Good for you ice cream

Quick tip

Lots of overripe bananas, how about a sweet healthy snack ? Mash bananas, and freeze in ice cream maker( follow manufacturers directions ). If its still too soft you can put it in the freezer for an extra 2 hours. Your kids will think it's ice cream, but you'll know the truth :)

Pumpkin Spice!!!

Silk soy milk now has holiday flavors, my favorite being Pumpkin Spice. I am really excited to use it in m my baking.The question is what should I use it in? Here is where I need you guys, comment on this post with your ideas, and i'll pick one to make. Can't wait to hear what you got!

Tip for today: Many products offer coupons on their websites. Some you can just print, and sometimes you need to sign up, either way always check their pages out before you head to the store.

Here is a coupon for Silk ( you will need to sign up to get it), just click the link, the click get coupon, and follow instructions :) http://silksoymilk.com/?gclid=COCV99-U2asCFQru7QodGUcRQg

Snickerdoodle, need I say more!

I have had a lot going on lately and had no time to bake or blog. The good news is i'm back, and with one of my favorite sweet treats ever. I'll  give you a hint it's a kind of cookie with a funny name , but tastes seriously delicious. Yup you guessed it snickerdoodle.Rolled in cinnamon and  sugar it's like a perfectly sweet sugar cookie, but with a little spice to it, kind of like me. I'm just saying , lol. Well enough about me, lets get back to the star of the show. Not only does this cookie taste great , but your house will smell amazing. Looks like we have another cookie for the cookbook :)

P.s. One of the best things about vegan cookies is you can eat the dough, and don't have to worry about getting sick from raw eggs BONUS!

Tip of the day: Why buy cinnamon sugar when you can make it yourself. Just add 1/2 tsp of cinnamon to every one tbsp of sugar.

Today Key lime pie, tomorrow the world!

When I became vegan I came to terms with the fact of never having certain food again. One of those foods was key lime pie. While Talking with my friend Chanda online the other day she informed me she had made key lime pie. Needless to say I was jealous. I could almost picture The creamy filling in my mouth ,and the texture of the crunchy graham cracker crust, and that tang that hits you in the back of your tongue . So did I cheat on my vegan diet, and just have some pie.... No way I made a vegan version of course.  I wasn't sure it would turn out, but to my surprise not only did it turn out, but tasted great. I almost couldn't tell the difference.

Tip for today: Cornstarch is a great thickener . Make sure that you blend the cornstarch  well with cold liquid, before adding to a hot pot or hot ingredients. This will keep lumps from forming. You will need to bring everything to a boil for the cornstarch to work.

My Favorie Mistake

So, I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that Jello vanilla instant pudding mix is vegan when used with non dairy milk. The bad news is Jello vanilla instant pudding mix will not set up when used with soymilk, oops! So I decided that when life gave me runny pudding, I would create a cookie recipe for it. So, I call these cookies My favorite mistake ( nothing to do with the Sheryl Crow song) chocolate chip cookies. The pudding made the dough  a little more sticky then normal, so I rolled them in sugar before baking. Yummmy! The sugar made these cookies crispy on the outside, and the pudding made them soft and chewy on the inside. Then the semisweet chocolate chips tie it all together. I gave one to my husband  (Ididn't tell him they were vegan), and he loved them. These will definetly make it to the cookbook!

Tip for the day: When life gives you lemons make lemonade! Just because something doesn't turn out how you planned, doesn't mean you can't turn it into something even better!

Hey there Pumpkin!

I was in the store today, and was lured in by a can of pumpkin. I swear I heard it whispering "make me into muffins". No I'm not crazy , I just haven't had pumpkin since Thanksgiving, and am feeling a little deprived. Fast forward to 7:00 tonight. My two year old and I made the yummiest pumpkin strusel muffins. I measured and she mixed, it only got a little messy. They are sweet from the maple syrup and brown sugar, spicy from the cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice, and have a slight hint of orange from the orange extract. We topped them with a Cinnamon orange strusel, and ate them warm out of the oven. Yummmmmmmmm!

Tip for today: Muffins should be mixed  by hand, just until all ingredients are combined. Sift all you dry ingredients together first, and then combine with wet. Minimal mixing will equal a more tender muffin.

Descisions, descions.

I'm sitting here trying to decide what I should bake this weekend. Maybe I'll make some yummy cookies, or how about muffins, scones perhaps, or maybe a new flavor of cupcakes. I would love some input. your wish is my command.

Tip of the day: When baking always preheat your oven completely or  your product probably won't turn out right :0)