I tried many variations of this recipe before finally achieving pumpkin pie spice perfection! In my opinion, most recipes call for too much allspice or cloves, and not enough (if any) cardamom. This recipe has just the right amount of each of these six spices to give the optimal balance of flavors: Weigh or measure …
I love the combination of herbs and spices in this Greek Seasoning! It makes amazing roasted dinners and I will post the recipe for that next. I will also be using this blend in other recipes coming up, so be sure to mix some up. Here are the ingredients you will need: Weigh or measure …
I love making my own spice blends, because I can customize them to have the exact flavor profile that I like best. My apple pie spice blend is made with just the right amounts of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, and allspice. It makes perfect apple pies, of course, but is also lovely in any apple …
I loved honey butter on muffins, scones, and biscuits before I was vegan, and I thought I would just have to make do without it. Then, I made my own vegan honee and honee butter is back in my life! It is very easy to make if you follow these three rules: Use room temperature …
This delicious dressing is a cross between a raspberry vinaigrette and a creamy poppy seed dressing. It is really easy to make and is perfect for summer salads! Here are the ingredients you will need to make it. (The lemon juice and the optional xanthan gum got left in the kitchen by mistake, so are …
This is one of my very favorite recipes, and I always have some in my fridge! It is rich, thick, and creamy like mayonnaise, but is vegan of course, and only has 45 calories and 4.5 grams of fat per tablespoon! For comparison, Just Mayo (which is my favorite store-bought vegan mayo) has 100 calories …
This chocolate syrup makes wonderful vegan chocolate milk and is fantastic on vegan ice cream! It is really easy to make, and only requires six ingredients plus some water: I like to use both unsweetened cocoa and Dutch cocoa to give the syrup a more complex depth of chocolate flavor, but you can use all …
There are three basic broths that every vegan should know how to make: “beef”, “turkey”, and chick’n. They are essential for making the best vegan gravy and soup! Homemade broth is less expensive and much more flavorful than store-bought, and I always have some of each kind in my freezer. This post covers the chick’n …
Making your own vegan mayo is easy and inexpensive, and it tastes fantastic! This lemon version is a copycat of lemonades and it’s one of my favorites! If you have never had Lemonaise, it is lemony, of course, but also a little bit garlicky and spicy. Store-bought Lemonaise is really good, but it’s not vegan. You …
Vegan parmesan cheeze is really easy and quick to make, and is so good on pasta, pizza, salads, popcorn, and more! My recipe is different from other vegan parmesans in several ways: I use walnuts and sesame seeds together to achieve the right flavor and consistency. I add a powdered acid to give it a …