I just love Mark Bittman, NY Times food writer and author of Food Matters and How to Cook Everything.  The other night I was looking through my fridge (which was getting rather empty as it was time to go to the farmers’ market) for something to whip up for dessert, and all I could find [...]

 
Happy holidays, everyone!  Hope you are enjoying some good times and delicious edibles:)  I can’t wait to hear about all the treats and goodies and scrumptious meals you prepared.  I think my best effort this year was a pecan pie.  Not being an experienced pie baker, I decided to follow the masters.  I adapted Carol Fenster’s basic [...]

 
 
 
Okay so I’ve been on a dessert spree lately.  Getting ready for the holidays, I guess.  Though I’m saving the pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.   Last week I went to the farmers’ market just as they were shutting down, and this guy sold me 3 pints of blackberries for 4 bucks.  Three pints!  What was I [...]

Apple Crisp

 
When I was growing up, one of my favorite signs of autumn was fresh homemade apple crisp.  Of course my mother made it with loads of brown sugar, flour and butter - no wonder I was so hooked on it at the time!  Now I know you don’t have to have all that stuff [...]

 
I seriously cannot rave enough about my new Cuisinart 1-1/2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream Maker. It has literally changed my life!  Ciao Bella coconut sorbet used to be a rare treat (at $5+ a pint), but now I can enjoy my own homemade dairy-free coconut ice cream anytime for the cost of a can of coconut milk.  [...]

 
This is the time of year when fresh berries of all sorts are in season and you can get lots of good deals.  Wondering what to do with all of those berries?  Here’s an easy dessert that doesn’t require any cooking (perfect on a hot day) and uses fresh, raw ingredients that are naturally sweet so [...]

 
This week I got a new toy - a brand new Cuisinart ice cream & sorbet maker!  I’ve been seeing all these recipes on other people’s blogs for various sorbets and dairy-free ice creams made from coconut milk or nut milk and I can’t wait to try them all.  Today my first attempt was a [...]

Raw Coconut-Orange-Cacao Bars

Did I mention I was on a raw food kick lately?  I feel great - I’ve been juicing vegetables every day for the past couple of weeks and incorporating some sort of raw dish with every meal, including salads, raw nuts and seeds, fruits, fresh coconut smoothies, and delicious sauces made with figs, [...]

 
While searching for something to bake when I had the munchies one afternoon, I stumbled upon Susan V’s Fat-Free Vegan Blog and a lovely recipe for Coconut Chai Breakfast Cake.  The recipe called for whole wheat flour and oatmeal, so I thought ok, I’ll just use brown rice flour and quinoa flakes.  I went to my pantry and [...]

 
One thing my mother used to make very well was old-fashioned Swedish rice pudding.  It was a favorite treat that I looked forward to around the holidays.  Of course, it was loaded with milk and cream and sugar, so I gave up on that idea years ago.  Until my mother came to visit last week [...]