tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440322399915301392023-11-15T23:59:04.663-08:00Vegan Food-LikeVegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-37214419661296893632011-07-05T07:35:00.000-07:002011-07-05T07:35:51.412-07:00My Birthday Sign: Cancers Like to CookSo I've disappeared again. But it was because I was busy getting older. My birthday week just passed me by, so the month of July will be dedicated to amazing birthday related food posts. What constitutes a birthday related food post? Well, I baked four different cakes during my birthday week, for starters, and received a juicer and a pasta roller as gifts. Additionally, my sister gave me Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-28138045036970267882011-06-12T19:56:00.000-07:002011-06-12T19:56:38.145-07:00French Food for VegansFirst off, I must dispel a myth.
I have not died. I have not fallen ill to the point of incapacitation. And I have not seriously injured myself.
Truthfully, I haven't even been a lazy blogger. I spent my one and only day off last week preparing so many delights for you to enjoy here at Vegan Food-Like that I ran out of time to type about them. So this week, I owe you Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-18879012439698353162011-06-01T07:32:00.000-07:002012-10-19T14:19:12.202-07:00Donuts are the new Cup-fake ;)Where I came from, donuts did not come from the oven. They came from the Krispy Kreme store or the Dunkin' Donuts down the road. The were little fried fat balls full of sugar and unidentifiable, chemical shelf stabilizers.
Now that I have a little donut pan and a vegan lifestyle, my donuts come from the oven. And, man, can they be tastier than I ever imagined!
What made Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-36466803808375360612011-05-24T08:51:00.000-07:002011-05-24T08:51:58.493-07:00Blue Pancakes for a Little Girl BlueThe last week here in the Philly suburbs have been a little on the grey side. Rain has been our constant companion this past week and the forecast is hedging on rain all week. Everyone around is cranky, tired, and wet. . .
Weeks like this call for comfort foods and pajamas. And nothing makes me want to get out of bed on drizzling grey mornings like a big ol' stack o' pancakes.Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-33700639225511964382011-05-22T14:41:00.000-07:002011-05-22T16:55:15.672-07:00Fruit SushiI loved sushi. It is one thing that I do miss eating. . . sure I can go and still enjoy my veggie rolls, but I was always a sucker for a good rainbow roll and some sashimi. One of my last meals before the vegan revolution took over was at D.C. top rated sushi restaurant, Sushi Taro. And it was memorable!
Enter Fruit Sushi.
It was a chance for adventure at home. Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-80557401653689567932011-05-16T16:43:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:46:59.453-07:00Cornbread: Can't Beat the Classics
I'm in the middle of reading The Flavor Bible among a few other food-obsessed books. In it is a great quote from Emily Luchetti, the pastry chef at Farallon (in SF) that explains the problem with the first cornbread recipe I tried the other day. She says, "Too many chefs start adding things that in the end all taste muddled, because nothing can stand out on its own."
When I tried Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-21968014103206085452011-05-10T09:43:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:48:16.923-07:00Veganish and Spaghetti-nos: If it Makes You Feel Gross, Stop Eating It!I've been a lazy blogger. . . mostly because I've been an unbearably busy employee. This past week, I worked myself into exhaustion, ate poorly (which didn't help my exhaustion), and got some bad news (again, exhausting).
So rather than being too exhausted to think about food-like, I've been looking forward a day off on Thursday when I can slave away in MY kitchen for MY belly and then Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-69570417016619601782011-05-05T14:52:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:48:51.085-07:00Classic Coffee CakeI guess I established myself as a lover of those sugary, fatty treats at Starbucks a few posts ago, but truly, life without coffee cake stinks. I should say, life without being able to eat any kind of coffee cake out of the Starbucks pastry case stinks.
So I made my own. And I shared it again with my friends at work. Success!
What's best about this coffee cake? The factVegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-1475219640123090662011-05-04T13:46:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:49:21.263-07:00Falafel- A Vegan Staple
My husband is not vegan. I am. This works out just fine, because he is an "at-home" vegan, meaning that when he is home, he eats the foods that I eat, because we currently purchase almost exclusively vegan foods for our home. I say "almost," because he did bring home yogurt covered raisins on our last trip, but he ate most the bag on the car ride home. Typical.
But even Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-21477678239842829382011-05-04T06:18:00.001-07:002011-05-04T06:18:53.515-07:00Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-83873268023412708462011-05-02T06:57:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:49:59.946-07:00Iced Lemon Pound Cake
So, by day (and sometimes night), I manage a small Starbucks in a cute, little college town. I really enjoy the coffee, in case you haven't deduced, and I used to really enjoy the food (ask my waistline). That is, until I stopped eating eggs and dairy and it became, more or less, off-limits.
We taste our coffees together regularly to be familiar with our line ups and to feed our ownVegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-58399872455518359182011-04-29T13:20:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:50:43.897-07:00Fresh Spices Make All the DifferenceI know. . .
We've all heard that using fresh herbs and grinding your own spices makes a huge difference in cooking. We can add that to the list of advice that tells you organic makes a difference or fresh is always better than frozen or canned.
Well, if you've tried comparing fresh fruits and veggies to their canned or frozen counterparts or enjoyed the organic produce available, you Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-63345484698559359942011-04-28T09:48:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:52:45.618-07:00On to the Easter EntreeSo while families everywhere were enjoying their lambs and hams in celebration of eternal life (because somehow we, as a culture, have equated slaughter with celebrations of life), I was at home debating what to make for dinner.
I'm a big fan of pasta, which has served me well in my new ethical walk of life, but I've grown tired of reading the sides of pasta boxes and trying to avoid eggs. Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-46609745008421694232011-04-26T08:46:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:53:20.269-07:00Happy Ethical Easter!
I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday celebrations (or lack thereof). I wound up on the latter end, as Michael and I are far from religious (at least not organized) and he spent most of the day studying for his final exams.
So I spent most of the day home alone in my kitchen. Please, send me no pity, for I am much happier on these alone in my kitchen days than I generally am at Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-16921070218434644032011-04-22T21:50:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:53:58.027-07:00Mocha Ice Cream Tart
I LOVE ICE CREAM!
No, really, I believe the phrase "addict" has been applied to me in conversations about ice cream.
Last summer, I discovered a little ice cream shop with amazing peanut butter cup sundaes the size of my head. Literally, huge scoops of ice cream smothered in peanut butter and chocolate sauce and crushed peanut butter cups, topped with a big ol' dollop of whipped cream.&Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-24380408782746677472011-04-19T19:39:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:54:29.352-07:00Making Insta-Food HospitableWhat a busy vegan I have been! Not a day off from work in two weeks!
Of course, this has killed a little bit of the drive to tackle four hour baking adventures or start every meal from scratch endeavors, but have faith, Food-Romance, like real romance, wanes and grows. It's a phase.
With such a time crunch, the extent of my cooking has been cooking up beans and rice for dinner and Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-46548902905901161482011-04-10T19:31:00.000-07:002011-04-26T07:39:11.625-07:00Burgers are a Special Gift
Who doesn't like a burger?
It is estimated that the average American eats anywhere from 1-3 burgers a week. So, even conservatively, Americans are eating over fifty burgers a year. The burgers we're talking about here are the meaty, greasy, fatty burgers, whether grilled with care at the neighborhood barbeque or fast food scarfed down in from the driver's seat.
Burgers are Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-7956263210700634242011-04-07T21:22:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:55:01.627-07:00Smaller is always CuterSo what happens when you take the best vegan chocolate cupcake recipe, shrink it down into mini cupcakes, and top it with sweet gooey peanut butter icing?
Even better damn cupcakes!!!
For my dad's birthday, I made the chocolate cupcake recipe from before (minus the almond extract because my sister is morbidly allergic), and then topped them with a sweet and creamy peanut butter icing (she's fineVegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-85515245711010299692011-04-05T19:15:00.000-07:002011-04-26T08:00:26.442-07:00Vegan Brunch: Take 2 or How I became Food-Addicted. . .What makes for a better brunch than stacks of dense, rich stuffed french toast, oozing cream cheese, apples, walnuts, and REAL maple syrup, lightly dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar???
SIMPLE:
Stacks of dense, rich stuffed french toast, oozing cream cheese, apples, walnuts, and REAL maple syrup, lightly dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar that just happen to be vegan!
And if there isVegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-72762033913159396752011-04-02T09:09:00.000-07:002011-04-26T07:14:42.066-07:00Lazy Saturday BrunchHAPPY SATURDAY!!
This Saturday is particularly special to me, because I don't have to be at work at six o'clock in the morning (which is the unfortunate norm). So what does a perky little puppy like me do on a Saturday morning?
Well, I start off by ignoring my alarm clock and dozing for an extra half an hour. And then, I realize that I'm super hungry. I'm normally super hungryVegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-28454279823468086482011-03-29T22:00:00.000-07:002011-04-26T07:08:22.510-07:00The Best Damn Chocolate Cupcakes Ever!I had these two friends who would bake really creative cupcakes based on the signs of the zodiac. They use foods that are reminiscent of zodiac archetypes or representative of particular signs as inspiration for their concoctions.
I am a cancer (woot for June/July babies) which theoretically means that I am a nurturer, homebody, and damn good cook. I was honestly a bit hurt Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944032239991530139.post-10129007596048973952011-03-27T18:00:00.000-07:002011-04-26T06:59:44.952-07:00Why Vegan?Food-Like has evolved. What had once began as a blog about preparing lamb sous vide and duck confit is now a blog full of vegetables and grains. We've left the hedonist lifestyle of the rabid meat-eaters. . . In fact, Food-Like has evolved to appreciate Food-Ethics, too.
Before I start all of the crazy recipe sharing, I think it is probably more important to Vegan Food-Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092543929200748663noreply@blogger.com0