Tag: dessert

  • Fix My Pics: Vanilla Bean Pumpkin Cheesecake

    Don’t know what Fix My Pics means?  Check out this post! Last Thanksgiving, I posted this pumpkin vanilla bean cheesecake.  I absolutely love it.  My guests, vegan and non-vegan alike, all love it (or at least that’s what they told me, and I didn’t see any cheesecake remnants leftover – save for this one piece…

  • Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake

    Another week, another loaf baked.  Fall just brings out the baker in me.  It will be an unofficial goal to post one baked good recipe a week for the rest of the fall/winter season.  No promises, no pressure.  But as long as this desire to bake keeps up, I’m going to keep frequently posting treats. 

  • Hazelnut Sipping Chocolate

    When you were little, did you ever make a batch of hot cocoa that was pretty much equal parts cocoa mix to water/milk?  (Hope I’m not the only one…)  Well, here’s the adult version.  To make it sound like a classy adult-appropriate drink, we can call it “Sipping Chocolate” a la Trader Joe’s.   I saw…

  • Chocolate Babka

    I have had a torn out recipe from Cooking Light for years: chocolate babka.   Even though I cook all the time, there are still recipes every now and then that are completely intimidating.  This was one of them.   One that I simply decided to get over.  Last week when I made my simple white bread,…

  • Mocha Cappuccino Mousse

      This morning I wanted a special Sunday coffee drink while I cozied up on my couch to read some blogs for awhile.  Feeling a little pumpkin-ed out, I decided to recreate the mocha cappuccino mousse I had last weekend at Tower Bridge Bistro for their Vegan Chef Challenge. My version isn’t quite as rich,…

  • Pumpkin & Almond Croissants

    Yes, yet another pumpkin recipe! Trader Joe’s is selling pumpkin croissants this year.  I want them.  They are not vegan.  Fine!  I will make my own.  Take that, Trader Joe’s! I made a quickie version that is ridiculously fast, super satisfying, and a really fun fall breakfast.  Or dessert!

  • Orange Whiskey Brown Sugar Cake

    I put whiskey in a cake.   A really really nommy cake. If you’ve been reading for awhile, you may have noticed that I enjoy a boozy birthday cake.  This past birthday I drenched a blueberry cake in Frangelico.  The year before I drenched an almond cake in amaretto.  I thought I’d keep with my boozy…

  • Pistachio Tofu Pudding

    This is a long overdue recipe.  I promised it to y’all awhile back.  I wish I had some great excuse, about how I’ve been slaving away in the kitchen trying to get this recipe just right but my trials failed.  But no.  I just had no idea where to start, so I procrastinated.  And it feels like I’ve…

  • Boozy Brownies w/ Port Reduction Frosting

    I’ve got a treat for you. No, this is not a treat-with-hidden-black-beans kind of treat.  This is not a tastes-more-decadent-than-it-really-is kind of treat.  This is a splurge.  A seriously chocolately brownie filled with sugar, flour, oil, loads of chocolate, and booze.  And I’m not sorry. I really was planning on just making plain brownies without…

  • Raw Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

    Here’s an easy delicious little raw treat!  I made a matcha-free version of these last week (but ate them all before I took any pictures.  Oops.)  This morning I woke up needing a small treat before my workout, which normally would be my breakfast truffles.  For a special treat, I whipped up some of these! …