I’ll never forget the first time I bought a spaghetti squash. It was like watching an alien trying to figure out life on another planet because I had absolutely no idea what to do with it. Should I boil it whole? Smash it with a hammer? Was I supposed to throw the thing off a roof…
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#getyourquarkon with Elli Quark
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m not a yogurt person. I don’t like the smell, the taste, the texture… so really, there’s nothing I like about it. Yogurt works out well as a substitute for butter or oil in baking, but that’s the extent of my interaction with it. When Elli Quark…
[Vegan + Gluten Free] Chocolate Ice Cream
Creamy chocolate ice cream made dairy free and vegan by coconut milk! In the survey I recently posted, several people noted that they’d like to see more vegan and/or gluten free recipes on the blog. Ask and you shall receive, my friends! A while ago, I had done some research about different ways…
Vegan Cashew Dill Dip
On Saturday, I took my first venture into vegan and gluten free baking and let me tell you, it was… terrible. I tried to make these adorable looking “creamsicle” cupcakes I found on Pinterest and they were just awful. Awful, awful, awful. The texture was awful, the flavor was awful, just… awful. And I…
Haaaaaaave you met The Slacker Gourmet?
Don’t get the reference of the blog title? Educate yourself. I’d like you all to meet my good friend and coworker, Val of The Slacker Gourmet (above, second from the right)! While she is constantly saying she’s “not much of a baker”, she makes delicious meals and snacks that you won’t have to spend the entire…