In honor of today being Pi Day (3/14), I bring you.. ( caramel apple pie. )

my friend has requested brownies, and wants coconut and caramel, like a german chocolate cake. she doesn't want nuts. I am planning to use coconut oil as the fat, and sprinkle some coconut shreds into them. but I am stumped as to what kind of caramel to use. the chewy square candy ones? caramel sauce?

what would you use?

the cupcakes i baked the other day had me craving sugar and sweets since i couldn't use them to kill my cravings because they weren't vegan. SO, you can only imagine that i had some sugary, sweet, yummy VEGAN things waiting in the oven for me not long after.

Poll: How much do you spend on groceries per month (and for how many people)?

In your opinion, what is the minimum amount that one can spend per month and still eat porntastically every day of the week?

( My answer )

my sister just got back from france. :) i'm excited she's back but even more excited that she brought me back BELGIAN DARK CHOCOLATE. i now know why their famous for their chocolate: it's AMAZING.

 

Last night my boyfriend made a last minute run to the grocery store for a package of ground beef. And he surprised me with a yummy bottle of wine too! Plus 5 points for him!

( Can you guess what we made? )

This is an absolutely delicious dinner, light and easy- could be made vegetarian by substituting veggie stock for the chicken stock. Mmm! Full of complex flavors, and yet really very straightforward to make. Enjoy!!

( Indian Spiced Carrot Soup with Ginger )

...served with...

( Rachel's Version of Papri Chaat )

--Rachel

x-posted to 'cooking'

For my partner's birthday a couple of weeks ago I made crêpes that turned out beautifully, which was a minor miracle since I had never made them before and was sort of flying blind as far as a recipe went. I took photos of the process, so I thought I would share the recipe here.

Batter:
2 Eggs
1 C milk
1/2 C water
a few shakes of salt
1 C flour
3 Tbsp melted butter

( Instructions and photos of the process under the cut )



And serve it up!

I got this in my email, and though it was kind of neat. It says that each scene was created entirely with food.



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I made this chai-flavored cake this afternoon, and was quite pleased with the result. It involves brewing a small amount of very strong chai tea and mixing it into the cake batter. The resulting cake is very nice--not particularly sweet, but moist and tender. It makes a fine dessert, but it would also work well as part of a brunch menu, or for afternoon tea. After I tried it, I decided that it would be absolutely lovely with some honey ice cream, but I didn't have time to get the ice cream maker out today. Alas.

( Two more pictures of the cake. )