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Chocolate Hazelnut Swirl Vegan Pretzel Challah
Challah is a staple Jewish bread, usually reserved for Friday night Shabbat dinners. While I never made challah growing up, I fell in love with it during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kneading and braiding the dough gave me a sense of peace and satisfaction. There's no better feeling than taking a fragrant, golden-brown bread from the oven and pulling it apart to reveal a gooey, swirled chocolate center.
By Sophia Chanin5 years ago in Feast
Alternative Baking: Vegan AND Soy-Free
In the blue corner we have our reigning champion, SOY! In the red corner, is me, the fighter always on alert and ready to battle against my arch nemesis soy intolerance. It is the lone ingredient standing between myself and veganism, and I'm sure I'm not the only one stuck in this constant battle. Soy is a major ingredient in most vegetable oils, dairy-free milks, vegan butters, and as a valuable protein ingredient in the vegan diet. This can complicate enjoying wholesome sweet treats and baked goods for those of us with intolerances tremendously. After all, there are only so many frozen berry pops and fruit salads one can eat and still enjoy. Occasionally, you crave a slice of banana bread or pastry. When most of the major products you find on your shelf all contain an ingredient your body can't tolerate or alternatively animal by-products, what can you do?
By E.L. Martin5 years ago in Feast
Fresh Lemon Coconut Bites
These Are My Favourite Little Nutritious Bites! I have been making variations of these tasty, nutritious bites for over 20 years now - yes, since I was a teen! And yes, my sister and bro made fun of me for being a health freak, although my sister did want to open a bakery with me so I could do the healthy treats and she could do the full butter side - not a bad idea! I am hypoglycemic, so having a well-balanced snack on me at all times is essential, and was super critical as a growing and very athletic teen.
By Katie . ERYT RCYT Craniosacral5 years ago in Feast
Strawberry Banana Bread
VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE (GF) STRAWBERRY BANANA BREAD I love to bake, and during lockdown I made it my GF mission to bake tasty, healthy, vegan, GF, desserts. One of my new inventions was my Strawberry, Banana Bread. My dad usually can’t eat strawberries, yet because I cut them so finely they didn’t upset his stomach at all! Everyone in my family loves this bread, and I may have the fussiest family ever for eating food. As always, I want to give credit where credit is due. I find multiple recipes on Pinterest, and then I twist them into my own recipes and concoctions! I also don’t use regular teaspoon, tablespoon measurements, and instead always use dessert spoons, and serving spoons … and I use the splash, dash metric for extracts, spices and herbs.
By Issie Amelia5 years ago in Feast
Squirrel Girl
Blink and you'll miss the chance to taste some of nature's finest nuts. As much as I love them, so do our bushy-tailed foraging friends. American Hazelnut, or Corylus Americana, ripens in late August in New England. 'Cor' is the Latin word for heart. They grow in abundance, lining both sides of a walking trail near my house with their showy, heart-shaped leaves.
By Allison Johnson5 years ago in Feast
Chocolate Brownie Shake with Fudgy Chocolate Brownies. Third Place in Vegan Bake-Off.
I bet you wouldn't believe me if I told you this was healthy. And vegan. But it's true! This is indeed a healthier, vegan version of a fudgy chocolate brownie shake - that's still incredibly delectable. You can really have your cake and eat it too.
By Sangeetha Gowda5 years ago in Feast
Rum Balls
Rum balls, they are delicious and potent. They’re a great party snack because you can get drunk while eating them. I got this recipe from a sad occasion, a friends father’s funeral. I know a strange place to get such a fun recipe but the person who gave me the recipe brought some (apparently, they were one of my father’s friends favorite treats). They were so tasty I asked for the recipe and I’ve made them once a year (or more) ever since. They’re sticky, tasty and fun to eat, but remember, don’t eat to many because you will get hammered.
By Robert Kegel5 years ago in Feast
Vegan Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake
Vegan Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake A vegan, gluten-free vanilla cake for your vegan cravings. This Vegan Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake has very acceptable ingredients that you find at your local supermarket and it is also healthy for the human body since it’s vegan.
By Burnt Baguettes5 years ago in Feast
Four Peachy-keen Vegan Desserts
When my friend, Patti, came to visit for a week; she brought along a basket brimming over with lovely Georgia peaches, as a gift. They were the kind of delicious peaches where the juice runs down your chin when you bite into one... Before Patti visited, the most cooking I'd done with peaches was to throw them onto the grill with pineapple slices; or to toss a peach into the blender as a change-of-pace for a smoothie (both of which I still love, by the way). But, by the time Patti taught me how to prepare peaches in every imaginable way that week; each was so delectable I found myself wondering out loud, "You know, the scriptures don't specify WHICH fruit Adam & Eve were tempted by... I wonder if it was actually a peach, instead of an apple?" Patti just laughed, as together we cleaned up after another delightful dessert. (Don't you just love guests who cook and clean?)
By Karla Bowen Herman5 years ago in Feast
Vegan Tuna Salad
Rumor has it we are going back to the office soon and that brings me memories of the office's lunchroom and the smelly lunches my coworkers and me so much enjoy (not): The dreaded microwaveable garlicky leftovers, the awful boiled eggs with salad, and the worst of all: tuna and it's variations. Just thinking of the smell has me hoping I was quarantined all over again.
By Carolina Benoit5 years ago in Feast
