Spicy Thai Coconut Soup
An important aspect of Thai food is the attention to texture, color, taste and the use of ingredients with medicinal benefits. This Spicy Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious example of how all of these elements come together in one beautiful, delicious dish.
Tofu Sour Cream
Sure, you can buy non-dairy sour cream now in many stores which is a great advance in vegan eating. What’s a bowl of vegan
Hearty Hungarian Goulash
Traditional goulash is a soup or stew of meat and vegetables, seasoned heavily with paprika. Chef Linda’s version of Hungarian Goulash, she uses mushrooms instead of meat.
Vegan Whipped Cream
I use coconut cream for the base. I’ve seen other recipes that use non-dairy milk, but for me, this seems to have the best consistency with the simplest preparation.
Cherry Pistachio Biscotti
Biscotti are a wonderful treat any time of year, but especially at holiday time. Perfect for dipping in hot cocoa (vegan, of course!) or tea and delightful for giving because they are dry, crunchy and can stay for a long period of time. No need to feel pressured into eating them all in one night!
Jam Thumbprints
Jam Thumbprints are a simple, classic cookie, perfect for holiday-time or anytime. My first batch of these cookies, right out of the gate in culinary school, was vegan.
Italian Anise Cookies
My family isn’t Italian, so when I had my first Italian Anise Cookie, I was in my 20’s. Christmas hasn’t been the same ever since.
Rugelach
While Rugelach is a classic Jewish cookie and often eaten at Hannukah, that doesn’t mean you can’t make it all year round.
Snowballs (Russian Tea Cakes)
For me, Snowballs (Russian Tea Cakes) are the essence of what holiday baking is about; sweet, simple and sparkly. With only a few ingredients, you can whip these up quickly when the cookie jar is getting empty. Depending on your preference, you can omit the double sugar-rolling process and just sift the powdered sugar on top to reduce the sweetness, they are really just as good. The cookie is tender, crumbly and melts in your mouth.
Gingerbread People
Gingerbread cookies are really a personal thing. Some like theirs hard and crunchy, others like them soft and chewy. I thought it was hard to please everyone until I made this recipe and realized,
