkin cinnamon rolls, and others chimed in that they would love to see them. Sadly, as you can tell, it’s a little post-Thanksgiving. With traveling, vacation time, and still trying to get our bearings [...] Related posts:

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Samantha — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:20:14 +0000

I guess you could say that I’m on a cookie binge lately. I really love cookies, but I don’t make them very much because I don’t really like to share, which always means more for me! – but also means, more for my thighs! If only “vegan” preceding “cookie” meant calorie-free, bland, and boring in [...] Related posts:

Vegan Cheese

Samantha — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:37:15 +0000

When we first became vegan, the one thing that we both missed very much was cheese. We tried many of the fake cheese products out there – the soy cheeses and rice cheeses – and were very disappointed and disheartened every time. I was experimenting a lot with new recipes then, because I guess you [...] No related posts.

Grilled Corn on the Cob

Samantha — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:41:02 +0000

This Fourth of July was a great opportunity for me to try out my new barbecue grill which I got for my birthday back in April. I have always wanted a grill, but I always felt a small, portable one would suffice. Since it’s just the two of us, and we’re only going to be [...] No related posts.

Cinnamon Rolls and Chocolate Rolls

Samantha — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:09:06 +0000

A few days ago when I was going through all of my old recipe posts and tagging each with the appropriate ingredients, I soon realized that there was a little bit of a trend going on that I had not really noticed before. I have thought for most of my life that I am not a big one for sweets, but after tagging many of my recipes with the ingredient “sugar”, I realized that I do indeed have a sweet tooth. If anyone has this concept in their minds that a vegan diet is healthy, all they need to do is visit my blog and have a look at the “Browse by Ingredients” list. Sugar, vegan butter, salt... Now that we have that out of the way, let's jump in and take a look at my latest sweet success (which, dear reader, was made as a thank you to my husband for all of his hard work on helping to make this redesign even possible). Related posts:

Apple Strudel

Samantha — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:50:01 +0000

The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers.

I love it when I see a new Daring Bakers challenge that allows for easy veganizing and gives me a chance to try something truly new. This month's challenge was all about the phyllo dough – you know, that paper-thin (or thinner than paper-thin) stuff you buy in boxes in the frozen foods aisle at your local grocery store. As with pretty much most challenges, we had to make the dough. The other stuff, the filling, was a piece of cake. Related posts: