A Vegetarian Food Blog
Guess what I’m doing this week? (Buying a pygmy goat? I wish! Cooking dinner while singing the theme song to Charles in Charge to my cats? That was last week, silly.) I’m doing a raw food and juice fast. Which is crazy and unexpected, right? Because I LOVE COOKED FOOD! All caps! Exclamation point! I’ll… Continue Reading →
When I say “cider,” what do you think of? If you’re like me, you probably think of the non-alcoholic cider that’s sold at apple orchards and farmers markets. But the cider that’s popular in Europe (especially the UK) is an alcoholic beverage. While beer is made from brewing barley and hops, hard cider is brewed… Continue Reading →
I’ve posted fruit leather recipes before, but if I haven’t convinced you yet, let me try again: making your own fruit leather is super easy. Super easy. And when you make it yourself, you’re making it without food coloring, without sugar, and without artificial flavors. Just fruit, nothing else. This is a great summertime activity… Continue Reading →
I think it’s time to invest in some cupcake decorating classes. Making this Strawberry Mimosa Cupcakes recipe was a labor of love, with an emphasis on labor. I wanted to pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and make them look all professional-like. (Yes, professional-like!) So I stuffed a pastry bag full of frosting and started… Continue Reading →
Last Saturday we trekked to Raleigh to go to the state farmers market. Despite getting caught in a sudden downpour, it was worth the trip: we left with bags brimming full of juicy red strawberries, freshly baked bread, and some more plants for the garden. But it’s the strawberries that I’m most excited about… Sweet… Continue Reading →
Does your grocery store put out samples? The ones I go to do and, really, it’s pretty ingenious on their part because I always end up buying things I wouldn’t have otherwise. I am just that impressionable. And this is how I ended up getting dried strawberries. I tried them and they were so yummy… Continue Reading →
