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cakey cakey cakes!

On May 20, 2011 By

Okay, Treat of the Week is back in full force, folks!

First off, we have a new video. Fresh off the presses, it is part 2 of the cake dec­o­rat­ing piece I’m doing. In this episode we tackle split­ting a cake, fill­ing a pas­try bag, assem­bling a cake and gussy­ing it up.

And […]

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TofW and a winner!

On May 13, 2011 By

This week’s win­ner is: Heather! Con­grats Heather!

Not only do we have Treat of the Week this week, we have a super cool giveaway, too!

When you are a kid, there is noth­ing more excit­ing than get­ting the mail. My grand­par­ents would always give me junk mail, which was so excit­ing, until I real­ized it was […]

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yes, we have some bananas

On April 29, 2011 By

If you feel like mak­ing a road trip, head out to Eugene for my book sign­ing tomor­row! From 1–5 at Hartwick’s. There will be samples!

Some­times I feel like a nut.

Some­times I don’t.

Actu­ally, that’s a lie. I always feel like a nut. If you know me, you know I love “debris” in my baking […]

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tasty, yummy cookie bites…

On April 22, 2011 By

I have a dirty lit­tle secret.

I love Laura’s Whole­some Junk Food. Like, a lit­tle too much. Have you ever tried them? They were the first store-bought vegan cookie I ever tried and all these years later I still love com­ing back for more. They are a treat, but made with whole foods ingredients […]

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i got the whole world, in my mouf…

On April 15, 2011 By

Earth Day is a week from today. Are you plan­ning on doing any­thing spe­cial to mark the occa­sion? It can be a great time to men­tion to your omniv­o­rous friends the global and eco­log­i­cal ben­e­fits of eat­ing veg­gie and more sea­son­ally (just ’cause it’s a veg­etable doesn’t mean it’s sustainable).

Any good presentation […]

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april fools’! it’s a cupcake, no it’s a soda– wait, it’s both!

On April 1, 2011 By

Happy April Fools’!  My pride and joy, Have Your Cake and Vegan Too, is upon us and should be ship­ping any minute.  And that’s no joke! 

In the spirit of tom-foolery and things not being what they seem, this weeks’ Treat of the Week is a very fun cup­cake recipe, which relies on […]

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pretty please, with cherries on the bottom?

On March 18, 2011 By

Isn’t sac­ri­fice just the pits?

Sup­pose you need some­thing gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free… how are you sup­posed to live? I mean, what are you sup­posed to eat?

Hmm… it’s not look­ing so shabby, actually.

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Treat of the Week– Fruit Juice Sweetened Cookies

On March 11, 2011 By

Wel­come to week 2 of Treat of the Week. As promised, here is my recipe for some lovely, choco­laty cook­ies made with the fruit juice reduc­tion we made ear­lier in the week. Sun­spire makes some grain sweet­ened choco­late chips, which are per­fect if you are look­ing to be com­pletely cane sugar free.

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