Monthly Archives: February 2014

Damn You Pinterest

Posted on February 17, 2014 | Leave a comment

Dear Pinterest,

You are an amazing resource for Vegan/Vegetarian inspiration; however, you are also a time suck. I login to your beautiful user interface bright with photos, inspiration, and photogenic love for a quick recipe and then I emerge 2-4 hours later in a fever wondering what in the hell happened to the last few hours of life.

I do use your helpful advice on how to remove blackheads naturally, and how to hack a mason jar into a dozen beautiful [and helpful] household uses. I absolutely appreciate you showing me stuff to make in my “spare time” whenever I manage to get some of that, giving me ridiculously easy fitness moves I could pull off at home [because you know summer beach bodies are built in the winter], in providing me with “fun and simple” easy-to-sew patterns of clothes I will never be able to make but desperately want to in order to appear “free and breezy” like that romantic tulle skirt you keep teasing me with in my feed, and lastly, the recipes...oh, the recipes. Your communities of recipes suck me in every single time.

This weekend I had something to show for it however, Vegan ‘Caramel’ Truffles [sadly sometimes I do not]. Thank you for loving photos of great vegan eats as much as I do, but damn you for making it so pretty and so helpful to a curious person like myself that I find it difficult to leave. You do relax my mind and that is worth at least $105.00 per hour according to my therapist bill.

Fondly,

Adrienne

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Vegan Sriracha Maple Glazed Veggies

Posted on February 10, 2014 | 4 comments

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I totally missed the boat on posting Thanksgiving recipes this year-don’t judge me. Luckily this recipe isn’t just a “holiday” recipe so I can share with you now. It will warm you up from the inside out AND it’s a sneaky way to make veggies that sometimes get a bad rap, like brussels sprouts, into the belly of an unsuspecting friend with favorable results. I think this could be slathered on just about anything but for this recipe I chose sweet potatoes, raw cranberries (go with it okay), and brussels sprouts – I think any roasted veggie would do though, so experiment with whatever is in your pantry already.

  • 1/2 C maple syrup
  • 3T EVOO (about 1T per cup of veggies roasting)
  • 3T Sriracha
  • 1 1/2 T Braggs Aminos (or low sodium Tamari/soy sauce)
  • 1T chopped garlic
  • 1T minced fresh ginger
  • juice and zest of 1 lime

Whisk all ingredients in a small bowl and dump over veggies in a roasting pan. Roast at 400, turning every 15 minutes, until veggies are slightly charred and glazed. Serve. Put leftovers over rice or in a tortilla the next day for a quick lunch.

Recipe adapted from Baker by Nature and Pocket Full of Thyme

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Simple Chocolate Vegan Ganache

Posted on February 3, 2014 | 1 comment

Don’t let your cupcakes go naked, or worse…be slathered in store bought frosting. Use your microwave to whip up a simple tasty vegan ganache. Paired with the best vegan chocolate cupcakes or drizzled you will ever eat or maybe even on PANCAKES, you will wonder why you ever shopped for frosting in the grocery store.

  • 1/2 C vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 C nondairy milk of choice (I used almond milk)
  • 2 T sweetener of choice (I used maple syrup)
  • Add-in’s: 1 T cinnamon and/or 1 T espresso powder

Directions: In a microwave safe measuring cup, combine all ingredients except add-in’s. Microwave in increments of 20-30 seconds, until chocolate chips melt. Whisk chocolate chip mixture together until smooth and velvety, then whisk in your desired add-in’s. Refrigerate to set up. When thickened drizzle over cake of choice. I love this recipe best: Vegan Chocolate Cake.

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