I have a special place in my heart for yellow cake. I guess I have a special place for *all* cakes, but yellow is my favorite. It’s my preferred birthday cake. Having come to these conclusions years ago, I was a bit miffed with myself when I realized the only yellow cake I’ve ever had was from a box (shout out to Duncan Hines!) and maybe it was time to make one from scratch. I surfed the net (as you do) and settled on the Basic Yellow Cake recipe from Foxy Folksy. This is one dense cake! It was also
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Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal
from the Vegan Cookbook for Beginners When I was a wee one, I quite enjoyed a spot of oatmeal. Never healthy oatmeal since I doused it in brown sugar and added a pat of butter to help it go down. Regardless though, it was a former favorite of min I recently rediscovered this “old love”. Honestly, I’m no longer as psyched about oatmeal as my younger self but I also no longer add a hunk of butter. Sacrifices will kill a dish if you let them. However, I was perusing a cookbook, Vegan Cookbook for Beginners, and quite liked the
Food Ingredient: Sugar Snap Peas
Sugar snap peas, are by nature, deceptive. They say “sugar” right in the title like its going to be full of yum-tastic confectionary flavor and its Not. Even. Close. Let’s look past my disappointment though and focus on what it is. Sugar snap peas (or if you so choose, saying regular ol’ snap peas is fine) is a cross between garden peas and snow peas. This means that we get a nice thick and edible pod to crunch into! (By the way, am I the only one that appreciates a good crunch the rare times I eat vegetables? It’s very
Blueberry and Mint Smoothie
Blueberry and Mint Smoothie from The Vegan Cookbook for Beginners Since joining Barre class I figured I should be eating healthier but that is so much easier said than done. Of course I’m going to eat donuts and slather everything with butter then eat a piece of broccoli covered in Ranch and congratulate myself on my healthy eating choice. Which is why I decided to buy a vegan cookbook. I have zero intentions of actually becoming a vegan. I just figure if I make the recipes in this book, they’ll be devoid of bacon and ice cream, two things which are
Lindt’s Truffles!
Lindt’s truffles are my dream come true. They are the PERFECT truffle. Trust me, I know. I’ve been a chocolate truffle monster sniffing out candy in many a place and these mass produced chocolates are the ones I come back to time and time again. They always make me close my eyes and say “Oh. My. God.” every time I take a bite. So you can imagine my reaction upon seeing a store dedicated to these awesome goodies in New York City. I entered and I grabbed EVERY TYPE THEY HAD. And then I went back and grabbed extras because
Persimmon and Brie Crostini
One night, I was feeling fancy, as you do. Maybe not that fancy since I was wearing leggings, a hoodie, and llama socks, but I was heavily using my imagination here. So I wanted to make something sophisticated. And because I’m lame, I went to Martha Stewart because she has dishes that seem elegant but a super lazy person like me can make. You can see how fanciful my fanciness actually was that night. Then I found it. The Persimmon and Brie Crostini. I’d never had a persimmon, but it sounded like something that would be served at a high-class
Clare’s Crispy and Spicy Fish Cakes – Not Fish Balls.
I decided to try Clare with the Hair’s Crispy and Spicy Fish Cakes. Let’s put an emphasis on the spicy though, because omg, my stomach cramped up in a fiery mess upon eating these. Not only that, the recipe destroyed my kitchen. We are talking epic disaster. I’m totally someone who cleans dishes as they go along, but for some reason, rampant destruction still ensued. To be fair, the directions weren’t the clearest for someone like me who’s skill in the kitchen borders on basic. I need everything spelled out so clear there can be zero room for error. Otherwise,
Chocolatiere de Victoria, a Shop in Victoria, British Columbia
I got drunk on truffles. You read that right. I GOT DRUNK ON TRUFFLES. That’s not meant to be a metaphor. The truffles I ate were infused with brandy. Taking a bite literally felt like taking a shot of the hard stuff. It made my belly warm, my mouth happy and me tipsy. I’m what you might call a “lightweight”. When in Victoria, British Columbia, this new novel idea was presented to me in the shop Chocolatiere de Victoria as I sniffed for truffles. I had never seen them with alcohol and there were so many options! I wanted one
Astronaut Ice Cream Sandwich or a Dehydrated Mess?
I had an astronaut ice cream sandwich. How could I not? It was freeze-dried, ready-to-eat space food after all! When I bit into it, my first thought was that it tasted like marshmallow bites from a stale box of Lucky Charms cereal. Then it does this weird thing. It turns gloppy and gets really warm in the mouth. It’s basically really sweet creamy soup. I tasted no ice cream flavors. Sad face.