I have a friend who is an expert at pavlova. Named after the Russian ballet dancer, it's a dessert featuring egg whites and sugar whipped to stiff peaks then baked, so the outside is crisp and the inside is marshmallow-y. Unlike a floating island, which is surrounded by a pool of … [Read more...] about My First Meringue
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Another Ridiculous Cake: Fallen Fudge Torte stuffed with peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough, topped with coconut creme anglaise and served with honey-vanilla custard
Is that a ridiculous enough title for you? This is what happens when a cake goes sort of wrong. Not the title. The cake, I mean. I almost wrote "horribly wrong", but it really didn't go horribly wrong, and it still ended up being delicious. Perhaps even more delicious than the … [Read more...] about Another Ridiculous Cake: Fallen Fudge Torte stuffed with peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough, topped with coconut creme anglaise and served with honey-vanilla custard
Triple Layer Chocolate Fudge and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake with Chocolate Buttercream (gluten-free, dairy-free)
Yes, it's a mouthful, but a delicious mouthful. And it's gluten-free and dairy-free. And you'd never know. It's very, very far from sugar-free or fat-free, though, which is why it tastes so good. It took about 5 hours total, plus going way out of my way to stock up on soy-free … [Read more...] about Triple Layer Chocolate Fudge and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake with Chocolate Buttercream (gluten-free, dairy-free)
When Gluten-free Fails You: Spicy Gingerbread Cake
I had a plan. Replace all-purpose flour with a mix of tapioca flour and brown rice flour with a little baking soda and a few tablespoons of flax meal. The tapioca and flax keep it together, the rice flour keeps it apart. The baking soda helps keep it from turning into a dense … [Read more...] about When Gluten-free Fails You: Spicy Gingerbread Cake
Gluten-free, Dairy-free Oatmeal Raisin (or Chocolate Chip) Cookies
The name is a lie. There are no oats in these cookies. You might think there are when you taste them, but there aren't. Instead the cookies are based on the magic of quinoa flakes. They don't keep their flake form when they bake, so I guess thhey're not that magical, but they're … [Read more...] about Gluten-free, Dairy-free Oatmeal Raisin (or Chocolate Chip) Cookies
Gluten-Free Lemon Cookies
Inspired by these lemon-lucuma shortbreads at Sketch-free Vegan Eating, I set about coming up with a version of the recipe with things I had on hand. I actually did have lucuma, but I think it's a waste in these cookies, since you don't taste the butterscotch-sweetness of the … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Lemon Cookies
Spiced Fruit Chaat for a Sunny Spring/Summer Day
Feels like summer! And that means that while most people are craving a fruity, boozy drink on a terrasse somewhere, I'm craving exotic fruit, straight up.... ...which is very similar to the rest of the year, except now I get to eat it outside in the sunshine. And I'm taking my … [Read more...] about Spiced Fruit Chaat for a Sunny Spring/Summer Day
Dairy-Free Rice Krispie Square Throwdown: Oh She Glows vs. GreenDivaMom
"Why would anyone only make one kind of rice krispie square?" was the thought that went through my head when I was deciding which recipe to make. I'd first seen OhSheGlows' recipe awhile back and kept the recipe in mind for the next time I felt like picking up some gluten-free … [Read more...] about Dairy-Free Rice Krispie Square Throwdown: Oh She Glows vs. GreenDivaMom
Vegetarian Honey-Vanilla Marshallows
Gelatin = pork and beef odds and ends Agar Agar = seaweed Both gel things. Perfect for jello. Also perfect for marshmallows? I've wanted to make marshmallows since I realized they were a thing that could actually be made, not only manufactured in big, mysterious factories. … [Read more...] about Vegetarian Honey-Vanilla Marshallows
Soy-Free, Vegan Ice Cream Parfait with Gluten-free Quinoa-Orange Cookie Crumble and Organic Sour Cherries
Sounds complicated right? Ha! It's two ingredients with an optional third. Vegan Ice Cream Parfaits (Serves 1) 2 frozen bananas (I put bananas that are getting a little brown in the freezer in a freezer-safe bag. It saves some work if you peel them before freezing) 2 GoGo … [Read more...] about Soy-Free, Vegan Ice Cream Parfait with Gluten-free Quinoa-Orange Cookie Crumble and Organic Sour Cherries