Y’all, I’ve been searching, searching, and SEARCHING for a delicious vegan coffee cake recipe for a looooooooong time. Fail after fail had me wondering, was it even possible? I mean, my favorite chocolate cake recipe EVER is perfect and moist and everything you want in a good cake and just so happens to be vegan, […]
I’mma keep a’-rollin’ on a cookie theme here and share a Marshall family favorite. We love these Butter Cookies like mad, especially my brother. I’ve entered this recipe in the Chicago Tribune’s annual cookie contest twice now but unfortunately readers must feel these are too boring to vote for. Which is unreasonably ridiculous because there […]
Every year during apple season, I get a little overzealous in my apple buying and usually end up with a bunch of apples that have lost their crunch. Personally, I don’t like eating soft apples. The flavor may still be great, but it doesn’t matter—if the texture is off, I don’t want to eat them. […]
When it gets blistering hot out, I lose all desire to bake. Am I alone in this? It’s not just that I don’t want to heat up the kitchen and house (though that IS a major factor), but it’s also that I don’t want to even be near a hot stove when it’s hot. And, […]
About four months ago I posted on Instagram that I’d perfected the Decadently Delicious Beer Brownie recipe, and my fabulous friend Gina asked/cajoled/begged me to make a vegan version. I happily agreed, thinking it’ll be soooooo easy since I’d already veganized many a recipe with great success. So I made a couple of quick and […]
I am a bread snob. There, I said it. I want my bread to be hearty, dense, and whole grain. You know, the kind that comes from a bakery, not the squishy, light, limp stuff you find prepackaged on the bread shelf in the grocery store. The latter falls firmly into the category of Food […]
