Gluten-Free and Vegan Candy Cane “Oreos”
Candy Cane Oreos. That’s right, you are not seeing incorrectly. Gluten-free. Vegan. You can find my recipe here over at Keepin’ It Kind and you can also view these bad boys as Honorable Mention for VegNews’ Holiday Cookie Contest. The end.
Raw Vegan Eggnog
There are some traditions that should never be let go of just because you cannot consume a certain type of food. For me, that’s eggnog, hands down–probably my most favorite part of this season. I used to never say no to eggnog… Imagine my delight when non-dairy milk brands were coming out with their own...
Gluten-Free/Vegan Gingerbread Men Cookies
Gingerbread Men are so 2011. This Christmas, gingerbread is coming in Ninja form: They shall be named NINJABREAD MEN! Have a seat, friends, we need to talk. Have you been feeling down this holiday season because you are gluten-free? Have you felt that pang in your heart as you have had to pass the plate of...
Vegan Cranberry Cheese Crumble
Julia Child said to never apologize for what you put on the table for your guests. Always smile and never give away that you made a mistake. Chances are, they will never know anyway… I’m breaking her rule right now by admitting that as I attempted to duplicate Brooke’s Cranberry Bars, I wanted to make them fancy...
Easy Vegan Fudge
Vegan fudge…. This fudge is decadent. It’s rich. It melts in your mouth. Need I say more? And it’s only 5 ingredients (not counting the nuts because I know some peope don’t like them…shame!) Now, don’t get held up over the fact that coconut cream is used in this recipe. I know it only makes sense...
Vegan Cream Cheese & Date Roll Ups
When Brooke sent me this recipe to convert into a gluten, egg, and dairy-free treat, I had never heard of such a thing. A concept completely new to me: a date stuffed with pecans, rolled into a cream cheese dough, baked and then dusted with powdered sugar. I had absolutely no idea of what to...
Gluten-free & Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m late for the 12 Days of Christmas Treats with Brooke at Crackers on the Couch! My schedule has quickly become busy because I finally got a job. Hooray! But sorry for the delay… I’m a day behind but I will catch up–I promise. In the meantime, check out these cookies over at Brooke’s place....
12 Gluten, Egg, & Dairy-free Christmas Cookies
Last year, I teamed up with Brooke over at Crackers on the Couch and de-glutenized and veganized her amazing 12 Days Collection of Christmas Cookies. It was such a fun experience that her and I are back at it again this Christmas. Just in case you missed it, here is the original collection {and don’t...
Non-Dairy Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Ego is like a room of your own, a room with a view with the temperature and the smells and the music that you like. You want it your own way. You’d just like to have a little peace, you’d like to have a little happiness, you know, just gimme a break. But the more...
All I want for Christmas is new self-esteem (and french toast).
Virtual Advent Calendar: Being creative doesn’t mean that you need to go to extremes to impress people. Sometimes all it takes is to see things from a different perspective and to present it to someone from a new angle. That is the secret to creativity. Nothing fancy or far off concepts to understand. It has taken...
Santa Claus is coming to town (on a plate)
F&B Virtual Advent Calendar countdown: For me, it’s difficult to remember the day my parents sat me down to tell me that Santa doesn’t exist. Maybe it is somewhere deep down in the part of my brain labeled: “Cara’s Suppressed Childhood Memory Bank.” It’s quite possible that the trauma of such news sent me into a tizzy that I...
Grandma got ran over by her cookies…
Fork and Beans Virtual Advent Calendar (treats not included) Excuse me while I get my tissue and blow my nose as I sing, one last time, my favorite song from the past 2 weeks, “The 12 Days of Christmas Cookies”: (I cannot believe today is the last day of cookie making) 11 Mince”meat” failures, 10 Persimmon Cookies,...
