Happy November friends! I cannot believe it is almost Thanksgiving but I receive it gladly anyway. An exciting new time has come to my website. This will be my first year participating in Vegan MoFo or Vegan Month of Food. What? Don't I write about vegan food already? Well, yes, but the rules are that there is to be a post every weekday featuring vegan food and attracting people to the likes … [Read more...]
Horchata {Cinnamon Rice Milk} from Viva Vegan
This post has been long due now. I received Viva Vegan from DaCapo publications a while back to review but I had only cracked it open while on vacation and marked several recipes. I finally started working on some of Terry Hope Romero's recipes. I felt like I had something in common since I grew up in a Mexican / Chilean home so I was very excited how she had veganized some of my favorites. … [Read more...]
Tiramisu with Homemade Ladyfingers
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI hope everyone had a great weekend. I started my morning with a great kickboxing session and then followed it up with a great new post-workout slushie.From An Opera Singer in the KitchenWatermelon-Mint Granita2 cups frozen watermelon2 Tbsp agave nectar2 Tbsp mint (I used pineapple mint)1 1/4 cup waterBlend well and serves 2!Somehow this helped me relax and … [Read more...]
Minty Green Lemonade and Grandma’s Berry Birthday Cobbler
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenThe weekend is here and it is time to get way laid back! We had a few mishaps yesterday from a tempermental A/C unit down to a car breaking down. Such are things in life, right? Yesterday morning was spent making food for my grandma's birthday. She and my grandfather drove in from Brenham to come and see Ryan and me, but at the same time, we wanted to … [Read more...]
Fresh Prickly Pear Lemonade
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenHello from Houston. I finally have a little moment to blog since we arrived in Texas. It has been a whirlwind of events already and I feel tired. Even though I like traveling I know that the best flights for us from Michigan to Texas always require us to leave from Grand Rapids, which is an hour away. Ryan booked us flights leaving at 6am which meant us leaving … [Read more...]