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sideshot of vegan carrot cake with vegan cream cheese frosting in middle and on top, garnished with toasted chopped walnuts

Naked Vegan Carrot Cake

Nothing says, “I love you,” like a naked, shredded, caramelized, toasty, loaded… carrot cake. (This is a food blog, people.)…
two bowls vegan vichyssoise to the left of a bowl of vegan Goldfish crackers

Veganization: Vichyssoise

Template more than recipe, Julia Child’s leek and potato soup is nevertheless famous – and about 50% animal products (chicken…
staggered rows of vegan peanut butter blossoms cooling on prepared baking sheet

Vegan Peanut Butter Blossoms

With only 2 more ingredients, my 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies turn into this famous confection! Product Recommendations in Vegan Peanut…
close-up of top and sides of classic (but vegan) quiche lorraine: seitan bacon in a soft tofu custard in a tart shell

“Classic” Quiche Lorraine

We need to clarify what quiche Lorraine is not, and that is American. While delicious, US-American quiches are deeper, denser,…
half-bitten piece of tofu jerky showing thickness and chew above a tray of more

Tofu Jerky

My vegan bacon recipe review uncovered some bad bacon and some incredible snacks. Among the latter are this tofu jerky…
platter of sheet pan-fried rice paper bacon

One-Day Rice Paper Bacon

Sometimes, you need bacon now. While my seitan bacon is my absolute favorite and most versatile vegan bacon, it requires…