Zuchinni Blondies

That’s right people, zuchinni blondies, and they are vegan too!  Last week in Fire Island, my husband’s friends rented a house for the week.  Erin and Marcus have a veggie garden on Long Island and I was the proud recipient of their leftover unused fresh produce.  Of course there was a bevvy of zuchinni, um…about [...]

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Banana Coconut Bread

 

Growing up, my mom made a lot of banana bread and we all loved it.  Over the years, along with the conflicting nutritional news/fads/trends, the recipe changed slightly as well.  Originally, the recipe used  butter.  When butter became the nemesis of the American public, margarine replaced it.  When fat in general became the newest public enemy, [...]

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Applesauce Crisp Cake

So awhile ago I made my own applesauce after I bought a slew of Macoun apples from my local farmer’s market in Islip, NY. This was about a month ago and needless to say, I have had the applesauce rolling around in my fridge ever since. I had good intentions of making potato parsnip pancakes as a pre-Hanukkah usage of the extra, but I never got around to it. I also did not get around to making my granola so I was out of breakfast for tomorrow. I have spent today paging through my cooking journals and cookbooks trying to figure out what to make for Christmas dinner at my Mom’s in a few days when I came upon a recipe for an apple cake in the book Get it Ripe by Jae Steele. If you are reading this, I strongly urge you to run out and buy her book right this second. It’s amazing and she has also won an award for it.

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Mango Sticky Brown Rice

I know, the title does not make it sound very appetizing but I can assure you, it is divine.  It is also a perfect ending to the previously posted summer rolls.  It can also double as a lovely whole grain breakfast (add some ground flaxseed and some more fruit-I added some pomegranate seeds).   This recipe [...]

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Farmer’s Market Vegan Desserts Class by Fran Costigan at the Natural Gourmet Institute in NYC

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a class at the renowned Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health in NYC (http://naturalgourmetschool.com) one of the only health supportive professional cooking schools that I know of.  Last Christmas my brother and sister in law were kind enough to give me a generous gift certificate to this school.  [...]

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