Jayme's Reviews
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The Thrive Diet
By Brendan Brazier
Penguin - 2007
Yum! I decreased the liquid on this to make it thicker, other than that, it was perfect.
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This is my favourite smoothie on the planet. I think I've made it about 100 times. It's full of good for you stuff, flax, hemp, ground rooibos, and blueberries! I never add the agave that it calls for though, the blueberries and banana are plenty sweet enough. I also use a lot less liquid because I like my smoothies super thick.
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These are packed with really intense flavour. You can leave these raw or bake them, but I prefer the raw version. It's a lot more moist and flavourful. Once they're baked I find the texture too dry and crumbly and they mellow out a lot.
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This was a nice enough miso soup, but the sesame made it just a touch too grainy tasting for me.
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Super bland and unappetizing. We took one bite and it went straight into a pot for some cooking and doctoring. The search for good raw soups continues.
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Much tastier than I thought it was going to be. As with all the smoothies in this book I added about half the water called for. Next time I will probably put more orange in, or use a bigger orange, mine was pretty small and the recipe doesn't specify size.
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I forgot the lime when I made this(it was 4:30am), but it was still delicious! As usual, cut the water by about half to make it thicker. I seeded the jalapeno before putting it in and it wasn't spicy at all even though you could tell the jalapeno was there. Next time I will leave a few seed to get a little heat.
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Couldn't even choke this down. I was really excited about this smoothie since it was my first ever green smoothie and I feel like that's some sort of vegan rite of passage. It tasted like blended lawn clippings. I tried to salvage it by adding a frozen banana to get a smoother texture and while it made it a little better, overall I would NEVER make this again.
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The Thrive Diet: Whole Foods to Thrive
By Brendan Brazier
- 2011
Raw food still baffles me sometimes. This recipe sounded gross, but when all the ingedients were literally just thrown in a bowl and stirred together, I wound up with a totally tastey raw chili. Much lighter and healthier than its traditionally cooked counterpart.
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Website: Two Peas and Their Pod
Very yummy and creamy and super simple to blend up while your pasta is cooking. A nice alternative to pesto for your pasta. It would also be really adaptable. Lemon and basil instead of lime and cilantro might be a good choice.
If you use a blender for this recipe you'll have to add some liquid to get it to blend. Food processor will do it as is though. Either way, delish.
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The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook: Delicious Dairy-Free Cheeses and Classic "Uncheese" Dishes
By Jo Stepaniak
Book Publishing Company (TN) - 2003
While the texture for this was bang on for cheesecake, the flavour was lacking in the cheesiness department. More lemon? I don't know. Tasted more like pumpkin pie. But who doesn't love pumpkin pie?
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Website: Vegaloca
These were super yummy! Lots of flavour and very moist. They came out a little soft so next time I will up the bread crumbs and gluten. These would be great in a bun, but I had them with a spicy sour cream sauce I made, similar to the one from the blog post.
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Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: 100 Dairy-Free Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Treats
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2009
These really are spicy, chewy, goodness. And the drizzle on top gets another +10 from me.
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These didn't crinkle much for me. Not sure who's fault it was. But regardless they were still delicious.
Dec. 25
Made these again and they totally crinkled and were perfect. Even more delicious than last time, so it was definitely my fault before!
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I had trouble getting the pumpkin to reduce. Isn't pumpkin already pretty reduced? Anyway, I don't think it mattered, the cookies were still delicious. And with the pumpkin seeds on top they looked like little aliens!
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These are an intensly coffee flavoured chewy little cookie. And the oatmeal in it lets you pretend it's healthy and not a decadent goo festival!
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My favourite cookie out of the book so far. The Tahini gives them such a soft, chewy texture and the lime gives it a great zing!
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A perfectly classic peanut butter cookie. It made me ridiculously happy to make the little fork Crisscrosses on these.
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This makes a doughy mocha flavored cookie and tops it with a coffee flavored drizzle. Awesome!
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Nice, sweet little orange flavored cookies. I made them for a sugar-free friend.
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Any cookie that tastes like what I imagine an edible pillow would taste like gets five stars from me. These are quite labour intensive so plan for some extra time if you want to make these bad boys. Or better yet get a friend or two over for a vegan baking party! Someone can roll the peanut butter balls and someone can roll the chocolate dough around them, like a little vegan factory.
The results for all your efforts are a deliously soft peanut butter center with a chewy chocolate cookie cover.
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I did a pretty major sub in this. Instead of the almond paste I didn't want to buy I used the almond pulp I had leftover from making almond milk the other day. The cookies turned out great. They are probably a little crisper than they would have been with paste, but it wasn't a bad thing at all. Super almondy goodness in these and the pine nut$ on top were a great investment!
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These give you a crisp cookie. They were good, and they turned out like they were supposed to, but I always feel like I failed when my cookies don't turn out moist and chewy. Guess I'm not a crispy cookie kind of girl.
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The perfect chewy chocolate chip recipe. I've made this so many times.
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Best vegan brownie period.
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You'd never guess these were vegan shortbread cookies. I really really like the rosewater variation. Perfect for tea parties!
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Exactly what the title says. Super tasty.
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Top notch fatty pants cookies. Somehow crisp and chewy at the same time. So freakin' good.
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These have a little bit of everything in them. Great hearty snacks.
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Chewy, banana, chocolate and nut filled cookies.
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Sticky, gooey, pecan amazingness.
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Pumpkin pie on top, brownie on the bottom. It was like having two desserts in one!
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Coconut cookies with a dipped chocolate bottom and drizzle on top. They're amazing, but the coconut cookie is actually so good I wouldn't be shy about leaving out all the chocolate if you want something a little less decadent.
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Very chewy and rich. A good way to use up that terrible coffee you have sitting in the cupboard.
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My first try at biscotti. They came out a little less crisp than they could have, but it was my fault and they still turned out so delicious. Plus I love baking with matcha, green food is fun food!
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Perfectly chewy and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.
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These make a nice, fluffy, cake-y cookie. Very tasty, but not so amazing that I'm ever likely to make them again.
I subbed in honey for the brown rice syrup.
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Yet another perfect cookie. Very gingery!
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Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero, Sara Quin
Da Capo Press - 2006
These came out so pretty and green, just like the picture...except my flowers weren't as pretty. But they tasted pretty. The green tea flavour is perfectly present in these.
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These had great flavour but came out much too dense for a cupcake.
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I made these for a friend who was turning 19 since I didn't think bringing a big bottle of rum to work was appropriate. But these sure were! Man are they rummy. There's a half cup of rum in the batter, a rum buttercream frosting, which goes on top of a rum glaze, and just in case that wasn't enough rum, the raisins in the batter were pre-soaked in rum!
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Vegan Diner: Classic Comfort Food for the Body and Soul
By Julie Hasson
Running Press - 2011
Can cinnamon buns ever be bad? These were great. I didn't have oranges on me so I switched it for lemon and it was still delicious. It would probably be good with any type of citrus fruit.
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Great, moist, easy to make burger patties. Very versatile too. Yo can use any of your favourite spice blends to change it up.
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Very tasty. Could have been chocolatier. Maybe replace some of the flour with cocoa powder next time.
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Good, but a little bland. I still prefer the Fat Free Vegan Kitchen Mac'n'Cheeze, which is similar, but has more flavourful ingredients.
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A good solid muffin, but nothing amazing or knock your socks off about it.
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The Vegan Lunchbox: 130 Amazing, Animal-free Lunches Kids and Grown-ups Will Love!
By Jennifer McCann
Da Capo Lifelong - 2008
This is barely even a recipe, but I love taking it to work when I didn't have time to make lunch. It's kind of like Mexican sushi. Tortilla plus refried beans plus cumin. Roll. Slice. Salsa on the side. You're done! Yum.
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Vegan Pie in the Sky: 75 Out-of-This-World Recipes for Pies, Tarts, Cobblers, and More
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2011
Being winter and all we did this up with frozen berries and while it was still delicious, it would have been much more amazing with fresh fruit instead. The chocolate chips made this an incredibly rich tasting cobbler!
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The Vegan Scoop: 150 Recipes for Dairy-Free Ice Cream that Tastes Better Than the "Real" Thing
By Wheeler del Torro
Fair Winds Press - 2009
Love that this is so natural. Only 4 ingredients: peanut butter, soy milk, brown sugar, and vanilla.
I want to try it again using other nut butters.
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Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine
By Bryant Terry
Da Capo Press - 2009
Super simple way to prepare asparagus. Not really a recipe, but the addition of Rosemary to the sea salt is really lovely. I made the Creamy Celeriac Sauce to go with it like book suggested. Very tasty.
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