Lets say you see a recipe via a friend on Facebook, for personal pineapple upside down cakes. Made in a 6-Cup Jumbo Muffin Pan (Texas Muffin Pan), which you happen to own. And your mind gets wandering about veganizing the recipe. Replace the eggs with Ener-G, the butter with coconut oil. Natural cherries. Simple changes.… Continue reading Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
Category: Plant Based Diet
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
With 3 boys in the house, I bake a lot. And cupcakes work well. Portion control, they can serve themselves, and a tidy package all in one. These worked wonderfully because a certain Teen didn't realize they had fruit in them. Ha. I used my hand made strawberry jam for the filling, it is nearly pure fruit. Which… Continue reading Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
Making Coconut Butter & Maple Macaroons
A long time ago I made weekly batches of macaroons for my Dad. They were not like these though! Wonder if he'd have liked them? Maybe....he wasn't a very adventurous eater though. Before the days of gluten-free becoming the norm, he had seen a Chinese Medicine Doctor who took him off potential issue foods. That had to have… Continue reading Making Coconut Butter & Maple Macaroons
Cherry-Mocha Frappe
While I made Kirk his morning latte, I pulled 2 shots espresso for myself and made up a frosty frappe to go with my breakfast last week. I didn't make it very sweet, and my cherries are tart (Costco sourced). Which was fine with me...I added a bit of coconut sugar to take the bite… Continue reading Cherry-Mocha Frappe