This weekend I was involved with a bake sale to raise funds to end childhood hunger. The Food Bloggers Bake Sale was a part of the Great American Bake Sale, an event put on every year by Share Our Strength to raise money to support their efforts. So on Saturday, April 17th, bakes from all over the US prepared wonderful goodies to raise money for a wonderful cause. It felt great knowing that many … [Read more...]
Coconut Custard Tarts with Dark Chocolate
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI pray that everyone had a great Easter! It is nice to have had a nice weekend full of rest and reflection. We were not able to worship with our church family since Ryan played the organ for an Episcopal church. After our service, we enjoyed the sunny day on our way home and picked up the vegan quiche and dessert I made for our Easter lunch with the graduate … [Read more...]
Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI was glad to see the beautiful sunshine yesterday after several days of cold and wet weather with a few snowflakes here and there. I thought Texas was pretty bad, but this random weather I hear is not abnormal for Michigan.This past week I was part of a fundraising event for the Holland Chorale. There were a total of 15 singers I believe that sang different … [Read more...]
Drunken Irish Whiskey Cake
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI am Irish by marriage..that is fair right? I love it! I pray that God gives us the opportunity to visit Ireland and see the wonderful sights. In the meantime....I will have to be content to wear as much green and try not to make too many Irish meals, if you know what I mean. If I had had time I would had made cabbage and some other item, but I decided to make a … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Mayan Chocolate Ganache
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI pause between my traveling posts to leave you with a delicious vegan dessert prepared after 4 days of not cooking at all. Did I make dinner? No....but I made dessert! Does that not count? I think so. These cupcakes are quick to whip up and require no crazy work.I forst prepared the cupcake part first. While those baked, I made the ganache so that it had time to … [Read more...]