Stuff I like by Benita
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Today, I’m bringing my co-workers mini cookies and cream cupcakes.
The cocoa cake is perfect. I think it’s my new go-to chocolate cake recipe.
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Grilling: Vegan Recipes | Food & Wine
These recipes sound fantastic.
Even chefs who devour everything are finding that the challenge of vegan cooking inspires them. Here’s how some impressive new thinkers are using their grills to create excellent dishes with no milk, no meat, no eggs—no animal anything.
Eggplant Involtini with Grilled Ratatouille
Spinach Fettucine with Tangy Grilled Summer Squash
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Salted brown butter treats with dark chocolate drizzle. I call them “grown-up” rice krispy treats.
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Frozen Banana Bites
Frozen dark chocolate and peanut butter covered bananas? Yes, please.
Dark Chocolate Sauce
- 6 ounces of 70 percent cocoa dark chocolate
- 1 cup almond milk
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
Heat chocolate and almond milk in a small sauce pan over low heat, stir occasionally until chocolate is melted. Once everything is melted, stir in sugar.
Peanut Butter Glaze
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon vegan cream cheese
Combine ingredients in a small sauce pan over low heat, stir until everything is incorporated.
Keep both the chocolate and peanut butter mixtures over low heat until ready to use.
Slice four bananas into 1/2 inch peices. Dip each piece in the chocolate, making sure it’s completely covered, then place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. After you’ve dipped them in chocolate, drizzle peanut butter over the top and put them in the freezer for about 3-4 hours. You can then transfer them to a tupperware container for easy storage.
Eat the remaining chocolate and peanut butter sauces with a spoon. Duh.
Whoa. This is a kicked-up homemade version of the Trader Joe’s chocolate-covered banana slices I love so much. And vegan!
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Cucumber cups filled with creamy spinach dip make an excellent summer appetizer!
uhm, this needs to happen asap!
I might have to make these for my upcoming backyard party.
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New favorite summer pizza: Shaved asparagus (use a vegetable peeler, super easy), fresh mozzarella and garlic herb spreadable cheese, store bought or made with soft goat cheese and minced garlic and fresh herbs mashed together. So few ingredients but so good. Tip: roll out your dough(hopefully homemade!) with a rolling pin to get it extra thin.
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Made these for a potluck at work yesterday. Who knew something so simple would taste so good? I love the Whole Foods app, by the way. I don’t shop there often, but the free app has some great recipes and offers a shopping list function.
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(via Berry Vanilla Ice Cream Cake » Annie’s Eats)
This looks so fucking good. The perfect Fourth of July dessert. I have made numerous recipes from Annie’s Eats and every single one of them has been a success so I’m sure this is amazing.
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Funfetti cookie ice cream sandwich! I made a batch of these cookies last week from scratch to resemble the infamous cake from a box, and after giving some away, I froze the rest for this purpose. The ice cream is a surprisingly delicious creamy vanilla soy ice cream from Trader Joe’s.
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