Mar
19
Weekday Soba Noodle Salad
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Alternatively titled: when I want to cook but not really
This salad isn’t so much about following the exact directions. You can adjust the quantities of the ingredients to your taste. Instead of tofu you could add another protein, such as grilled chicken or beef.
Whisk together until smooth to make the dressing:
3 tbsp […]
Mar
18
I have a problem
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Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and pecans
Brownie cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
Gâteau à l’Orange et au Gingembre (from Clothilde’s chocolateandzucchini.com)
Banana chocolate ginger muffins (adapted from everybodylikessandwiches.com)
Vegan cake #2 (yucky!) […]
Mar
14
The failure.
Filed Under vegan frosting, vegan cake, humble pie, baking failure | Leave a Comment
So I admit that I feel pretty good about my baking abilities. It’s one of the things that I usually do fairly well.
Enter vegan chocolate cake #2. Billed as “the richest chocolate cake around,” it sounded so promising, from Post Punk Kitchen, courtesy of the awesome Isa.
Whole wheat pastry […]
Mar
7
The first step…
Filed Under baking (with bananas), rambling | Leave a Comment
is to admit you have a problem.
Certainly, when you are in graduate school and spend your days living inside your head, hoarding chocolate (oooh that is a great price for 86% Valrhona!) and different types of butter doesn’t seem so terrible.
I didn’t realize until I had accumulated a sizable stash of bake-ready booty that I […]