Recipe Index

My cooking philosophy is to personalize every loaf, cupcake or pie to reflect my tastes and personality. I usually seek out recipes that have a subtle twist on the traditional ingredients- for example, I usually would rather bake chocolate chip cookies with bacon in place of regular cookies.  Additionally, I am lactose intolerant, so I do a lot of vegan baking, or I make vegan substitutions for milk, cream cheese and butter.  Typically, I use Earth Balance in the place of butter, almond milk in the place of milk, vinegar and milk in the place of buttermilk and Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese in place of regular cream cheese.  If you are not lactose intolerant or don’t have the above ingredients on hand, regular milk, cream cheese and butter will work just fine for most of these recipes.

Now, here is a list of my recipes for your browsing pleasure:

Breakfast Treats
Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Chocolate Spice Donuts with Orange Glaze
Elvis Donuts
Kale Bagels with Cashew Cream Cheese (vegan)
Orange Scones (vegan)
Raspberry Walnut Streusel (vegan)
Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls (vegan)

Cakes, Breads and Pies
Almond Poppy Seed Quick Bread
America’s Test Kitchen Banana Bread
Apple Cake
Apple Pie Bread
Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting (vegan)
Banana Cranberry Breakfast Bread
Banana Crumb Cake
Carrot Cake with Pineapple
Chocolate Tofu Pie (vegan)
Coconut Banana Bread
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Fruit Tart (vegan)
Grapefruit Cake
Lavender Cake with Lemon “Buttercream” and Raspberry Sauce (vegan)
Maple Pecan Streusel Pumpkin Bread
Peanut Butter Cup Oreo Ice Cream Cake
Perfect Chocolate Birthday Cake
Zucchini Banana Bread

Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Apple Pie Bars
Bacon Chocolate Sable Cookies
Blueberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Butterscotch Cocoa Brownies
Cake Batter Blondies
Candied Bacon and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Carrot Cake Protein Bars
Chocolate Pecan Bars
Chocolate White Chocolate Cookies (vegan)
Coconut Milk Brownies
Coconut Oil White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Garbanzo Cookie Balls (vegan)
Lemon-y Lemon Bars
Mixed-Up Brownie Delight
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches
Pumpkin Butterscotch Pillow Cookies
Raspberry Lemonade Bars
Strawberry Rhubarb Bars
Tried and True: Frosted Sugar Cookies

Creams and Puddings
Coconut Milk and Brown Rice Pudding (vegan)

Cupcakes and Muffins
Carrot Cranberry Muffins
Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes with Vegan Coconut Frosting
Fresh Strawberry Chocolate Chip Muffins with Orange Glaze
Oatmeal Cupcakes with Toasted Coconut Pecan Frosting
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Sweet Potato Quinoa Muffins with Almond Streusel
Southern Red Velvet Cupcakes w/ coffee
To Die For Blueberry Muffins

Candy and Other Treats
Chinese Egg Tarts
Graham Cracker Toffee Bark with Almonds
Kuih Dadar
No-Bake Energy Bites
Pumpkin Fudge
Salted Caramel Corn (vegan)
Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark– ***reader favorite!***

Drinks
Orange Julius (vegan)

Entrees

Breakfast

• Avocado Eggs
• Breakfast Pizza
• Flourless Oatmeal Pancakes (vegan)
• Pina Colada Blueberry Overnight Oats (vegan)

Lunch/Dinner

• Avocado and Pinto Bean Enchiladas (vegan)
• Easy Kale Salad (vegan)
• Grilled Salmon with Sweet Soy Glaze
• Lemongrass Lime Chicken
• Tortilla Pizza
• Meatloaf Muffins

Sides

• Curried Chickpea Patties (vegan)
• Homemade Salsa (vegan)
• Spiced Mushroom Quinoa (vegan)

Frosting and Glaze
Grapefruit Buttercream
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
Coconut Frosting (vegan)

Savory Snacks
Rosemary Chipotle Roasted Almonds (vegan)