Adorable gingerbread angels and elaborate gingerbread houses are a beloved Christmas tradition. But gingerbread isn’t just for decoration, it’s delicious. And it’s not just for Christmas. Ginger is a tropical rhizome (not a root, a rhizome) so fuss-free and hearty, even I can grow it. Fresh ginger is used all over the Caribbean to punch…
Year-End Special — Rosh Hashanah Apple Cake
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year starts today at sundown, and man, are we all ready for a new year, a fresh start. We observe Rosh Hashanah by tasting something sweet, to start the new year with sweetness. Traditionally, this means apples and honey. We’re keeping the tradition, keeping the apples, but losing the…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes — Rice Pudding and Other Surprises
If you are craving comfort foods, this creamy and velvety rice pudding may be just what you need. I don’t need to tell you the coronavirus has upended everything — everything, I hope, except your health and spirits. But it’s affecting everyone, including the fabulous person slated to be featured in today’s My Favorite People,…
Red Velvet Cake (Vegan Chocolate Beet Cake)
Two celebrations, one dessert — red velvet cake. This year, Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, falls on the 19th, and Father’s Day on the 20th. Red velvet cake is a sweet Juneteenth tradition, and my father went for anything sweet. Enjoy a sweet taste of freedom this weekend, and check out the Netflix series, “High…
Mexican Chocolate Love Bites
Cinco de Mayo has come and gone, so why am I posting this recipe? Because today is the tax deadline, and my exhausted CPA husband wants 1) chocolate and 2) energy. These Mexican Love Bite treats are raw, doable in minutes, provide good fuel by way of dates and nuts and offer chocolate delivery, plus…
Three Reasons to Celebrate – One Great Chocolate Guinness Cake
Hey, kids, watch as I weave together St. Patrick’s Day, Women’s History Month and Whole Grains Sampling Day to prove that Guinness is good for you. Hang in there; there’s chocolate at the end. Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day, the magical day when we all become Irish, so remember — Guinness is good for you…
Minnie’s Cookies, Vegan Edition
Looking for a little holiday cheer? Try these vegan cookies and maybe make a batch for a neighbor who could use some joy and light. Usually, by November, I’m just gushing gratitude for all the gifts in my life and bubbly about the whole holiday season. This year, not so much. 2020’s been heavy lifting…
Sticky Toffee Pudding – Vegan Edition
Start the holiday season with sweetness and tradition with sticky toffee pudding, a beloved Brit dessert. Brit cuisine has suffered from a bad reputation, but sticky toffee pudding is something we can all get behind. Sweet and decadent, it earns its name, but it offers a little nourishment surprise, too. It’s date cake drowning in…
Vote Blue Brownies
In a year of challenges and division, there are two points we can agree on— we’re all against covid and we all love chocolate. These grown-up Vote Blue Brownies are chocolaty and fudgy and the perfect treat for yourself after leaving the polling place. Blame the upcoming election. My friend Marc and I were talking…
Carving Pumpkin, Carving Out Tradition | Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin carving is a tradition worth having and when you are done, you can turn your handiwork into something worth eating. So long soggy pumpkin bread that’s decidedly un-pumpkiny. I’ve figured out how to bake pumpkin into the kind of bread that would make even the scariest Halloween pumpkin smile. This Halloween, like so much…
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