Vegan....Pillsbury...Cupcakes?!

guys. GUYS. I did it. I made vegan cupcakes that actually taste like real cupcakes. Not dry army biscuits or goopy, greasy, oily to hell dough-wads. It all started at around midnight when my buddies were looking for something sweet to munch on. I've had a plain ol' box of pillsbury strawberry cake mix and frosting which had taken up permanent residence on my top shelf. Now was their time to shine.

i combined the cake mix with a usual touch of true vanilla extract (so it doesn't taste like it came from a box), two tablespoons of ground flax seed....and the secret ingredient: Buddy Fruits. This should be a permanent installment on the shelf of every vegan baker. They're little pouches of pure fruit puree AND THAT'S IT. nothing is added, no sugar or coloring, just the plain, squishy fruit. I scooped them up in a 5 for $5 deal at Publix one day and have never looked back. I added a whole pouch as well.

Enjoy my food porn, and the satisfaction of having a vegan cupcake recipe that is so easy, you could train a monkey to cook it.

Birthing the cupcakes

so pink!


This is my lunch. YUSS!

Christmas with Daddy

Every Christmas, my daddy and I cook an amazing dinner. I do believe if Julia Child were alive today, he would run away to a mountain chalet with her. His life-long love of the culinary arts, armed with the wisdom of Julia Child was going to be a part of my childhood, whether I liked it or not. This was the first year I was able to teach him a thing or two. It felt like I was earning my diploma. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Spaghetti Squash with cherry tomatoes and lemon white wine dressing



Pink Eureka Lemons! $3 each and only a quarter cup of liquid, but totally worth it for this little novel experience. This actually isn't where pink lemonade comes from, but....i like to pretend :-P

Bay leaf money shot...awwwyeee


And yes. That is Yoda on my pie.

first post!

This blog has been a long time coming. As a first post, I give you my veggie black bean burgers with othello quinoa:





piled high with feta, provolone, green peppers and cherry tomatoes.