What would our annual Vappu celebration be without donuts! I remember when I was a little girl in Finland and my friend Maria’s mother would make Vappu donuts every year. They were incredible delicious, hot out of the fryer. We enjoyed them with some homemade sima, of course. Sima is a kind of a fermented […]
Dessert
Simple Raw Vegan Cheesecakes
Last weekend we had our Bay Area Beauty Detox potluck in a beautiful garden in Marin County. We all met through Kimberly Snyder’s Beauty Detox Foods group and decided to form our own little local meetup. For our latest hangout I made these simple raw vegan cheesecakes that were quick to make (although they should […]
How to get your kids to eat greens: Green Smoothie Popsicles
Even I’m now the self-proclaimed queen of greens, I was not that way growing up. As a kid I would not eat any cooked vegetables. Raw veggies on the other hand were awesome, my favorites might have been cucumber, carrots and cabbage (I remember eating lots of those). I wish smoothies were a hit back […]
Berry Chia Pudding
Happy September! Can’t believe the fall time is here already! It is suppose to be really nice in Northern California this time of the year, because it is actually our summer. How cool! I’ve started my September with a bang attending a couple of Meetups here on our island and getting to know new people, […]
Raw Vegan Mint Chocolate Cake
I love cake and eat it too! Especially this raw mint chocolate cake. There were days in my life when I would eat a whole Pepperidge Farm 3-layer Chocolate Fudge cake in a day by myself. Mmmm so good. But so bad. Tons of not-so-good-for-you ingredients so I had to let that cake go. But not […]
Vegan Rhubarb Cake
Vegan Rhubarb Cake 1 ½ cups flour (I used a mix of coconut-gluten-free-tigernut flour) 1 ½ cup coconut flakes 2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt ½ cup sugar (I used coconut sugar) 1/2 cup coconut oil 1 ¼ cups almond- or coconut milk 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 2 cups chopped rhubarb + powdered […]
Virgil’s Root Beer Float
The easy yet delicious way to serve dessert for a bunch of people is to make a soda float. I would suggest an upgraded one made with “gourmet” soda. No high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, or dairy here. We use Virgil’s Root Beer and So Delicious almond milk ice cream (soy-free, gluten-free, and Non-GMO Project […]
Vegan Oatmeal Lace Cookies
Oatmeal lace cookies are a favorite of mine from childhood and I remember making these when I was home alone after school because they’re so easy to make. Making the dough has just two steps: melting the coconut oil and sugar in a pot and then adding the rest of the ingredients. Veganizing this recipe was […]