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Much Love Monday: Silk

I know silk is really high maintenance (especially with 3 cats), but it’s my favorite thing to wear. I can’t say much for how easy it wrinkles, and how I can’t wear it unless I’m freshly manicured (a nail snag on silk? I may as well have given it to my cats to play with). This silk robe was on sale from HauteLook. Normally I’d pass up a silk robe, but if the price is right (and has a heart pattern), ‘add to cart’!

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Much Love Monday: Moo-Less Chocolate Pie

Do you ever watch Good Eats? That show is so dated, in Apple Family Values episode, they mentioned Apple computers as a dead computer company, along with calling corn syrup the “future” and I lost interest. My DVR kept recording and before I erased all the recordings, I watched “Tofu World”. Then another episode and another. Now, it’s one of my favorite shows on the Cooking Channel. Sure, I could do without the irrelevant commentary, but the recipes and advice on classic kitchen gadgets are as true now as they were then.

Here is the original recipe, but here is my version;
For these you just need a double boiler (I love this one), a food processor or blender, a spatula and a pie tin.

13 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pound silken tofu, drained
1 tsp agave
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1 pie crust (I used this recipe)

Melt the chocolate chips in the double boiler and stir with the spatula. Combine the tofu, chocolate mixture and agave in a blender or food processor and spin until smooth, about 2 minutes. While spinning, add the vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon. Pour the filling into the crust and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until the filling sets firm.

Moo-Less Chocolate Pie recipe is a gem. It’s one of the best, fastest things I’ve made and I can’t wait to trick my friends when I tell them “boom, you’re eating a tofu pie”. I just hope they don’t return the same surprise with a soy allergy.

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Much Love Monday: Mini Vegan Donuts

Every Friday night, Scott and I would walk down to the donut shop down our street to pick up a dozen donuts. Yes, one box of donuts for two people. It’s as disgusting as it sounds. On Saturday mornings, I would wake up in pain and groggy from the wild night my body experienced with the calorie-filled donuts. I know those donuts are horrible for me, but I still miss them. After trying all kinds of vegan pies, cupcakes, muffins and tarts, it could never replace the donut for me. Thankfully I came across VeganYumYum’s Mini Donut recipe. I changed a few things around the recipe, to make it a bit healthier for my family. Here is my version:

First, I used a non-stick heart shaped donut pan. I wouldn’t recommend using a KitchenAid mixer for this, all you need is a whisk, a couple large and mini mixing bowls, and a saucepan.

Mix all the dry ingredients together:
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 Cup Coconut Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Cinnamon

Add wet ingredients to saucepan and warm ’till the butter melts
1/2 Cup nut milk
1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Egg Replacer for 1 Egg (I used Ener-G)
4 Tbs Earth Balance Vegan Butter

Add dry ingredients to saucepan and mix. It’ll have a wet-dough consistency but don’t overcook it or you’ll ruin it (like I did the first time I tried this).

Add to pan. Just a little warning- don’t overfill and smooth out. The original recipe warns about this or you’ll come out with a muffin top. I see this daily, I don’t need to see it in my actual donuts.

Bake for 12 min, let ‘em cool and mix the toppings
1/2 cup powered sugar
1 tbs nut milk
now, dip them in the glaze, sit for a quick second and then dip them into sprinkles!

That was my favorite part other than eating them. You can also find a cream cheese glaze here but alternate the dairy cream cheese with Tofutti’s.

So there you have it, mini vegan donuts. Mine are a lot darker because of the ingredients I used, but I recommend checking out the original from VeganYumYum.

and remember- the more dishes you have to clean, the tastier it will be!

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Much Love Monday (on a Thursday)

For 2012, I haven’t been updating Much Love Monday, but just because my blog was down a few weeks doesn’t mean I want to skip on this year! I’m playing a little catch up for the past 3 Mondays.


I felt a little dirty buying this from j crew. Especially since Liz showed me a DIY (and they are all over the web), but by the time I purchased a decent quality sweater plus the supplies, I was out almost the price of the original sweater. I’ve been wearing it at least every other day since it came in the mail. It can be layered, worn alone or just pretty to look at. Classy meets kawaii? Yes, let’s go with that.


I’ve been eating more raw eating and greens in my diet, and following a strict no cheese and dairy routine. I miss mac & cheese most and I’ve found a delicious alternative, Road’s End Organics. It may not be the healthiest pre-packaged meal, but I add a little nutritional yeast and I can eat the whole box, shamelessly.


Every season, Target sells the cutest items according to the holiday. I left the store with tablecloths, regrettably. I wish I would have left with the whole Valentine’s section. Everything just looks better with hearts, guys.


I know it’s only been 3 Mondays in, but here’s a bonus. I love these gloves- they keep my hands warm and I don’t have to take them off because they are touch screen-friendly! Gadchick is doing a giveaway this week. Click here to enter!

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Much Love Monday: Baking

With some minor details like lighting fixtures, and curtains, my kitchen is officially done (pics soon, promise!). I christened it with baking a rich chocolate cake! I didn’t bake much in my apartment, I was limited on space and patience with the small space.

Baking

I used Le Creuset French oven enameled cast iron, I haven’t used it enough to season the pan, but I don’t want to buy a cake pan when this will do just fine. I used a gluten-free recipe, doubled the time for the enameled cast iron. {The bowls were purchased on sale from Joss & Main, for the curious. Cute, right?!}

During

The cake came out fluffy, and moist. The texture was soft, nothing like I’ve ever baked before. I drizzled some white honey on it, and yes, I did have it for breakfast. And some after lunch. Maybe dinner if you promise not to judge me.

Finished

I’m excited to bake, and spend some time in the joys of cooking.

{Much Love Monday is an online photo project started by Anna, from Much Love Anna. It’s open to everyone. If you’d like to participate, click here for more details.}



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