For this years Thanksgiving dinner I made a variation of a vegan pecan pie I have made in the past but changed it up by toasting the pecans in buttery spread and then rum and adding rum to the filling. Yum! Maple Rum Pecan Pie Ingredients: 9" unbaked pie crust, in pie pan (thawed if… Continue reading Holidays 2011: Maple Rum Pecan Pie (Vegan Friendly)
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Pumpkin Chocolate Cupcakes
I adapted a recipe from the November 2011 issue of Sunset Magazine, from page 93 and made the recipe vegan friendly. I also didn't frost the cupcakes - although the original recipe had two toppings total...mascarpone frosting and whipped cream on top of it! I figured we didn't need that much bad stuff 😉 Pumpkin… Continue reading Pumpkin Chocolate Cupcakes
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
I lucked into a great buy on sweet potato/yams at Costco recently - they were under 70¢ a lb and were fresh stock. I couldn't pass up the box after Kirk saw them (and it wasn't a big box either, like 10 lbs). For an easy side dish to wild salmon patties I made roasted… Continue reading Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Mexi Not-Fried Rice
Reading the December 2011 issue of Health Magazine, I saw a recipe on page 126 and adapted it a bit for a delicious dinner. I used a whole pound of hamburger (instead of ½ lb), used all brown rice and tidied up the toppings. It made a lot of food, wow. It also would make… Continue reading Mexi Not-Fried Rice