We had some cool rainy weather last week and I was inspired to bring some color into the house. The last of spring blooms we picked from the garden helped bring some much-needed cheer and the over-ripening pineapples I bought from the market on special were calling to me. Pineapple upside down cake … [Read more...]
Recipe: Vegan Sweet Roll Dough and Bunny Rolls for Easter
Ok, I have a disclaimer...we don't celebrate Easter, but I love these sweet bunny rolls that my mama would always make every year. My parents came to visit us last weekend, which just happened to be Easter and I really wanted to try a vegan whole-wheat version of these rich rolls. I took full … [Read more...]
Garden Journal <> Early April
Last week was our first real taste of warm spring weather and we made the most of it by tending to the gardens. In the first days of April I planted shelling and snap peas along with carrots, beets and radishes, all heirloom varieties. The radish were the first to sprout followed by the peas and … [Read more...]
Recipe: Vegan Un-Meatballs
I know some of you have been waiting for this one and I'm so happy to finally share it with you all. I am of Italian and Irish heritage and like every other Italian American family out there I grew up eating meatballs and spaghetti at least once a week. Mom's sauce bubbling away on the stove, a big … [Read more...]
Garden Journal <> Signs of Spring
A few of years ago J dug up a patch of earth on the side of the house facing east where the morning sun rises. We planted a small variety of spring bulbs, some raspberry seedlings given to us by our midwife, and last year we added a large rosemary bush and a rhubarb plant. Now each spring we wait … [Read more...]
